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M&A Reporter – New York – $80-100k + bonus

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most successful news organisations covering financial deals around the world.

My client is looking for a talented journalist to break news on up-coming M&A, IPO’s and other equity related deals across North America. The job involves interviewing C level executives at major companies to find out about their growth plans, also networking with M&A Lawyers and Bankers to uncover any rumours about potential deals and attending industry events. You will be producing news on new deals, as well as tracking the progress of those deals and providing insight on trends.

My client is looking for talented financial journalists who are good at networking and contact building and have a track-record of breaking exclusive or off diary news on events and/or deals. This is a great role for a journalist seeking responsibility and good promotional prospects.


Primary Credit Reporter – London – £40-60k + Bonus

My client is a rapidly growing provider of leveraged finance and distressed debt news and analysis, they are seeking a talented and resourceful financial journalist to join their London team to report on primary leveraged finance markets and private credit. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a compelling market and work in an exciting, collaborative multi-background team. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the high yield/leveraged loans and/or the direct lending market but they will also look at individuals who have experience reporting on any asset class, the key is to have solid networking and contact building skills and the ability to write about granular topics. In this role you will need to develop and maintain a rapport with key banking and investor contacts in the bonds and leveraged loan professional space and write about the mechanics of bond and/or leveraged loan syndication, looking at individual deals and tapping the market to gain investor insight. This is a great role for an ambitious financial journalist who wants to build on their experience in a company that rewards success and can offer great promotional prospects.


Leveraged Finance Reporter – Australia – AUS $120,000-150,000 + Bonus

One of my clients is a leading provider of news and analysis on investable situations in the global credit markets. They report on companies and deals for an alternative and institutional investor audience and they are looking for a talented journalist to join their global team. The role focuses on the Leveraged Finance market, breaking news on new deals and speaking to market participants to get insight and analysis on the nuances of each deal. The role will be remote but you have the support of colleagues across the Asia Pacific region, along with training to bring you up to speed on the market, experience or knowledge of the credit markets would be ideal, but my client is also interested in speaking to financial or business journalists who have a good background producing news from industry contacts.


Energy Market Analyst – London – £55-75k

My client is a leading provider of real-time news and analysis for a broad client base that includes traders, portfolio managers, economists, and strategists on both the buy-side and sell-side of the global energy, foreign exchange and fixed income markets. In this role you will be producing insightful, concise, actionable real-time analysis of the impact of macro-economic events on the energy markets in real-time, as well as contributing to thematic research. You will need to have a clear understanding of the oil, gas or electricity generation markets, as well as how macro-economic events act as drivers. A background as an analyst or in the markets as a trader is essential for this role. You will be part of a rapidly expanding team of experienced analysts and former traders drawn from the investment banking, hedge fund and macro research industries.


Reporter – Distressed US Companies – New York – $80-120,000 + bonus

My client is a financial newswire, which provides breaking news and market-moving intelligence for hedge funds, investment banks and law firms. Their reporters cover some of the most interesting and diverse deals in the markets at the moment, looking into companies who are struggling with large debt obligations and seeking to provide clarity for investors on these situations.
They are looking for a reporter with solid experience of contact-driven, real-time financial news reporting to join their US Credit team. You will be based in their New York office, covering major US restructuring and bankruptcy cases as well as other important debt transactions of US companies.
You will work closely with a team of experienced journalists and financial analysts to produce comprehensive, up-to-the-minute coverage of the US high yield and distressed debt markets for an international specialist audience.
The successful candidate will be rewarded with a good salary, generous bonus scheme and the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team in a collegial environment.

Private Markets Reporter – London – £40-50k + Bonus

My client is a financial newswire, which provides breaking news and market-moving intelligence for hedge funds, investment banks and law firms. Their reporters cover some of the most interesting and diverse deals in the markets at the moment, looking into companies who are struggling with large debt obligations and seeking to provide clarity for investors on these situations.
They are looking for a reporter with solid experience of contact-driven, real-time financial news reporting to join their team. Ideally the person will have worked at a trade publication covering M&A or credit markets and will be used to working collaboratively on stories, as this role will require them to work closely with a team of experienced journalists, financial analysts and lawyers to shape content. In this role you will be breaking news on private equity buyouts and stay on top on the most topical deals in your beat. Reporting focuses on private equity auction processes, deal financing, refinancing, dividend recaps, as well as pitching thematic analysis and industry trend pieces.
The successful candidate will be rewarded with a good salary, generous bonus scheme and the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team in a collegial environment.

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