Lauren Thomas is a Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. She covers M&A and shareholder activism, with a keen focus on finance, trading, and government and politics. Lauren's insights have been featured in numerous outlets including NBC News, CNBC, and MarketWatch.
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New Paltz, United States (Local)
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Lauren Thomas focuses on local (United States, Massachusetts) coverage with an emphasis on finance and sports. Her articles revolve around business, mergers and acquisitions, investments, stocks, and corporate news.
Based on her coverage attributes and themes covered, Lauren would likely welcome pitches related to local businesses in Massachusetts or companies with a significant impact in the state. She might also be interested in stories about investment opportunities or stock market trends that affect the local economy.
Given her focus on finance and investment analysis as well as sports-related content like Travis Kelce's impression of Gillette Stadium, she may appreciate insights from financial experts or industry insiders regarding mergers/acquisitions involving local companies or the impact of major sporting events on the regional economy.
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By: Crispin Kott, Lauren Thomas
SUNY New Paltz students with visions of Cheesy Gordita Crunches dancing in their heads will have to wait a bit longer for good news on the Taco Bell front, as hopes for site plan approval have been delayed at least until later this month.
A team of projects lawyers represented MEP Low Carbon Solutions (Mitsui) in the formation of a joint venture with affiliates of Carbonvert LLC and Repsol USA to develop offshore carbon storage projects in Corpus Christi, Texas.
By: Lauren Thomas
Carl Icahn says he is sensing opportunity in the stock market and wants to increase his stake in a top portfolio company.
By: Lauren Thomas, Alexander Saeedy, Miriam Gottfried, Annamaria Andriotis
Financiers, ready for dealmaking, are no longer scared to embrace the former president.
Marc Lore’s Wonder is close to a deal to buy the food-delivery startup from Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway.
QXO a new player in building-products distribution, has made an offer to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply according to people familiar with the matter. Beacon has a market value of about $6.2 billion, with its share price up around 14% so far this year. Herndon, Va.-based Beacon is the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products in the U.S. and Canada, according to the company’s website.
Quikrete is in advanced talks to acquire rival Summit Materials, according to people familiar with the matter.
By: Lauren Thomas
Activist investor Barington Capital has built a position in Macy’s and plans to push the department-store operator to make changes to boost its slumping stock, including the creation of a separate real-estate unit within the company. Barington plans to disclose its position in a PowerPoint presentation to Macy’s shareholders that was viewed by The Wall Street Journal and is expected to be published on its website later Monday. Barington has teamed up with property-owner Thor Equities on its investment, according to the presentation.
By: Jordan Polumbo, Lauren Thomas
Frida’s Bakery and Café opened in 2014 in Milton, dishing up funky grilled cheeses, carefully crafted soups, paninis, burgers and other breakfast and lunch options.
WHP Global is nearing a deal to purchase the Vera Wang brand, which brings in over $700 million in annual retail sales, according to people familiar with the matter.
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