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Head of MENA Coverage

Created on 25-04-2019
Location Abu Dhabi

Description

Mergermarket and Dealreporter, published by Acuris, are looking to hire a fulltime Head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) coverage. The post will be based out of our Dubai office.

The person chosen will be expected to provide exclusive content on mergers and acquisitions and corporate financial strategy, including via covering significant business events and conferences. They will also coordinate the regional reporting team.

The right candidate will be hungry to produce exclusive stories on a regular basis by interviewing decision makers, CEOs, bankers, fund managers and other sources for Mergermarket/Dealreporter, working closely with our sister products - particularly Debtwire and Inframation News. The person appointed will report to Elaine Green, Editor EMEA Bureaus, but will work also closely with the other product teams active in the region.

Whilst primarily reporting on M&A, a key part of the successful candidate’s role will be to facilitate good communication and collaborative content between all products, including those covering fixed income events.

The candidate will have excellent English speaking and writing skills, and bring good reporting experience from another financial news service, newspaper or online publication to the table. Fluency in another language such as French or Arabic would also be desirable.

The person should be willing to travel to key events the wider MENA region and beyond, and be eligible to work in the UAE.

Acuris will provide you with the training and support needed. The post is a full-time salaried position with good promotional opportunities within the Editorial team and the wider Acuris suite of products.

If you are interested in this position, please click on the “Apply Here”. Please ensure your CV, cover letter and two writing samples are attached.

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Mergermarket is an Acuris media company that provides the advisory, corporate and financial communities with forward-looking intelligence, analysis and data that you simply can't get anywhere else. Mergermarket was founded in 2000 and our team of over 500 specialist journalists and analysts in 67 locations around the world sets us apart, producing unparalleled proprietary intelligence and in-depth analysis for our subscribers. Many of the world’s principal advisory firms, investment banks, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms and corporates subscribe to our products to spot new business opportunities, increase their revenues and keep several steps ahead of the competition.

Dealreporter’s outstanding news and data covers Mergers and Acquisitions, Special Situations and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in real time. Our coverage is global, with journalists and editorial analysts across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Debtwire provides high value news, data and analysis on debt markets worldwide. We are the only intelligence service that reports and researches on debt situations before they break in the market. Our solutions span real time news, in-depth credit analysis, data, covenant research, specialist coverage of structured finance and municipal bond markets.

Acuris is fully committed to a policy of non-discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunity in employment on grounds of merit, experience, skills and aptitude in order to maximise the full potential of both existing and prospective employees.

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