Author

@danprimack danprimack

Axios dealmaking journalist breaking IPO, M&A and VC scoops with skeptical framing

Reports and analyzes private-market activity -- IPOs, merger

trader score
-0.48
hit rate
33%
mean α
-0.74%
signals 14d
32

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 6 scored bets: 33% hit rate, -0.74% mean alpha, trader score -0.48. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -0.0% since posting (mean over 6 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-08-27·@danprimack·Argues data centers provide fewer lasting local jobs than automobile factories after construction.·
2026-08-27PYPL@danprimack-0.50Reports Stripe and Advent ended their pursuit of PayPal.-12.7%
2026-08-26KKR@danprimack+0.10Reports KKR's $250M DOJ settlement and reimbursement by outside law firms.+0.2%
2026-08-26·@danprimack·Confirms reports of RedBird buying Puck News and describes proceeds and employee liquidity.·
2026-08-26·@danprimack·Reports that the Labor Department is seeking AI-jobs data from technology companies.·
2026-08-26META@danprimack+0.10Argues Meta's social-media settlement will become a legal template for AI chatbots.+0.3%
2026-08-26VCTR@danprimack-0.10Reports Victory Capital's $7B acquisition of First Eagle and a large return for Genstar.·
2026-08-26·@danprimack·Scoop reports Sword Health will acquire Headspace for up to $300M.·
2026-08-26·@danprimack·Reports Vanguard agreed to acquire Altruist for an alleged $4.6B cash consideration.·
2026-08-26·@danprimack·The private Unrivaled basketball league is reported valued at $650 million.·
2026-08-25·@danprimack·Kalshi filed a $1.2B Form D covering an earlier round and extension while pursuing another round.·
2026-08-25·@danprimack·States that private equity participation in professional sports is a durable trend.·
2026-08-24·@danprimack·Frames the US-Canada trade dispute as a possible catalyst for change in Canadian venture capital.·
2026-08-23·@danprimack·Frames data-center opposition as an early warning of broader public backlash against AI.·
2026-08-23·@danprimack·Highlights absent Democratic AI policy and political support for pausing AI development.·

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.