The Deal

Nov 20 2024 281 ep. 26 mins 22

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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), Behind The Buyouts (hosted by Senior Reporters Steve Gelsi, Nikitha Sattiraju and 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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Behind the Buyouts: Capstone's Ferrara on M&A Rebound

Nov 20 2024 34 mins

Founder and president John Ferrara dives into the middle market investment bank's growth over two decades and his expectations for dealmaking in 2025.

Drinks With The Deal: Joel Friedlander Discusses Delaware Plaintiffs Practice

Nov 07 2024 21 mins

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 as well as practicing it.

Activist Investing Today: Gonzalez-Sussman on Why ‘Gamesmanship’ Fails

Nov 06 2024 21 mins

Corporate defender and Skadden partner Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as tactics that backfire, settlement subcommittee pros and cons and governance vulnerabilities.

Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound

Oct 25 2024 32 mins

Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.

Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding’s Townsend Talks Business Development

Oct 24 2024 27 mins

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 partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix.

Activist Investing Today: Inex's Friberg Talks Activists, Expert Networks

Oct 23 2024 19 mins

Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns.

Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics

Oct 10 2024 22 mins

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 in the city in 1985.

Drinks With The Deal: Goodwin's Nissan on Building a Practice, PE Firm Succession

Sep 26 2024 27 mins

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 succession issues.

Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day’s Randi Lesnick on Reynolds Work, AI

Sep 12 2024 24 mins

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 raises both for law firms and for companies doing deals.

Drinks With The Deal: Gores Group's Mark Stone Talks Twinkies De-SPAC

Aug 29 2024 35 mins

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 sector as well as Gores' very successful de-SPAC of Twinkies maker Hostess Brands.