Dan Primack
@danprimack.bsky.social
Biz editor at Axios. Boston-ish. Strong social media preferences, loosely held. http://GetProRata.axios.com
Harvard's financial are out. Donations up. Endowment performance up. Federal funding way down.
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Harvard posts biggest operating loss in 14 years as Trump cuts bite
The Trump administration's efforts to cut Harvard's funding took a toll, even though a judge has reinstated much of the money.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Harvard's financial are out. Donations up. Endowment performance up. Federal funding way down.
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💰 Axios BFD returns to NYC on November 18.
Guests include: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha, Coinbase president/COO Emilie Choi, Coatue founder Philippe Laffont, Emma Grede, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, and more!
Join us: axiosbfdsummitnewyork2025.splashthat.com
Guests include: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha, Coinbase president/COO Emilie Choi, Coatue founder Philippe Laffont, Emma Grede, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, and more!
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Axios BFD Summit: New York 2025
Axios BFD is our annual summit spotlighting the power players behind the year’s biggest deals in tech, finance, private equity, M&A, and more led by Axios business editor Dan Primack.The people on stage aren’t just talking about market moves — they’re making them. Through sharp interviews and candid conversations, we get inside the strategies shaping valuations, exits, and the future of dealmaking. Join us November 18th in New York City to hear insights from real 'BFDs'.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💰 Axios BFD returns to NYC on November 18.
Guests include: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha, Coinbase president/COO Emilie Choi, Coatue founder Philippe Laffont, Emma Grede, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, and more!
Join us: axiosbfdsummitnewyork2025.splashthat.com
Guests include: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha, Coinbase president/COO Emilie Choi, Coatue founder Philippe Laffont, Emma Grede, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, and more!
Join us: axiosbfdsummitnewyork2025.splashthat.com
Today's Axios Pro Rata newsletter on the Kimmel situation
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today's Axios Pro Rata newsletter on the Kimmel situation
The TikTok ban hits this Wednesday.
Trump is likely to kick the can again, even if that's against both the spirit and letter of the law. Congress -- including GOP senators who yelled about national security -- could force the issue, but won't.
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Trump is likely to kick the can again, even if that's against both the spirit and letter of the law. Congress -- including GOP senators who yelled about national security -- could force the issue, but won't.
www.axios.com/2025/09/12/t...
TikTok ban deadline is fast approaching, but Trump still not expected to enforce it
Trump is likely to kick the can down the road again.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The TikTok ban hits this Wednesday.
Trump is likely to kick the can again, even if that's against both the spirit and letter of the law. Congress -- including GOP senators who yelled about national security -- could force the issue, but won't.
www.axios.com/2025/09/12/t...
Trump is likely to kick the can again, even if that's against both the spirit and letter of the law. Congress -- including GOP senators who yelled about national security -- could force the issue, but won't.
www.axios.com/2025/09/12/t...
The TikTok ban deadline is next Wednesday
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TikTok ban deadline is fast approaching, but Trump still not expected to enforce it
Trump is likely to kick the can down the road again.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The TikTok ban deadline is next Wednesday
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There's something surprising in Giorgio Armani's will
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Giorgio Armani's will puts fashion brand on the block
The Italian company could get a French owner.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There's something surprising in Giorgio Armani's will
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Reposted by Dan Primack
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Axios he wants the U.S. to get a cut of university patent revenue. That could disrupt the entire startup ecosystem, @danprimack.bsky.social writes.
Lutnick wants U.S. to profit from university patents, which could reshape VC math
This could disrupt the startup ecosystem, particularly in biotech
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September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Axios he wants the U.S. to get a cut of university patent revenue. That could disrupt the entire startup ecosystem, @danprimack.bsky.social writes.
When Trump told Google's CEO Sundar Pichai that Biden had begun the antitrust case, Pichai didn't bother to correct him. Why anger a new friend?
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Trump takes it easy on Big Tech
The Google situation seems instructive.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
When Trump told Google's CEO Sundar Pichai that Biden had begun the antitrust case, Pichai didn't bother to correct him. Why anger a new friend?
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The widow of the late San Diego Padres owner would like to sell her piece of his private equity firm on the open market, per sources.
Firm management, including her brother-in-law, has no plans to let that happen.
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Firm management, including her brother-in-law, has no plans to let that happen.
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A battle over the late San Diego Padres owner's private equity firm
Seidler Equity Partners focuses on midmarket deals and is investing out of a $1.25 billion fund.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The widow of the late San Diego Padres owner would like to sell her piece of his private equity firm on the open market, per sources.
Firm management, including her brother-in-law, has no plans to let that happen.
