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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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Oct 22, 2020 • 24min
Activist Investing Today: Zacchei Eyes PE Activism, Post-Election
Dan Zacchei, the president of special situation communications at Sloane, explains why activism can be compared to professional sports within the context of the pandemic, partnerships between PE firms and activists as well as expectations for the industry post-election, among other topics, on the latest episode of the Activist Investing Today podcast.
Oct 15, 2020 • 29min
Drinks With The Deal: Cravath's Damien Zoubek
Cravath, Swaine & Moore's Damien Zoubek discusses changing corporate attitudes toward ESG, the effects of the pandemic on deals signed up in the months before it started and transactions being negotiated now as well as his love of wine in the latest episode of the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Oct 7, 2020 • 26min
Activist Investing Today: Coffee Weighs DOL Rules Impact on ESG
Columbia Law School professor John Coffee talks about why he thinks a new Labor Department proposal represents a shot against ESG investing, new SEC rules for shareholder proposals, and more, on the latest episode of the Activist Investing Today podcast.
Oct 1, 2020 • 30min
Drinks With The Deal: Pillsbury's Allison Leopold Tilley
Allison Leopold Tilley, a partner at Pillsbury in Silicon Valley, discusses how she built her practice, the lessons she learned from being a director at FBR during its eventful final year and maintaining firm cohesiveness during the pandemic in the latest episode of the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Sep 23, 2020 • 19min
Behind the Buyouts: VSS's Stevenson Takes the Long View on Investing
In the latest episode, VSS managing partner Jeffrey Stevenson traces the arc of the PE firm's development from a shop focused on media deals in the 1980s to its current focus on business services, healthcare IT and services, information and education.
Sep 17, 2020 • 33min
Drinks With The Deal: Author Marc Levinson
Author, economist and historian Marc Levinson discusses the increasing importance of services and ideas and the reduced role of manufactured goods in global trade, the topic of his new book Outside The Box, in the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Sep 11, 2020 • 32min
T-Mobile Sprint: Winning The Case The Experts Said Couldn't Be Won (Podcast 1)
Cleary Gottlieb partner Mark Nelson and T-Mobile EVP and general counsel David Miller kick off a series of three podcasts dedicated to the landmark T-Mobile/Sprint merger. This first episode will cover the overall strategy to obtain successful clearance for the transaction, including the development of the business case and the public and regulatory messaging, and the strategy for DOJ, FCC, the Hill, state AGs, state PUCs, etc. Sponsored
Sep 9, 2020 • 19min
Activist Investing Today: Columbia’s Ogawa on Abe, Toshiba
Alicia Ogawa, the director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School, appears on the latest episode of the Activist Investing Today podcast, to talk about the legacy of outgoing Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s legacy on governance and corporate stewardship, ongoing issues at Toshiba, and more.
Sep 3, 2020 • 28min
Drinks With The Deal: Cooley's Jamie Leigh
Cooley's co-head of M&A Jamie Leigh discusses her career path, why she enjoys advising tech and life sciences companies, how she approaches mentoring younger lawyers and how she's staying sane in the pandemic.
Aug 27, 2020 • 21min
Behind The Buyouts: Brian Gildea of Hamilton Lane Talks ESG
Hamilton Lane's Brian Gildea reveals the forces driving wider use of ESG principles in private markets, but adds that different regions of the world emphasize varying aspects of the approach. LPs must ask questions and then vote with their dollars to shape social agendas in a positive way.
