Bloomberg News
In June 2011 I became a reporter at Bloomberg News. Most recently, I was a member of the team covering the private equity industry from Bloomberg LP's headquarters in New York. I also contributed stories to Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets and appeared on Bloomberg Television.
Initially, this page listed all of my stories published by Bloomberg, but after several years that list grew too long. For my recent articles that are published online (some articles remain exclusively on the Bloomberg Terminal), click here.
Highlights
June 7, 2017: "TPG Reaps $13 Billion by Making Allies of Health-Care Targets"
Feb. 27, 2017: "Carlyle Founders Back Up Their Bets With $1.3 Billion of Their Own Money"
Oct. 12, 2016: "KKR Said to Write Off First Brazil Deal Amid Aceco Legal Battles"
Aug. 5, 2016: "Carlyle Quadruples Axalta Bet for Second-Biggest Profit Ever"
June 28, 2016: "Koch Brothers Fill Wall Street's Void in Private Equity Lending"
May 6, 2016: "Wealthy Families Have $4 Trillion Up for Grabs"
Jan. 21, 2016: "Private Equity's Golden Age Wasn't So Golden After All" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Dec. 18, 2015: "Wall Street's Big Guns: Why Cerberus Sticks With Its Firearms"
Oct. 28, 2015: "TPG Appoints Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Winkelried as Co-CEO"
Aug. 13, 2015: "Wall Street's Gilded Maternity Perk: Nannies Fly Free"
April 27, 2015: "Private Equity Has Arrived, and Left Its Women Behind"
Aug. 31, 2012: "Romney's LBO World Is Boys' Club With Few Top Women"
July 23, 2015: "Airbnb Said Close to Hiring Blackstone's Tosi for CFO Role"
July 24, 2015: "Ares, Kayne Anderson to Create $113 Billion Mega Manager"
July 17, 2015: "Ares Is Said Close to Kayne Anderson Cash-and-Stock Deal"
June 11, 2015: "Ares Climbs Most Ever on Possible Kayne Anderson Merger"
June 10, 2015: "Ares Nears Acquisition of Kayne Anderson in Rare Merger"
May 7, 2015: "Blackstone Said to Get $17 Billion in Seven Months for LBOs"
March 30, 2015: "Carlyle Dives Into Energy Industry LBOs as Apollo Lies in Wait"
March 4, 2015: "Bond Firms Struggle With Stocks as Team Leaves Logan"
Dec. 9, 2014: "Carlyle Trips Chasing Blackstone in Diversification Push" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Nov. 24, 2014: "Carlyle Said to Seek $5 Billion for Fund With Longer Life"
Sept. 26, 2014: "Gross to Join Janus After Record Redemptions at Pimco Flagship Fund"
Sept. 2, 2014: "Oaktree Is Said to Seek $10 Billion for Distressed Fund"
Aug. 5, 2014: "Classic Cars, Lean Hogs and Duchamp Art Lead Alternative Investment Ranking" for Bloomberg Markets magazine
May 7, 2014: "Private-Equity Scrutiny Deepens as SEC Finds Illegal Fees"
April 23, 2014: "Ressler to Become Billionaire God of War on Ares Offering"
March 27, 2014: "Ares Management Said to Prepare to File for IPO in Days"
Feb. 25, 2014: "Apollo CEO Black's Payout Jumps as Top Ten Get $1.7 Billion"
Dec. 24, 2013: "Blackstone Ends Six-Year Drought as Shares Rise Above IPO"
Nov. 18, 2013: "Geithner Joins Warburg in Shift to Buyouts From Bailouts"
Sept. 10, 2013: "Ares Founders Follow Drexel Roots to Biggest Acquisition"
Aug. 2, 2013: "Fortress to Blackstone Say Now Is Time to Sell on Surge"
July 10, 2013: "Property Crushes Hedge Funds in Alternative Markets" for Bloomberg Markets magazine
May 22, 2013: "Apollo Beats KKR, Carlyle After Rally"
April 30, 2013: "KKR Said to Discuss Hiring Former CIA Director Petraeus"
April 4, 2013: "KKR to Carlyle Target $3.6 Trillion in 401(k)s Accounts" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Feb. 14, 2013: "Three Billionaires Join Buffett for Heinz Deal"
Feb. 5, 2013: "Silver Lake's Ties to Dell Help Firm Land Lead LBO Role" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Jan. 15, 2013: "Dell LBO to Test Market's Appetite for Return to Boom Era"
Dec. 1, 2012: "Norway Wealth Fund to Spend $11B Adding U.S. Real Estate"
(Initial publication of this story moved the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.)
