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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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Nov 9, 2022 • 27min
Drinks With The Deal: Gibson's Muzumdar on Direct Lending, M&A in Tough Times
Saee Muzumdar, an M&A partner at Gibson Dunn in New York, discussed what she learned from beginning her career during the financial crisis of 2008 and how dealmakers are adjusting to challenging markets.

Oct 27, 2022 • 1h 1min
Drinks With The Deal: Jeremy Greene Discusses the History of Telemedicine
Jeremy Greene, a doctor and a professor of history at Johns Hopkins, talks about his new book The Doctor Who Wasn’t There, on the use of communications technologies in American medicine.

Oct 13, 2022 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding's Smith Takes Fast Food Lessons to Big Law
Cal Smith, co-head of M&A at King & Spalding, talked about the experience of watching his parents build a Burger King franchise and how it helped shape his approach to practicing law, in the latest episode of the podcast.

Oct 5, 2022 • 16min
Talking M&A: Cross-Border Dealmaking with Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie partner Airi Hammalov shared her insights on cross-border trends in M&A for the second episode of The Deal’s Talking M&A podcast.

Sep 30, 2022 • 24min
Activist Investing Today: Zaba Sees M&A Activism Amid Uncertainty
Derek Zaba, the co-chair of Sidley’s shareholder activism practice, explains why an insurgent investor might be more willing to push for M&A than seek out an operational thesis in today’s volatile markets.

Sep 22, 2022 • 16min
Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day's Levine Touts Value of Workplace Socialization
Andy Levine, the co-chair of private equity at Jones Day, discussed the value of attorneys working together in the office as well as the current state of M&A and PE in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Sep 16, 2022 • 36min
Activist Investing Today: Ides Capital's McKeever Talks Monro, Safety Insurance
Diane McKeever, the head of Ides Capital Management, discusses her latest campaigns and talks about collaborative efforts at Arcosa and Graphic Packaging.

Sep 8, 2022 • 24min
Drinks With The Deal: Holland & Knight's Grammig on Firm Growth, Threat of AI
Bob Grammig of Holland & Knight talks about the possible threat to law firms posed by artificial intelligence and the growth of his firm on the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Sep 8, 2022 • 25min
Activist Investing Today: Kimmeridge’s Viviano Talks ESG and Control Pay
Mark Viviano, the lead portfolio manager of the oil and gas-focused Kimmeridge’s public investment team, discusses ESG, his company’s latest activist investments and why change-of-control payments should include stock in combined companies.

Aug 17, 2022 • 26min
Drinks With The Deal: Arlene Arin Hahn Discusses Tech Transactions, D&I
Arlene Arin Hahn, who heads the tech transactions group at White & Case, discusses her practice and her personal reasons for being so passionate about diversity and inclusion during the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.


