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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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Nov 18, 2021 • 20min
Drinks With The Deal: Squire Patton Boggs' James Barresi
James 'Jim' Barresi, who heads the financial services practice at Squire Patton Boggs, explains how his time as an in-house lawyer at US Bancorp in the 1990s has shaped his approach to private practice and how he works with clients who are considering a deal.

Nov 4, 2021 • 44min
Drinks With The Deal: Spirits Experts David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum
On the latest edition of Drinks With The Deal, David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum discuss their work editing the new Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, which considers at length the companies, entrepreneurs and trends that have driven the alcohol business.

Oct 28, 2021 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: Edward Zimmerman of Lowenstein Sandler
Ed Zimmerman discusses building the tech group at Lowenstein Sandler and his commitment to social justice on the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Oct 25, 2021 • 50min
Fresh Start: Professor Melissa Jacoby
Professor Melissa Jacoby of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses the limits of bankruptcy in handling mass tort cases and the recent filings of Purdue Pharma LP and others on the latest episode of the Fresh Start podcast.

Oct 13, 2021 • 17min
Drinks With The Deal: Krishna Veeraraghavan of Paul Weiss
M&A lawyer Krishna Veeraraghavan talks about health care M&A and the risks of excessive antitrust regulation of combinations between biotech and pharma companies in the Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Sep 30, 2021 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Mintz's Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson of Mintz Levin discussed his transition from peace negotiator to M&A lawyer, why he enjoys the middle market, what he's learned from advising reps and warranties insurers and how he finds serenity on sailboats in the latest edition of Drinks With The Deal.

Sep 29, 2021 • 22min
Behind the Buyouts: EQT's Brown Pivots From Microsoft to EU Tech
EQT Growth head Marc Brown said EQT's desire as a firm to do well financially while promoting diversity and inclusion appealed to him as he looked to start a new phase of his career after 20 years working on M&A deals at Microsoft.

Sep 20, 2021 • 23min
Activist Investing Today: Moelis' Herrington Talks Proxy Votes, Boards After Exxon
Moelis' Duncan Herrington spoke with the Activist Investing Today podcast about proxy advisers and corporate director selection efforts following ESG activist Engine No. 1's big win at Exxon Mobil.

Sep 16, 2021 • 25min
Drinks With The Deal: NYU's Rob Jackson and Yale's John Morley
Rob Jackson, a former SEC commissioner and current NYU Law professor, and John Morley, a professor at Yale Law School, said SPACs should be treated more stringently by the SEC and discussed their current research projects during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Sep 16, 2021 • 49min
Fresh Start: Hilco's Ian Fredericks
Hilco Global president Ian Fredericks discusses the business of liquidation and the outlook for retail on this week’s Fresh Start podcast.