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Lauren Thomas

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Lead M&A and Activism Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Lead M&A and Activism Reporter @WSJ. Previously @CNBC. Tar Heel. DMs open. [email protected]

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  • 5 days ago | buff.ly | Lauren Thomas |Justin Baer

    据知情人士透露,纽约梅隆银行(Bank of New York Mellon)上周接洽了北美信托银行(Northern Trust),表达了与这家规模较小的竞争对手合并的兴趣,这将是金融服务业的一笔巨额交易。这些知情人士称,纽约梅隆银行和北美信托银行的首席执行官至少进行了一次对话,不过两家公司并未讨论具体的方案。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 5 days ago | jp.wsj.com | Lauren Thomas |Justin Baer

    米金融機関バンク・オブ・ニューヨーク・メロンが先週、同業ノーザン・トラストに対し、合併への関心を示していたことが分かった。事情に詳しい関係者らが明らかにした。実現すれば金融サービス業界における大型の統合案件となる。 関係者によれば、両行の最高経営責任者(CEO)は少なくとも1回協議を行っているが、具体的なオファーに関してはまだ話し合っていない。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 5 days ago | wsj.com | Lauren Thomas |Justin Baer

    Bank of New York Mellon BK 0.02%increase; green up pointing triangle approached Northern Trust last week to express interest in merging with its smaller rival, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be a monster deal for the financial-services industry. The chief executives of BNY and Northern Trust had at least one conversation, the people said, though the firms didn’t discuss a specific offer. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • 1 week ago | wsj.com | Lauren Thomas

    This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed byour Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contactDow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/home-depot-bid-kicks-off-a-battle-for-5-billion-building-products-company-05cf2060

  • 1 week ago | buff.ly | Lauren Thomas

    Retail giant submitted bid for distributor GMS, which already received an unsolicited offer from serial dealmaker Brad Jacobs this weekHome Depot HD -0.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle has made an offer for building-products distributor GMS GMS 10.61%increase; green up pointing triangle, kicking off a potential bidding war between the home-improvement giant and serial dealmaker Brad Jacobs, according to people familiar with the matter.

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9 Jun 25

RT @WSJ: Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting itself into two, separating its HBO Max streaming service, movie studio and TV production busi…

Lauren Thomas
Lauren Thomas @laurenthomas
9 Jun 25

END OF AN ERA ON WALL STREET: Ken Moelis, the dealmaker who got his start with Michael Milken and launched an eponymous investment bank in 2007, is planning to step down as CEO of Moelis & Co. in October. https://t.co/c8xuafT541

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Lauren Thomas @laurenthomas
5 Jun 25

Scoop: Kimberly-Clark is nearing the sale of its international tissue business to Brazil’s Suzano, and a deal could be finalized as soon as tomorrow. $kmb https://t.co/YnVmVmw9aC