Senior Reporter, Private Credit Secondaries

Media Contacts; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Media Contacts in London is seeking a senior journalist to establish and own a new coverage beat focused on private credit and PE debt markets. You will lead reporting on LP/GP-led secondaries, stressed transactions, and trends across Europe, with a path to building a team.

Reporting alongside a veteran team, you will develop sources across PE, private credit, and advisory communities, write scoops under deadline, and shape the beat as it proves out.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial journalism with a track record of scoops.
• A solid understanding of PE and debt capital markets, particularly private credit, leveraged loans, and HY bonds.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build sources among sophisticated deal makers, and the ability to write clearly under deadline pressure.
• The ambition to grow a coverage area, with European languages an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own coverage of private credit secondaries, setting the reporting agenda for the beat.
• Break news on LP and GP-led secondary transactions, as well as stressed large and mid-cap private credit names.
• Produce thematic pieces identifying affected sectors and emerging trends across PE and private credit funds.
• Build and maintain rapport with contacts across PE, private credit, and the advisory community.

Skills

Financial journalism

PE & debt capital markets

Interpersonal skills

Deadline-driven writing

Job description

Establish a new coverage area for a leading intelligence business covering European credit, with a clear path to building a team.

Secondary activity in private credit has accelerated sharply, with GP-led deal volume climbing as institutional capital moves into the market. This desk is creating a dedicated beat to match, and you will define it: generating leads on private credit borrowers facing pressure and covering the sale of LP fund interests and loan portfolios, as well as GP-led deals. Reporting centres on PE-owned businesses financed by private debt.

You will set the coverage agenda from day one, working alongside an established team of journalists and financial and legal analysts in London. As the beat proves out, you will be well positioned to build a team and take on section editor responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and own coverage of private credit secondaries, setting the reporting agenda for the beat.
• Break news on LP and GP-led secondary transactions, as well as stressed large and mid-cap private credit names.
• Produce thematic pieces identifying affected sectors and emerging trends across PE and private credit funds.
• Build and maintain rapport with contacts across PE, private credit, and the advisory community.

Key requirements

• Significant experience in financial journalism with a track record of scoops.
• A solid understanding of PE and debt capital markets, particularly private credit, leveraged loans, and HY bonds.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build sources among sophisticated deal makers, and the ability to write clearly under deadline pressure.
• The ambition to grow a coverage area, with European languages an advantage.