Dealreporter seeks pharma/biotech reporter
Dealreporter, a growing global financial news service that is part of Acuris, is looking for an experienced business journalist to cover M&A deals and corporate strategy for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The New York-based position is an excellent opportunity to work with a competitive team of journalists and editors in digging out exclusive and […]
Coverage: T-Mobile is looking to acquire Sprint
U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. is exploring taking over rival Sprint Corp. in an all-stock deal, after SoftBank Group Corp. offered to give up its majority ownership of Sprint. Liana B. Baker of Reuters had the news: The latest negotiations come after Reuters reported earlier this year that Japan’s SoftBank was prepared to give up control of […]
Mergermarket seeks M&A reporter in New York
Mergermarket and Dealreporter, online financial news services read by deal makers and investors, are looking for a reporter based in New York to cover M&A deals and corporate strategy in the financial services and real estate sectors. With interest rates rising and the Trump administration looking to reduce regulation, financial services deal making is expected to increase […]
MLex seeks antitrust reporter in DC
International news service MLex seeks a reporter/researcher in our Washington, DC, bureau to assist a team of reporters in covering federal antitrust investigations of mergers and acquisitions. The candidate should be a well-organized self-starter who can scan dozens of government filings daily, attend source meetings and cover speeches, panels and conferences. This is an excellent […]
Coverage: Nestle buying majority stake in Blue Bottle
Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, announced on Thursday that it had bought a 68 percent majority stake in Blue Bottle Coffee for $425 million in an attempt to gain more of the high-end coffee market. Michael J. de la Merced and Oliver Strand of The New York Times had the news: The rapidly expanding niche accounts for 15 to 20 […]
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 […]