• RT @CaraRLombardo: Two @wsj Amazon investigations from ?@DanaMattioli? kept coming up at today’s hearing (including ours from last week) an…
    WSJ Deals Wed 29 Jul 2020 23:45
  • RT @CaraRLombardo: .@wsj will have live video of the big tech hearing alongside real-time insights from my very smart colleagues so you won…
    WSJ Deals Wed 29 Jul 2020 16:15
  • RT @miriamgottfried: New: RedBird Capital Partners is teaming up with Oakland Athletics executive Billy Beane to launch the first ever spor…
    WSJ Deals Tue 28 Jul 2020 12:49
  • RT @danacimilluca: Sunday sports scoopage from ?@cdriebusch? & ?@aosipovich? Link
    WSJ Deals Mon 27 Jul 2020 01:27

    Rush Street Interactive LP has agreed to go public via a merger with a blank-check company that will value the online sports-and-casino betting company at about $1.8 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

    Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive and special-purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group Inc. are set to announce their merger as early as Monday, the people said, making them the latest to join the frenzy of special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, deal activity.

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  • RT @bradnews: Some tech companies say they got burned when Amazon met with them about investing, then launched rival products. "We may h…
    WSJ Deals Thu 23 Jul 2020 16:34
  • RT @DanaMattioli: More than two dozen entrepreneurs, investors & deal advisers interviewed by The Wall Street Journal said Amazon appeared…
    WSJ Deals Thu 23 Jul 2020 16:24
  • RT @BenMullin: Updated story here. This is the second audio acquisition the Times has made in the last few months: Link
    WSJ Deals Wed 22 Jul 2020 23:04

    New York Times Co. has reached an agreement to acquire Serial Productions, the maker of the hit podcast “Serial,” a deal that aims to further the newspaper’s podcasting ambitions, according to people familiar with the matter.

    An announcement could come as soon as Thursday, one of the people said. New York Times and Serial Productions declined to comment.

    The...

  • RT @BenDummett: Ebay to sell global classified-advertising business to Norway’s Adevinta for $9.2 billion in cash and stock https://t.co/Q…
    WSJ Deals Tue 21 Jul 2020 12:07
  • RT @danacimilluca: MERGER...SUNDAY Why wait til Mon for the news when you can get it the night before? Another @wsjdeals scoop doubleheader…
    WSJ Deals Mon 20 Jul 2020 13:01
  • RT @CaraRLombardo: .@WSJ scoop: After walking away from a bidding war for Anadarko last year, Chevron is back at it and close to a deal to…
    WSJ Deals Mon 20 Jul 2020 10:06
  • RT @BenDummett: The deal could value the eBay unit at roughly $8 billion or more Link via @WSJ scoop w/ @cdriebusch @Ca…
    WSJ Deals Mon 20 Jul 2020 04:51

    EBay Inc. is in advanced talks to sell its classified-ads business to Norway’s Adevinta ASA, according to people familiar with the matter, as the online auction pioneer seeks to refocus on its core marketplace business.

    A cash-and-stock deal could be announced as soon as Monday assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said. The price of the deal couldn’t be learned but the eBay unit was expected to sell for roughly $8 billion or more, some of the people said.

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  • RT @CaraRLombardo: .@WSJ scoop just hitting wire w/ @BenDummett & @cdriebusch: $EBAY nearing a deal to sell its Classifieds unit to Norway'…
    WSJ Deals Mon 20 Jul 2020 04:31
  • RT @danacimilluca: INEFFICIENT MARKET: Dell stock up ~10% after co says it's doing what @cararlombardo said it's doing three weeks ago http…
    WSJ Deals Thu 16 Jul 2020 12:58
  • RT @CaraRLombardo: Nice to see $DELL make this official just now. (And hi to those who questioned the story!)
    WSJ Deals Wed 15 Jul 2020 21:17
  • RT @natebecker: THE plant-based food news of the day: Oatly has secured a $200 million investment from a Blackstone-led group that includes…
    WSJ Deals Tue 14 Jul 2020 13:01
  • RT @BenDummett: Oat-milk company Oatly draws investment from Blackstone-led group including Oprah Link via @WSJ scoop wi…
    WSJ Deals Tue 14 Jul 2020 10:56

    Swedish oat-milk maker Oatly AB has sold a $200 million stake to a group led by private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. that includes Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, former Starbucks Corp. chief Howard Schultz and the entertainment company founded by Jay-Z.

    The sale of the roughly 10% stake values Oatly at about $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The...

  • RT @CaraRLombardo: Another @wsj chip scoop w/?@danacimilluca?: SoftBank working with Goldman to explore options for Arm, the chip designer…
    WSJ Deals Mon 13 Jul 2020 20:45
  • RT @aosipovich: A look at what's driving the current SPAC mania Link
    WSJ Deals Mon 13 Jul 2020 14:00

    Fallout from the coronavirus has fueled a fresh wave of interest in an unusual investment vehicle with a shaky reputation: the blank-check company.

    Blank-check companies are essentially big pools of cash, listed on an exchange, whose sole purpose is to do an acquisition. When a blank-check company buys a target firm, the firm gets its spot...

  • RT @CaraRLombardo: Merger Monday is back, with @WSJdeals scoops on both A1 and B1 ??
    WSJ Deals Mon 13 Jul 2020 10:40
  • RT @CaraRLombardo: After years of on-and-off talks, Analog and Maxim confirmed a $68B all-stock merger this morning. $MXIM $ADI
    WSJ Deals Mon 13 Jul 2020 10:40
  • RT @charlesforelle: Two-scoop Sunday: Deals (semiconductors and healthcare) are humming. From @CaraRLombardo and @miriamgottfried. https://…
    WSJ Deals Mon 13 Jul 2020 00:34
  • RT @danacimilluca: SEMI CIRCLE Analog Devices is close to a deal it's previously tried and failed to seal. Huge scoop from @cararlombardo…
    WSJ Deals Sun 12 Jul 2020 23:19
  • RT @miriamgottfried: Between this and the $11 billion MultiPlan deal @CaraRLombardo is on a roll! Link
    WSJ Deals Sun 12 Jul 2020 23:19

    MultiPlan Inc. is merging with a special purpose acquisition company in an $11 billion deal that will take the health-care-services provider public, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The company, currently owned by private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman, will merge with Churchill Capital Corp. III, a SPAC run by former Citigroup Inc. banker Michael Klein that went public in a February initial public offering, the people said.

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  • RT @danacimilluca: Two scoops for the price of one (WSJ subscription), from @CaraRLombardo & @miriamgottfried Link & ht…
    WSJ Deals Sun 12 Jul 2020 23:19

    MultiPlan Inc. is merging with a special purpose acquisition company in an $11 billion deal that will take the health-care-services provider public, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The company, currently owned by private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman, will merge with Churchill Capital Corp. III, a SPAC run by former Citigroup Inc. banker Michael Klein that went public in a February initial public offering, the people said.

    ...
  • RT @miriamgottfried: .@wsj scoop with @cararlombardo: MultiPlan is going public in a merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp. in a deal tha…
    WSJ Deals Sun 12 Jul 2020 23:19
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