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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Feb 17, 2022 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Kirkland's Eric Wedel
Kirkland debt finance partner Eric Wedel discusses the evolution of the practice and how the emergence of capital markets desks at PE sponsors have changed it in this week's podcast.
Feb 11, 2022 • 25min
Activist Investing Today: Katz Says 13D Change ‘Won’t Put Activists Out of Business'
Wachtell Lipton’s David Katz, a top corporate defender, explains why he is excited that the nation’s securities regulator just issued new tougher transparency rules for activists.
Feb 3, 2022 • 23min
Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Kimberly Smith
Kimberly Smith, head of Katten's corporate department, discusses the current state of middle-market dealmaking, her work with family offices and increased regulatory scrutiny of even smaller deals.
Jan 20, 2022 • 18min
Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's Justin Savage
Justin Savage, co-head of the environmental and automotive and mobility groups at Sidley Austin, discusses his unconventional path to law firm practice, what he learned at the DOJ and how he talks to boards and management teams about environmental issues.
Jan 11, 2022 • 36min
Behind the Buyouts: Blackstone's Chung and Morrell Talk Spanx
Ann Chung and Kelley Morrell, managing directors at Blackstone, take a deep dive into the firm's stake in the popular shapewear brand Spanx, the private equity giant's approach to investments and more.
Jan 6, 2022 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Covington's Catherine Dargan
Covington head of M&A and corporate Catherine Dargan discussed building her healthcare M&A practice, current issues in healthcare dealmaking and her approaches to diversity and inclusion and associate retention in this week's podcast.
Dec 16, 2021 • 20min
Drinks With The Deal: Eduardo Gallardo of Gibson Dunn
Eduardo Gallardo, co-chair of M&A and chair of the activist defense group at Gibson Dunn, discussed the universal proxy, the Williams case and more on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Dec 15, 2021 • 30min
Activist Investing Today: R5’s Mushkin on Dollar Tree, New Coke and Hain
Scott Mushkin, a consumer-focused researcher, discussed Mantle Ridge’s contest at Dollar Tree and compared the discount retailer’s new pricing strategy to Coca-Cola’s failed ‘New Coke’ endeavor.
Dec 9, 2021 • 25min
Drinks With The Deal: Gregory Varallo of Bernstein Litowitz
Greg Varallo, partner at Bernstein Litowitz in Wilmington, discussed the switch from representing companies to working with shareholders, Andy Bouchard's achievements as Chancellor, his love of hunting, poker and the American University of Rome and more in this week's episode of the podcast.
Dec 2, 2021 • 29min
Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Tariq Mundiya
Tariq Mundiya, the head of litigation at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, discusses the Williams poison pill case from earlier this year as well as the CytoDyn decision and the evolution of Delaware's Caremark doctrine in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