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Firm management, including her brother-in-law, has no plans to let that happen.
www.axios.com/2025/08/29/s...
Trump's wind farm stops could chill U.S. infrastructure investment
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Trump's energy moves could chill U.S. infrastructure investment
Investors won't put big money into ground that can shift so capriciously.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump's wind farm stops could chill U.S. infrastructure investment
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Exclusive: Serial tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal enters the CA governor's race www.axios.com/2025/08/25/t...
Exclusive: Tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal joins California gov race
Silicon Valley has entered the chat.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Exclusive: Serial tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal enters the CA governor's race www.axios.com/2025/08/25/t...
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All of this is a far cry from what happened during Trump 1.0.
Trump is moving fast on private equity in 401(k) plans
It's been a busy week.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All of this is a far cry from what happened during Trump 1.0.
Axios Pro Rata
Dive into the world of dealmakers across VC, PE and M&A
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August 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The jobs data "rigging" theory gets even sillier when you look at the reports in question.
The cult of revisionism: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
The cult of revisionism: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Pro Rata
Dive into the world of dealmakers across VC, PE and M&A
www.axios.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The jobs data "rigging" theory gets even sillier when you look at the reports in question.
The cult of revisionism: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
The cult of revisionism: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Skydance this week is expected to complete its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global, following a 20-month process that was cinched via political appeasement.
The big question is what comes next.
www.axios.com/2025/07/29/s...
The big question is what comes next.
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What comes next for Skydance after the Paramount deal
The FCC may be "watching," but it lost most of its leverage after signing off on the merger.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Skydance this week is expected to complete its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global, following a 20-month process that was cinched via political appeasement.
The big question is what comes next.
www.axios.com/2025/07/29/s...
The big question is what comes next.
www.axios.com/2025/07/29/s...
Got a lot of beach reading time ahead.
Nonfiction recommendations please…
Nonfiction recommendations please…
July 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Got a lot of beach reading time ahead.
Nonfiction recommendations please…
Nonfiction recommendations please…
In 2014, Ifty Ahmed led a small investment in Circle that's now worth billions of dollars.
One year later he was under arrest, before fleeing the country. Now he may be dead.
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One year later he was under arrest, before fleeing the country. Now he may be dead.
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Ifty Ahmed invested in Circle, and soon after was charged with fraud.
Oak has a convicted crook to thank. Except that he might be dead.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In 2014, Ifty Ahmed led a small investment in Circle that's now worth billions of dollars.
One year later he was under arrest, before fleeing the country. Now he may be dead.
www.axios.com/2025/06/24/c...
One year later he was under arrest, before fleeing the country. Now he may be dead.
www.axios.com/2025/06/24/c...
This is the beginning of a D.C. battle www.axios.com/2025/06/18/e...
Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm on private equity in 401(k) plans
This is an opening salvo in a political fight over expanded access to private equity.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is the beginning of a D.C. battle www.axios.com/2025/06/18/e...
Dealmaker-in-chief. Maybe.
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Trump's dealmaker image hits a wall
If Trump's dealmaking stature were to erode, it could limit his flexibility on everything from tariffs to taxes.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dealmaker-in-chief. Maybe.
www.axios.com/2025/06/12/t...
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Some unicorns have finally accepted valuation reality www.axios.com/2025/06/03/u...
Some unicorns have finally accepted reality, leading to IPOs
Venture capital's distribution blockade may finally be breaking down.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some unicorns have finally accepted valuation reality www.axios.com/2025/06/03/u...
11 years ago, a fight between cousins threatened a regional supermarket empire -- sparking worker protests that captured national headlines.
Now there's a new battle, and it's between siblings.
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Now there's a new battle, and it's between siblings.
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Market Basket's new family food fight
The words "Market Basket" either mean nothing to you or represent your most beloved brand.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
11 years ago, a fight between cousins threatened a regional supermarket empire -- sparking worker protests that captured national headlines.
Now there's a new battle, and it's between siblings.
www.axios.com/2025/05/29/m...
Now there's a new battle, and it's between siblings.
www.axios.com/2025/05/29/m...
U.S. Steel and the WH have hinted that its agreement to be acquired by Nippon has been approved, but zero official disclosure and NYSE hasn't halted the stock.
This takes "not normal" to a new level.
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This takes "not normal" to a new level.
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U.S. Steel situation gets even stranger
The rules are being rewritten in real time. And in the dark.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
U.S. Steel and the WH have hinted that its agreement to be acquired by Nippon has been approved, but zero official disclosure and NYSE hasn't halted the stock.
This takes "not normal" to a new level.
www.axios.com/2025/05/27/u...
This takes "not normal" to a new level.
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