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James Fontanella-Khan

US corporate finance and deals editor

James Fontanella-Khan is US corporate finance and deals editor at the Financial Times covering deals across America. Previously he worked on Lex and as a correspondent in Brussels, New Delhi and Mumbai. He started his career at the FT in London on the news desk in 2005. He graduated at Science Po, Paris.

Along with Arash Massoudi, he is the co-creator of the FT’s premium corporate finance briefing called Due Diligence. To receive the newsletter in your inbox Tuesday to Friday at 5am UK time, sign-up here.

Email James Fontanella-Khan @JFK_America  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
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  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
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    Alphabet had been in discussions to buy Israeli cyber security company

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  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
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    The US vice-president is gaining support and donations, but her party’s delegates are not yet secured

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  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
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    The undoing of Joe Biden

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  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
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    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
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    Joe Biden and Kamala Harris greet a crowd as they walk onstage
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
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    Investor interest follows slowing sales and a share price stuck in the doldrums

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  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
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  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
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    Top Democratic donors and operatives say Biden is near exit

    Party insiders say pressure for president to quit 2024 race is now ‘insurmountable’

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    US President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
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    David Zaslav speaks to the media as he arrives for the Sun Valley conference on July 9
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
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    Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs set to secure top roles on fintech’s potential offering

    The Klarna logo on a phone
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
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    A montage of an American flag, the US flag and the New York skyline
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Alphabet Inc
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    The Wiz logo displayed on a phone screen
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Unhedged podcast20 min listen
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    Paramount and Skydance just merged. Can they compete in the new Hollywood?

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