Nov. 5, 2012: "Billionaire Kravis-Led Fund Has $35 Million for New York"
Aug. 30, 2012: "Carlyle Is Busiest Buyout Firm as Castoffs Find a Home" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
March 13, 2012: "Carlyle Owners Took $398.5 Million Payout With Debt Before IPO" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Jan. 27, 2012: "Romney May Cost Private Equity as Pensions Warn of Backlash" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Aug. 5, 2011: "'Break Them Up' Strategy Entices Kraft Amid Surge in Spinoffs"
Aug. 22, 2011: "Verizon Workers Ending Strike Helps Carrier Mitigate Losses"
Aug. 17, 2011: "Verizon Tells Striking Workers It Plans to Suspend Benefits"
Aug. 10, 2011: "CWA Union, Verizon Appeal to Congress Amid 4th Day of Strike"
Aug. 8, 2011: "Verizon Unions Strike for Second Day as Contract Talks Stall"
Aug. 3, 2011: "Verizon Unions May Strike on Plan for 'Gutting Health Care'"
July 12, 2011: "News Corp.'s Lost $7 Billion Shows Investor Concern Over Hacking Fallout"
July 8, 2011: "Murdoch's Riskiest Scrape May Not End With Tabloid Shutdown"
June 27, 2011: "RIM Loses Miami Dolphins Fans as Software Developers Defect"
June 21, 2011: "Banker-Turned-Author Rides E-Book 'Tsunami' at 99 Cents a Novel"
Columns
"WellCare Joining Universal as Bait With Aging Boomers"
"Jim Beam Inviting Biggest Liquor Takeover Since 2005"
"Cloud Peak Value Means Even Record Premium Is Cheap"
"New Hope Proves Exception to Coal Deals Returning Dust"
"Akamai Down 57% Lets IBM Vie With Verizon for Takeover"
"Dollar Thrifty Offering 24% Profit on Bets Hertz Will Seal Deal"
"Family Dollar Investors Raise Bets on Sale as Short Sellers Flee"
"Tiffany Engagement Worth $12 Billion in Takeover as Alliance Up"
"PepsiCo Poised for 49% Gain Imitating Kraft Breakup"
"Tyco's Second Breakup Signals 60% Gain in Value for Shareholders"
Initially, this page listed all of my stories published by Bloomberg, but after several years that list grew too long. For my recent articles that are published online (some articles remain exclusively on the Bloomberg Terminal), click here.
Highlights
June 7, 2017: "TPG Reaps $13 Billion by Making Allies of Health-Care Targets"
Feb. 27, 2017: "Carlyle Founders Back Up Their Bets With $1.3 Billion of Their Own Money"
Oct. 12, 2016: "KKR Said to Write Off First Brazil Deal Amid Aceco Legal Battles"
Aug. 5, 2016: "Carlyle Quadruples Axalta Bet for Second-Biggest Profit Ever"
June 28, 2016: "Koch Brothers Fill Wall Street's Void in Private Equity Lending"
May 6, 2016: "Wealthy Families Have $4 Trillion Up for Grabs"
Jan. 21, 2016: "Private Equity's Golden Age Wasn't So Golden After All" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Dec. 18, 2015: "Wall Street's Big Guns: Why Cerberus Sticks With Its Firearms"
Oct. 28, 2015: "TPG Appoints Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Winkelried as Co-CEO"
Aug. 13, 2015: "Wall Street's Gilded Maternity Perk: Nannies Fly Free"
April 27, 2015: "Private Equity Has Arrived, and Left Its Women Behind"
Aug. 31, 2012: "Romney's LBO World Is Boys' Club With Few Top Women"
July 23, 2015: "Airbnb Said Close to Hiring Blackstone's Tosi for CFO Role"
July 24, 2015: "Ares, Kayne Anderson to Create $113 Billion Mega Manager"
July 17, 2015: "Ares Is Said Close to Kayne Anderson Cash-and-Stock Deal"
June 11, 2015: "Ares Climbs Most Ever on Possible Kayne Anderson Merger"
June 10, 2015: "Ares Nears Acquisition of Kayne Anderson in Rare Merger"
May 7, 2015: "Blackstone Said to Get $17 Billion in Seven Months for LBOs"
March 30, 2015: "Carlyle Dives Into Energy Industry LBOs as Apollo Lies in Wait"
March 4, 2015: "Bond Firms Struggle With Stocks as Team Leaves Logan"
