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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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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.
Aug 20, 2020 • 39min
Drinks With The Deal: Leo Strine Jr.
Leo Strine, longtime Delaware judge and of counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, discusses DuPont, Joe Biden, and corporate law in the wake of Covid-19 and Thomas Cromwell in this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Aug 6, 2020 • 29min
Drinks With The Deal: Dechert's Ken Young
Ken Young, co-head of PE at Dechert, discusses how PE firms have diversified their investments, the challenges of developing law firm partners and his recent deals in this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Jul 29, 2020 • 22min
Behind The Buyouts: VMG Partners Embraces Diversity
Cassie Nielsen and Wayne Wu of VMG Partners talk about the role of diversity at their firm and in middle-market deal-making for their consumer-oriented portfolio companies. While women make most of the purchasing decisions in the sector, they still occupy less than 50% of the boards of consumer companies.
Jul 23, 2020 • 30min
Drinks With The Deal: Simpson's Alan Klein
Simpson's Alan Klein discusses his stint in London in the late 1990s, his work for Microsoft and Tyco and his passion for films and books on the latest episode of the Drink With The Deal podcast.
