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.
To end your week, Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto claims he is not the founder of Bitcoin, Wal-Mart drops the price of the iPhone 5s to $119, Spotify's buy of Echo Nest is valued at $100 mln and don't forget to move the clocks forward this weekend.
1 min read · 07 March 2014
In Second Opinion, Spotify talks to banks about raising a credit facility, Sean Parker formally leaves Founders Fund, the guy behind @GSElevator loses his book deal and Newsweek claims to unmask the inventor of Bitcoin.
1 min read · 06 March 2014
Today in Second Opinin, CEO of bitcoin exchange firm First Meta found dead, the problem with Google Glass, RadioShack is paying its CEO a $500,000 retention bonus and CNN sells Zite to Flipboard.
1 min read · 05 March 2014
It's only been a year since Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital acquired OneStopPlus, but the PE firms look like they're already getting a significant part of their investment back.
2 min read · 04 March 2014
In Second Opinion, Moelis & Co. files to go public, Facebook in talks to buy drone maker Titan Aerospace, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer is retiring and Lena Dunham is writing for Archie comics.
1 min read · 04 March 2014
Ampersand Capital, a healthcare focused private equity firm, is out fundraising, according to three placement sources and an SEC filing.
2 min read · 03 March 2014
In Second Opinion, we identify who was Rupert Murdoch's date to the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Microsoft confirms some executive departures, Meetup.com won't pay a $300 ransom to hackers and the cofounders of WhatsApp make the Forbes' annual billionaires' list.
1 min read · 03 March 2014
To start your weekend, Square postpones its IPO indefinitely, IBM to lay off up to 25% of its Systems and Technology group, Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy and where do the highest paid interns in Silicon Valley work.
1 min read · 28 February 2014
Platinum Equity is exiting Nesco after two years.
1 min read · 27 February 2014
In Second Opinion, a baby selfie app lets tiny humans take pictures of themselves, Fred Wilson think Bitcoin will be as beneficial and impactful as the Internet, a Manhattan apartment building is using facial recognition software and playing Tetris may curb hunger pangs.
1 min read · 27 February 2014
