@aaronw11

I cover leveraged finance for @business. Former corro @FinancialReview, @BusinessInsider. DM for my contact information.

 New York, NY
Joined August 2010
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I’m no longer at The Fin, but @business were kind enough to hire me. See you all next year!
Talking Biz News@talkingbiznews1 Dec 2024
.@aaronw11 hired by @business as a leveraged loan reporter: talkingbiznews.com/media-new…
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When we started Tract, we were still boring people at dinner parties talking about data centers — people’s eyes rolled back in their heads. Now it’s all people want to talk about.” Via @aaronw11 ⁦@dawnmlim⁩ @natalexisw bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Nvidia-Tied Debt Deal Turbocharges a 30,000-Acre Data Center Bet

When JPMorgan Chase & Co. hit the market to sell $3.8 billion worth of junk bonds for the construction of a data center backed by Nvidia Corp., investors piled in, placing some $14 billion of orders...

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The post from @realDonaldTrump landed at precisely 7:23 a.m. Inside JPMorgan Chase & Co., the final piece of Project Eagle was a go. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Inside ‘Project Eagle,’ JPMorgan’s High-Wire Act to Fund EA Deal

The post from @realDonaldTrump landed at precisely 7:23 a.m. Inside JPMorgan Chase & Co., the final piece of Project Eagle was a go.

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Here for the royalties. New yarn w/ @LianaBaker ⬇️🍨
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@businessFeb 26
Activist hedge fund Capital Management has made an unsolicited offer for Reservoir Media bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Irenic Makes Unsolicited Bid for Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell Music Catalog-Owner Reservoir Media

Activist hedge fund Irenic Capital Management has made an unsolicited offer for Reservoir Media Inc., an independent music publisher whose song catalog features Joni Mitchell, John Denver and Sheryl...

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@business31 Oct 2025
Chobani is best known for popularizing Greek yogurt in the US, but the closely held business is now being valued like a tech company bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chobani’s Tech-Like Valuation Puts Founder Among World’s Richest

Chobani is best known for popularizing Greek yogurt in the US, but the closely held business is now being valued like a technology company.

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In two investor updates last year, the asset manager lauded Byju’s profitability even as other backers slashed the value of the embattled education platform. bit.ly/3Tkvdjd
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🚨 @juliusbaer CIO crafted a sternly-worded letter to @Macquarie's investment banking head re an Indian ed-tech investment that's gone pear-shaped. After alerting the bank to our story, Macquarie marked down its investment in @BYJUS, or "Project Kohli" -- tinyurl.com/5a8w4aaw
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Wall Street banks have some of the biggest gender pay imbalances in Australia, new data shows afr.com/work-and-careers/wor… via @aaronw11
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Can confirm. I enjoyed a Subway footling while researching most of this
Myriam Robin@myriamrobin14 Nov 2023
Can't believe @aaronw11 and I wrote this piece and didn't even get taken out to lunch for it! In any case: here's where Melbourne's top deal-makers go to break bread (particularly when sustenance isn't the point) afr.com/life-and-luxury/food…
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Max Mason@Maxepmason24 Jul 2023
ICYMI from the weekend: Australian fantasy sport platform’s US staff endure wages delay amid messy exit w/ @aaronw11 afr.com/companies/games-and-…

Fantasy sport platform’s US staff endure wages delay amid messy exit

Over roughly three weeks, the betting company’s US staff were left wondering about their pay and employee benefits. The CEO now says payments are being processed immediately.

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Little scoop from me and @aaronw11: PlayUp searches for $10m as it untangles itself from FTX deal afr.com/companies/games-and-…

PlayUp searches for $10m as it untangles itself from FTX deal

The fantasy sports gambling outfit once backed by Malcolm Turnbull is also mulling selling its assets in the US after a failure to list on the Nasdaq.

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Max Mason@Maxepmason16 Jun 2023
This is pretty exciting. Stoked!
Walkley Foundation@walkleys15 Jun 2023
The winner of the 2023 June Andrews Award for Best Industrial Reporting is Max Mason (@Maxepmason), @FinancialReview. Congratulations! #MidYearAwards. Supported by @withMEAA
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A $15b M&A deal with snippy bankers, 2am Zoom meetings from Buenos Aires to Sydney, and last minute scrambling to announce the deal quickly after @FinancialReview broke the story. My latest, inside "Project Topo":afr.com/companies/mining/ins…

Inside Project Topo: Allkem’s $15b tie-up with Livent

Bankers from three continents crisscrossed the globe, while some held 2am Zoom meetings to ink the monster merger between the lithium producers.

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Scoop with @jessicasier and @aaronw11: Two of Australia's top restaurant tech start ups Mr Yum and me&u look at merging into one company afr.com/technology/restauran…

Restaurant tech start-ups Mr Yum and me&u in merger talks

The QR code menu and payments start-ups are engaged in merger talks after both enjoyed explosive growth during the pandemic.

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Two really good jobs going over at AFR towers - wealth editor and social media editor. Apply and come work with us! seek.com.au/job/67373091?typ… seek.com.au/job/67117670?typ…
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The case against talent agent Nav De Silva, accused of stealing almost $250k to lure the services of international players to local cricket comps, may resolve. ICYMI, here's my story on the suburban club that hosted stars like @henrygayle and @IamDimuth -- afr.com/companies/sport/the-…

The mystery of four Test captains in one suburban cricket team

The strange tale of a minor suburban cricket club, the international players who joined it and the Melbourne talent agent facing charges of stealing $250,000.

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Cool cool cool: "Private equity investors are pouring money into businesses servicing the National Disability Insurance Scheme, sensing an opportunity for outsized returns..: afr.com/companies/financial-…

Private equity senses a money-making opportunity from NDIS

Profits from National Disability Insurance Scheme service providers ballooned 28 per cent to roughly $38 billion over the past five years.

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Fox settles defamation case for $1.2b just as trial starts afr.com/companies/media-and-…

Murdoch case: Fox settles defamation case for $1.2b just as trial starts

The resolution of the unprecedented case was announced at the 11th hour, with a jury selected and the case poised to kick off with opening statements.

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Private equity rolls in. @RugbyAUS would join @SixNationsRugby and @RugbyNZ_ as PE-backed sports bodies. @RugbySpringboks on deck too
Carrie LaFrenz@CarrieLafrenz18 Apr 2023
Great yarn here by ⁦@aaronw11⁩ ⁦@RugbyAUS⁩ eyes $250m from private equity #investment #pe #sport #ausbiz ⁦@FinancialReview⁩ afr.com/business/banking-and…
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