The Deal podcast network brings The Deal’s award winning coverage in M&A, activist investing, private equity and restructuring to your airwaves. With a suite of offerings, including Activist Investing Today (hosted by Senior Editor Ronald Orol), Drinks With The Deal (hosted by Senior Writer David Marcus and Senior Reporter Bill Meagher), Behind The Buyouts (hosted by Senior Reporters Steve Gelsi, Nikitha Sattiraju and Senior Writer Chris Nolter) and Fresh Start (hosted by Senior Reporter Stephanie Gleason), The Deal’s podcast network is your go-to source for timely financial news and perspective.
Baker McKenzie partner Aarthi Belani, AbbVie head of immunology business development and acquisitions Rachel Strick, Flare Capital Partners co-founder Michael Greeley and Patient Square Capital founding partner Neel Varshney share their insights on M&A trends in the healthech and biotech sectors for the third episode of the Talking M&A podcast.
Rezwan Pavri, a securities and M&A partner at Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto, talks about balancing the two practices and the challenges his clients are facing in the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.
U.K. based attorneys Tom Matthews and Sonica Tolani of White & Case, who advise both activists and companies, explains why they are seeing a trend of insurgent managers partnering with PE to try to buy companies they previously targeted with agitation campaigns.
Nicole Macarchuk's career as a PE lawyer in-house and at law firms has paralleled the evolution of the asset management industry as PE sponsors, hedge funds and credit funds have increasingly crossed into each other's markets.
Berkeley Law professor Kenneth Ayotte discusses the way controversial out-of-court deals are influencing Chapter 11 transactions.
Baker McKenzie IP and data privacy partner Cynthia Cole talks about her experiences as an in-house lawyer at tech companies and how the focus of her tech transactions practice has shifted to data.
Partner Carl Press discusses the Thoma Bravo's Explore fund, its middle market playbook and the fund's symbiotic relationship with the Discover and Flagship funds.
David Bonser, co-head of corporate and head of the REIT practice at Hogan Lovells, discusses the development of his practice and how he applies those lessons in managing younger lawyers.
Matt Saur, one of the founding partners of law firm Woolery, explains why Nelson Peltz faces an uphill battle at Disney, what it was like working with Carl Icahn on his Xerox campaign and why activists will continue to push for M&A.
David Hahn, a finance partner at Davis Polk, discusses the current state of the finance markets and the evolution they've seen in recent years in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Pablo Bonjour, former financial adviser to Cred, returns with his thoughts on the Chapter 11 filing of FTX on the latest episode of Fresh Start.
Pablo Bonjour, former financial adviser to Cred, discusses lessons learned from the case as well as the Voyager and Celsius bankruptcies on the latest episode of Fresh Start.
Saee Muzumdar, an M&A partner at Gibson Dunn in New York, discussed what she learned from beginning her career during the financial crisis of 2008 and how dealmakers are adjusting to challenging markets.
Jeremy Greene, a doctor and a professor of history at Johns Hopkins, talks about his new book The Doctor Who Wasn’t There, on the use of communications technologies in American medicine.
Cal Smith, co-head of M&A at King & Spalding, talked about the experience of watching his parents build a Burger King franchise and how it helped shape his approach to practicing law, in the latest episode of the podcast.
Baker McKenzie partner Airi Hammalov shared her insights on cross-border trends in M&A for the second episode of The Deal’s Talking M&A podcast.
Derek Zaba, the co-chair of Sidley’s shareholder activism practice, explains why an insurgent investor might be more willing to push for M&A than seek out an operational thesis in today’s volatile markets.
Andy Levine, the co-chair of private equity at Jones Day, discussed the value of attorneys working together in the office as well as the current state of M&A and PE in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Diane McKeever, the head of Ides Capital Management, discusses her latest campaigns and talks about collaborative efforts at Arcosa and Graphic Packaging.
Bob Grammig of Holland & Knight talks about the possible threat to law firms posed by artificial intelligence and the growth of his firm on the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Mark Viviano, the lead portfolio manager of the oil and gas-focused Kimmeridge’s public investment team, discusses ESG, his company’s latest activist investment s and why change-of-control payments should include stock in combined companies.
Arlene Arin Hahn, who heads the tech transactions group at White & Case, discusses her practice and her personal reasons for being so passionate about diversity and inclusion during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Ian Nussbaum, an M&A partner at Cooley, discusses how he approaches reading case law and what he learns from it during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Chris Young, the global head of contested situations at Jefferies, discusses his view of the 'duopoly proxy advisory services' on contested M&A and director contests.
Len Teti, a tax partner at Cravath, discusses his work on spinoffs and how young tax lawyers should think about building their careers during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
The University of Pennsylvania professor David Skeel discusses the recent backlash against the bankruptcy system — including against judge shopping, the Texas Two-Step and third-party releases — and what can be done.
Lawrence Elbaum, the co-head of the shareholder activism practice at Vinson & Elkins, explains why activists will be back at Kohl’s next year, his expectations for Musk vs. Twitter and his case for SPACtivism.
Baker McKenzie partners Steven Canner and Darcy Down sit down to discuss the complexities of carve-out transactions, why more companies are considering them and how to make sure they are executed smoothly. Sponsored.
On the latest podcast, Patrick Ryan, the global head of finance and credit at Simpson Thacher, discusses the evolution of the lending markets over the course of his career and the rise of direct lending.
Goodwin's Sean Donahue, a top corporate adviser on activism and an ex-SEC regulator, explains why proxy contest rule changes and a market 'dislocation' could create a 'perfect storm.'
