

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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Sep 8, 2022 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Holland & Knight's Grammig on Firm Growth, Threat of AI
Bob Grammig of Holland & Knight talks about the possible threat to law firms posed by artificial intelligence and the growth of his firm on the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Sep 8, 2022 • 25min
Activist Investing Today: Kimmeridge’s Viviano Talks ESG and Control Pay
Mark Viviano, the lead portfolio manager of the oil and gas-focused Kimmeridge’s public investment team, discusses ESG, his company’s latest activist investments and why change-of-control payments should include stock in combined companies.

Aug 17, 2022 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: Arlene Arin Hahn Discusses Tech Transactions, D&I
Arlene Arin Hahn, who heads the tech transactions group at White & Case, discusses her practice and her personal reasons for being so passionate about diversity and inclusion during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Aug 4, 2022 • 25min
Drinks With The Deal: Cooley's Ian Nussbaum Talks Case Law and Clerking for Strine
Ian Nussbaum, an M&A partner at Cooley, discusses how he approaches reading case law and what he learns from it during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Jul 29, 2022 • 30min
Activist Investing Today: Jefferies' Young Reviews ISS, M&A
Chris Young, the global head of contested situations at Jefferies, discusses his view of the 'duopoly proxy advisory services' on contested M&A and director contests.

Jul 21, 2022 • 36min
Drinks With The Deal: Cravath's Teti on Spinoffs, Tax Appeal
Len Teti, a tax partner at Cravath, discusses his work on spinoffs and how young tax lawyers should think about building their careers during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Jul 20, 2022 • 51min
Fresh Start: Professor David Skeel Talks Bankruptcy Backlash
The University of Pennsylvania professor David Skeel discusses the recent backlash against the bankruptcy system — including against judge shopping, the Texas Two-Step and third-party releases — and what can be done.

Jul 20, 2022 • 28min
Activist Investing Today: V&E’s Elbaum on M&A, Kohl's, Twitter
Lawrence Elbaum, the co-head of the shareholder activism practice at Vinson & Elkins, explains why activists will be back at Kohl’s next year, his expectations for Musk vs. Twitter and his case for SPACtivism.

Jul 5, 2022 • 25min
Talking M&A: Baker McKenzie on Carve-outs
Baker McKenzie partners Steven Canner and Darcy Down sit down to discuss the complexities of carve-out transactions, why more companies are considering them and how to make sure they are executed smoothly. Sponsored.

Jun 30, 2022 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Simpson's Patrick Ryan Talks PE Financing
On the latest podcast, Patrick Ryan, the global head of finance and credit at Simpson Thacher, discusses the evolution of the lending markets over the course of his career and the rise of direct lending.


