Quartz has been sold to a software company
Financial news site Quartz has been sold to software company Redbrick for an undisclosed amount. Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn of Axios report, “Redbrick is buying Quartz as part of an effort to scale publishing sites using tech from its other portfolio companies, a similar model to that used by Recurrent Ventures, The Arena Group and others. In […]
Reuters seeks an India M&A correspondent
Reuters is looking for an experienced, driven and scoop-hungry journalist with a passion for breaking news and writing ahead-of-the-curve stories on India’s M&A and deals landscape. Based in Mumbai, the reporter in this role will focus on sourcing up with bankers, regulators, lawyers and company sources to break news on fund raises, deals and IPOs, […]
FT taps Barnes to cover US deals and activists
The Financial Times has named Oliver Barnes its U.S. deals and activist investor correspondent. He has been covering U.S. biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care companies. Barnes has been the FT’s leisure industries correspondent based in London. He covers hospitality, gambling, tourism, tobacco and cannabis companies. He previously covered health and science for the FT. He was awarded […]
Fontanella-Khan on how the FT is merging M&A with other coverage areas
Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed Financial Times U.S. finance editor James Fontanella-Khan about his job and his career. “I never thought about being a finance person or finance editor in my life,” said Fontanella-Khan, who joined the FT nearly 20 years to focus on foreign coverage. With his new position, he said that the FT […]
Reuters hires Conchie as M&A correspondent in London
Reuters has hired Charlie Conchie to be a mergers and acquisitions correspondent in London. He will focus on financial services deal making, as well as other sectors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and equity capital markets. Conchie has been at CityAM for the last three years, including stints as City editor and chief City reporter. […]
CoStar makes offer for Australian company
CoStar, which operates a real estate news service in the United States, has offered $1.68 billion for Australia’s second-largest property advertiser, reports Stuart Condie of The Wall Street Journal. Condie reports, “CoStar, which operates U.S. portals including Homes.com, made a nonbinding all-cash proposal for Domain worth 4.20 Australian dollars, equivalent to about US$2.66, per share. […]
Axel Springer buys remaining stake in Morning Brew
Axel Springer announced Wednesday it has completed a financial transaction to increase its ownership position from majority shareholder in Morning Brew Inc. to sole owner. Terms were not disclosed. Morning Brew is on track to surpass $70 million in annual revenue in 2025. German-based Axel Springer, which also owns Business Insider, acquired a majority stake […]
Axios seeks an M&A reporter
Axios Pro Deals is the subscription service within Axios, a thriving, fast-growing media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We’re hiring an M&A Reporter to showcase their expertise on this essential sector of the deals market. Why it Matters: Axios Pro Deals operates as a team of journalists focused on delivering […]
WSJ names Thomas its lead deals reporter
Lauren Thomas has been named lead deals reporter at The Wall Street Journal. She is also covering shareholder activism. She consistently breaks market-moving news about the biggest deals across all industries. Some of her scoops have included Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources, Capital One’s $35 billion deal for Discover Financial, Mars’s $30 […]
Glickman now covering M&A and activism at WSJ
Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Glickman is now covering mergers and acquisitions as well as investor activists. He has been a reporter on the real-time news desk for the past year. Glickman was a reporting intern and part of the summer 2023 newsroom intern class at The Journal. Glickman is a recent graduate of Brown University, where […]
