Morning Brew hires Toma from Forbes to be retail editor
Morning Brew has hired Glenda Toma from Forbes to be its retail editor. Toma was most recently deputy business editor, a position she’s held for the past 15 months, at Forbes. She previously was a reporter covering real estate, retail and the food industry and managing a group of 100 contributors in those same areas. She […]
Forbes enters into exclusive talks to be sold for $600 million plus
Forbes Media LLC has entered exclusive talks to be acquired by a group led by Michael Moe’s GSV Asset Management, in a deal that values the business-news publisher at more than $600 million, reports Gillian Tan of Bloomberg News. Tan reports, “While a transaction isn’t finalized, it’s possible it may be agreed in coming months, said the […]
Reporter Sandler now covering wealth for Forbes
Rachel Sandler is now working on the wealth team at Forbes. Previously, she was a breaking news reporter at the company. She has also worked as a reporting intern at San Francisco Business Times and was a tech editorial intern at Business Insider. She was also a reporting intern at Central New York Business Journal […]
Forbes considers SPAC, and investor bid for $700 million
Forbes Media is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company as it attracts acquisition interest, including an offer for $700 million, according to a Reuters report. Joshua Franklin, Echo Wang and Krystal Hu of Reuters report, “Forbes’ owner is also fielding offers from bidders including investment vehicle Borderless […]
Forbes hires Brady as AME of communities and leadership
Forbes announced Wednesday the hiring of veteran business journalist Diane Brady as assistant managing editor for communities and leadership, overseeing Forbes’ editorial communities focused on the C-suite and aspiring entrepreneurs. She will start May 24. Brady will partner with the editors of Forbes’ CxO, CEO, CMO, CIO networks, as well as its ForbesWomen, Small Business, […]
Forbes launches sustainability channel
Forbes has launched Forbes Sustainability to cover issues related to climate change and sustainability. The new channel is part of Forbes’ commitment to driving global conversations around environmental sustainability and social responsibility, and will bring together insights from Forbes’ contributors of sectors including retail, energy, green tech, travel, transportation, investing, food and drink, and science. […]
Forbes hires Dowd to cover private equity and deals
Forbes announced Monday the hiring of Kevin Dowd to cover private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Dowd previously wrote about the private markets for PitchBook, where he created the Weekend Pitch newsletter. Kevin’s newsletter at Forbes will be called Deal Flow and will be focused on mergers and acquisitions. His first newsletter will debut on […]
Alpha Alarm newsletter joins Forbes
Forbes announced Monday the team from Alpha Alarm, from the popular newsletter on Substack, will be debuting on Forbes. Alpha Alarm covers decentralized finance and Bitcoin markets from three global investors in the crypto-asset space. The Alpha Alarm team consists of Nick Chong, Joseph Young and Cole Petersen. Chong is an analyst who has worked […]
Forbes NFT cover sells for $333,333
Anirudh Tiwari of Yahoo News reports that the Forbes cover that is being auctioned as a nonfungible token (NFT) has a top bid of $333,000. A Forbes spokeswoman tells Talking Biz News that it sold for $333,333. Tiwari reports, “For the Forbes NFT, this is a stark growth from the initial bid of $350. Proceeds […]
Forbes is selling latest cover as an NFT
Forbes said Monday that its latest cover will be sold a non-fungible token. The digital art, featuring Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, titled “Merchants of the Metaverse,” will be sold at a limited 24-hour auction beginning 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and closing 1:30 p.m. Thursday Forbes will donate all proceeds to the Committee to Protect Journalists […]
