Law360 seeks a senior reporter to cover mergers and acquisitions
Law360, a LexisNexis company, is an online newswire for business lawyers that covers major litigation, transactions, and regulatory issues. Founded in 2004 and acquired by LexisNexis in 2012, Law360 is a cutting-edge organization and one of the fastest-growing subscription news services in the U.S. Our subscribers include the largest law firms in the U.S. and […]
Real Deal taps Welton as senior editor
Caysey Welton has joined The Real Deal as a senior editor. Recently, Welton was a content director at RISMedia. Previously, Welton was at Access Intelligence. There, he was an editorial assistant and senior editor for Folio: | min; was an associate editor for Folio: | min | PR News; group editor for min and content […]
Euromoney Institutional Investor accepts $1.7 billion offer
Financial news and information business Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc has accepted a $1.7 billion offer from two private equity firms to purchase the company, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “Euromoney is not Epiris’ first investment in the media: it bought NME and Marie Claire from Meredith Corp, then parent company to Time Inc, in February 2018. […]
Informa is acquiring Industry Dive for up to $525 million
Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-based business news company, has signed an agreement to be acquired by Informa, a publicly traded events and publishing company, for an enterprise value of $525 million, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “It’s a great outcome for Industry Dive, which has grown its business to over $100 million in annual […]
Wu named chief Asia M&A correspondent for Reuters
Reuters correspondent Kane Wu has been named chief Asia mergers and acquisitions correspondent. She has been with Reuters since June 2017 in Hong Kong. Wu previously worked at the Wall Street Journal from October 2015 to May 2017 in Hong Long. She also worked for Reuters from August 2011 to September 2015 covering syndicated loans […]
MLex seeks an M&A reporter in Washington
MLex is looking for a seasoned journalist in Washington, DC, to cover mergers in the US. The beat involves coverage of regulatory risk related to mergers in the US, and in particular, the coverage of DOJ and FTC reviews of major deals. MLex seeks to get ahead of the procedural story through deep-dive analyses of […]
Euromoney Institutional Investor gets $2B takeover offer
Financial news and information business Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc is discussing a $1.96 billion takeover offer from a private equity consortium, reports Thomas Seal of Bloomberg News. Seal reports, “The current offer represents a premium of 33.6% compared to its Friday market value, according to Bloomberg calculations. Euromoney’s share price peaked at £14.98 in Sept. 2019 prior to […]
Reuters hires Carnevali to cover health care, industrial M&A
Reuters has hired David Carnevali as a mergers and acquisitions reporter covering health care and industrial deals. He has been at The Wall Street Journal covering venture capital. He previously was at The Financial Times on a contract basis covering markets. Previously, he was a senior editor at Reorg working on Reorg M&A, focused on providing breaking news content on mergers […]
Baker named ME of US deals team at Bloomberg
Aaron Kirchfield, executive editor of global deals at Bloomberg News, sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear all, We’re excited to announce that Liana Baker will be taking over as managing editor of the U.S. deals team, succeeding Lizzie Fournier, who is moving to the Americas editing hub after eight years with us, where she nimbly […]
Forbes officially cancels plans to go public
Forbes announced Wednesday that it has officially terminated its merger agreement with a special purpose acquisition company that would enable it to go public, reports Tony Silber of Publishers Daily. Silber writes, “Indeed, the press release emphasized that Forbes is a highly sought-after brand. It announced record revenue and earnings last year, and that the company has already exceeded […]
