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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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.
Feb 23, 2023 • 21min
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.
Feb 23, 2023 • 26min
Activist Investing Today: ZMH's Hassan Talks Nominations, Masimo, Disney
ZMH Advisors' Waheed Hassan, who has advised on major proxy contests at Huntsman, U.S. Foods and LivePerson, discussed activist director recruitment, Masimo's now removed bylaws and Nelson Peltz vs. Disney.
Feb 16, 2023 • 27min
Drinks With The Deal: Nixon Peabody's O'Keefe on Advising Founders
Amy O'Keefe, an M&A and PE partner at Nixon Peabody in Boston, discussed the rewards and challenges of advising founders on the sales of their companies on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Feb 3, 2023 • 16min
Talking M&A: Trends in Healthtech and Biotech M&A
Baker McKenzie partner Aarthi Belani, AbbVie head of immunology business development and acquisitions Rachel Strick, Flare Capital Partners co-founder Michael Greeley and Patient Square Capital founding partner Neel Varshney share their insights on M&A trends in the healthech and biotech sectors for the third episode of the Talking M&A podcast.
Feb 2, 2023 • 22min
Drinks With The Deal: Wilson's Pavri on Dealmaking in Silicon Valley
Rezwan Pavri, a securities and M&A partner at Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto, talks about balancing the two practices and the challenges his clients are facing in the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.
