Behind the Buyouts: Stride's Berg on Backing Passion Brands
Stride Consumer's partner Steve Berg discusses the firm's investment strategy and the state of consumer M&A in 2024.
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Drinks With The Deal: Covington’s Freling On Government Contracts, M&A
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Scott Freling, the vice chair of government contracts at Covington & Burling, talks about the practice and its intersection with M&A and PE.
Behind the Buyouts: Vestar's Bhat on Continuation Funds, Bilateral Recaps
Vestar's co-head of investments Nikhil Bhat discusses the firm's $1.2 billion continuation vehicle for Circana, its use of bilateral recaps and interest in route-based facility services.
Activist Investing Today: Gottfried Talks Dissident Vetting Bylaws, M&A Panels
Keith Gottfried of Gottfried Shareholder Advisory, an adviser to companies targeted by activists, discusses advance dissident nominee interviews, 13D rule changes, corralling retail votes and M&A committee settlements.
Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market
Vinson & Elkins co-head of M&A and capital markets Steve Gill talks about how the rise of energy PE has changed the Houston legal market and what he learned from advising Huntsman on its troubled deal with Apollo.
Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Michael Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Simpson Thacher M&A partner Michael Chao says that exposure to new businesses and legal issues makes the practice appealing to him and helps him be a better lawyer.
Behind the Buyouts: Churchill's Philpott on Private Credit Boom
Churchill managing director Anne Philpott discusses the firm's direct lending and PE strategies and expectations for M&A in 2024.
Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim On Working as a Translator, Managing Up and Making Partner in the Pandemic
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Skadden M&A partner Do Kim discusses working as a translator between college and law school, how she approaches managing associates and making partner at the start of the pandemic.
Activist Investing Today: Goldman’s Codo-Lotti Talks SpinCo, Buybacks, M&A
Top activism defense banker Pam Codo-Lotti, Global Chief Operating Officer of Activism and Shareholder Advisory at Goldman Sachs, discusses activism, divestitures, capital returns and other M&A topics.
Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership
Mimi Wu talks about signing up two big deals in her last months as an associate, her affinity for distressed M&A and how getting an M.B.A. along with a J.D. has helped her as a lawyer.
Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's DuClos on SPACs
Sidley Austin's Josh DuClos offers his thoughts on the new SEC regulations for SPACs, the larger economy and market as well as the historic role that private equity firms have played in the SPAC sector.
Activist Investing Today: Levin Talks Tesla, Musk, Delaware, Votes
Activist investor and adviser Michael Levin explains how he's seeking to strengthen a Delaware settlement to require a binding pay vote at the electric car maker, and he talks Tesla reincorporation and more.
Drinks With the Deal: Wachtell’s Kling Talks Career Progression, Parenthood
In the latest episode of Drinks With The Deal, Wachtell’s Jake Kling talks about milestone deals for him, what he learned from his clerkship and how becoming a parent changed his view of being a lawyer.
Behind the Buyouts: Lincolnshire's Nacier on Business Services
Lincolnshire principal Matt Nacier discusses the firm's interest and investments in business services, including facility services, an increase in M&A opportunities in 2024 and more.
Drinks With The Deal: Cadence's Stone on Marine Corps Lessons
On this week’s episode of Drinks With The Deal, Ryan Stone, a corporate development professional at Cadence Design Systems, discusses how an early stint in the Marine Corps helped shape his career.
Activist Investing Today: Wachtell’s Tetelbaum Talks NDAs
Elina Tetelbaum, a Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz activist defense partner, takes AIT behind the scenes to explain how companies and activists negotiate confidentiality agreements, as well as the trading and campaigning restrictions they typically include.
Drinks With The Deal Podcast: Cohen on Working for Cuomos, Perelman, Napster
In this week’s Drinks With The Deal, Steve Cohen talks about his varied legal career, in which he’s been the GC at Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes and worked for New York governors Mario and Andrew Cuomo.
Drinks With The Deal: Weil’s Machera on Lessons From Early Career
On this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Chris Machera, the co-head of PE at Weil, discusses how early jobs in restaurants and as a paralegal were great training for life as a lawyer.
Behind the Buyouts: Macquarie Capital's Amster on PE Outlook for 2024
Macquarie Capital's global head of financial sponsors Tom Amster discusses private equity's dealmaking prospects in 2024 amid mounting pressure to return capital to LPs.
Activist Investing Today: Freshfields' Klingsberg, Bieber Eye Consultants as Wedges
Freshfields activist defense attorneys Ethan Klingsberg and Elizabeth Bieber discuss insider-controlled company activism, subcommittee formation in settlements, governance and more.
Drinks With The Deal: DLA’s Ruhland on Working In-House, Managing
Kathy Ruhland discusses leading deal teams and being co-head of the corporate practice group at DLA Piper as well as her time in-house at General Mills.
Activist Investing Today: Activism’s Power Couple Discuss Marriage, ESG, M&A
Perella Weinberg activism banker Jillian Alsheimer and her husband, Sebastian, an activism partner at Wilson Sonsini, discuss marriage, white squires, M&A and prospects for Bernie Sanders as a labor-backed director nominee.
Drinks With The Deal: Orrick’s Gemello Discusses Associate Training
Law firms will have to relate to their associates very differently in the next decade, says Orrick’s Matthew Gemello, in just one of the major changes facing Big Law.
Activist Investing Today: Akin's Rappaport, Koenig Talk 13D, Delaware
Akin’s Doug Rappaport and Jason Koenig discuss strategic board subcommittee disclosures, books and records requests and unintended consequences for companies with 13D rules.
Drinks With The Deal: Fried Frank’s Epstein on Lessons Learned From Early Banking Stint
Steve Epstein, the co-head of M&A and PE at Fried Frank, discusses his time as a junior banker in Frank Quattrone’s tech group at Credit Suisse, his return to the law and the challenges of running a group.
Behind The Buyouts: Goldman's Dubner on the Rise in Spinoffs
Goldman Sachs global head of M&A structuring David Dubner discusses the growth in corporate separations, particularly at large-cap businesses with diversified operations, amid a rise in interest rates over the past couple of years.
Behind the Buyouts: Corsair's Schein on Payments, Software Mashup
Corsair Partner Jeremy Schein discusses the convergence of payments and software, unpacks a recent insurance exit and takes stock of sponsors' portco pipeline.
Drinks With The Deal: Fenwick's Lee Talks Tech, Making Partner and WFH
In the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Fenwick M&A partner Bomi Lee talked about her decision to focus on tech M&A and what changes when a lawyer makes partner at a firm.
Behind the Buyouts: Investcorp's Tayeh on Backing Essential Services
Investcorp's head of North American private equity, Dave Tayeh, discusses backing middle market businesses that serve 'needs versus wants.'
Talking M&A: Competition Complexities
Following a number of crackdowns from global competition regulators, Baker McKenzie partners Duffy Lorenz and Creighton Macy share their experiences, insights and advice for clients looking to run a smooth deal process and minimize unexpected antitrust curveballs.