Newsfeeds

News about mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Nonprofit News Groups Considering a Merger
The Bay Citizen is considering a potential merger and raising questions about whether the founding patron’s vision for a revitalization of Bay Area news reporting can survive him.
MEDIA DECODER; Actors' Unions Closer to Merger
American Federation of Radio and Television Artists approves plan for merger with the Screen Actors Guild; both unions will submit the plan to a membership vote. (S)2
Ryan Seacrest’s Company to Sell a Stake to Clear Channel
With the investment, Mr. Seacrest will help Clear Channel identify ways to branch into television and other media, as he continues to build up his own production company.
Dealbook Online
DealBook Online; Gores Group will buy Pep Boys for $791 million; Talbots will open its books to Sycamore Partners as it considers a possible sale; Commerzbank chief executive Martin Blessing defends bank not paying 2008 bonuses to investment bankers, who are suing bank; Bank of America names Christian Meissner as head of global corporate and investment banking. Photos (M)3
Another Bidder for Dodgers
The South Korean retailer E-Land Group confirmed that it had formed a consortium that was among the short-listed bidders to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.