Business Insider’s parent is set to split
German billionaire Mathias Döpfner and KKR are nearing a deal to split up the media giant Axel Springer, the parent of Business Insider, reports Financial Times reporters Laura Pitel, Arash Massoudi and Ivan Levingston. Pitel, Massouri and Levingston report, “A deal would enable Döpfner, who has served as CEO since 2002, to cement his control […]
WSJ seeks a reporter to cover midsize deals
The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires are seeking a newshound to cover small and midsize corporate deals and activist campaigns in New York. We’re looking for a well-sourced reporter who can break news about corporate reconfigurations like mergers, stock offerings and spinoffs as well as corporate clashes. The Journal has long dominated coverage […]
How the business press doesn’t understand M&A
Karl Bode of Techdirt writes about the business news media’s recent coverage of Kroger’s pending acquisition of grocery store chain Albertsons. Bode writes, “Kroger (and tell me if you’ve heard this one before) is pinky swearing that increased consolidation in the already consolidated grocery space will increase jobs, boost competition, and lower prices for consumers. […]
Reuters seeks a Europe M&A correspondent
Reuters is looking for an ambitious M&A Correspondent with a proven record of developing sources and breaking agenda-setting financial and business stories. In this position, you will be first to report on the most significant deals as well as being a leading voice on key trends and developments in the industry. You will seek out the story behind […]
Reuters seeks M&A correspondent for EMEA
Reuters is looking for an ambitious M&A Correspondent with a proven record of developing sources and breaking agenda-setting financial and business stories. In this position, you will be first to report on the most significant deals as well as being a leading voice on key trends and developments in the industry. You will seek out […]
Reuters seeks an M&A correspondent
Reuters is seeking an ambitious and entrepreneurial reporter to join its deals team in New York. The successful candidate will consistently break market-moving news on major deals involving the biggest companies in corporate America and collaborate with other deals reporters across the world to go deep into some of the sectors that have witnessed high-profile mergers […]
The Information seeks a reporter to cover tech M&A
We’re seeking a reporter to lead a new beat at The Information: tech M&A. For years, The Information’s scrappy, highly sourced tech and venture reporters have broken news on many M&A deals, from Amazon’s Twitch buyout to Google’s deal for Mandiant (and several abandoned ones, too). We’re looking for a reporter to join this team and bring our deal scoops […]
S&P Global hires Elsberry to cover bank deals
S&P Global Market Intelligence has hired Audrey Elsberry as its bank deals reporter. She has been at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal in North Carolina as a reporter. Elsberry was an intern on the Charlotte Observer business news desk as a Dow Jones News Fund intern. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she […]
Bloomberg hires Carnevali for deals team
Bloomberg News has hired David Carnevali as a reporter for its deals team. Carnevali has been a Reuter mergers and acquisitions reporter covering health care and industrial deals since June 2022. Carnevali previously was at The Wall Street Journal covering venture capital. He previously was at The Financial Times on a contract basis covering markets. Previously, he was […]
Carnevali departs Reuters for a new opportunity
Reuters reporter David Carnevali has left the news organization for a new opportunity. “I left Reuters to join a competitor this summer,” he wrote on Twitter. “I grew into a more ambitious and dogged reporter, and I’ve produced some of my best work during my time with them.” He has been a mergers and acquisitions reporter covering […]
