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Lauren Thomas

ARTICLES BY LAUREN THOMAS

Unilever, whose brands include Hellmann’s mayonnaise, announced a big deal Tuesday.

The year is off to the strongest start for big deals ever

3 min read . 01 Apr 2026

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Six months, 9 offers and $81 billion. How Hollywood’s nasty takeover was won.

8 min read . 28 Feb 2026

A deal with either Warner suitor would need approval from regulators. (REUTERS)

Warner Discovery rejects Paramount’s amended hostile bid

4 min read . 07 Jan 2026

This year’s action picked up as concerns around President Trump’s tariffs were subsiding, and bankers and lawyers say it hasn’t slowed down since.

Bankers are gearing up for another onslaught of monster deals in 2026

3 min read . 31 Dec 2025

Netflix earlier this month agreed to pay $72 billion, in cash and stock for Warner’s studio and HBO Max streaming business after the entertainment company splits itself in two. (File Photo: Reuters)

Warner rejects Paramount’s hostile bid, saying Netflix deal still superior

2 min read . 17 Dec 2025

Entertainment giant Paramount, now renamed Paramount Skydance, is attempting a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery worth $108.4 billion. (Getty Images via AFP)

Paramount made a hostile bid for Warner after Netflix deal. What happens next?

4 min read . 09 Dec 2025

Netflix has said a deal with Warner Bros. would help it attract and retain more subscribers. Philip Cheung for WSJ

Netflix landed a big deal. Now it could have a big fight.

4 min read . 06 Dec 2025

Warner Discovery essentially put itself up for sale in October after receiving several unsolicited offers from Paramount, which Warner Discovery rebuffed. (Bloomberg)

Netflix makes majority cash bid for Warner Discovery

2 min read . 02 Dec 2025

Comcast and Netflix are primarily interested in the Warner Bros. movie and television studios and the HBO Max streaming service but not its cable network holdings, (REUTERS)

Paramount, Comcast, Netflix prepare bids for Warner as deadline approaches

1 min read . 14 Nov 2025

Whit Bernard, left, and Clive Meanwell Zé Otavio

This unlikely duo is developing a weight-loss pill. Big Pharma is obsessed.

6 min read . 07 Nov 2025

The overall jobs market in the U.S. has slowed and the economy looks weaker, but bankers are showing confidence in the future. (REUTERS)

Wall Street is poaching bankers in a red-hot job market

3 min read . 24 Sept 2025

Illustration: Emil Lendof/WSJ, iStock

The year’s buzziest deals are corporate breakups

4 min read . 04 Sept 2025

Tan has so far shied away from spinning off the manufacturing segment, which lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter. (REUTERS)

Inside Intel’s tricky dance with Trump

12 min read . 25 Aug 2025

Intel reigned for decades as the world’s most valuable semiconductor company, (Reuters)

Intel’s CEO, under attack from Trump, is already at odds with his board

5 min read . 08 Aug 2025

Shell in early talks to acquire rival BP

3 min read . 25 Jun 2025

Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ

Dealmakers are struggling to make sense of Trump’s antitrust policy

3 min read . 22 Apr 2025

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle. (AFP)

Major hedge fund prepares for fight at Harley-Davidson

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

Elon Musk merges X with xAI, boosting valuation and ad revenue, as investor interest surges ahead of Trump’s new trade tariffs. (Image: Reuters)

How Elon Musk rescued X from the brink

5 min read . 09 Apr 2025

Elon Musk’s merger of X and xAI values the combined company at over $110 billion. (AP)

Elon Musk’s megadeal between X and xAI breaks Wall Street’s rulebook

3 min read . 01 Apr 2025

Lip-Bu Tan, the new chief executive of Intel. (Times of India)

Inside the mind of Intel’s new CEO: ‘Disrupt and Leapfrog’

5 min read . 14 Mar 2025