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.
Shore Capital Partners, named after Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, closed its debut institutional fund at $112.5 million.
2 min read · 06 June 2014
In Second Opinion, Verizon sends cease and desist order to Netflix, report says Google Chrome is more popular than Internet Explorer and how to break into the yoga industry after you've been certified.
1 min read · 05 June 2014
In Second Opinion, Sallie Krawcheck has launched the first-ever woman focused mutual fund, Medtronic is considering a takeover of Smith & Nephew and today is the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
1 min read · 04 June 2014
In Second Opinion, Barclays is cutting hundreds of jobs this week, coders are going crazy over Apple's new programming language and Myspace is blackmailing users with old photos to win them back.
1 min read · 03 June 2014
In Second Opinion, a majority of Americans think global warming is indeed happening, the New York Knicks are worth nearly $5 billion, Google plans to spend more than $1 bln on a fleet of satellites and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie looks like he's lost 85 lbs.
1 min read · 02 June 2014
In Second Opinion, Amazon Prime will now be offering streaming music, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donate $120 mln to needy Bay Area schools and why working at Vice Media isn't as cool as it seem.
1 min read · 30 May 2014
Irving Place Capital has put PlayCore up for sale after a more than seven year hold, three sources said.
2 min read · 29 May 2014
In Second Opinion, a group led by David Geffen, and including Oprah, have bid $1.5 bln for the L.A. Clippers, SnapChat's CEO apologizes for being very immature and stupid, plus measles cases are at an all time high.
1 min read · 29 May 2014
In Second Opinion, Apple is investing $400 mln equity into Beats Electronics, potential bidders for the L.A. Clippers must get their offers in today by 5 p.m. ET and five myths about retirement. R.I.P. Maya Angelou.
1 min read · 28 May 2014
Fundraising was easier and quicker for many GPs during the first three months of the year, according to the Triago Quarterly.
2 min read · 27 May 2014
