Capitol Forum opens Brussels bureau

The Capitol Forum has hired Anne MacGregor as its Brussels bureau chief, a new position. MacGregor will lead the news organization’s European Union merger and acquisitions analysis and reporting out of the home to the major councils and commissions of the European Union. “She will extend our existing coverage in the U.S. so that it […]

Bloomberg seeks an editor for deals team

Bloomberg News is seeking an editor for its Deals team in the U.S. Based in New York, the editor will work with reporters across the region on breaking news about corporate mergers, initial public offerings, activism and the world’s biggest private equity funds. They will also help coordinate coverage across industry teams and bureaus on […]

Coverage: Renault and Nissan in talks to combine

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are in talks to merge, seeking to solidify their two-decade-old alliance under a single stock as an unprecedented shift toward electric and shared cars transforms the industry. David Welch, Ed Hammond, Kiel Porter and Jie Ma of Bloomberg News had the story: A deal would end the current alliance between the companies and […]

New editors named for risk arb and New York at Dealreporter/Mergermarket

Jay Antenen, deputy managing editor for Americas at Dealreporter and Mergermarket, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Dear All: As a continuation of our strategy to develop strong local management for our coverage of key sectors out of the New York office and to bolster our specialist risk arbitrage content, I’m delighted to announce […]

Dealreporter seeks consumer and industrials M&A reporter

Dealreporter, an online financial news service read by deal makers and investors, is looking for a reporter based in New York to cover M&A deals and corporate strategy in the consumer/retail and industrial sectors. Both industries are in flux as mega industrial conglomerates like General Electric attempt to break up and consumer and retail firms […]

Coverage: Salesforce is buying MuleSoft for $6.5 billion

Salesforce has agreed to pay $6.5 billion in a cash and stock deal for business software company MuleSoft, its biggest acquisition ever. Jonathan Vanian of Fortune had the news: The sales software giant announced the deal on Tuesday after Reuters reported that the two companies were in talks. Salesforce said that the deal “represents a 36% premium over […]

Coverage: CACI International seeks to disrupt General Dynamics bid for CSRA

U.S. defense contractor CACI International Inc. has offered to merge with larger peer CSRA Inc., seeking to disrupt the latter’s $6.8 billion acquisition by General Dynamics Corp. Mike Stone and Greg Roumeliotis of Reuters had the news: The move comes after CSRA agreed last month to sell itself to General Dynamics, another defense contractor, for $40.75 per share […]

Coverage: Trump blocks Broadcom deal for Qualcomm

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday blocking Broadcom Ltd. from acquiring Qualcomm Inc., scuttling a $117 billion deal that had been subject to U.S. government scrutiny on national security. David McLaughlin of Bloomberg News had the story: The president acted on a recommendation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which reviews acquisitions of […]

Reuters seeks M&A reporter in New York

Reuters is looking for an experienced and highly competitive business journalist to be part of its U.S. deals team and report on deals in the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. The role requires a deep understanding of how corporate executives and dealmakers operate, strong source-building and networking skills, and the ability to quickly and methodically familiarize oneself […]

Deals editor Banerjee leaving Bloomberg for tech company

Devin Banerjee, who helps oversee North American mergers and acquisitions coverage for Bloomberg News, is leaving the organization. Here is his farewell note sent to his colleagues: Friends – Looking back on the past seven years, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunities Bloomberg has given me. Most of all, I’m grateful to the people […]