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), Behind The Buyouts (hosted by Senior Reporters Steve Gelsi, Nikitha Sattiraju and 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
281 episodes
Behind the Buyouts: Capstone's Ferrara on M&A Rebound
Founder and president John Ferrara dives into the middle market investment bank's growth over two decades and his expectations for dealmaking in 2025.
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34:31
Drinks With The Deal: Joel Friedlander Discusses Delaware Plaintiffs Practice
Joel Friedlander talks about how he came to focus on plaintiff-side work in the Delaware courts and the enjoyment he gets from writing about and teaching law as well as practicing it.
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21:36
Activist Investing Today: Gonzalez-Sussman on Why ‘Gamesmanship’ Fails
Corporate defender and Skadden partner Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as tactics that backfire, settlement subcommittee pros and cons and governance vulnerabilitie...
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21:01
Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound
Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.
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Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding’s Townsend Talks Business Development
Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discussed how he developed business development skills as a young partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix.
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27:22
Activist Investing Today: Inex's Friberg Talks Activists, Expert Networks
Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns.
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19:31
Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics
Katten's Mark Solomon discusses the evolution of family offices over the past generation and how the Dallas economy has changed since he started practicing law in the city in 1985.
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22:59
Drinks With The Deal: Goodwin's Nissan on Building a Practice, PE Firm Succession
Ilan Nissan, head of private equity and M&A at Goodwin Procter, discusses how he developed and maintains his practice and why he enjoys advising PE sponsors on succession issues.
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27:39
Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day’s Randi Lesnick on Reynolds Work, AI
In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Randi Lesnick, co-chair of the corporate practice, discusses key deals in her career and issues that AI raises both for law firms and for companies doing deals.
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Drinks With The Deal: Gores Group's Mark Stone Talks Twinkies De-SPAC
Gores Group's Senior Managing Director Mark Stone discusses the private equity firm's approach to the SPAC market and his perspective on recent developments in the sector as well as Gores' very successful de-SPAC of Twinkies maker Hostess Brand...
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Activist Investing Today: Freedman Talks Gildan Red Flags, Darden Similarities
Olshan Frome shareholder activism practice chair Andrew Freedman offers a postmortem of sorts on why 17 directors in two waves resigned ahead of a Browning West director contest at Canadian clothing company Gildan.
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27:43
Drinks With The Deal: Linklaters’ George Casey Talks Cross-Border M&A
In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Linklaters global chairman of corporate George Casey discusses a 30-year career centered on cross-border M&A.
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Activist Investing Today: Gadson Talks ESG, MEI, Post-Election Activism
Vinson & Elkins activism defense adviser Patrick Gadson explains why economic activists aren't leaning into ESG as much and talks about the upcoming federal election's effect on both M&A and operational activism.
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Drinks With The Deal: Ropes Chair Jones on Relationship, Firm Management
Julie Jones explains why the Sungard buyout was critical for her career, how she approaches firm management and what she's learned from colleagues and business leaders along the way.
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43:38
Activist Investing Today: Donahue Talks Vote-No Amid Activism
Paul Hastings activist defense adviser Sean Donahue discusses nontraditional activist campaigns seeking to oust directors in uncontested elections, at special meetings and via written consent solicitations.
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27:00
Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Paran Talks Insurance M&A, Changing Cities and Firms
Willkie's PK Paran discusses moving to New York from London in 2019, changing law firms two years later and insurance industry M&A.
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22:11
Drinks With The Deal: Kirkland’s Lee Talks About Webtoon IPO, Changes in Legal Industry
Kirkland partner Ed Lee discusses his pride in helping take the media and technology company Webtoon public and how the legal industry has evolved over his career.
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26:10
Activist Investing Today: Foo Talks Vetting Directors for All Shareholders
Forward Risk co-founder Brendan Foo dismisses assertions that business intelligence advisers to activists are knocking on doors in an aggressive way.
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Drinks With The Deal: Alisa Levin on Legal Recruiting and What Makes for Successful Lateral Hiring
In this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Greene-Levin-Snyder's Alisa Levin discusses her career as a legal recruiter and how lawyers and law firms should think about the market for lateral talent.
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Drinks With The Deal: Latham’s Bekheit on Lessons Learned From In-House Stint
On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Mark Bekheit, the global vice chair of M&A at Latham & Watkins, discusses how his brief time as an in-house lawyer at Sandisk was pivotal both for client development and perspective on hi...
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Activist Investing Today: Nardello Digs Up Dirt on Boards, Activists
Dan Nardello, the founder of business intelligence firm Nardello & Co., talks about resume inconsistencies, credit card and corporate jet abuse, and vetting directors in the MeToo era amid activist campaigns.
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20:23
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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50:12
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.
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22:22
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.
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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.
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