Dec. 9, 2014: "Carlyle Trips Chasing Blackstone in Diversification Push" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Nov. 24, 2014: "Carlyle Said to Seek $5 Billion for Fund With Longer Life"
Sept. 26, 2014: "Gross to Join Janus After Record Redemptions at Pimco Flagship Fund"
Sept. 2, 2014: "Oaktree Is Said to Seek $10 Billion for Distressed Fund"
Aug. 5, 2014: "Classic Cars, Lean Hogs and Duchamp Art Lead Alternative Investment Ranking" for Bloomberg Markets magazine
May 7, 2014: "Private-Equity Scrutiny Deepens as SEC Finds Illegal Fees"
April 23, 2014: "Ressler to Become Billionaire God of War on Ares Offering"
March 27, 2014: "Ares Management Said to Prepare to File for IPO in Days"
Feb. 25, 2014: "Apollo CEO Black's Payout Jumps as Top Ten Get $1.7 Billion"
Dec. 24, 2013: "Blackstone Ends Six-Year Drought as Shares Rise Above IPO"
Nov. 18, 2013: "Geithner Joins Warburg in Shift to Buyouts From Bailouts"
Sept. 10, 2013: "Ares Founders Follow Drexel Roots to Biggest Acquisition"
Aug. 2, 2013: "Fortress to Blackstone Say Now Is Time to Sell on Surge"
July 10, 2013: "Property Crushes Hedge Funds in Alternative Markets" for Bloomberg Markets magazine
May 22, 2013: "Apollo Beats KKR, Carlyle After Rally"
April 30, 2013: "KKR Said to Discuss Hiring Former CIA Director Petraeus"
April 4, 2013: "KKR to Carlyle Target $3.6 Trillion in 401(k)s Accounts" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Feb. 14, 2013: "Three Billionaires Join Buffett for Heinz Deal"
Feb. 5, 2013: "Silver Lake's Ties to Dell Help Firm Land Lead LBO Role" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Jan. 15, 2013: "Dell LBO to Test Market's Appetite for Return to Boom Era"
Dec. 1, 2012: "Norway Wealth Fund to Spend $11B Adding U.S. Real Estate"
(Initial publication of this story moved the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.)
Nov. 5, 2012: "Billionaire Kravis-Led Fund Has $35 Million for New York"
Aug. 30, 2012: "Carlyle Is Busiest Buyout Firm as Castoffs Find a Home" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
March 13, 2012: "Carlyle Owners Took $398.5 Million Payout With Debt Before IPO" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Jan. 27, 2012: "Romney May Cost Private Equity as Pensions Warn of Backlash" for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
Aug. 5, 2011: "'Break Them Up' Strategy Entices Kraft Amid Surge in Spinoffs"
Aug. 22, 2011: "Verizon Workers Ending Strike Helps Carrier Mitigate Losses"
Aug. 17, 2011: "Verizon Tells Striking Workers It Plans to Suspend Benefits"
Aug. 10, 2011: "CWA Union, Verizon Appeal to Congress Amid 4th Day of Strike"
Aug. 8, 2011: "Verizon Unions Strike for Second Day as Contract Talks Stall"
Aug. 3, 2011: "Verizon Unions May Strike on Plan for 'Gutting Health Care'"
July 12, 2011: "News Corp.'s Lost $7 Billion Shows Investor Concern Over Hacking Fallout"
July 8, 2011: "Murdoch's Riskiest Scrape May Not End With Tabloid Shutdown"
June 27, 2011: "RIM Loses Miami Dolphins Fans as Software Developers Defect"
June 21, 2011: "Banker-Turned-Author Rides E-Book 'Tsunami' at 99 Cents a Novel"
Columns
"WellCare Joining Universal as Bait With Aging Boomers"
"Jim Beam Inviting Biggest Liquor Takeover Since 2005"
"Cloud Peak Value Means Even Record Premium Is Cheap"
"New Hope Proves Exception to Coal Deals Returning Dust"
"Akamai Down 57% Lets IBM Vie With Verizon for Takeover"
"Dollar Thrifty Offering 24% Profit on Bets Hertz Will Seal Deal"
"Family Dollar Investors Raise Bets on Sale as Short Sellers Flee"
"Tiffany Engagement Worth $12 Billion in Takeover as Alliance Up"
"PepsiCo Poised for 49% Gain Imitating Kraft Breakup"
"Tyco's Second Breakup Signals 60% Gain in Value for Shareholders"
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