The Deal
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.
Episodes
351 episodes
Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan Lokey's Martin on Pharma Services Crossroads
Mark Martin, managing director and global head of pharma services and technology at Houlihan Lokey, discusses M&A momentum and investor sentiment in pharma services.
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21:55
Drinks With The Deal: V&E's Fullenweider on Managing Difficult Conversations
Keith Fullenweider, chair of Vinson & Elkins, discusses the influence his father had on his career, how he built a PE practice, what he looks for in lateral hires and how he manages challenging conversations.
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26:11
Activist Investing Today: S&C's Gadson on Proxy Advisers, AI
Sullivan & Cromwell partner Patrick Gadson discusses activism in banking and the shifting role of proxy advisers.
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22:32
Behind the Buyouts: Macquarie's Velamati on Education's Expanding Horizons
Raghu Velamati, senior managing director at Macquarie Capital, discusses private equity's evolving approach to the education sector across lifelong learning, workforce training and school safety.
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28:16
Behind the Buyouts: Hollander on GTCR's Growth-Driven Strategy
Mike Hollander, managing director at GTCR, discusses the firm's growth-oriented investment strategy and key deals across financial services and technology.
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34:46
Drinks With The Deal: Akin’s Wollensack on How Nursing Prepared Her for PE
Akin PE partner Amy Wollensack discusses how a stint in nursing before law school helped her as a young lawyer and talks about talent management and AI.
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16:30
Behind The Buyouts: Hivest’s Molin on Transatlantic Expansion
Hivest Capital Partners senior adviser Gregory Molin discusses the firm's value investing strategy and its cross-border approach to lower middle market M&A.
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23:54
Drinks With The Deal: Hogan Lovells' Qureshi on Adjusting to New Environments
Mahvesh Qureshi, an M&A partner at Hogan Lovells and member of the firm's global board, discusses the social skills that have helped her succeed as a lawyer and law firm manager.
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36:14
Activist Investing Today: Cleary’s Alsheimer Talks Activism Defense
Sebastian Alsheimer, who recently joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner and head of shareholder engagement, discussed AI in proxy voting, white squire strategies and M&A activism trends.
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20:09
Drinks With The Deal: Greenberg Traurig's Levor on PE's Next Frontier
Shaun Levor of Greenberg Traurig discusses building a legal career in New York after growing up in South Africa and how his father, a trial lawyer, has influenced his approach to practice.
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19:46
Activist Investing Today: V&E's Solorzano on Executive Order, Regulatory Shifts
Jon Solorzano, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, discusses how a sweeping White House executive order could drive changes to proxy advisers and shareholder proposals.
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23:59
Drinks With The Deal: Vertex's Rughani on Corporate Development
Vertex head of corporate development Nigel Rughani discusses dealmaking, sourcing and integration strategy on the buy side.
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24:33
Drinks With The Deal: Dechert's Thierfelder on Intensity in Practice, Management and Life
Dechert co-chair and PE and M&A partner Mark Thierfelder talks about embracing the intense nature of corporate practice, why lateral hiring is critical for his firm and his affinity for hobbies that force him to forget about work.
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28:46
Behind The Buyouts: Jefferies’ Chu on Spectrum Strategy
Jefferies vice chairman Lawrence Chu discusses the $23 billion AT&T-EchoStar spectrum deal and the strategic landscape for wireless, fiber and AI infrastructure.
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25:40
Drinks With The Deal: UIowa's Lie on Unmasking Corporate Fraud
University of Iowa finance professor Erik Lie discussed his pioneering research into options backdating, his new book Catching Cheats, and how forensic finance can detect hidden misconduct.
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24:03
Behind The Buyouts: JPMorgan's Berkus on Consumer M&A Rebound
Bob Berkus, managing director on JPMorgan's investment banking team, discussed the firm's growing mid-cap unit and a strong pipeline of consumer and retail deals for 2026.
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27:34
Activist Investing Today: Latham's Drewry, Dubofsky on Rising M&A Activism, Exxon Robo-Voting
Latham & Watkins partners Christopher Drewry and Josh Dubofsky, global co-chairs of the firm’s shareholder activism and takeover defense practice, discussed the latest trends in investor insurgencies on the Activist Investing Today podcast ...
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27:31
Drinks With The Deal: Proskauer's Ahn on the Lessons of a Stint In-House
Proskauer Rose partner Chris Ahn discusses how his time as general counsel at James Perse made him appreciate what clients want out of their lawyers and what he loved about being at a law firm.
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20:24
Activist Investing Today: Barclay's Rossman on Exxon Retail Program, Rising Campaigns
Jim Rossman, global head of shareholder advisory at Barclays, analyzes the effect of an Exxon retail investor voting program as well as record levels of activism.
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23:20
Behind the Buyouts: True Beauty's Gersten, Nuñez on Scaling Emerging Brands
True Beauty Ventures co-founders Rich Gersten and Cristina Nuñez discuss building a sector-focused venture firm, their portfolio strategy and the state of beauty M&A.
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50:58
Drinks With The Deal: Thoma Bravo's Schwab on In-House Roles
Thoma Bravo general counsel Steven Schwab discusses the appeal of being an in-house lawyer, the differences between working at a trading firm and a PE sponsor and the issues he's thinking about now.
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23:17
Activist Investing Today: Lazard's Couvelier on Retail 'Robo-Voting,' M&A Trends
Lazard Managing Director Chris Couvelier discusses shareholder activism trends, Exxon's robo-voting program, and M&A-driven campaigns with The Deal’s Ron Orol.
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24:51
Behind the Buyouts: Arenova's Li Balances Creative, Financial Roles in VFX
On the latest episode of Behind the Buyouts, Arenova Capital founder and managing partner David Li discusses applyinga private equity principles to the creative business of visual effects for Hollywood and beyond.
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38:32
Drinks With The Deal: Moelis' Lee on Special Committee Work, Building a Career
Managing director Dan Lee discusses his work advising special committees on conflicted transactions and building a career experience by experience.
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35:05
Drinks With The Deal: Baker & McKenzie's Broder Offers Corporate Version of LA Law
Jennifer Broder, an M&A partner at Baker & McKenzie in Los Angeles, discusses clerking for Leo Strine, working as an associate for Bob Denham and how presiding over a mock trial in third grade helped set her on a path to becoming a lawy...
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