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Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound
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Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding’s Townsend Talks Business Development
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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.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Inex's Friberg Talks Activists, Expert Networks
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Expert network platform Inex One owner Max Friberg discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Goodwin's Nissan on Building a Practice, PE Firm Succession
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Jones Day’s Randi Lesnick on Reynolds Work, AI
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Gores Group's Mark Stone Talks Twinkies De-SPAC
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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.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Freedman Talks Gildan Red Flags, Darden Similarities
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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 West director contest at Canadian clothing company Gildan.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Linklaters’ George Casey Talks Cross-Border M&A
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In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Linklaters global chairman of corporate George Casey discusses a 30-year career centered on cross-border M&A.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Gadson Talks ESG, MEI, Post-Election Activism
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Vinson & Elkins activism defense adviser Patrick Gadson explains why economic activists aren't leaning into ESG as much and talks about the upcoming federal election's effect on both M&A and operational activism.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Ropes Chair Jones on Relationship, Firm Management
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Julie Jones explains why the Sungard buyout was critical for her career, how she approaches firm management and what she's learned from colleagues and business leaders along the way.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Donahue Talks Vote-No Amid Activism
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Paul Hastings activist defense adviser Sean Donahue discusses nontraditional activist campaigns seeking to oust directors in uncontested elections, at special meetings and via written consent solicitations.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Paran Talks Insurance M&A, Changing Cities and Firms
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Willkie's PK Paran discusses moving to New York from London in 2019, changing law firms two years later and insurance industry M&A.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Kirkland’s Lee Talks About Webtoon IPO, Changes in Legal Industry
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Kirkland partner Ed Lee discusses his pride in helping take the media and technology company Webtoon public and how the legal industry has evolved over his career.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Foo Talks Vetting Directors for All Shareholders
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Forward Risk co-founder Brendan Foo dismisses assertions that business intelligence advisers to activists are knocking on doors in an aggressive way.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Alisa Levin on Legal Recruiting and What Makes for Successful Lateral Hiring
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In this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Greene-Levin-Snyder's Alisa Levin discusses her career as a legal recruiter and how lawyers and law firms should think about the market for lateral talent.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Latham’s Bekheit on Lessons Learned From In-House Stint
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On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Mark Bekheit, the global vice chair of M&A at Latham & Watkins, discusses how his brief time as an in-house lawyer at Sandisk was pivotal both for client development and perspective on his career.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Nardello Digs Up Dirt on Boards, Activists
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Dan Nardello, the founder of business intelligence firm Nardello & Co., talks about resume inconsistencies, credit card and corporate jet abuse, and vetting directors in the MeToo era amid activist campaigns.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Stride's Berg on Backing Passion Brands
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Stride Consumer's partner Steve Berg discusses the firm's investment strategy and the state of consumer M&A in 2024.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Covington’s Freling On Government Contracts, M&A
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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.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Vestar's Bhat on Continuation Funds, Bilateral Recaps
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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.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Gottfried Talks Dissident Vetting Bylaws, M&A Panels
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Michael Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A
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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.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Churchill's Philpott on Private Credit Boom
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Churchill managing director Anne Philpott discusses the firm's direct lending and PE strategies and expectations for M&A in 2024.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim On Working as a Translator, Managing Up and Making Partner in the Pandemic
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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.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Goldman’s Codo-Lotti Talks SpinCo, Buybacks, M&A
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership
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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.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's DuClos on SPACs
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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.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Levin Talks Tesla, Musk, Delaware, Votes
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Activist investor and adviser Michael Levin explains how he's seeking to strengthen a Delaware settlement to require a binding pay vote at the electric car maker, and he talks Tesla reincorporation and more.Par The Deal
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Drinks With the Deal: Wachtell’s Kling Talks Career Progression, Parenthood
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In the latest episode of Drinks With The Deal, Wachtell’s Jake Kling talks about milestone deals for him, what he learned from his clerkship and how becoming a parent changed his view of being a lawyer.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Lincolnshire's Nacier on Business Services
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Lincolnshire principal Matt Nacier discusses the firm's interest and investments in business services, including facility services, an increase in M&A opportunities in 2024 and more.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Cadence's Stone on Marine Corps Lessons
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On this week’s episode of Drinks With The Deal, Ryan Stone, a corporate development professional at Cadence Design Systems, discusses how an early stint in the Marine Corps helped shape his career.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today Podcast: Wachtell’s Tetelbaum Talks NDAs
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Elina Tetelbaum, a Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz activist defense partner, takes AIT behind the scenes to explain how companies and activists negotiate confidentiality agreements, as well as the trading and campaigning restrictions they typically include.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal Podcast: Cohen on Working for Cuomos, Perelman, Napster
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In this week’s Drinks With The Deal, Steve Cohen talks about his varied legal career, in which he’s been the GC at Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes and worked for New York governors Mario and Andrew Cuomo.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Weil’s Machera on Lessons From Early Career
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On this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Chris Machera, the co-head of PE at Weil, discusses how early jobs in restaurants and as a paralegal were great training for life as a lawyer.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Macquarie Capital's Amster on PE Outlook for 2024
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Macquarie Capital's global head of financial sponsors Tom Amster discusses private equity's dealmaking prospects in 2024 amid mounting pressure to return capital to LPs.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Freshfields' Klingsberg, Bieber Eye Consultants as Wedges
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Freshfields activist defense attorneys Ethan Klingsberg and Elizabeth Bieber discuss insider-controlled company activism, subcommittee formation in settlements, governance and more.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: DLA’s Ruhland on Working In-House, Managing
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Kathy Ruhland discusses leading deal teams and being co-head of the corporate practice group at DLA Piper as well as her time in-house at General Mills.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Activism’s Power Couple Discuss Marriage, ESG, M&A
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Perella Weinberg activism banker Jillian Alsheimer and her husband, Sebastian, an activism partner at Wilson Sonsini, discuss marriage, white squires, M&A and prospects for Bernie Sanders as a labor-backed director nominee.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Orrick’s Gemello Discusses Associate Training
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Law firms will have to relate to their associates very differently in the next decade, says Orrick’s Matthew Gemello, in just one of the major changes facing Big Law.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: Akin's Rappaport, Koenig Talk 13D, Delaware
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Akin’s Doug Rappaport and Jason Koenig discuss strategic board subcommittee disclosures, books and records requests and unintended consequences for companies with 13D rules.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Fried Frank’s Epstein on Lessons Learned From Early Banking Stint
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Steve Epstein, the co-head of M&A and PE at Fried Frank, discusses his time as a junior banker in Frank Quattrone’s tech group at Credit Suisse, his return to the law and the challenges of running a group.Par The Deal
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Behind The Buyouts: Goldman's Dubner on the Rise in Spinoffs
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Goldman Sachs global head of M&A structuring David Dubner discusses the growth in corporate separations, particularly at large-cap businesses with diversified operations, amid a rise in interest rates over the past couple of years.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Corsair's Schein on Payments, Software Mashup
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Corsair Partner Jeremy Schein discusses the convergence of payments and software, unpacks a recent insurance exit and takes stock of sponsors' portco pipeline.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Fenwick's Lee Talks Tech, Making Partner and WFH
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In the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast, Fenwick M&A partner Bomi Lee talked about her decision to focus on tech M&A and what changes when a lawyer makes partner at a firm.Par The Deal
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Behind the Buyouts: Investcorp's Tayeh on Backing Essential Services
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Investcorp's head of North American private equity, Dave Tayeh, discusses backing middle market businesses that serve 'needs versus wants.'Par The Deal
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Talking M&A: Competition Complexities
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Following a number of crackdowns from global competition regulators, