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
288 episodes
Behind the Buyouts: FEP's Esposito on Family-Owned Franchise Opportunities
Franchise Equity Partners founder and co-managing partner Michael Esposito dives into the investment firm's growth since its launch in 2021; its investments in restaurants, residential services and the auto aftermarket; and M&A expectations...
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39:06
Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks About Associate Years, Changing Firms
Sanjay Murti, an M&A partner at Freshfields in New York, discusses how he approached being an associate, the grueling year before making partner and his decision to lateral to Freshfields from Cravath.
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31:37
Activist Investing Today: Anson's Gupta Talks TMT Sector Focus
Sagar Gupta, who oversees Anson Fund's activism activities, discusses why sector specialization is vital for an activist, and he also talks about recent campaigns at Twilio, Globalstar and Lionsgate.
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25:31
Drinks With The Deal: Kramer Levin's Bessonette on Practice Mix, Herbert Smith Merger
John Bessonette, a partner at Kramer Levin in New York, talks about how he developed a practice that includes both M&A and restructuring and his firm's pending merger with Herbert Smith Freehills.
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24:32
Activist Investing Today: KPMG's Brown on ESG Activism, M&A, Trump
Stephen Brown, senior adviser and managing director at KPMGa's Board Leadership Center, covers a number of topics, including why he thinks there could be unintended consequences to new limits on activist shareholder proposals.
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25:48
Drinks With The Deal: Cravath's Perkins Discusses Military Service in Afghanistan
Dave Perkins, the co-head of PE at Cravath, talks about being called up from the U.S. Army Reserve to serve in Afghanistan as a young associate and how he approached building a PE practice at his law firm.
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24:08
Drinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Suh on Father's Influence on Career
Aaron Suh, an M&A and PE partner at Morgan Lewis and managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office, discusses how he approached changing firms and cities and the deep influence his father has had on his approach to his career.
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26:47
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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32:17
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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24:12
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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35:41
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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33:47
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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31:31
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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