Michelle F. Davis
Senior Deals Reporter at Bloomberg News
Senior Deals Reporter @ Bloomberg News. I cover all M&A but specialize in health, media & telco. Send tips to [email protected] or Telegram @mdavis194
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3 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Crystal Tse |Michelle F. Davis
Jefferies headquarters in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on September 27. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has hired Rich Thomas from Lazard Inc. to lead its activism defense practice globally, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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bloomberg.com | Michelle F. Davis
The Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles. (Bloomberg) -- Entertainment and media lawyer Tom Ara is leaving DLA Piper to start a new practice group at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP. Ara will lead Weil’s entertainment, sports and media practice as a partner in the firm’s US private equity group, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News. He’ll be based in Los Angeles. Ara was previously global co-chair of DLA Piper’s media, sports and entertainment group and spent about seven years at the firm.
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bloomberg.com | Michelle F. Davis
Hi, it’s Michelle F. Davis in New York, rounding up a busy day of dealmaking in the health-care sector. Elsewhere, the latest on the Chime and Circle IPOs.
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1 month ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Michelle F. Davis
Citigroup Inc. has hired Evercore Inc. veteran Andy Richard as its head of real estate investment banking, a person familiar with the matter said. Richard, who as a senior managing director at Evercore and helped lead the real estate strategic advisory practice, will join Citigroup later this year and be based in New York, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.
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1 month ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Michelle F. Davis
AT&T Inc. agreed to buy the consumer fiber operations of Lumen Technologies Inc. for $5.75 billion, expanding its fast broadband service in major cities like Denver and Las Vegas. AT&T will pay cash for the unit of Lumen, according to a statement Wednesday. Talks between the companies were reported earlier by Bloomberg News. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of next year.
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busy time for telecom deals: AT&T just announced it's buying Lumen's consumer fiber operations for $5.75 billion. We'd reported on the talks a couple of months ago @BloombergDeals $T $LUMN
Charter's $35 billion deal for Cox started with a Valentine's Day love letter. @BloombergDeals documented the behind-the-scenes whirlwind courtship that led to Friday’s deal announcement. Here's a gift link to the story by me and @LianaBaker : $CHTR https://t.co/mhEM6OMjBq
Charter and Cox just confirmed our earlier scoop about their plans to combine $CHTR
🚨cable scoop: Charter is in advanced talks to combine with Cox Communications in a deal that values Cox at more than $30 billion and would unite two of the biggest US cable providers, sources say. The deal caps years of speculation & could be announced in the coming days $CHTR