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The Deal by S&P Global
The Deal by S&P Global 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 Reporter Steve Gelsi, Chief Reporter Nikitha Sattiraju and Senior Writer Chris Nolter) and Fresh Start…
Episodes
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Lazard's Couvelier on Retail 'Robo-Voting,' M&A Trends
Lazard Managing Director Chris Couvelier discusses shareholder activism trends, Exxon's robo-voting program, and M&A-driven campaigns with The Deal’s Ron Orol.
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Arenova's Li Balances Creative, Financial Roles in VFX
On the latest episode of Behind the Buyouts, Arenova Capital founder and managing partner David Li discusses applyinga private equity principles to the…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Moelis' Lee on Special Committee Work, Building a Career
Managing director Dan Lee discusses his work advising special committees on conflicted transactions and building a career experience by experience.
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Baker & McKenzie's Broder Offers Corporate Version of LA Law
Jennifer Broder, an M&A partner at Baker & McKenzie in Los Angeles, discusses clerking for Leo Strine, working as an associate for Bob Denham and how presiding…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Brand Eyes Director Notice Compromises
White & Case's Richard Brand suggests that passive investors, other institutions and academics should develop best practices for corporate bylaws seeking…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Simpson's Cooper on Refinitiv, Lehman, Team Building
Elizabeth Cooper, the head of private equity at Simpson Thacher, talks about transitioning from M&A to PE as a young partner and how advising Blackstone on the…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: A&O Shearman's Litowitz Talks Paramount, Merger Integration
Dan Litowitz, the U.S. deputy co-head of M&A at A&O Shearman, discusses what he's learned from watching his clients integrate acquisitions that he's applied to…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Oak Hill's Baker on MetroNet Investment, Fiber's S-Curve
Oak Hill Capital's managing partner Scott Baker walks listeners through the firm's 11-year investment in Metronet Inc., an early mover in the push to spool…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Bok on How Wall Street Is Like 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
Scott Bok, the former chairman and CEO of M&A boutique Greenhill, discusses his career, his new memoir and the challenges of managing the highly ambitious…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Holland & Knight's August on Advising Growth Companies
Adam August, a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Tysons, Va., discusses his work for companies that have the federal government as a significant…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Kobre's Kim on Samsung, Chaebols, Browder
Kobre & Kim co-founder Michael Kim explains why the environment for activist investing in South Korea is improving, despite structural restrictions, and he…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind The Buyouts: Houlihan's Abelow On PE Resilience in 2025
Justin Abelow, managing director in Houlihan Lokey's financial sponsors group, discusses PE's resilience in navigating a challenging M&A environment and the…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Schroders Capital's Knox on Evolving GP Landscape
Schroders Capital's senior investment director of private equity Jeremy Knox discusses the growth in continuation funds in a tough exit environment, as well as…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Wachtell's Kirman, Tetelbaum Discuss Mentorship
Wachtell M&A partners Igor Kirman and Lina Tetelbaum discuss the evolution of their mentor-protege relationship over the past 15 years and how it's enriched…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Transact Capital's Karr on Contract Manufacturing Growth
Transact Capital managing director Justin Karr discusses the state of the consumer market in 2025, including private equity interest in contract manufacturing…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Litt Targets REIT CEO Pay
Real estate activist Jonathan Litt discusses concerns that REIT boards often identify distorted peer groups to justify problematic executive pay, as well as…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Gibson Dunn's Scrivani on Managing Job Demands
Gibson Dunn M&A partner Brian Scrivani talks about how he handles the stress of legal practice and the importance of maintaining a life outside of work, as…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Mintz's Reicin on Finding Meaning in Biotech Work
Cheryl Reicin, the co-chair of the life sciences group at Mintz, discusses how she became a biotech lawyer and why observing the Sabbath has been good for her…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Lawndale's Shapiro on 'Problem' Boards
Andrew Shapiro, who ran an activist fund for 32 years, discusses how one campaign helped form his investment vehicle and talks about good and bad investor…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Skadden's Breheny on Expected SEC Shifts
Brian Breheny, the former chief of the SEC's M&A division, discusses expected changes to regulations affecting activist investors, including why he thinks the…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: K&L Gates' Giovannelli on Charlotte PE, Mentoring
Rick Giovannelli, the incoming co-chair of the management committee at K&L Gates, discusses the growth of private equity in Charlotte, N.C., over the course of…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: HCI's McCormick on Consolidating Fragmented Markets
HCI Equity co-founder and chief investment officer Doug McCormick discusses the firm's approach to buy-and-build strategies in large, fragmented and stable…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Rob Kindler of Paul Weiss on Career, Connectivity
Rob Kindler, an M&A partner at Paul Weiss, discusses his career as an M&A lawyer and banker, doing deals at Morgan Stanley and the importance of lifelong…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Eldar on Anti-Activist Pill Evolution
When corporations install anti-activist poison pills they are less likely to implement new share buybacks and their operationally-focused capital expenditures…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Joele Frank on Building an M&A PR Behemoth
Joele Frank discusses how she came to public relations and her approach to growing her own firm.
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Solomon's Shea on Residential and Facilities Services Frenzy
Solomon Partners head of business services Tim Shea discusses private equity's growing interest in residential and facilities services and dealmaking activity…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Okapi's Goldfarb on Client Service, Firm Launch
Bruce Goldfarb, CEO and president of Okapi Partners, discusses launching the proxy solicitor in 2008 and how the client service skills he learned working in…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Petillo-Decossard Talks Changing Firms, Work-Family Balance
Kimberly Petillo-Decossard, the co-head of M&A at White & Case, discusses building her career, her decision to change firms and how her husband's willingness…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind The Buyouts: TSG's LeComte on Consumer M&A in 2025
TSG managing director Pierre LeComte dives into the consumer-focused firm's investment strategy.
