Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Kennedy Talks Restrictive Covenants
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Jim Kennedy, an M&A partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discussed recent Delaware decisions on restrictive covenants.
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Drinks With The Deal: Eli Black and the Limits of ESG
Author Matt Garcia discusses his new biography of Eli Black, a midcentury CEO whose efforts at corporate social responsibility ended in tragedy.
Activist Investing Today: T. Rowe’s Anderson Talks Insurgencies
Donna Anderson, chief of corporate governance for asset manager T. Rowe Price, explains why it will speak publicly about certain deals and why companies facing activists might want to think about visiting her before traveling to see a nearby proxy adviser.
Drinks With The Deal: McDermott's McCann Talks Path to Finance Law
Stephanie McCann, a finance partner at McDermott Will & Emery, talks about her path into the practice and what she's seeing in the market now on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Chris Moore Discusses SVB, Tech PE, ChatGPT
On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Cleary Gottlieb's Chris Moore talks about the effect of SVB's demise on Silicon Valley, recent changes in how PE sponsors are funding deals and the possible effect of ChatGPT on legal practice.
Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg Discusses the Demands of the Job
Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg discusses her unusual path to becoming an M&A lawyer, the challenges of being a young partner and managing the intensity of the job on the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Fresh Start: CohnReznick's Sherman and The Deal's Meagher on distressed SPACs
On the latest episode of Fresh Start, CohnReznick LLP’s Taylor Sherman and The Deal’s own Bill Meagher discussed distress among companies that merged with SPACs.
Activist Investing Today: Gojkovich Talks Universal Contests, Proxy Advisers, 'Activated' Managers
Lauren Gojkovich, who switched sides to advise activists at LDG Advisory, discusses prospects for 'activated' historically passive institutions and why the universal card in contests could reduce proxy adviser influence.
Drinks With The Deal: Skadden's Nijjar Discusses Tech M&A Boom, Memories of Bear Stearns
On the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Skadden M&A partner Sonia Nijjar discussed her work on the sale of Bear Stearns, her transition to a tech M&A practice and advising Activision and Elon Musk last year.
Activist Investing Today: ZMH's Hassan Talks Nominations, Masimo, Disney
ZMH Advisors' Waheed Hassan, who has advised on major proxy contests at Huntsman, U.S. Foods and LivePerson, discussed activist director recruitment, Masimo's now removed bylaws and Nelson Peltz vs. Disney.
Drinks With The Deal: Nixon Peabody's O'Keefe on Advising Founders
Amy O'Keefe, an M&A and PE partner at Nixon Peabody in Boston, discussed the rewards and challenges of advising founders on the sales of their companies on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Talking M&A: Trends in Healthtech and Biotech M&A
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Wilson's Pavri on Dealmaking in Silicon Valley
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.
Activist Investing Today: White & Case’s Matthews, Tolani on Insurgents, Deals
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Dechert's Macarchuk Talks Asset Management Convergence
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.
Fresh Start: Berkeley's Ayotte on Creditor-on-Creditor Violence
Berkeley Law professor Kenneth Ayotte discusses the way controversial out-of-court deals are influencing Chapter 11 transactions.
Drinks With The Deal: Cynthia Cole Discusses In-House Practice, Evolution of Tech 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.
Behind the Buyouts: Thoma Bravo Returns to its Middle Market Roots
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Hogan's Bonser on REITs, Nurturing Younger Lawyers
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.
Activist Investing Today: Saur on Peltz, Disney, Icahn, M&A
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's David Hahn Talks Evolution of Financing
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.
Fresh Start: MACCO's Bonjour on Crypto Chapter 11s, Part Two
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.
Fresh Start: Macco's Bonjour on Crypto Chapter 11 Cases
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Gibson's Muzumdar on Direct Lending, M&A in Tough Times
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Jeremy Greene Discusses the History of Telemedicine
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.
Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding's Smith Takes Fast Food Lessons to Big Law
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.
Talking M&A: Cross-Border Dealmaking with Baker McKenzie
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.
Activist Investing Today: Zaba Sees M&A Activism Amid Uncertainty
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.
Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day's Levine Touts Value of Workplace Socialization
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.
Activist Investing Today: Ides Capital's McKeever Talks Monro, Safety Insurance
Diane McKeever, the head of Ides Capital Management, discusses her latest campaigns and talks about collaborative efforts at Arcosa and Graphic Packaging.