Debtwire welcomes Eva Llorens-Velez
Eva Llorens-Velez, a journalist and licensed attorney, will be joining Debtwire as a senior reporter. Llorens-Velez will be based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and primarily reporting about the debt restructuring of the territory that has been a significant issue since 2017. Debtwire reports on data/news revolving around international debt markets and is a subsidiary […]
Mergermarket seeks a finance reporter in Paris
Mergermarket is a business development tool designed specifically for the M&A sector, providing proprietary intelligence and analysis on corporate strategy before that strategy becomes public knowledge. Our network of M&A Journalists and Analysts talk to CEOs, CFOs and industry contacts, reporting what they learn to Mergermarket subscribers. Together with our specialized analysis and data, this […]
Parent of Dealreporter, Mergermarket sold for $1.7 billion
Ion Group, the Irish software and data company, is buying Acuris – which owns Mergermarket, Debtwire and other financial-information products – from BC Partners for $1.7 billion, including debt. Liam Proud of Reuters Breakingviews reports, “The private-equity group bought the main business for 382 million pounds in 2013 from publishing group Pearson, which in turn […]
Moody’s leads in bidding for Dealreporter, Mergermarket parent
Credit rating agency Fitch has pulled out of the bidding for financial media firm Acuris, leaving rival Moody’s as one of the strongest contenders to win the more than $1.30 billion deal, reports Pamela Barbaglia of Reuters. Barbaglia writes, “The U.S. ratings agency is now vying with ION Trading – a software provider for electronic trading, pricing […]
Acuris, Mergermarket and Dealreporter parent, is laying off content editors
Peter Gannon, head of editorial content management at Acuris, the parent of Mergermarket and Dealreporter, sent out the following announcement to the staff: Acuris Staff – Over the past six months we have undertaken a thorough review of our editorial support operations with the aim of exploring cost efficiencies while maintaining effectiveness and quality. This […]
Wilkerson, Mergermarket reporter in Chicago, has died
Longtime business journalist David Wilkerson died this past weekend. He was 50. Wilkerson died in a house fire. Wilkerson most recently had been working in Chicago as a reporter for Dealreporter and Mergermarket. As a member of the technology, media and telecom team, he focused his coverage on media, including broadcast and cable television, radio, […]
Debtwire seeks senior municipals reporter
Debtwire, an Acuris company, is seeking a Senior Reporter in New York City or San Juan, Puerto Rico to cover municipal bond markets. Our ideal candidate is a seasoned investigative reporter with an eye for detail, adept social networking capabilities, and a strong interest in market news analysis. Responsibilities: Reporting, writing and filing copy on […]
Mergermarkt hires Jiang as a reporter in Charlottesville
Mergermarket has hired Ethel Jiang to be a reporter in its Charlottesville, Virginia, office. She will cover deals in the Southeast and starts this week. Jiang has been a fellow at Business Insider’s Markets Insider site for the past eight months, writing three to six posts a day covering the latest stock movements, fun facts […]
Debtwire seeks leveraged finance reporter
Debtwire, part of Acuris, is the global market leader for real-time independent news, analysis and data on leveraged finance. For more than 10 years, we have established a track record of scoop-driven journalism based on our pioneering approach towards covering highly indebted companies. We are currently looking for a reporter to focus on breaking news […]
Acuris launches Private Equity Law Report
Acuris, the parent company of publications such as Dealreporter and Mergermarket, has started a new publication called Private Equity Law Report. It is being overseen by William de Cordova, who is also editor in chief of Hedge Fund Law Report, and Rorie A. Norton, editor of Private Equity Law Report. “Through our ongoing dialogue with […]