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Regner Discusses Delaware Amendments, Mentor
William Regner talks about legal amendments enacted last month and what he learned from Debevoise's Meredith Brown.
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Gottfried Seeks Disclosure Regime Revamp for Activism
A disclosure regime set up for hostile takeovers and tender offers needs to be completely revamped for today’s modern activism campaign environment, defense…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Chardan's Barudin Calls SPAC Market Normal
Managing director Guy Barudin of Chardan Capital Markets discusses how the investment bank has navigated the SPAC sector. Guest hosted by Bill Meagher, senior…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Fried Frank’s Luftglass Talks About Mentors, Delaware Law
Scott Luftglass, an M&A litigator and vice chairman of Fried Frank, talks about mentorship, how he developed a specialty in Delaware corporate litigation and…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Lazard's McMaster Talks Corporate Splits, Approach to Banking
Mark McMaster, the global head of M&A at Lazard, discusses his career as a banker and his work with several companies that have created significant value by…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Mansouri on 'Defensive Refreshes,' Independent Boards
Richard Mansouri, who recently joined Arkhouse, discusses the phenomenon of companies replacing problem directors only when activists show up and why board…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Hunton's Danon Talks Firm Culture, Associate Goals
Sam Danon, the managing partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, talks about the importance of firm culture, what associates want out of a law firm and how building…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Searchlight's Frey Unpacks Firm's Fiber Strategy
Searchlight Capital partner Andrew Frey discusses the firm's investment in Ziply, its preference for backing existing telephone companies over greenfield fiber…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: American Securities' Wolff on Industrials Rebound
American Securities president and managing director Scott Wolff dives into the firm's approach to investments and value creation, its specialty chemicals…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Paul Weiss' Lu Talks Dual-Class, M&A, Multiple Insurgents
Carmen Lu, a partner focused on activism defense at Paul Weiss, discusses why one should never assume multiclass share companies are 'bulletproof' from…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice
Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, believes generative AI will fundamentally change the practice of law. Our conversation with Michael…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind The Buyouts: Brightstar's Weinberg on Generational Wealth Transfer
Brightstar founder and CEO Andrew Weinberg discusses the firm's investment strategy for family- and founder-owned businesses and its focus on resilient…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast
Neil Barr, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk, talks about the logic behind the firm's 2020 change from lockstep compensation, his work for Comcast and…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: FEP's Esposito on Family-Owned Franchise Opportunities
Franchise Equity Partners founder and co-managing partner Michael Esposito dives into the investment firm's growth since its launch in 2021; its investments in…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks About Associate Years, Changing Firms
Sanjay Murti, an M&A partner at Freshfields in New York, discusses how he approached being an associate, the grueling year before making partner and his…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Anson's Gupta Talks TMT Sector Focus
Sagar Gupta, who oversees Anson Fund's activism activities, discusses why sector specialization is vital for an activist, and he also talks about recent…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Kramer Levin's Bessonette on Practice Mix, Herbert Smith Merger
John Bessonette, a partner at Kramer Levin in New York, talks about how he developed a practice that includes both M&A and restructuring and his firm's pending…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: KPMG's Brown on ESG Activism, M&A, Trump
Stephen Brown, senior adviser and managing director at KPMGa's Board Leadership Center, covers a number of topics, including why he thinks there could be…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Cravath's Perkins Discusses Military Service in Afghanistan
Dave Perkins, the co-head of PE at Cravath, talks about being called up from the U.S. Army Reserve to serve in Afghanistan as a young associate and how he…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Suh on Father's Influence on Career
Aaron Suh, an M&A and PE partner at Morgan Lewis and managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office, discusses how he approached changing firms and cities…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Capstone's Ferrara on M&A Rebound
Founder and president John Ferrara dives into the middle market investment bank's growth over two decades and his expectations for dealmaking in 2025.
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Joel Friedlander Discusses Delaware Plaintiffs Practice
Joel Friedlander talks about how he came to focus on plaintiff-side work in the Delaware courts and the enjoyment he gets from writing about and teaching law…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Gonzalez-Sussman on Why ‘Gamesmanship’ Fails
Corporate defender and Skadden partner Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as…
The Deal by S&P GlobalBehind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound
Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: King & Spalding’s Townsend Talks Business Development
Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discussed how he developed business development skills as a young…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Inex's Friberg Talks Activists, Expert Networks
Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns.
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics
Katten's Mark Solomon discusses the evolution of family offices over the past generation and how the Dallas economy has changed since he started practicing law…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Goodwin's Nissan on Building a Practice, PE Firm Succession
Ilan Nissan, head of private equity and M&A at Goodwin Procter, discusses how he developed and maintains his practice and why he enjoys advising PE sponsors on…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Jones Day’s Randi Lesnick on Reynolds Work, AI
In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Randi Lesnick, co-chair of the corporate practice, discusses key deals in her career and issues that AI…
The Deal by S&P GlobalDrinks With The Deal: Gores Group's Mark Stone Talks Twinkies De-SPAC
Gores Group's Senior Managing Director Mark Stone discusses the private equity firm's approach to the SPAC market and his perspective on recent developments in…
The Deal by S&P GlobalActivist Investing Today: Freedman Talks Gildan Red Flags, Darden Similarities
Olshan Frome shareholder activism practice chair Andrew Freedman offers a postmortem of sorts on why 17 directors in two waves resigned ahead of a Browning…