Ben Dummett is a European M&A Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He specializes in finance, investment, and financial services, with a keen focus on mergers and acquisitions within the BFSI sector. Ben's work has been featured in prominent publications such as MarketWatch, Financial News, Private Equity News, Yahoo Finance, and Editor & Publisher Magazine.
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Ben Dummett's coverage heavily focuses on finance, particularly investment analysis and private sector announcements. He appears to have a strong interest in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) within the business and technology sectors.
Given his focus, it is likely he would be receptive to pitches from financial experts who can provide insightful analysis of investment trends, especially in relation to mergers and acquisitions or significant deals within the technology industry.
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By: Caitlin McCabe, Ben Dummett
Ben Dummett, Caitlin McCabe The wildest short squeeze of this year just got a little more complicated.
The owner of the S&P 500 index is considering changing rules governing the widely followed benchmark to fast track inclusion of SpaceX, OpenAI and other so-called megacap companies that could go public as soon as this year. Currently, newly-listed U.S. companies that seek a listing through an initi
By: Ben Dummett
Architect Capital agrees to buy minority stake in site popular with adult-content creators for $535 million.
By: Ben Dummett, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
He is unsentimental about books as he wrings out expenses ahead of a potential IPO.
By: Ben Dummett, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
Ben Dummett, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg James Daunt is relentless when it comes to cost-cutting. Some might say ruthless.
Cerebras Systems—a manufacturer that churns out AI chips the size of a dinner plate and hopes to rival Nvidia—is the next hot company set to test the strength of the U.S. IPO market. In a sign of strong demand for its offering, it [boosted its IPO price](https://www.wsj/tech/ai/cerebras-boost
NextEra Energy agreed to buy Dominion Energy in a roughly $67 billion deal that would create a utility giant and represent one of the biggest tie-ups of the year.
By: Ben Dummett, Kejal Vyas, Alexander Saeedy
Centerview’s Matthieu Pigasse, an investment banker from Paris, is helping Caracas restructure around $150 billion in debt
By: Ben Dummett, Lauren Thomas
IFF is to retain a minority stake in the division it is selling. - Thomas Simonetti/Bloomberg News
By: Ben Dummett
Shares in International Flavors & Fragrances ticked up premarket after it struck a $4.3 billion deal to sell its food-ingredients division, its latest move to reshape its business to boost profits. IFF, as the New York-based company is known, is selling the maker of emulsifiers and sweeteners to CV
