Green Street, real estate news company, acquires React News
Green Street, which provides real estate news, has acquired London-based React News, which covers European real estate news, for an undisclosed price. Green Street acquired Real Estate Alert, a big competitor of CoStar News, last year. “This acquisition accelerates our goal of providing exclusive and differentiated news in Europe to extend Green Street’s U.S. News […]
Insider seeks an editor to launch deals coverage
Insider is looking for a superstar editor to help launch our deals coverage. You’ll be responsible for guiding and editing stories that break news on tech-focused M&A, IPOs, as well as private fundraising. The editor should have a proven track record of breaking deal news, as well as impeccable news judgement. The role will also […]
Industry Dive acquires Mobile Payments Today
Business news organization Industry Dive announced Wednesday its acquisition of Mobile Payments Today, which is focused on mobile payments projects and technology, for an undisclosed amount. Under the agreement, Mobile Payments Today will continue to publish under its regular format until Payments Dive, Industry Dive’s planned publication dedicated to the market, launches March 1. This […]
Globe and Mail moves Kerr to M&A beat
The (Toronto) Globe and Mail has moved reporter Jaren Kerr to the mergers and acquisitions beat. He will also cover corporate law. Kerr has been at the paper since October 2020, primarily covering COVID-19 issues. He previously worked at Yahoo Finance in Canada. His career began at the University of Toronto, where he served as the managing […]
Hedge fund seeks to buy rest of Tribune Publishing
A hedge fund that owns a big stake in Tribune Publishing Co. is seeking to buy the newspaper chain behind titles including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, reports Cara Lombardo, Dana Cimilluca and Lukas I. Alpert of The Wall Street Journal. Lombardo, Cimilluca and Alpert report, “Alden Global Capital LLC, which is already Tribune’s largest shareholder with […]
Politico acquires E&E News for undisclosed amount
Politico is acquiring E&E News, a high-price subscription trade publication focused on the energy industry and environmental news, reports Lukas I. Alpert of The Wall Street Journal. Alpert reports, “The deal will substantially expand Politico’s footprint in the energy news space and is part of a bigger move to grow its professional news business. E&E News […]
Industry Dive is acquiring CFO.com
Industry Dive is acquiring CFO.com for an undisclosed amount, reports Lara O’Reilly of Business Insider. O’Reilly reports, “Industry Dive also plans to launch a new vertical covering the future of money and finance called Payments Dive early next year, said CEO Sean Griffey. The publication will sit between its banking, retail, finance verticals. “CFO started in 1985 […]
Globe and Mail M&A reporter Jones moving to energy beat
Jeff Jones, who has been covering mergers and acquisitions for The Globe and Mail in Toronto, is moving to a new beat. Jones will now cover green finance, investing, ESG and things related to the energy transition. Before joining The Globe and Mail in 2013, he was a senior reporter for Reuters, writing news, features and […]
DOJ investigating Variety parent’s deal for Hollywood Reporter
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Penske Media’s announced deal to acquire a majority stake in The Hollywood Reporter, reports Alexandra Steigrad and Josh Kosman of the New York Post. Steigard and Kosman report, “Sources said DOJ officials have been reaching out to third parties — including ad agencies that work with digital media companies and in-the-know Hollywood talent […]
Japanese company sells financial website Quartz to management
Quartz co-founder and CEO Zach Seward has reached an agreement to acquire Quartz from Uzabase, the company’s owner for the past two years. Seward, who remains CEO, is partnering with editor-in-chief Katherine Bell, now a minority owner, to operate Quartz as a private company. The acquisition is effective immediately. Terms of the deal were not […]
