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Helen Thomas

Companies Editor

Helen Thomas is companies editor of the FT. She was previously the head of Lex, the FT's flagship investment commentary service and wrote a column on British business and finance. Previous roles in her first stint at the FT included being a Lex writer in New York, working on FT Alphaville, covering M&A and the mining sector. From 2013, she worked at the Wall Street Journal and then at BBC Newsnight before rejoining the FT in 2021.
Email Helen Thomas @helentbiz  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    Private equity
    BlackRock among blue-chip investors as Melrose corporate raiders return

    New private equity vehicle Rosebank Industries whose other backers include Norges and GIC will offer boost to London market

    Simon Peckham, chief executive, and David Roper, executive vice-chair
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: It’s all about the data Premium content

    Plus, law firms, Sports Illustrated, Japanese beauty products, Nvidia

    Server racks at a data centre
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Daylighting the very best Premium content

    Plus, Anglo American, meme stocks, Japan’s airlines, yoghurt

    An explosives technician links detonating cords between blast holes at an open cast mine operated by Kumba Iron Ore
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    LexMining
    The Lex Newsletter: Sizing up the return of mining megadeals Premium content

    BHP signals determination to shift its portfolio decisively away from steel-making commodities

    A general view of Anglo American’s Los Bronces copper plant in Chile
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Disrupted times Premium content

    Plus, London offices, pharma’s powerhouse, Apple’s AI opportunity, carbon offsets

    The Canary Wharf business district
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Finding the edge Premium content

    Plus, the luxury sector, Philips, Darktrace, BHP

    A worker wipes a Toyota bZ 3C electric vehicle at the Beijing auto show last week
  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Pity the forecasters Premium content

    Plus, electric vehicles, Embracer, UK asset managers, Prysmian

    A trader working on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    LexInvestment Banking
    The Lex Newsletter: investment banking is back — sort of Premium content

    Dealmaking may have picked up but there is still a need for caution after a protracted slump

    A bottle of Barbiecue sauce alongside a miniature bottle
  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Big is still beautiful Premium content

    Plus, CVC, tech IPOs, London’s market, Wood Group

    Skyscrapers in the City of London
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    LexUK equities
    The Lex Newsletter: The UK has a two-speed market problem Premium content

    Money is being directed towards the bigger index constituents, leaving just about everyone else out in the cold

    Water running from a tap
  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Welcome back Premium content

    Thames Water, UK property, Greek banks, Larry Fink, foundation-owned companies

    A Thames Water van
  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Coming back stronger? Premium content

    Plus, Boeing, Donald Trump, Vodafone, Flutter

    A screen displays trading information about shares of Trump Media & Technology Group outside the Nasdaq site in New York
  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Doing the splits Premium content

    Plus, Reckitt, Unilever, US credit cards, football regulation

    Pots of Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on a shop shelf
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    LexPharmaceuticals sector
    The Lex Newsletter: Living in an Ozempic world Premium content

    Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drugs have transformed their fortunes but a backlash could be looming

    An Oscar statue on show ahead of the 96th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday
  • Wednesday, 13 March, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: New terrain for antitrust watchdogs Premium content

    Plus, fintech, Kroger, petcare, Elliott, Vanquis

    A dog being treated by a vet
  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Breaking the IPO ice Premium content

    Plus, CVC, Silver Lake, Boeing, Apple

    A Douglas beauty store in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Friday, 1 March, 2024
    LexAccounting & Consulting services
    The Lex Newsletter: Taking stock in UK audit

    Tougher rules are not enough to explain the huge jump in audit costs for smaller and mid-cap companies

    Three images showing the logos of Carillion, Patisserie Valerie and BHS
  • Wednesday, 28 February, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Europe’s multi-front struggle with Chinese imports

    Plus, electric vehicles, solar energy, Japanese robots, Shein

    A solar power plant in Gansu, China
  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    LexBanks
    The Lex Newsletter: Banks’ balance sheet wheeze raises regulatory questions Premium content

    Idea of lenders structuring and securitising their way to lower capital requirements sets off alarm bells

    Exterior of the Bank of England in London
  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Brighter days ahead Premium content

    Plus, Barclays, Capital One, Wish, Currys

    Sunrise over the City of London skyline
  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    LexUK equities
    The Lex Newsletter: Is BILGE the next threat to London? Premium content

    It is questionable how many companies taken private in recent years would return to the UK market if listed

    Paternoster Square in London, home of the London Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: Let’s make a deal Premium content

    Plus, Diamondback Energy, Deutsche Bank, Stellantis, Tod’s

    Tod’s logo on the sole of a leather loafer
  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: everybody drink Premium content

    Plus, advertising agencies, Reddit, Big Pharma, Spotify

    A worker harvests Shiraz grapes by hand at a vineyard near Melbourne, Australia
  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: waiting for the light Premium content

    Plus, European steelmakers, BP, Evergrande, UPS

    An employee prepares to take a sample from the electric arc furnace at Liberty Steel’s plant in Rotherham, UK
  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    LexCompanies
    The Lex Newsletter: awaiting the boom in cyber security Premium content

    Plus, Big Tech, mining ‘supercycle’, food delivery, Chinese banks

    Computer code displayed on computer screens
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