The Best M&A News Sources For 2023

If you are a business owner and want to keep up with all the latest business, finance, and M&A news and insights, these ten sites are a must-add to the bookmarks in your browser, or a follow on social media.

Financial Times

This international digital publication focuses on business and current economic affairs in both the U.S. and abroad. The Markets section covers crypto finance, capital markets, commodities, equities, fund management, trading, and more. The FT Group employs more than 2300 people worldwide, including 700 journalists in 40 countries. You won’t miss a beat regarding happenings in the global business community as long as you check in with this site regularly.

https://www.ft.com

@FinancialTimes

https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes/

https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes/

www.ft.com/linkedin

 

Pitchbook

Get comprehensive news and analysis through the news section that is driven by the Pitchbook platform, which focuses on companies, deals, funds, investors, and more. It's an excellent resource for private investment information, serving as a leading resource for comprehensive data, research, and insights spanning the global capital markets.

https://pitchbook.com/news/merger-and-acquisitions

@PitchBook

https://www.facebook.com/PitchBookData

https://www.instagram.com/pitchbookdata/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pitchbook/

 

Marketwatch

Marketwatch offers more than just M&A updates—it’s a compilation of the latest news regarding everything finance, economics, markets, companies, and investing. It is a Dow Jones company that is also part of the Wall Street Journal network.

https://www.marketwatch.com

@MarketWatch

https://www.facebook.com/marketwatch

https://www.linkedin.com/company/marketwatch/

 

Seeking Alpha

This investor community is designed to help investors make smart investing decisions by offering access to stock research, reliable news, valuable analytics tools, crowd-sourced debate, and market data. They are on a mission to empower investors with powerful research, professional-caliber tools, and some of the most comprehensive stock coverage available.

https://seekingalpha.com

@SeekingAlpha

https://www.facebook.com/Seekingalpha

https://www.instagram.com/seekingalpha/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/seeking-alpha/

 

TechCrunch

Tech plays a huge role in M&A these days, and this site is all about the tech industry. It offers great information on startups, emerging trends, interesting videos, online events, podcasts, various newsletters, and more. It's a very useful tool for profiling the latest and emerging tech businesses and products and offers sections dedicated to crypto, venture capital, startups, and security.

https://techcrunch.com

@TechCrunch

https://www.facebook.com//techcrunch

https://www.instagram.com/techcrunch/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/techcrunch/

TheMiddleMarket

Self-proclaimed as the essential resource for professionals in middle-market M&A, this source will keep you up to date on the latest deal action and in-depth analysis and commentary on private equity and M&A in the middle market. In addition to news, it also offers insightful articles on relevant industry topics.

https://www.themiddlemarket.com

@TheMiddleMarket

https://www.facebook.com/themiddlemarket/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/mergers-and-acquisitions---themiddlemarket-com/

 

The Business Journals

The Business Journals is a part of American City Business Journals, which is the largest publisher of metro business newsweeklies in the U.S. It features local business news from 43 cities across the nation. It delivers a total business audience of over 10 million people via 44 websites, 64 publications, and more than 700 annual industry-leading events. Their media products provide comprehensive coverage of business news from a local, regional, and national perspective. It also offers tools to assist businesses with growth, networking, and staffing.

https://www.bizjournals.com

@bizjournals

https://www.facebook.com/bizjournals

https://www.instagram.com/americancitybusinessjrnls/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-city-business-journals/

 

The M&A Journal

This independent site is targeted toward law firms, investment banks, corporations, pension funds, and corporate governance experts. They analyze complex transactions and present thorough accounts of deals from start to finish. They also cover legal and regulatory trends.

http://www.themandajournal.com

 

Reuters

The M&A section of Reuters—the world’s largest international multimedia news provider—offers a clean presentation of the very latest headlines in M&A news and deals around the world. Browse their sections on emerging markets, regional markets around the world, commodities, currencies, stocks, bonds, carbon markets, and funds.

https://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/mergers

@ReutersBiz

https://www.facebook.com/Reuters

https://www.instagram.com/Reuters/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/reuters2/

 

Benchmark International

This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning our own stellar sources of valuable information on the M&A world, as well as helpful tips for you as a business owner regarding buyers, company valuations, industry updates, retirement, exit strategies, succession planning, and so much more.

https://www.benchmarkintl.com

https://blog.benchmarkcorporate.com

@benchmarkgroup

https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-international/

https://www.instagram.com/benchmarkinternational/

https://vimeo.com/benchmarkinternational

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOFgkHUpfRjnBuei4c-9Bw/