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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May 4, 2021 • 26min
Behind the Buyouts Podcast: Song Serves Up Vestar’s Better-For-You Menu
Winston Song, the managing director and co-head of the consumer group at New York-based private equity firm Vestar Capital, talks about his role in the better-for-you foods business.
Apr 29, 2021 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Electricity Grid Expert Julie Cohn
Julie Cohn, author of a leading history of the electricity grid, discusses the February power outages in Texas as well as how the grid might change in this week's Drinks With The Deal.
Apr 15, 2021 • 18min
Drinks With The Deal: Mayer Brown's David Carpenter
David Carpenter, the co-head of Mayer Brown's New York corporate and securities practice, talks about his work for Nestle, his love of wine and his involvement with SommTV is the latest episode of the podcast.
Apr 13, 2021 • 20min
Activist Investing Today: Freed on Corporate Election Proposals and Risk
On the latest episode of the Activist Investing Today podcast, Bruce Freed, the co-founder and president of the Center for Political Accountability, discusses the growth in support for shareholder proposals urging corporations to disclose election-related spending – and he explains why companies that don’t disclose payments face political risk.
Apr 8, 2021 • 22min
Drinks With The Deal: Duane Morris's Anastasia Kaup
Duane Morris finance partner Anastasia Kaup talks about her practice, her work with the firm's diversity and inclusion committee, the importance of mentoring and her enjoyment of Krav Maga in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Mar 31, 2021 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Author Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips, a history professor at Carnegie Mellon, discusses his book Scouting and Scoring, on the long history of talent evaluation and data usage in major league baseball in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Mar 31, 2021 • 25min
Behind the Buyouts: Josh Fabian Wins Funding for Metafy and Eyes Challenge of Black Entrepreneurship
Josh Fabian, an African American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Metafy Inc., says Covid fueled interest in his business that turns esports stars into coaches, while the Black Lives Matter movement stoked investor efforts to fund African American entrepreneurs in this week's Behind The Buyouts podcast episode.
Mar 25, 2021 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Authors of The Caesars Palace Coup
Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap, authors of a new book detailing the vicious, protracted Caesars restructuring, discuss the historic case in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Mar 11, 2021 • 20min
Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day's Vica Irani
The market in Europe has held up surprisingly well over the last year, Vica Irani, head of EMEA M&A at Jones Day, said on the latest episode of the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Mar 5, 2021 • 24min
Activist Investing Today: Ancora’s Chadwick on Kohls, Forward Air
Ancora’s James Chadwick, head of alternative investments, discussed why retailers should consider sale-lease backs and how ex-CFOs and founders can help drive an activist campaign, on the latest episode of the Activist Investing Today podcast.
