Soma Biswas

Soma Biswas is an experienced financial journalist specializing in mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, and restructuring. Currently serving as a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal since January 2017, Soma focuses on distressed debt investors. Previous roles include Senior Reporter at Debtwire from September 2013 to December 2016, where coverage included energy, metals, and mining restructuring, and Global Private Equity Editor at Mergermarket from April 2007 to July 2013, focusing on M&A stories and training new reporters. Soma also held positions as a Senior Reporter and Contributor at Forbes.com and TheDeal.com, respectively, from 1999 to 2007, covering various facets of private equity and consumer sector M&A. Earlier career experiences included reporting on Latin American debt markets for Dow Jones Newswires and covering privatization in The Prague Post. Soma holds a BA in English and Economics from Barnard College.