https://talkingbiznews.com/tag/mergers-and-acquisition-reporting/ A business journalism site for pens in pursuit of the bottom line Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:02:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://talkingbiznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tbn_logo.svg https://talkingbiznews.com/tag/mergers-and-acquisition-reporting/ 32 32 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/how-the-business-press-doesnt-understand-ma/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/how-the-business-press-doesnt-understand-ma/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:59:28 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=172628 Karl Bode of Techdirt writes about the business news media’s recent coverage of Kroger’s pending acquisition of grocery store chain Albertsons. Bode writes, “Kroger (and tell me if you’ve heard this one before) is pinky swearing that increased consolidation in the already consolidated grocery space will increase jobs, boost competition, and lower prices for consumers. […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/how-the-business-press-doesnt-understand-ma/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/sp-global-hires-elsberry-to-cover-bank-deals/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/sp-global-hires-elsberry-to-cover-bank-deals/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:13:58 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=171307 S&P Global Market Intelligence has hired Audrey Elsberry as its bank deals reporter. She has been at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal in North Carolina as a reporter. Elsberry was an intern on the Charlotte Observer business news desk as a Dow Jones News Fund intern. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/sp-global-hires-elsberry-to-cover-bank-deals/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-carnevali-for-deals-team/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-carnevali-for-deals-team/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:52:48 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=171251 Bloomberg News has hired David Carnevali as a reporter for its deals team. Carnevali has been a Reuter mergers and acquisitions reporter covering health care and industrial deals since June 2022. Carnevali previously was at The Wall Street Journal covering venture capital.  He previously was at The Financial Times on a contract basis covering markets. Previously, he was […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-carnevali-for-deals-team/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/carnevali-departs-reuters-for-a-new-opportunity/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/carnevali-departs-reuters-for-a-new-opportunity/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 16:15:53 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=170350 Reuters reporter David Carnevali has left the news organization for a new opportunity. “I left Reuters to join a competitor this summer,” he wrote on Twitter. “I grew into a more ambitious and dogged reporter, and I’ve produced some of my best work during my time with them.” He has been a mergers and acquisitions reporter covering […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/carnevali-departs-reuters-for-a-new-opportunity/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/company-buys-40-stake-in-forbes-africa/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/company-buys-40-stake-in-forbes-africa/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2024 17:20:20 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=169724 Emerald Group, through Media54 — its subsidiary focused on English-speaking African countries — has acquired a 40% equity stake in ABN Publishing, the publisher behind Forbes Africa. Emerald Group has previously launched Forbes Lusophone Africa, targeting Portuguese-speaking countries on the continent. “This investment is another stepping stone in our commitment and long-term strategy for Africa,” […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/company-buys-40-stake-in-forbes-africa/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/ft-hires-heeter-to-cover-deals-and-activists/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/ft-hires-heeter-to-cover-deals-and-activists/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:57:51 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=169600 The Financial Times has hired The Information reporter Maria Heeter to cover mergers and acquisitions and activist investors. Heeter will start later this month and be based in New York. She has been covering a similar beat for The Information for the past year. Before that, Heeter was covering venture capital, cryptocurrency and finance for The Information. […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/ft-hires-heeter-to-cover-deals-and-activists/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/publisher-becomes-sole-owner-of-indianapolis-biz-journal/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/publisher-becomes-sole-owner-of-indianapolis-biz-journal/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 03:12:49 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=169376 IBJ Media CEO and Publisher Nate Feltman became the company’s sole owner by purchasing the shares of longtime Indianapolis businessmen Mickey Maurer and Bob Schloss this month. A story on the Indianapolis Business Journal website states, “Since Feltman became part of IBJ Media leadership in 2017, the company purchased Inside INdiana Business, doubled the number […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/publisher-becomes-sole-owner-of-indianapolis-biz-journal/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-barbaglia-as-ma-reporter-in-london/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-barbaglia-as-ma-reporter-in-london/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:20:55 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=168829 Bloomberg News has hired Pamela Barbaglia to cover mergers and acquisitions in France and the Benelux region. She is based in London. Barbaglia previously was with Reuters Breakingviews as a columnist for the past year. Previously, Barbaglia worked as a senior correspondent covering European mergers and acquisitions, chief correspondent for EMEA deals and M&A editor for EMEA since […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bloomberg-hires-barbaglia-as-ma-reporter-in-london/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/thomson-reuters-purchases-world-business-media/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/thomson-reuters-purchases-world-business-media/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:25:27 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=167709 Thomson Reuters said on Tuesday it acquired World Business Media Ltd., a subscription-based provider of news and analysis on the insurance and reinsurance market. Kenneth Li of Reuters reports, “The London-based company of about 25 employees will join the Reuters News division of Thomson Reuters. Its products include The Insurer, a digital news operation for editorial […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/thomson-reuters-purchases-world-business-media/feed/ 0 https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/red-ventures-explores-sale-of-cnet/ https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/red-ventures-explores-sale-of-cnet/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:04:56 +0000 https://talkingbiznews.com/?p=167707 Red Ventures, the digital media and marketing juggernaut, has approached strategic buyers about offloading tech news and reviews site CNET, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Red Ventures acquired CNET, along with a few smaller websites, from ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global, in 2020 for $500 million. It’s hoping to get at least half of that for CNET alone. […]]]> https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/red-ventures-explores-sale-of-cnet/feed/ 0