John Tilak

Cofounder, ThinkSuite Inc | Former Reuters reporter |

[Ernest Scheyder @ErnestScheyder]

"Creating a JV seems a lot simpler than mashing these two huge companies together" -->Top @BarrickGold shareholder urges joint venture in Nevada with @Newmont
https://t.co/dyBS1DnPNv

story w/@LianaBaker #mining #gold #barrick #newmont #nevada #deals

[Elizabeth Dilts Marshall @eadilts]

Suits and ties now optional, Goldman Sachs hedges dress code https://t.co/M8CU0iZNgU

[Rod Nickel @RodNickel_Rtrs]

China blocks canola shipments from Canada's Richardson: customs document. https://t.co/VdABoWJTmu

[Jessica DiNapoli @JessicaDiNapoli]

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma considering filing for #bankruptcy as litigation mounts #OpioidCrisis w/@mike_d_spector @nateraymond https://t.co/53K0ivgd7B

[Joshua Franklin @FTJFranklin]

Dispatches from #SuperReturn in 🇩🇪#PrivateEquity investors fret about managers overpaying for deals https://t.co/lnOnc2LKRu

[John Tilak @johntilak]

Conflicting cultures and management styles are overshadowing Barrick Gold's $18 billion bid for rival Newmont Mining, threatening to move the debate away from deal logic. Read more here: https://t.co/UV7rE5m09M. W/ @ErnestScheyder @LianaBaker @reuters_staylor

[Matt Scuffham @MattScuffham]

Exclusive: Canadian regulator failed to make checks on risky mortgage brokers https://t.co/VoKwLDWtwX

[Lawrence Delevingne @ldelevingne]

The Platinum fraud trial starts today in Brooklyn 👀 https://t.co/9THW9jrjq0

[Ernest Scheyder @ErnestScheyder]

.@BarrickGold CEO defends $18 billion hostile @Newmont bid as logical tie-up https://t.co/ZeAnZoav6e

$AVX $NEM #gold #mining #mergers

[David French @davidj_french]

A very rare sight in M&A world - Warren Buffett as a seller! Berkshire Hathaway in advanced talks to sell workers compensation unit Applied Underwriters https://t.co/Vp6KxtrOVa

[David French @davidj_french]

My latest: The PE owners of Permian producer DoublePoint Energy are exploring a potential $5 billion sale of the company later this year https://t.co/RvI8rx8zr5

[John Tilak @johntilak]

.@reuters_staylor captures the dilemma Canada’s auto union faces in its battle with General Motors over a plant closure in Oshawa. It's a great read.

Canadian auto union faces Catch-22 in General Motors fight | Reuters https://t.co/QKtyZ3V4Me

[Susan Taylor @reuters_staylor]

Canada's auto union boss says #GM has "a lot of power, but they don't scare me" https://t.co/cDC2zz6og5 $GM #cdnpoli #Canada #Ontario #AutomotiveIndustry #ElectricVehicles #economy #Unifor @GM @JerryDias #SaveOshawaGM @UniforTheUnion @GMCanada #onpoli #canlab #Mexico

[John Tilak @johntilak]

Fund managers tell us that Berkshire's move to return to Suncor is a validation of the company's integrated business model. The investment's value is up 23 percent so far. | @Reuters https://t.co/wdV0UEDCkO | w/ @fergalsmith2 @RodNickel_Rtrs & Jon Stempel | $BRKB $SU

[Jarrett Renshaw @JarrettRenshaw]

Kinder Morgan plans to at least double the number of barges at its Argo docks and add additional storage capacity at its rail yard. Sources tell me the full plan has not been approved by the company's board but it's expected. https://t.co/U21txXqGin

[John Tilak @johntilak]

A Closer Look: Despite 60 percent support, Canada's Husky scrapped MEG oil merger | Reuters https://t.co/riCfXX4ddR | with @RodNickel_Rtrs @davidj_french

[Reuters Deals @reutersdeals]

Citigroup names new head of Canada energy banking -memo https://t.co/mFvivj6jdq @davidj_french @johntilak

[John Tilak @johntilak]

Canadian M&A activity is seen rising this year after hitting a 12-year high of $275.2 billion in 2018, top bankers and lawyers tell us. | @Reuters https://t.co/8rGiTdVmCm | w/ @MattScuffham

[John Tilak @johntilak]

Rio Tinto is preparing for the IPO of its Canadian iron ore unit in early 2019, sources tell us. The mining giant plans to dual-list the $4B business in New York and Toronto. | @Reuters https://t.co/fXTDUM6pPX | with @ReutersJF @reutersBarbaraL @claradenina

[Greg Roumeliotis @GregRoumeliotis]

Hamburger chain Jack in the Box says it is exploring a sale, as first reported last month by @ReutersJF and @HarryBrumpton https://t.co/cRh3I7iuO6… $JACK