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: 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 a...
Drinks With The Deal: Eli Albrecht Discusses The Challenge of Balancing Life and Law
Eli Albrecht, a partner at SMB Law Group, talks about creating an M&A practice outside of a large law firm on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Activist Investing Today: White & Case’s Hu Talks M&A’s Unintended Consequences
White & Case partner James Hu explains why activists frequently push for sales and divestitures and how a transaction without a shareholder vote can attract insurgent funds.
Drinks With The Deal: Sponsor Harry Sloan Talks DraftKings
In the latest Drinks With The Deal, SPAC sponsor Harry Sloan discusses perhaps the most successful SPAC ever, how Eagle Equity approaches the SPAC market and why as the head of MGM he hired Tom Cruise when nobody would.
Drinks With The Deal: Lebovitch Talks Retirement, What’s Next
Mark Lebovitch, a longtime shareholder plaintiffs lawyer, discusses his career, his recent decision to retire from his practice and what he may do next.
Activist Investing Today: Evercore’s Lin Eyes White Squire Double-Edged Sword
Managing director Gloria Lin, who focuses on strategic defense and shareholder advisory, discusses the pros and cons of defense PIPE infusions, governance and M&A insurgencies.
Drinks With The Deal: Databricks GC Trâm Phi on the MosaicML Deal and the Challenges of Hypergrowth
In the latest Drinks With The Deal Podcast, Databricks general counsel Trâm Phi discusses the company’s $1.3 billion purchase of MosaicML, the legal uncertainty around AI and the challenges of managing a growing legal department.
Talking M&A: Post-Merger Integration
Baker McKenzie’s Helen Mantel and Jo Hewitt talk with host Surani Fernando following the publication of Baker McKenzie’s 20th anniversary edition of its
Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Leonhardt on Consumer M&A Resurgence
Solomon's co-head of consumer and retail Cathy Leonhardt discusses the choppy consumer M&A market and the busy sub-sectors still catching investor attention.
Activist Investing Today: Skadden Duo on Board Settlements, Short Seller Attacks
Skadden partners Richard Grossman and Demetrius Warrick discuss expanded board settlements, M&A activism, short seller attacks and spinoff, startup activists.
Drinks With The Deal: Paul Weiss’ Turano on Path to Public M&A
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Paul Weiss M&A partner Laura Turano discusses working with Carrier on its deal for Viessmann and Merck on its acquisition of Prometheus as well as key deals in her development as a lawyer.
Drinks with The Deal: Doug Ellenoff Holds Court on SPACs
Doug Ellenoff, who heads up Ellenoff Grossman & Schole's SPAC practice talks about how SPAC's obituary was premature. Guest hosted by senior reporter Bill Meagher.
Activist Investing Today: William Blair’s Bresani on Bad Deals, M&A Crumbs
Christina Bresani, the head of corporate advisory at investment bank William Blair, explains why sometimes advisers need to tell the emperor they don’t have any clothes, when it comes to dealmaking, and in other cases companies need to "drop th...
Talking M&A: The Evolving Crypto Market With Baker McKenzie and Coinbase
Baker McKenzie’s Lawrence Lee (Partner) and Coinbase’s Victoria Wong (Associate General Counsel, Corporate) talk with host Surani Fernando about M&A trends within the evolving cryptocurrency sector. They discuss how a volatile market and in...
