John Blakeley

Editor, consumer products & retail, middle market, sports

John Blakeley is an editor overseeing middle-market coverage as well as consumer products, retail and sports. As editor of middle-market coverage, John supervises a group of reporters who write about middle-market companies, defined as companies with market caps of $50 million to $1 billion, while also assigning and editing features. Working with Jeff Kanige, John also oversees production of The Daily Deal.

John started at The Deal LLC in 2006 as a bankruptcy reporter specializing in debtor-in-possession financings. In addition to penning the DIP Dimensions column, he has covered some of the most prominent Chapter 11 filings. Before joining The Deal, John worked in Fordham University’s media relations office.