Full-Time

Senior Distressed Reporter

Posted on 3/18/2025

9fin

9fin

201-500 employees

Financial data platform for credit markets

Compensation Overview

$120k - $140k/yr

+ Equity + 401(k) Match

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid model; can work abroad up to 3 months a year.

Category
Journalism (2)
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Requirements
  • Experienced — 3+ years reporting on distressed debt markets
  • Personable — Inquisitive and outgoing, always making new connections and sharing ideas
  • Organized — Able to maintain a deep network of sources, stay on top of story pipeline and deadlines
  • Communicative — Clear and concise in written and verbal language, and able to explain complex ideas in simple terms
  • Judicious — Committed to providing detailed and accurate information, and able to strike the right balance between urgency and perfection
  • Driven — Endlessly curious, self-motivated, and passionate about doing a good job
Responsibilities
  • Breaking news — You’ll regularly break stories on what’s going on in distressed debt, from deteriorating company earnings all the way through to messy out-of-court restructurings
  • Feature-writing — You’ll know when to pull the trigger on longer-form articles that connect the dots between daily news and broader market trends
  • Generating ideas — You’ll provide a consistent stream of new ideas, whether that’s identifying new situations to cover, or thinking up new ways to cover them
  • Monitoring markets — You’ll learn to harness our technology to identify new opportunities, ensuring that 9fin’s coverage of the distressed market is timely and comprehensive

9fin is a financial intelligence platform for credit market professionals. It combines AI-driven earnings transcripts, advanced search, ESG data, and tools for distressed and restructuring credits into a single subscription service. Users access detailed financial profiles, covenant analysis, and deal predictions, helping them understand legal risks and track market movements. The platform also aggregates news from about 2,000 sources and delivers it quickly to users’ inboxes. By offering a comprehensive suite of data and analytics, 9fin helps analysts and investment managers save time, win new business, and outperform peers. Its goal is to provide timely, in-depth insights that support decision making in the credit markets.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$256.9M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $170M Series C at $1.3B valuation funds US expansion in March 2026.
  • Bond Radar acquisition accelerates Asia and Latin America market entry.
  • 100% ARR growth for multiple years with 300+ institutional clients.

What critics are saying

  • Bloomberg Terminal erodes share via integrated AI to 9fin clients in 12 months.
  • S&P Global churns law firm clients with superior covenant data in 6 months.
  • OpenAI GPT commoditizes AI transcripts, enabling Debtwire replication in 6 months.

What makes 9fin unique

  • 9fin pioneered AI-powered covenant extraction from complex filings since 2016.
  • Platform unifies news from 2,000 sources with distressed debt analytics.
  • Expert reporters validate AI outputs for accurate credit intelligence.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Sick Leave

Disability Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Paid Vacation

Hybrid Work Options

Sabbatical Leave

Parental Leave

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
9fin
Apr 1st, 2026
9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation to lead the AI transformation of debt markets

9fin announces a $170 million Series C to lead the AI transformation of debt markets. The round values 9fin at $1.3 billion and is led by HarbourVest, with participation from CPP Investments, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, Redalpine, and Seedcamp.

The SaaS News
Apr 1st, 2026
9fin Raises $170M Series C at $1.3B Valuation | The SaaS News

9fin Raises $170M Series C at $1.3B Valuation

Vestbee
Mar 31st, 2026
London-based fintech 9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation.

London-based fintech 9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation. London-based fintech firm 9fin, which develops data and analytics software for debt capital markets, has raised a $170 million Series C round, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. * Established in 2016 by Steven Hunter and Huss El-Sheikh, 9fin develops data and analytics software for debt capital markets, focusing on credit instruments such as leveraged loans, bonds, and distressed debt. * The platform aggregates market data, financial documents, and news, then uses machine learning to extract key information, such as covenant terms and pricing, from complex filings. It also organizes and analyzes extensive credit data, enabling users to monitor transactions, compare issuers, and follow market activity in near real time. * To date, 9fin is used by over 300 institutions, including banks, asset managers, and law firms, with CPP Investments joining as an investor after initially becoming a client. Its primary applications include credit analysis, deal sourcing, and risk evaluation. Details of the deal. * The $170 million Series C round was led by HarbourVest Partners, with participation from CPP Investments, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, Redalpine, and Seedcamp. * The firm aims to use the new funding to advance its AI capabilities, build out its data assets, and expand its footprint in key markets like the US, while integrating more automation into credit analysis workflows to strengthen its position in the debt analytics space. "We're also scaling where demand is strongest. Three years ago, we had no presence in the US. Today, it's our fastest-growing market, driven by clear product-market fit and increasing pull from the world's largest credit investors. This funding allows us to invest further in our go-to-market presence and support clients at scale," explains Steven Hunter, co-founder of 9fin.

9fin
Sep 9th, 2025
9fin expands debt market intelligence platform to Latin America

9fin expands debt market intelligence platform to Latin America.

9fin
Aug 11th, 2025
LME data section available in restructuring tracker

Clients involved in distressed and restructuring situations now have access to even more data, thanks to its latest upgrade, in which 9fin Limited has added LME data to its restructuring tracker.

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