News Corp, Axel Springer expected to bid for Mergermarket parent
Wall Street Journal parent News Corp. and Business Insider parent Axel Springer are among those expected to enter a bidding war to acquire Acuris, the owner of Mergermarket and Dealreporter, as an auction gets officially under way this week, reports Javier Espinoza and James Fontanella-Khan of The Financial Times. Espinoza and Fontanella-Khan report, “Acuris is considered an attractive asset […]
Tilak, Reuters’ M&A and corporate governance reporter in Canada, leaving to freelance
John Tilak, the Canadian M&A and corporate governance reporter for Reuters based in Toronto, is leaving the news organization to focus on freelancing. His last day is March 11. “In terms of next steps, I will focus on some freelance projects,” said Tilak in an email. “This would include writing, editing and providing media consulting […]
FT acquires controlling stake in Dutch-based tech news and events company
The Financial Times has acquired a controlling stake in TNW (The Next Web), an events and media company with a focus on new technology and startups in Europe, for an undisclosed amount. The move complements the FT’s recent investment in Sifted, a new media and data platform targeting Europe’s innovators and entrepreneurs, and the expansion […]
Coverage: Court rules in favor of AT&T/Time Warner deal
AT&T Inc. emerged victorious on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s drawn-out attempts to block its $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner as the U.S. Justice Department said it would not fight an appeals court ruling approving the deal. Diane Bartz and David Shepardson of Reuters had the news: The acquisition had been closely watched in political circles after […]
Coverage: GE to sell its biopharma business for $21 billion
General Electric Co. said on Monday it would sell its biopharma business to Danaher Corp. for $21.4 billion in the biggest strategy reversal since Lawrence Culp took over as the industrial conglomerate’s chief executive in September. Ankit Ajmera and Manas Mishra of Reuters had the news: GE rejected an approach by Danaher for that business a year ago. […]
Coverage: Spotify is buying two podcasting companies
Spotify Technology SA is buying a pair of podcasting companies, accelerating its investment in non-music content as it seeks to broaden its appeal and snap up share of listening time from radio. Anne Steele of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The company, which is already the second-largest podcasting platform, said it would buy podcast publisher Anchor […]
Coverage: Eli Lilly makes $8 billion bet on cancer drugs
Eli Lilly said Monday it will buy Loxo Oncology Inc. for $8 billion, an expensive bet on a pipeline of cancer drugs that target rare genetic mutations and the biggest acquisition in the drugmaker’s 143-year history. Tamara Mathias and Ankur Banerjee of Reuters had the news: The price represents a 68 percent premium to Loxo’s Friday share price close, which […]
Coverage: Bristol-Meyers buying Celgene for $74 billion
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Thursday it would buy Celgene Corp. for about $74 billion, combining two of the world’s largest cancer drug businesses in the biggest pharmaceutical deal ever. Michael Erman and Ankur Banerjee of Reuters had the story: Both Bristol-Myers and Celgene face separate challenges, and some Wall Street analysts questioned whether the combination – which the companies […]
Forbes has highest profits in more than a decade, looks at deals
Forbes has had the highest profits at the company in more than a decade and is now looking at mergers and acquisitions, reports Sahil Patel of Digiday. Patel writes, “In an interview with Digiday, Forbes Media CEO Mike Federle declined to name a specific revenue figure but said overall revenues were up by more than 18 percent […]
Mergermarket seeks industrials M&A reporter
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, is looking for a reporter to cover industrials M&A trends from our Los Angeles bureau. Candidates should excel in off-diary reporting and be able to write clean copy fast. The position centers on writing forward-looking articles delineating company growth strategies, and scooping the details of deals in progress. A background in […]
