Maria Heeter

About

U.S. Deals Correspondent at the Financial Times. I cover mergers, boardrooms and shareholder activism. Call or text 6033197139 cell/whatsapp/signal/telegram with story tips. Previously, I covered corporate finance and venture capital for The Information, a Silicon Valley publication. In 2023, I won two SABEW awards for my coverage of the collapse of $4Bn trucking company Convoy, (best transportation coverage, small publishing division) and for my reporting on IPOs (best investing/markets coverage, small publishing division). I use LinkedIn to do research. I often message people who have context around subjects I’m reporting on, so I can make sure I'm asking the right questions. I protect sources' identities, and am happy to explain what it means to talk to a reporter off the record and how we can work together confidentially.