Top Journalists in Securities Brokers and Dealers, Investment Banks, Merchant Banks
Ortenca Aliaj Financial Times
Banking Editor at the Financial Times and a core editor/writer of FT’s Due Diligence deals newsletter, focusing on global M&A and private capital. Specialties: Banking editor; M&A; private capital; FT Due Diligence.
David Benoit The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal; former longtime banking reporter covering JPMorgan, Citi and the broader U.S. banking system. Specialties: Wall Street leadership; large U.S. banks; deals; activism.
Matt Levine Bloomberg Opinion
Bloomberg Opinion columnist behind Money Stuff, widely read for deep, approachable analysis of Wall Street, investment banking and market structure. Specialties: Investment banking; securities regulation; market structure; witty analysis of Wall Street.
Paul J. Davies Bloomberg Opinion
Global banking columnist at Bloomberg Opinion and former WSJ/FT reporter, known for sharp columns on bank earnings, regulation and risks. Specialties: Global banking; financial regulation; investment banks; Europe and U.S. lenders.
Michael J. de la Merced The New York Times (DealBook)
DealBook reporter at The New York Times, regularly breaking and analyzing major deals and the personalities behind them. Specialties: M&A; Wall Street dealmakers; corporate finance; DealBook.
Emily Flitter The New York Times
Covers banking and Wall Street for The New York Times; author of The White Wall on systemic issues inside U.S. finance. Specialties: U.S. banks and Wall Street; culture and conduct at large financial institutions.
James Fontanella-Khan Financial Times
US finance/deals editor at the Financial Times and co‑creator of Due Diligence, steering agenda‑setting coverage of M&A and corporate finance. Specialties: Corporate finance; M&A; private capital; Due Diligence co-creator.
David French Reuters
Reuters M&A reporter in New York, frequently breaking exclusives on financial‑services and energy transactions. Specialties: Mergers & acquisitions; energy and financial services deals.
Joshua Franklin Financial Times
US Banking Editor at the Financial Times, leading FT’s coverage of America’s largest banks and their dealmaking ambitions. Specialties: U.S. banking industry; Wall Street banks; bank strategy and performance.
Antoine Gara Financial Times
US private and institutional capital correspondent/editor at the Financial Times and a leading voice in FT’s Due Diligence coverage of private markets. Specialties: Private equity; private credit; institutional capital; Wall Street deal advisory.
Gina Heeb The Wall Street Journal
Banking reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering the intersection of policy, consumers and the nation’s banks. Specialties: Consumer and commercial banking; policy and regulation; regional banks.
Lauren Hirsch The New York Times (DealBook)
DealBook reporter at The New York Times who regularly breaks and analyzes high‑profile transactions and boardroom battles. Specialties: Deals; corporate breakups; activists; retail/consumer transactions.
Liz Hoffman Semafor
Business & finance editor at Semafor and former WSJ M&A star, known for agenda‑setting scoops and analysis on Wall Street and dealmakers. Specialties: Wall Street; investment banking; corporate power dynamics; high‑profile dealmaking.
Sujeet Indap Financial Times (Lex/Due Diligence)
Wall Street editor and US Lex editor at the Financial Times, bringing banker‑level insight to the legal and financial engineering behind deals. Specialties: Wall Street; corporate finance and law; Lex analysis on deals and disputes.
Sridhar Natarajan Bloomberg News
Chief Wall Street correspondent at Bloomberg News, leading coverage of big‑bank strategy, executives and investment‑banking performance. Specialties: Wall Street banks; investment‑banking franchises; C‑suite coverage of major lenders.
Leslie Picker CNBC
Senior finance & banking reporter for CNBC, frequently interviewing top financiers and breaking news across banks, hedge funds and private equity. Specialties: Banking; hedge funds; private equity; asset management.
Anirban Sen Reuters
Editor in charge of market structure at Reuters and former U.S. M&A editor‑in‑charge, shaping coverage of deals and the plumbing of U.S. markets. Specialties: Market structure; U.S. M&A leadership; Reuters finance coverage.
Hugh Son CNBC
Banking reporter at CNBC known for breaking news on JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and the intersection of finance and technology. Specialties: Large U.S. banks; fintech/big‑tech and banks; regulation; credit/lending.
Abigail Summerville Reuters
Reuters M&A correspondent who breaks and explains high‑profile consumer and retail deals and the bankers behind them. Specialties: M&A; consumer and retail transactions; deal process reporting.
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