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.
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May 24, 2023 • 22min
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.’
May 18, 2023 • 22min
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.
May 4, 2023 • 23min
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.
Apr 20, 2023 • 27min
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.
Apr 13, 2023 • 24min
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 proxy adviser.
Apr 5, 2023 • 23min
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.
Mar 30, 2023 • 30min
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.
Mar 10, 2023 • 27min
Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Jenny Hochenberg Discusses the Demands of the Job
Jenny Hochenberg, an M&A partner at Freshfields in New York, shares her inspiring journey from Bulgaria to becoming a corporate lawyer. She discusses her transition from the vibrant bar culture of Palo Alto to the high-stakes world of M&A, revealing how her passion ignited during her early career. Hochenberg dives into the intricacies of negotiations, the balance of clarity in legal drafting, and the essential art of nurturing client relationships. She candidly addresses the challenge of balancing a demanding legal career and family life while embracing her creative outlets.
Mar 6, 2023 • 49min
Fresh Start: CohnReznick's Sherman and The Deal's Meagher on distressed SPACs
The podcast discusses the distress among companies that merged with SPACs, the rise of SPACs in 2020 as an alternative to the IPO market, the challenges and value destruction in distressed SPACs, the outcomes for struggling public companies, the increasing activity in the SPAC and PIPE market, and the importance of experience and making informed decisions for distressed SPAC companies.
Mar 3, 2023 • 25min
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.
