(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's three U.S. M&A reporters, Ed Hammond, Matt Monks and Alex Sherman, talk shop about their careers and shed light on the misperceptions about why sources talk and how they break stories. If you've ever been interested in how M&A news leaks, you'll want to listen to their conversation. Hammond also talks about this week's biggest deal news, and a story he helped break, Shire Plc's bid to acquire Baxalta Inc. for more than $32 billion.

<p>(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's three U.S. M&amp;A reporters, Ed Hammond, Matt Monks and Alex Sherman, talk shop about their careers and shed light on the misperceptions about why sources talk and how they break stories. If you've ever been interested in how M&amp;A news leaks, you'll want to listen to their conversation. Hammond also talks about this week's biggest deal news, and a story he helped break, Shire Plc's bid to acquire Baxalta Inc. for more than $32 billion.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

Episode 7: Inside The Lives of M&A Reporters

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