Elizabeth Fournier, managing editor of U.S. deals coverage at Bloomberg News, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hi all, I’m very excited to announce that Liana Baker will be joining Bloomberg as our...
Hudson’s Bay Co. said it is pursuing strategic alternatives for Lord & Taylor, including a possible sale or merger of the department-store chain. Suzanne Kapner of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The discussions center on...
Verizon is seeking a buyer for Tumblr, the blogging platform it acquired along with other Yahoo assets in 2017. Chris Welch of The Verge had the news: On Thursday evening, Pornhub VP Corey Price claimed in...
Reuters Canada is looking for a dynamic correspondent to cover its financial services sector, which includes some of the world’s top banks as well as prolific dealmakers such as top-ranked global pension funds which...
Credit rating agency Fitch has pulled out of the bidding for financial media firm Acuris, leaving rival Moody’s as one of the strongest contenders to win the more than $1.30 billion deal, reports Pamela Barbaglia of...
Wall Street Journal financial editor Charles Forelle sent out the following announcement on Tuesday afternoon: Hi all, It’s so awesome to see our great people take exciting jobs and to welcome new great people to the...
Mergermarket has hired Ethel Jiang to be a reporter in its Charlottesville, Virginia, office. She will cover deals in the Southeast and starts this week. Jiang has been a fellow at Business Insider’s Markets...
Health insurer Centene Corp. agreed to buy competitor WellCare Health Plans Inc. for around $15.3 billion, creating a giant in the business of managing government health programs. Anna Wilde Mathews and Allison Prang of The Wall Street Journal had the...
MLex is looking for a seasoned journalist to lead its mergers coverage in the U.S. The beat is to cover regulatory risk in mergers in the US, in particular covering DOJ and FTC reviews...
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...
