Coverage: Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare puts itself up for sale

Tenet Healthcare, one of the largest hospital operators in the country, is exploring its options, including selling the entire company, which caused its stock price to rise 13 percent on Wednesday. Angelica LaVito of CNBC.com had the news: Tenet CEO Trevor Fetter discussed continuing to make divestitures but did not mention the possibility of a sale […]

Coverage: United Technologies near deal for Rockwell Collins

United Technologies Corp. is nearing a deal to buy Rockwell Collins Inc. for more than $20 billion, a tie-up that would create one of the world’s biggest aircraft-equipment makers. Dana Mattioli, Joann S. Lublin and David Benoit of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The companies are discussing a per-share price for Rockwell of […]

Coverage: Gilead to buy Kite Pharma for $11 billion

Gilead Sciences Inc. has agreed to pay about $11 billion for Kite Pharma Inc. and its promising new technology for harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Jim Puzzanghera of the Los Angeles Times had the news: Foster City-based Gilead said Monday that it would maintain and even expand Kite Pharma’s Los Angeles area operations, […]

Mergermarket seeks M&A reporter in Chicago

Mergermarket is seeking a full-time reporter to cover mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance news to serve its subscribers, which include investment banks, law firms, private equity firms, accounting firms and large corporations. The reporter will be an important part of our Chicago-based team, providing coverage of both small and medium and larger corporations […]

Reuters seeks M&A reporter in New York

Reuters is looking for an experienced and highly competitive business journalist to be part of its deals team in New York. The successful candidate will be breaking news on the largest mergers and acquisitions in corporate America and focus on the consumer and retail sectors. The role requires a deep understanding of how corporate executives […]

Coverage: Bayer/Monsanto deal is in trouble

The European Commission started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various markets. Robert-Jan Bartunek and Ludwig Burger of Reuters had the news: The deal would create the world’s largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, the Commission said, adding this limited the number […]

Coverage: Netflix gets into the comics business

Netflix just made a deal with the creative mind behind blockbuster movies including Captain America: Civil War and Logan, agreeing Monday to acquire comic book publisher Millarworld. Danielle Wiener-Bronner of CNNMoney.com had the news: You may not be familiar with Millarworld, but you’ve likely heard of founder Mark Millar’s work. Before he created Millarworld, Millar wrote […]

CNBC.com seeks M&A reporter

The reporter will be responsible for breaking news about mergers, acquisitions, and new offerings on Wall Street. The types of stories written by the reporter will include primarily breaking news on major deals, along with enterprise work on the latest trends in investment banking. The reporters daily responsibilities could include, but are not limited to: […]

TheStreet launches daily newsletter covering activist investors

The Deal, which is part of TheStreet.com, has launched a new daily newsletter called the Activist Daily. Led by senior editor, Ron Orol, the newsletter will cover the surging activity in activism and corporate governance in both the U.S. and Europe. It will cover the latest strategies in proxy fight insurgencies, and report on legislative and […]

Coverage: Discovery buys Scripps, owner of Food Network

Discovery Communications Inc. is acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. for $11.9 billion in a deal expected to boost the company’s negotiating leverage as it seeks new audiences. Jessica Toonkel of Reuters had the news: The acquisition, announced on Monday, brings together Scripps’ largely female-focused lifestyle channels such as HGTV, Travel Channel and Food Network with Discovery’s […]