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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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Dec 15, 2022 • 31min
Drinks With The Deal: Hogan's Bonser on REITs, Nurturing Younger Lawyers
David Bonser, co-head of corporate and head of the REIT practice at Hogan Lovells, discusses the development of his practice and how he applies those lessons in managing younger lawyers.

Dec 8, 2022 • 28min
Activist Investing Today: Saur on Peltz, Disney, Icahn, M&A
Matt Saur, one of the founding partners of law firm Woolery, explains why Nelson Peltz faces an uphill battle at Disney, what it was like working with Carl Icahn on his Xerox campaign and why activists will continue to push for M&A.

Dec 1, 2022 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's David Hahn Talks Evolution of Financing
David Hahn, a finance partner at Davis Polk, discusses the current state of the finance markets and the evolution they've seen in recent years in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Nov 18, 2022 • 14min
Fresh Start: MACCO's Bonjour on Crypto Chapter 11s, Part Two
Pablo Bonjour, former financial adviser to Cred, returns with his thoughts on the Chapter 11 filing of FTX on the latest episode of Fresh Start.

Nov 14, 2022 • 53min
Fresh Start: Macco's Bonjour on Crypto Chapter 11 Cases
Pablo Bonjour, former financial adviser to Cred, discusses lessons learned from the case as well as the Voyager and Celsius bankruptcies on the latest episode of Fresh Start.

Nov 9, 2022 • 27min
Drinks With The Deal: Gibson's Muzumdar on Direct Lending, M&A in Tough Times
Saee Muzumdar, an M&A partner at Gibson Dunn in New York, discussed what she learned from beginning her career during the financial crisis of 2008 and how dealmakers are adjusting to challenging markets.

Oct 27, 2022 • 1h 1min
Drinks With The Deal: Jeremy Greene Discusses the History of Telemedicine
Jeremy Greene, a doctor and a professor of history at Johns Hopkins, talks about his new book The Doctor Who Wasn’t There, on the use of communications technologies in American medicine.

Oct 13, 2022 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding's Smith Takes Fast Food Lessons to Big Law
Cal Smith, co-head of M&A at King & Spalding, talked about the experience of watching his parents build a Burger King franchise and how it helped shape his approach to practicing law, in the latest episode of the podcast.

Oct 5, 2022 • 16min
Talking M&A: Cross-Border Dealmaking with Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie partner Airi Hammalov shared her insights on cross-border trends in M&A for the second episode of The Deal’s Talking M&A podcast.

Sep 30, 2022 • 24min
Activist Investing Today: Zaba Sees M&A Activism Amid Uncertainty
Derek Zaba, the co-chair of Sidley’s shareholder activism practice, explains why an insurgent investor might be more willing to push for M&A than seek out an operational thesis in today’s volatile markets.