Weitzman departs Axios for Octus
Aaron Weitzman has left Axios Pro for a senior reporting job at Octus, formerly known as Reorg. He will still be focused on healthcare M&A, private equity as well as expending coverage to private credit. He comes from Axios Pro, where he helped co-author the health tech deals daily newsletter, as well writing hundreds of […]
How WSJ’s Thomas covers deals
Lauren Thomas, the lead deals reporter at The Wall Street Journal, spoke with Meredith Klein of Meredith & the Media about how she covers mergers and acquisitions Here is an excerpt: As Lead Deals Reporter, you’re focused on mergers and acquisitions and shareholder activism. How do you get most of your stories? This job is […]
Axios seeks a health care deals reporter
Axios Pro Deals is the subscription service within Axios, a thriving, fast-growing media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We’re hiring a healthcare deals reporter to cover this essential sector of the deals market with a focus on the public markets, private equity and M&A. Why it Matters: Axios Pro Deals […]
Mergermarket seeks a French M&A reporter
We are looking for a Reporter to join ION Analytics’ Paris Bureau covering French M&A and private equity activity for Mergermarket. The successful candidate will ideally have proven experience in a financial news reporter role, with an investigative focus. Our new France reporter will focus on unearthing scoops and providing analysis on late-stage startups’ growth […]
WSJ’s Thomas on being an M&A reporter
Russell Sherman of “Press Profiles” interviewed Wall Street Journal mergers and acquisitions reporter Lauren Thomas about how she uncovers deals, her reporter’s intuition, and staying ahead of the “footsteps” of competitors as she attempts to break news. “It’s a lot of jumping around, for sure,” said Thomas. “…It’s really all about who you know.” Thomas said she likes […]
Quartz has been sold to a software company
Financial news site Quartz has been sold to software company Redbrick for an undisclosed amount. Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn of Axios report, “Redbrick is buying Quartz as part of an effort to scale publishing sites using tech from its other portfolio companies, a similar model to that used by Recurrent Ventures, The Arena Group and others. In […]
Reuters seeks an India M&A correspondent
Reuters is looking for an experienced, driven and scoop-hungry journalist with a passion for breaking news and writing ahead-of-the-curve stories on India’s M&A and deals landscape. Based in Mumbai, the reporter in this role will focus on sourcing up with bankers, regulators, lawyers and company sources to break news on fund raises, deals and IPOs, […]
FT taps Barnes to cover US deals and activists
The Financial Times has named Oliver Barnes its U.S. deals and activist investor correspondent. He has been covering U.S. biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care companies. Barnes has been the FT’s leisure industries correspondent based in London. He covers hospitality, gambling, tourism, tobacco and cannabis companies. He previously covered health and science for the FT. He was awarded […]
Fontanella-Khan on how the FT is merging M&A with other coverage areas
Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed Financial Times U.S. finance editor James Fontanella-Khan about his job and his career. “I never thought about being a finance person or finance editor in my life,” said Fontanella-Khan, who joined the FT nearly 20 years to focus on foreign coverage. With his new position, he said that the FT […]
Reuters hires Conchie as M&A correspondent in London
Reuters has hired Charlie Conchie to be a mergers and acquisitions correspondent in London. He will focus on financial services deal making, as well as other sectors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and equity capital markets. Conchie has been at CityAM for the last three years, including stints as City editor and chief City reporter. […]
