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.
Sentinel Capital Partners, which just completed fundraising for its fifth pool, has put Engineered Controls International up for sale, three sources told sister publication peHUB.
2 min read · 21 October 2013
To start your weekend, Google shares top $1000, the most coveted job at Amazon and Stan Lee introduces an Indian superhero.
1 min read · 18 October 2013
Ares Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are paying more than $6 billion for Neiman Marcus, but the private equity firms are putting just $1.6 billion into the deal, according to an SEC filing.
2 min read · 18 October 2013
High Road Capital has acquired SMB Machinery Systems via a recap. Financial terms weren't announced. Ball Ground, Ga.-based SMB provides packaging and processing equipment. Ryan Mitchell, Nicole Guarella, Allan Cruickshanks and Houston Stokes of BB&T Capital Markets provided financial advice to SMB.
1 min read · 18 October 2013
In Second Opinion, Hulu has a new CEO, Warburg Pincus plans to raise its first energy fund and Permira is in talks to buy Dr. Martens footwear and brand.
1 min read · 17 October 2013
Gryphon Investors has completed fundraising for its second bridge fund, sources said.
2 min read · 17 October 2013
In second opinion, we have word that a jury finds Mark Cuban didn't commit insider trading, JPMorgan Chase to pay $100 mln fine for the London Whale and Oreos are more addictive than cocaine.
1 min read · 16 October 2013
Today in Second Opinion, we have how much Ariana Huffington actually made from the HuffPo sale, Twitter picks the NYSE to list and why the U.K.'s top paid CEO left to join Apple.
1 min read · 15 October 2013
BP Capital, the investment firm founded by T. Boone Pickens, is out fundraising for a private equity fund, five sources said.
1 min read · 15 October 2013
In Second Opinion, 13 bizarre things we didn't know about Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook buys Onavo and the more expensive iPhone 5s is is outselling the cheaper iPhone 5c by two to one.
1 min read · 14 October 2013
