MLex seeks a senior M&A reporter
Founded in 2005, MLex is an innovative news-media organization providing exclusive market insight, analysis and commentary on regulatory risk. MLex’s coverage spans the world’s foremost regulators in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, offering up-to-the-minute coverage of regulatory threats and opportunities. MLex employs an investigative journalistic approach and forensic coverage of cases via an […]
“The Closer” podcast to focus on deals
A new podcast called “The Closer” is coming next month that will focus on important deals and their impact. The podcast, which will start Feb. 6, will be hosted by Aimee Keane, a former Financial Times journalist who was the founding executive producer and host of the FT’s first narrative business podcast, “Behind the Money.” […]
Bloomberg seeks a deals reporter
Bloomberg News seeks a collaborative reporter to cover the dynamic world of activist investing. We’re looking for someone who is calm under pressure in an exciting and hyper-competitive beat. The reporter will have responsibility for overseeing our breaking news coverage on activist investors and the impact they have on companies and the board room, including […]
Teichert hired as North America ME for Mergermarket, Dealreporter parent
Erica Teichert has joined ION Analytics to lead a team of reporters and editors and develop coverage for its mergers and acquisitions-focused news sites, including Mergermarket, Dealreporter, Activistmonitor and PaRR. She will manage the North America team for the global brands. Teichert previously served as the director of audience for New York Daily News. Before […]
Bidder for Forbes has ties to Russia, Putin
One of the investors in talks to acquire Forbes is SUN Group, a corporation with 58 years of experience working closely with Russia and that frequently flaunts its close ties to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports James Marks of RealClearPolicy.com. Marks reports, “A review of public records and news reports reveals that India-based SUN […]
MacObserver.com, Apple news website, sold to Reflector Media
Reflector Media has acquired MacObserver.com, a U.S. digital tech publication that covers Apple products and services, for an undisclosed amount, reports Ray Schultz of Publishers daily. Schultz reports, “Founded by David Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin in 1998 when Mac OS 8 was released and the iMac was growing in popularity, MacObserver has a wide audience of Apple podcast listeners. “Romania-based Reflector Media […]
FT hires Levingston to cover European deals
The Financial Times has hired Ivan Levingston to cover European mergers and acquisitions. Levingston previously was a Bloomberg News reporter based in London covering European technology. He previously was based in Israel covering economics and government stories for the news service. Levingston has been at Bloomberg since June 2017, first as an intern in the Boston bureau and for a year […]
Reuters hires Vinn to cover M&A
Anirban Sen, editor in charge of U.S. mergers and acquisitions coverage, sent out the following to the staff: I’m pleased to announce that Milana Vinn has joined us as our new M&A Correspondent, based in New York. In her new role, Milana will focus on breaking news and landing the biggest scoops in the technology, media, […]
News site CoinDesk attracts takeover offers
CoinDesk, the online news site whose story on cracks in Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire sparked an industry-wide meltdown, has attracted takeover interest, reports Bradley Saacks and Liz Hoffman of Semafor. Saacks and Hoffman report, “CoinDesk does not need to be sold for any reason related to its business. “The troubles at Genesis may force Silbert to choose between his […]
Activist investor says deal will undervalue WSJ parent
An activist investor escalated pressure on News Corp. on Sunday, asking it to reconsider a proposal to combine the two parts of his media business, News Corp. and Fox, saying it will undervalue the owner of The Wall Street Journal, reports Lauren Hirsch of the New York Times. Hirsch reports, “It’s the second time Irenic has […]
