I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.
In Second Opinion, New York Fashion Week is leaving Lincoln Center, an Uber driver in Boston is charged with raping a woman and Amazon is launching Prime Now, a one-hour delivery for a range of "daily essentials" in Manhattan.
1 min read · 18 December 2014
First Round Capital is known for its annual holiday parody videos and this year isn’t a letdown.
1 min read · 18 December 2014
In Second Opinion, Sony cancels the premier of "The Interview," the U.S. restores diplomatic relations with Cuba and what to do when a VC says no, over and over again.
1 min read · 17 December 2014
In Second Opinion, American Apparel fires former CEO Dov Charney again, Sony hackers threaten a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen "The Interview," and a teenager dupes New York Magazine.
1 min read · 17 December 2014
U.S. and European middle market funds continue to top the list of sectors investors plan to focus on in 2015, while U.S. venture capital staged a rebound, a study from Probitas Partners said.
3 min read · 16 December 2014
In Second Opinion, how to price your company for a fundraise, families of victims killed at Sandy Hook are suing the maker of the Bushmaster assault rifle, France will ban Uber in 2015 and the the SEC approves Terra Tech Corp., which sells pot, to raise $6.8 mln.
1 min read · 16 December 2014
U.S. and European middle-market funds continue to top the list of sectors investors plan to focus on in 2015, while U.S. venture capital staged a rebound, a survey from Probitas Partners said.
2 min read · 15 December 2014
Datalogix, which had planned to go public, is seeking a buyer, three sources said.
1 min read · 15 December 2014
In Second Opinion, consumers are finally more bullish about the U.S. economy, Baidu buys minority stake in Uber Technologies while Stephen Schwarzman, the most powerful man in private equity, uses a flip phone.
1 min read · 12 December 2014
Keane Holdings, which is backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, has agreed to buy Unclaimed Property Recovery and Reporting. Financial terms weren’t announced. New York-based Unclaimed Property Recovery provides solutions to minimize the liability and risk associated with unclaimed property for organizations.
2 min read · 12 December 2014
