Reuters has named two new leaders for its deals team: Liana Baker and Lauren Hirsch. Baker will focus on mergers and acquisitions in the technology, media and telecommunications industries, eventually moving to the San Francisco bureau for the role. Baker has focused on these sectors as a correspondent since July 2014, joining the news service as a company news reporter covering the media industry in August 2010. Hirsch will continue to cover mergers and acquisitions in consumer retail as well as IPOs, beats she has covered as a correspondent since joining Reuters in July 2015. Prior to Reuters, she was with Mergermarket since August 2013, similarly specializing in consumer, retail and IPO coverage. For the latest in mergers and acquisitions, follow the Reuters deals team on Twitter.