The Deal by S&P Global
The Deal by S&P Global 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 Reporter Steve Gelsi, Chief Reporter 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
390 episodes
Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Kimberly Smith
Kimberly Smith, head of Katten's corporate department, discusses the current state of middle-market dealmaking, her work with family offices and increased regulatory scrutiny of even smaller deals.
Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's Justin Savage
Justin Savage, co-head of the environmental and automotive and mobility groups at Sidley Austin, discusses his unconventional path to law firm practice, what he learned at the DOJ and how he talks to boards and management teams about environmen...
Behind the Buyouts: Blackstone's Chung and Morrell Talk Spanx
Ann Chung and Kelley Morrell, managing directors at Blackstone, take a deep dive into the firm's stake in the popular shapewear brand Spanx, the private equity giant's approach to investments and more.
Drinks With The Deal: Covington's Catherine Dargan
Covington head of M&A and corporate Catherine Dargan discussed building her healthcare M&A practice, current issues in healthcare dealmaking and her approaches to diversity and inclusion and associate retention in this week's podcast.&n...
Drinks With The Deal: Eduardo Gallardo of Gibson Dunn
Eduardo Gallardo, co-chair of M&A and chair of the activist defense group at Gibson Dunn, discussed the universal proxy, the Williams case and more on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Activist Investing Today: R5’s Mushkin on Dollar Tree, New Coke and Hain
Scott Mushkin, a consumer-focused researcher, discussed Mantle Ridge’s contest at Dollar Tree and compared the discount retailer’s new pricing strategy to Coca-Cola’s failed ‘New Coke’ endeavor.
Drinks With The Deal: Gregory Varallo of Bernstein Litowitz
Greg Varallo, partner at Bernstein Litowitz in Wilmington, discussed the switch from representing companies to working with shareholders, Andy Bouchard's achievements as Chancellor, his love of hunting, poker and the American University o...
Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Tariq Mundiya
Tariq Mundiya, the head of litigation at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, discusses the Williams poison pill case from earlier this year as well as the CytoDyn decision and the evolution of Delaware's Caremark doctrine in this week's Drinks With T...
Drinks With The Deal: Squire Patton Boggs' James Barresi
James 'Jim' Barresi, who heads the financial services practice at Squire Patton Boggs, explains how his time as an in-house lawyer at US Bancorp in the 1990s has shaped his approach to private practice and how he works with clients who are cons...
Drinks With The Deal: Spirits Experts David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum
On the latest edition of Drinks With The Deal, David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum discuss their work editing the new Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, which considers at length the companies, entrepreneurs and trends that have driven the...
Drinks With The Deal: Edward Zimmerman of Lowenstein Sandler
Ed Zimmerman discusses building the tech group at Lowenstein Sandler and his commitment to social justice on the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Fresh Start: Professor Melissa Jacoby
Professor Melissa Jacoby of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses the limits of bankruptcy in handling mass tort cases and the recent filings of Purdue Pharma LP and others on the latest episode of the Fresh Start podcast.
Drinks With The Deal: Krishna Veeraraghavan of Paul Weiss
M&A lawyer Krishna Veeraraghavan talks about health care M&A and the risks of excessive antitrust regulation of combinations between biotech and pharma companies in the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Drinks With The Deal: Mintz's Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson of Mintz Levin discussed his transition from peace negotiator to M&A lawyer, why he enjoys the middle market, what he's learned from advising reps and warranties insurers and how he finds serenity on sailboats in the latest edi...
Behind the Buyouts: EQT's Brown Pivots From Microsoft to EU Tech
EQT Growth head Marc Brown said EQT's desire as a firm to do well financially while promoting diversity and inclusion appealed to him as he looked to start a new phase of his career after 20 years working on M&A deals at Microsoft.
Activist Investing Today: Moelis' Herrington Talks Proxy Votes, Boards After Exxon
Moelis' Duncan Herrington spoke with the Activist Investing Today podcast about proxy advisers and corporate director selection efforts following ESG activist Engine No. 1's big win at Exxon Mobil.
Drinks With The Deal: NYU's Rob Jackson and Yale's John Morley
Rob Jackson, a former SEC commissioner and current NYU Law professor, and John Morley, a professor at Yale Law School, said SPACs should be treated more stringently by the SEC and discussed their current research projects during the latest Drin...
Fresh Start: Hilco's Ian Fredericks
Hilco Global president Ian Fredericks discusses the business of liquidation and the outlook for retail on this week’s Fresh Start podcast.
Activist Investing Today: Diligent’s Stafford Talks Exxon, Diversity
Brian Stafford, CEO of the governance risk and compliance software provider Diligent Corp., explains why he thinks boards are reevaluating their membership in the wake of Engine No. 1’s surprising ESG victory at Exxon Mobil.
Drinks With The Deal: Lande Spottswood of Vinson & Elkins
V&E's Lande Spottswood discussed the energy sector's recent evolution and the implications for both private equity and strategic buyers on the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Ethan Klingsberg
Ethan Klingsberg, head of U.S. corporate and M&A at Freshfields, discussed the pressures that increased antitrust scrutiny has put on dealmaking and how companies can respond during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Behind the Buyouts: Lovell Minnick’s Pierson Charts Fintech's Rise
Lovell Minnick's Steve Pierson says smaller, more nimble financial tech companies have driven large financial institutions to hire, acquire or partner with them to boost growth and innovation in the latest episode of the Behind The Buyouts podc...
Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Jim Langston
Cleary Gottlieb's Jim Langston discussed how companies are responding to more vigorous antitrust enforcement during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Behind the Buyouts: Vista's Stewart on Navigating Frothy M&A Prices
Rene Stewart, Co-head of Vista Equity Partners’ Endeavor Fund, talks about how the fund finds high quality businesses, navigates frothy markets and helps scale businesses through operational support in the latest episode of the Behind The Buyou...
