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Financial Services Reporter – London – £60-70k plus bonus

My client is a major provider of news and analysis on pre-deal M&A across the world, they have a team of talented journalists who uncover companies which are looking to acquire or sell. They currently have an opening for a financial services reporter, someone who has contacts in financial services at the senior executive level and an understanding of the regulatory issues surrounding M&A within the banking, insurance and funds sector. As a reporter you will regularly be speaking to senior executives at these financial institutions to discuss any growth plans they have, also networking with M&A bankers and lawyers to talk about sector activity. This is a role that focuses on original reporting, so much of your time will be spent talking to people and meeting with contacts. The role is London based and there is some flexibility on salary for the right person.


Energy and Infrastructure Reporter – Remote/London – £60-70k plus bonus

This is an excellent opportunity for a news focused financial journalist to join a growing company, reporting on deal financing opportunities across power, oil & gas and renewables. The core of the role involves breaking news on financing deals for M&A, asset sales and project finance, plus writing about key people moves. As a reporter you will engage with contacts at commercial and investment banks, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, law firms and energy companies, in order to break news on companies and funds seeking finance for projects or acquisitions, mergers and the sale of assets, both buy-side and sell-side. This is not a role where you can aggregate news from online sources, you will be speaking with contacts on a daily basis to report on the latest developments. Along with producing scoops on new situations you will also write follow-up stories, tracking the progress of deals and looking at any important changes. This will suit a highly sociable journalist who loves to spend time on the phone or meeting with contacts and digging up news before the competition. You must have some understanding of how deals are structured as you will be writing for an investor audience, and stories need to include key facts and data to give the reader enough detail to help the decision-making process. This is a fully remote role, with the use of a London based office but you will need to have current experience of the EMEA infrastructure market.


Funds Reporter – London – £60-70k plus bonus

This is an excellent role for an experienced funds reporter with a solid contact book of LP’s to produce news and analysis on the EMEA infrastructure fund market. In this role you will be speaking to LP’s across the market about their asset allocation plans into infrastructure investments, looking at their investment strategy, asset performance, and market trends. There is a focus on original reporting, so this role will suit someone who enjoys talking to the markets and generating stories from their contacts. What makes this role particularly interesting is that you will be covering investing into real assets across a range of large scale projects in transport, digital infrastructure, power, and renewables. My client is looking for someone who really wants to do nothing by original reporting, so nothing aggregated, and this is reflected in the number of stories you will be expected to produce.


Real Asset Credit Reporter – London – £70-80k plus bonus

This is an excellent role for an experienced credit reporter to use their knowledge of the debt capital markets to produce coverage of project finance, acquisition finance, and refinancing deals in the EMEA infrastructure market. In this role you will be speaking to mix of contacts at infrastructure credit funds, commercial and investment banks, debt advisory firms, and borrowers to produce a mix of breaking news on new deals, fundraising, investment strategy, asset performance, and market trends. There is a focus on original reporting, so this role will suit someone who enjoys talking to the markets and generating stories from their contacts. What makes this role particularly interesting is that you will be covering real assets across a range of large scale projects in transport, digital infrastructure, power, and renewables. You will also get the opportunity to contribute to my clients in-house events with content creation, panel moderation and speaking.


Companies Reporter – German Speaking – £50-70k plus bonus

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly entrepreneurial company with an excellent reputation for high quality financial journalism. In this role you will be covering German companies who are either in a distressed debt situations or are looking to restructure their finances, this involves speaking to company executives, bankers, advisors and lawyers close to these businesses to build up a picture of their current situation. As a journalist you will be given the time, resources and training to effectively build contacts and interview the key parties involved. This isn’t a role where you can use aggregated sources or press releases, the information around these stories can only be acquired by using your networking and journalistic skills. Although this is a challenging role, it’s also highly rewarding, along with the support of the existing, and highly talented team you will also have budget to attend conferences and other events to help you build out your source base. Ideally, you will have fluent German, as this will be a huge advantage, but my client will also consider people with conversational German. Along with a good pay and benefits package, my client also offers great promotional opportunities.


M&A Reporter – Finance – London Hybrid – £35-45,000 + Bonus

My client is a market leading publication with a team of talented journalists who focus solely on producing original news and analysis. As a reporter you won’t be asked to produce content from press releases or aggregates sources, so you will have the time and resources to develop trusted relationships with senior leaders and dealmakers, enabling you to break news on market defining deals as well as producing deep sector insight. This is a role that will suit someone who really enjoys speaking to and meeting contacts both in London and key financial centres across Europe. Experience covering M&A or any deal-based beat would be ideal but what is more important is experience building sources and breaking news from those contacts, this is because what my client delivers to their subscribers can’t be found in the public domain. So, if you have great communication skills, want to only produce original content and be part of a growing and entrepreneurial team, then this role is perfect.


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.

Credit Reporter – London – £60-80,000 + 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 experience producing contact-driven, financial news reporting. You will be based in their London office, covering major European restructuring and bankruptcy cases as well as other important debt transactions.

You will work closely with a team of experienced journalists and financial analysts to produce comprehensive, up-to-the-minute coverage of the European 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. Along with solid journalism experience, fluent French and some understanding of debt capital market structures will be highly beneficial. If you have direct experience of the distressed markets then my client is willing to offer a higher salary than the stated range.


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.


Senior Reporter – London Hybrid – £50-60,000 + Bonus

My client is a market leading publication with a team of talented journalists who focus solely on producing original news and analysis. As a reporter you won’t be asked to produce content from press releases or aggregates sources, so you will have the time and resources to develop trusted relationships with senior leaders and dealmakers, enabling you to break news on market defining deals as well as producing deep sector insight. This is a role that will suit someone who really enjoys speaking to and meeting contacts both in London and key financial centres across Europe. Experience covering M&A or any deal-based beat is essential and in addition to reporting you will use your experience to help mentor more junior members of the team. So, if you have great communication skills, want to only produce original content and be part of a growing and entrepreneurial team, then this role is perfect.


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