
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.
Latest episodes

May 23, 2024 • 22min
Drinks With The Deal: Covington’s Freling On Government Contracts, M&A
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Scott Freling, the vice chair of government contracts at Covington & Burling, talks about the practice and its intersection with M&A and PE.

May 16, 2024 • 48min
Behind the Buyouts: Vestar's Bhat on Continuation Funds, Bilateral Recaps
Vestar's co-head of investments Nikhil Bhat discusses the firm's $1.2 billion continuation vehicle for Circana, its use of bilateral recaps and interest in route-based facility services.

May 16, 2024 • 30min
Activist Investing Today: Gottfried Talks Dissident Vetting Bylaws, M&A Panels
Keith Gottfried of Gottfried Shareholder Advisory, an adviser to companies targeted by activists, discusses advance dissident nominee interviews, 13D rule changes, corralling retail votes and M&A committee settlements.

May 9, 2024 • 30min
Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market
Vinson & Elkins co-head of M&A and capital markets Steve Gill talks about how the rise of energy PE has changed the Houston legal market and what he learned from advising Huntsman on its troubled deal with Apollo.

May 2, 2024 • 19min
Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Michael Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Simpson Thacher M&A partner Michael Chao says that exposure to new businesses and legal issues makes the practice appealing to him and helps him be a better lawyer.

Apr 23, 2024 • 21min
Behind the Buyouts: Churchill's Philpott on Private Credit Boom
Anne Philpott, managing director at Churchill, discusses private credit and PE strategies. Topics include comprehensive capital solutions, investment strategies in HVAC services, private credit market trends, and advantages of scaled players in the market.

Apr 18, 2024 • 22min
Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim On Working as a Translator, Managing Up and Making Partner in the Pandemic
In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Skadden M&A partner Do Kim discusses working as a translator between college and law school, how she approaches managing associates and making partner at the start of the pandemic.

Apr 15, 2024 • 19min
Activist Investing Today: Goldman’s Codo-Lotti Talks SpinCo, Buybacks, M&A
Top activism defense banker Pam Codo-Lotti, Global Chief Operating Officer of Activism and Shareholder Advisory at Goldman Sachs, discusses activism, divestitures, capital returns and other M&A topics.

Apr 4, 2024 • 21min
Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership
Mimi Wu talks about signing up two big deals in her last months as an associate, her affinity for distressed M&A and how getting an M.B.A. along with a J.D. has helped her as a lawyer.

Mar 27, 2024 • 47min
Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's DuClos on SPACs
Sidley Austin's Josh DuClos offers his thoughts on the new SEC regulations for SPACs, the larger economy and market as well as the historic role that private equity firms have played in the SPAC sector. Guest hosted by Bill Meagher, senior reporter.