Lauren Thomas
@laurenthomas
Lead M&A and Activism Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Previously at CNBC. Tar Heel. Get in touch: [email protected]
Kraft Heinz is planning a breakup that could include spinning off much of its grocery business into a new $20 billion entity on.wsj.com/3GFI1NF
Not sure how I feel about this
Guinness and Van Leeuwen dropped a limited edition ice cream collab 🍦
“Blank-check company Dynamix is preparing to merge with another entity to create a new company known as the Ether Machine, according to people familiar with the matter. The combined company plans to hold over $1.5 billion in ether, the largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin.” ~…
Ethereum is so back PANTERA BACKED ETHER MACHINE RAISES $1.5B FOR ETHEREUM COMPANY, TO USE $800M TO ACQUIRE ETHEREUM ~ @cryptounfolded
BREAKING NEWS: Chevron Prevails in Mediation With Exxon Mobil Over Guyana Oil Asset. Clears the way for Chevron’s $53B purchase of Hess. Exxon CEO Darren Woods tells me they have a good working relationship with Chevron in other partnerships, and that will continue when Chevron…
Here is an early look at the front page of today's Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/40Z7oko
Summer slowdown? Chilled out vacations? Not the @wsj team, no siree, scoop after scoop this summer for these guys.
Big scoop from @laurenthomas & @BenGlickman:
Big scoop from @laurenthomas & @BenGlickman:
Exclusive: Union Pacific is in talks to acquire its smaller rival Norfolk Southern in what would be a megamerger in the railroad industry on.wsj.com/3Ukrvpw
Exclusive: Union Pacific is in talks to acquire its smaller rival Norfolk Southern in what would be a megamerger in the railroad industry on.wsj.com/3Ukrvpw
Scoop: Investment firm Aquarian Holdings is closing in on a deal for the big insurer Brighthouse Financial, on the heels of a competitive bidding process. w/ @miriamgottfried $bhf wsj.com/business/deals…
Take a look at the front page of today's Wall Street Journal. on.wsj.com/456t5AD
This one will be interesting to watch. Lauren has been unstoppable with the scoops lately!
🚨🚨🚨SCOOP: Kraft Heinz is preparing to break itself up, a decade after an infamous merger of two of the biggest names in packaged foods that was orchestrated by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital. $khc w/ @jessenewman13 wsj.com/business/deals…
Lauren Thomas delivers the goods, again $KHC
🚨🚨🚨SCOOP: Kraft Heinz is preparing to break itself up, a decade after an infamous merger of two of the biggest names in packaged foods that was orchestrated by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital. $khc w/ @jessenewman13 wsj.com/business/deals…
🚨🚨🚨SCOOP: Kraft Heinz is preparing to break itself up, a decade after an infamous merger of two of the biggest names in packaged foods that was orchestrated by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital. $khc w/ @jessenewman13 wsj.com/business/deals…
Big WSJ scoop confirmed this morning 🥣🥣🥣 prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
SCOOP: The Italian candy maker behind Ferrero Rocher and Nutella is nearing a deal to buy the breakfast-cereal conglomerate WK Kellogg. $KLG w/ @BenDummett wsj.com/business/deals…
Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/409qEvg
SCOOP: The Italian candy maker behind Ferrero Rocher and Nutella is nearing a deal to buy the breakfast-cereal conglomerate WK Kellogg. $KLG w/ @BenDummett wsj.com/business/deals…
NEW: President Trump is considering two men named Kevin for Fed chair, w/ one in Kevin Hassett on the rise Trump spoke to Hassett at least twice in June about the Fed chair job Warsh meanwhile wants to meet with Bessent about Fed Story w/ @NickTimiraos wsj.com/economy/centra…