Coverage: Nestle to sell U.S. candy business to Ferrero
Swiss food company Nestle has agreed to sell its U.S. confectionery business to Italy’s Ferrero for $2.8 billion, marking CEO Mark Schneider’s first big sale and a small step on its path toward healthier products. Martine Geller and Francesca Landini of Reuters had the news: Nestle, the world’s biggest packaged-food company, has cited the unit’s weak position in the […]
Mergermarket seeks M&A reporter in London
Mergermarket, a market-leading global financial business intelligence service, is looking for a full-time journalist to cover the Consumer and Retail sectors from its London office. The candidate will work within Mergermarket’s editorial equities division and help cover mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of consumer and retail companies. The role involves interviewing senior executives and other sources […]
Coverage: Celgene to buy cancer drugmaker for up to $7 billion
Celgene Corp. agreed to buy Impact Biomedicines for $1.1 billion to gain an experimental blood cancer treatment, but the price could reach as much as $7 billion if the drug reaches certain milestones. Cecile Daurat of Bloomberg News had the story: Under the agreement, Celgene will add up to $1.25 billion to the upfront payment if Impact’s […]
Brown promoted to co-editor of The Deal
Michael Brown has been promoted to co-editor of The Deal, a publication that covers mergers and acquisitions for TheStreet.com. He will report to TheStreet executive editor Brian Sozzi. TheStreet chief executive officer David Callaway wrote in an announcement: I’m also happy to announce that Michael Brown will be promoted to co-editor of The Deal with Ron Fink, as of […]
Coverage: Penske buys majority stake in Rolling Stone
Penske Media Corp. has acquired a controlling interest in Wenner Media, parent company of the iconic magazine Rolling Stone, the company announced Wednesday. Shannon Bond and Matthew Garrahan of The Financial Times had the news: The investment by Penske Media Corporation brings to an end Mr Wenner’s 50-year control of Rolling Stone, the last remaining asset held by Wenner Media, which […]
CQ Roll Call seeks an M&A reporter
CQ Legal is seeking a highly motivated reporter to write about mergers and acquisitions, antitrust regulation and related legislation in Congress. The ideal candidate brings to the post an enthusiasm for analyzing the competitive reasons behind each merger and the anticipated effects on the industry with energy and determination to dig into the regulatory details and […]
NY Times seeks deals reporter
The New York Times is looking for a reporter to cover the high-stakes world of mergers and acquisitions. Giant corporate deals not only remake entire industries, but they also change the world in which we live. Look no further than Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods or the tie-up between CVS and Aetna. M&A is a […]
Coverage: Large mall operator Westfield being sold to French firm
Westfield Corp., which operates upscale shopping malls in dozens of U.S. cities and in Britain, agreed to be acquired for nearly $16 billion by French commercial real estate giant Unibail-Rodamco. James Peltz of the Los Angeles Times had the news: Unibail-Rodamco operates 69 shopping centers in major European cities including Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Munich, […]
Acuris, parent of Mergermarket, makes five new hires, opens LA bureau
Acuris, which owns Mergermarket and Dealreporter, has made five reporting hires over the past month as it expands its growing Chicago bureau and provide more in-depth coverage from New York and Washington DC. In Chicago, Shia Kapos will be covering shareholder activism for new publication Activistmonitor, with a good portion of the content running on Dealreporter. […]
Bloomberg’s Ahmed moves to M&A team
Bloomberg News reporter Nabila Ahmed is moving to the deals team to cover media and telecom mergers and acquisitions. For the past year, Ahmed has been a senior reporter covering global corporate finance, leading coverage of the biggest stories in the corporate credit world globally. She has written features on investment grade bonds, junk-rated loans, […]
