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: Shearman’s Aryani on Getting Comfortable With Discomfort
In the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Shearman M&A partner Lara Aryani talks about how her practice has evolved and why it’s OK not to know what you want to do as a young associate.
Drinks With The Deal: Sidley’s Fahrney on Laterals Hires, Regulatory Scrutiny
On the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Brian Fahrney, the co-head of M&A and PE at Sidley, discussed lateral hiring, mentoring and the enhanced regulatory scrutiny on deals.
Activist Investing Today: Campaign’s Fein Talks Tenure, AI, McDonald’s
Michael Fein, who recently launched proxy solicitor Campaign Management, explains how activists screen for ‘weak link’ directors and whether ESG contests will follow Carl Icahn’s McDonald’s effort.
Drinks With The Deal: Mayer Brown's Panama Discusses M&A, Career Management
Camila Panama, an M&A partner at Mayer Brown, discusses how she got hooked on M&A and how she's pursued that interest at different firms.
Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Mitchell on Staffing, Consulting M&A
Solomon Partners' managing director Connor Mitchell discusses private equity's growing interest in staffing and consulting, a temporary slowdown in the sector's M&A and reasons for optimism.
Drinks With The Deal: McKinsey's Gentin on Professional, Personal Fulfillment
Pierre Gentin, the chief legal officer at McKinsey, discussed his career path, his approach to building a legal department and incorporating his intellectual passions into his work.
Behind the Buyouts: Kline Hill's Yanez on Semis, Continuation Funds and Trophy Assets
Kline Hill's Managing Director Raudel Yanez discusses the firm's latest investment in the semiconductor supply chain and the rise of continuation funds.
Drinks With The Deal: Nakazawa's Fuerth on High-End Wine, Sake
Dean Fuerth, the beverage director at the Nakazawa restaurants, discusses his approach to the guest experience and how he came to work in hospitality.
Activist Investing Today: Feldman Talks ‘Vote No,’ Canada Rules, Starboard at Ritchie
Goodmans partner Jonathan Feldman explains why activists have advantages when targeting Canadian companies, and he offers views on Starboard’s unusual investment in a Canadian company.
Drinks With The Deal: Bracewell's Austin Lee Talks Energy
Austin Lee, an energy M&A partner at Bracewell in Houston, discusses being a landman, the difference between working in-house and at a law firm, and energy transition.
Behind the Buyouts: FTV's Bernstein on Fusion of Payments, Vertical Software
FTV Capital's Managing Partner Brad Bernstein talks about disintermediating traditional financial services, "value-add envy" and the firm's 25th anniversary.
Drinks With The Deal: Wachtell's Ryan McLeod Discusses Delaware
Wachtell's Ryan McLeod talks about clerking for Bill Chandler, working as a litigator in Delaware and the most important corporate law issues facing the state's courts.
Activist Investing Today: Davies’ Olasker on Ideological Lawyers, Women in Activism
Davies, Ward partner Patricia Olasker discussed why a bifurcated U.S. legal advice system may change, why so few women work on M&A and activism and how that may change.
Activist Investing Today: EY’s Hunker Eyes 2023 Proxy Season
The shareholder activism defense leader at Ernst & Young explains why ESG proponents and second tier activists may be reticent to launch director contests, while brand name insurgents can ‘weather the storm.’
Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Levitsky on Journey From Public Service to Private Practice
Jonathan Levitsky, an M&A and PE partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, discussed clerking on the Supreme Court, working on the Kosovo peace accords and transitioning to an M&A and PE practice.
Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Kennedy Talks Restrictive Covenants
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Jim Kennedy, an M&A partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discussed recent Delaware decisions on restrictive covenants.
Drinks With The Deal: Eli Black and the Limits of ESG
Author Matt Garcia discusses his new biography of Eli Black, a midcentury CEO whose efforts at corporate social responsibility ended in tragedy.
Activist Investing Today: T. Rowe’s Anderson Talks Insurgencies
Donna Anderson, chief of corporate governance for asset manager T. Rowe Price, explains why it will speak publicly about certain deals and why companies facing activists might want to think about visiting her before traveling to see a nearby pr...
Drinks With The Deal: McDermott's McCann Talks Path to Finance Law
Stephanie McCann, a finance partner at McDermott Will & Emery, talks about her path into the practice and what she's seeing in the market now on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Chris Moore Discusses SVB, Tech PE, ChatGPT
On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Cleary Gottlieb's Chris Moore talks about the effect of SVB's demise on Silicon Valley, recent changes in how PE sponsors are funding deals and the possible effect of ChatGPT on legal practice.&n...
Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg Discusses the Demands of the Job
Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg discusses her unusual path to becoming an M&A lawyer, the challenges of being a young partner and managing the intensity of the job on the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Fresh Start: CohnReznick's Sherman and The Deal's Meagher on distressed SPACs
On the latest episode of Fresh Start, CohnReznick LLP’s Taylor Sherman and The Deal’s own Bill Meagher discussed distress among companies that merged with SPACs.
Activist Investing Today: Gojkovich Talks Universal Contests, Proxy Advisers, 'Activated' Managers
Lauren Gojkovich, who switched sides to advise activists at LDG Advisory, discusses prospects for 'activated' historically passive institutions and why the universal card in contests could reduce proxy adviser influence.
Drinks With The Deal: Skadden's Nijjar Discusses Tech M&A Boom, Memories of Bear Stearns
On the most recent Drinks With The Deal, Skadden M&A partner Sonia Nijjar discussed her work on the sale of Bear Stearns, her transition to a tech M&A practice and advising Activision and Elon Musk last year.