https://pitchbook.com/tag/op-ed op-ed en-US Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cop26-2021-climate-change-finance-bubble Targeted private capital will play a critical role in ensuring nations meet the Paris Agreement’s emission reduction targets. Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cop26-2021-climate-change-finance-bubble https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tesla-layoffs-add-to-elon-musks-woes Within the past two weeks, three different companies created by Elon Musk have parted ways with portions of their staff—although the cuts were much less severe at one of the billionaire's offspring. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tesla-layoffs-add-to-elon-musks-woes https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/strangely-enough-young-blood-is-now-for-sale-at-ambrosia Ambrosia is a startup founded by a Stanford Medical School graduate who wants you to wire him $12,000 on PayPal for two liters of young people's blood. What a strange, strange world. Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/strangely-enough-young-blood-is-now-for-sale-at-ambrosia https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/opinion-this-pe-backed-company-is-crippling-community-newspapers If there's any industry in the country that could use a financial boost, it's the newspaper business. A PE-backed mill is orchestrating just the opposite. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/opinion-this-pe-backed-company-is-crippling-community-newspapers https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/opinion-bain-capital-kkr-should-pay-up-for-toys-r-us-letdown Toys R Us closed the last of its remaining US locations on Friday. Bain Capital and KKR should respond by paying off the roughly $70 million in severance owed to the 33,000 employees that lost jobs. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/opinion-bain-capital-kkr-should-pay-up-for-toys-r-us-letdown https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-once-and-future-deal-for-twitter The huge deals announced in 2016 will help to shape the year in M&A to come—and so will one that didn't happen: Twitter. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-once-and-future-deal-for-twitter https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-elon-musk-a-supervillain Look, Elon Musk is almost definitely—like 99.9%—not a megalomaniac bent on galactic domination. But this is 2016. It seems like we should at least be prepared for the insane. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-elon-musk-a-supervillain https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-pe-activity-reveals-green-partys-relevance-today The Green Party convention started this week, which got me wondering about the ways the party matters today. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-pe-activity-reveals-green-partys-relevance-today https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-soundoff-pokemon-go-post-brexit-ma-uber-pe-in-tech In this PitchBook SoundOff, four of our writers tackle four hot topics in the VC, PE and MA industries, including Pokémon GO's success, post-Brexit M&A and Uber's increasingly controversial background Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-soundoff-pokemon-go-post-brexit-ma-uber-pe-in-tech https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-we-should-expect-better-from-tesla-as-it-develops-driverless-tech Because driverless cars hold the key to making a greener infrastructure for transportation and logistics, they should be greeted with open arms. Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-we-should-expect-better-from-tesla-as-it-develops-driverless-tech https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-tragic-death-shouldnt-derail-teslas-autopilot-autonomous-cars Driving is inherently dangerous, and 94% of accidents are also caused by human error. Autonomous technologies can be demonized because they are unknown, but they are safer options for all of us. Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-tragic-death-shouldnt-derail-teslas-autopilot-autonomous-cars https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-soundoff-uber-brexit-twilios-ipo-tech-ma In the inaugural edition of the PitchBook SoundOff, four of our writers tackle four hot topics in the VC, PE and M&A industries, including Uber vs. the competition, Brexit, Twilio's IPO and tech M&A. Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-soundoff-uber-brexit-twilios-ipo-tech-ma https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-we-already-live-in-a-simulation-mr-musk Elon Musk declared last week that he believes we almost certainly live in a computer-generated simulation. This column discusses that opinion in the greater context of how we use technology. Thu, 09 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-we-already-live-in-a-simulation-mr-musk https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-why-i-hate-drones Apologies in advance for the ramblings of a non-tech-savvy, near-middle-aged man, but I already hate drones. Innovation is awesome, but let's not forget about the potentially dangerous consequences. Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-why-i-hate-drones https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-why-drones-are-so-much-more-than-cameras I can understand why some people bring up privacy concerns as their issue with drones. But there are almost endless uses for drones to categorize them simply as a nuisance. Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-why-drones-are-so-much-more-than-cameras https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-peter-thiels-war-on-gawker-is-bad-for-america In announcing himself as the financial backer behind Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media, Facebook board member Peter Thiel revealed himself as an enemy of free speech. Fri, 27 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/column-peter-thiels-war-on-gawker-is-bad-for-america