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.
Norwest Equity Partners has exited Shock Doctor after a near six year hold, selling the company to Bregal Partners.
3 min read · 17 March 2014
In Second Opinion, Apple will reportedly launch a cheaper 8GB iPhone 5c, Github is investigating what happened to engineer Julie Ann Horvath, University of Chicago's major debt load causes it to stand out and Happy St. Patty's day!
1 min read · 17 March 2014
To end your week, Quiznos files for Chapter 11, Alibaba expected to file for a U.S. IPO, Colin Powell joins the board of Salesforce.com and why Google Glass is so bad and hated.
1 min read · 14 March 2014
Chobani's sale of a minority stake will likely attract larger buyout shops, like Blackstone, Apollo and KKR, sources said.
2 min read · 13 March 2014
In Second Opinion, Amazon Prime will now cost $99 a year, FINRA really doesn't like Bitcoin, Target could've stopped the massive data hack but didn't and Seamless is making you single.
1 min read · 13 March 2014
Galen Partners, which hasn't raised a fund since 2007, expects to be out in the market later this year for its sixth pool, sources said.
3 min read · 13 March 2014
To end your Wednesday, Apple plans to cut its return policy for iPhones to 14 days, the FTC is investigating Herbalife, Kohlberg is looking to sell the Singer sewing machine company and Chinese satellites may have pictures of the missing Malaysia airlines flight.
1 min read · 12 March 2014
In Second Opinion, Twitter went down today and the silence was deafening, Jive has explored a sale during the last several months and Carnival passengers seeks $5,000 a month for the rest of their lives
1 min read · 11 March 2014
To start your week, Cars.com goes up for sale, Apple releases iOS 7.1, Sbarro files for bankruptcy again and Y-combinator is seeking summer interns.
1 min read · 10 March 2014
Strategics and "big enough" PE firms are expected to vie for Russell Investments.
2 min read · 07 March 2014
