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Anthony Mirhaydari

Senior Writer

Anthony Mirhaydari was a senior financial writer at PitchBook, covering the intersection of private markets activity (VC, PE and M&A) with public markets and the broader economy. He has more than a decade of experience in the financial space, covering everything from earnings activity to geo-politics.

Prior to joining PitchBook, Anthony was a financial columnist for CBS News and MSN Money, Microsoft’s financial news portal. Previously, he was a business consulting analyst with Moss Adams LLP focusing on the financial services industry. He holds a BA in Business Administration (finance specialty) from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, graduating magna cum laude with distinction.

Articles by Anthony Mirhaydari

Smarter cities: How private markets are reshaping the urban landscape

As the global population grows and urbanization intensifies, cities must become more efficient and sustainable, and the private markets are helping to drive this transformation.
September 16, 2018

Musk threatens to take Tesla private at $420 a share

The saga surrounding Tesla entered an exciting new chapter on Tuesday when CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce he was considering taking the company private at $420 with “Funding secured.”
August 6, 2018

KKR warns new ‘playbook’ needed, cuts VC exposure

According to KKR’s latest economic outlook, private equity investors need to change the way they are operating, shifting their focus away from long-duration investments like high-yield bonds and venture capital toward hard assets such as energy, infrastructure and real estate.
July 18, 2018

How venture capital is hurting the economy

The mania surrounding the VC industry is showing no signs of slowing. And it’s starting to have negative impacts on society.
July 12, 2018

Why bitcoin may be worthless

In a scathing report, the world’s central bank has labeled the largest cryptocurrency useless, unsafe and environmentally disastrous.
June 20, 2018

Was bitcoin’s rise built on a lie?

New research suggests that roughly half of bitcoin’s meteoric rise in late 2017 was driven by possibly fraudulent buying demand—undercutting the main reason why bitcoin entered the mainstream.
June 13, 2018

Beware the Fed’s ‘shadow rate’

Another Federal Reserve rate hike is coming. But by one measure, the pain of policy tightening is going to get much worse.
June 11, 2018

What’s next for public PE stocks?

The share price performances of KKR, Blackstone and other firms have been disappointing despite favorable conditions. Could the recent tax cut and the option to restructure to a C-Corp change things?
June 5, 2018

Hot to not: The valuation implosion at Theranos

For all the success Silicon Valley has enjoyed in this business cycle the ongoing implosion of Theranos is a festering blemish. Here’s a look at how it played out, in real dollars.
May 31, 2018

Drilling deep: Why energy PE is about to get hot

What’s the cure for high gas prices? More oil. And how do we get more oil? With the help of private equity capital.
May 28, 2018