The Deal
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 and Senior Reporter Bill Meagher), Behind The Buyouts (hosted by Senior Reporters Steve Gelsi, 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
Mentioned books
Jun 13, 2025 • 33min
Activist Investing Today: Skadden's Breheny on Expected SEC Shifts
Brian Breheny, the former chief of the SEC's M&A division, discusses expected changes to regulations affecting activist investors, including why he thinks the nation's securities regulator can eliminate activist shareholder proposals.
Jun 12, 2025 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: K&L Gates' Giovannelli on Charlotte PE, Mentoring
Rick Giovannelli, the incoming co-chair of the management committee at K&L Gates, discusses the growth of private equity in Charlotte, N.C., over the course of his career and how his firm teaches lawyers to mentor and train the next generation.
Jun 2, 2025 • 29min
Behind the Buyouts: HCI's McCormick on Consolidating Fragmented Markets
HCI Equity co-founder and chief investment officer Doug McCormick discusses the firm's approach to buy-and-build strategies in large, fragmented and stable markets as well as navigating the challenging M&A environment in 2025.
May 29, 2025 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Rob Kindler of Paul Weiss on Career, Connectivity
Rob Kindler, an M&A partner at Paul Weiss, discusses his career as an M&A lawyer and banker, doing deals at Morgan Stanley and the importance of lifelong connectivity.
May 23, 2025 • 23min
Activist Investing Today: Eldar on Anti-Activist Pill Evolution
When corporations install anti-activist poison pills they are less likely to implement new share buybacks and their operationally-focused capital expenditures tend to be higher, UC Berkeley School of Law professor Ofer Eldar explains.
May 15, 2025 • 30min
Drinks With The Deal: Joele Frank on Building an M&A PR Behemoth
Joele Frank discusses how she came to public relations and her approach to growing her own firm.
May 15, 2025 • 32min
Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Shea on Residential and Facilities Services Frenzy
Solomon Partners head of business services Tim Shea discusses private equity's growing interest in residential and facilities services and dealmaking activity in the market in 2025.
May 8, 2025 • 38min
Drinks With The Deal: Okapi's Goldfarb on Client Service, Firm Launch
Bruce Goldfarb, CEO and president of Okapi Partners, discusses launching the proxy solicitor in 2008 and how the client service skills he learned working in his father's dry cleaning business are relevant on Wall Street.
Apr 24, 2025 • 34min
Drinks With The Deal: Petillo-Decossard Talks Changing Firms, Work-Family Balance
Kimberly Petillo-Decossard, the co-head of M&A at White & Case, discusses building her career, her decision to change firms and how her husband's willingness to retire from his career as a banker has been pivotal to her success.
Apr 11, 2025 • 26min
Behind The Buyouts: TSG's LeComte on Consumer M&A in 2025
Pierre LeComte, Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners, shares his extensive experience in consumer retail and private equity. He discusses investment strategies that prioritize long-term growth and profitability, especially in the beauty and home services sectors. LeComte also highlights the importance of strategic partnerships during challenging times, such as the pandemic, to enhance post-acquisition value. Additionally, he delves into the evolving fitness industry, consumer behavior shifts, and the broader M&A landscape, emphasizing resilience and adaptability.
