Reuters seeks editor to be in charge of US M&A
Reuters is looking for an Editor in Charge, US M&A to lead a team of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) reporters as part of its corporate finance group in New York. The Editor in Charge role requires a deep understanding of how corporate executives and dealmakers operate, strong source-building and organizational skills, and a drive to […]
HW Media acquires Reverse Mortgage Daily
HW Media has acquired Reverse Mortgage Daily from Aging Media Network Inc. for an undisclosed amount. HW Media CEO Clayton Collins writes, “Since RMD was founded by John Yedinak in 2007, the publication has focused on being an industry-led news source, offering a down-to-earth, personal and independent perspective on reverse mortgages. The values and strategy […]
Dealreporter seeks an M&A columnist
Dealreporter is looking for a co-writer to add to our New York-based team that produces the Morning Flash, a daily newsletter read by many of the world’s top fund managers. Each morning, the Morning Flash team picks out hints of future material developments in merger arb and special situations by combing through transcripts, SEC filings, […]
Skift acquires Daily Lodging Report newsletter
Travel industry news site Skift has acquired hotel industry newsletter Daily Lodging Report for an undisclosed amount. Skift founder and CEO Rafat Ali writes, “Started by Alan Woinski, a well-known gaming and lodging industry analyst, on the night his first son was born (!), the Daily Lodging Report has since been a subscription-required, email-only newsletter that […]
Fitch seeks reporter to cover fixed income
Fitch Solutions’ Leveraged Finance Intelligence team is seeking aSpecial Situations Editor/Reporter to join our market-leading fixed income news team. The role focuses on corporate credits that are showing signs of financial distress, liability management scenarios that require a close read of the credit documents, and the creative ways hedge funds are looking to invest in debt […]
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 […]
Reuters Legal hires Jackson to cover M&A
Reuters Legal has hired reporter Sierra Jackson to cover mergers and acquisitions. She has spent the past year at Law360 as a general assignment reporter. Jackson covered daily news stories and occasional features about M&A, private equity, venture capital, asset management, real estate, initial public offerings and other capital market and finance happenings. Before Law360, she worked […]
Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch being sold to Apollo
Apollo Global Management Inc. has agreed to acquire Verizon’s media businesses, which include Yahoo Finance and TechCrunch, in a deal worth $5 billion, reports Micah Maidenberg and Drew FitzGerald of The Wall Street Journal. Maidenberg and Fitzgerald report, “Other suitors previously showed interest in buying off certain pieces of the media unit, which includes websites such as TechCrunch and […]
Reuters reporter Franklin is departing
Reuters reporter Joshua Franklin is leaving the news organization after seven and a half years. His last day is Friday. “Stay tuned for news soon on my next move,” he wrote on Twitter. Franklin has been covering mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and corporate finance for Reuters since May 2019. He previously covered private equity and […]
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 […]
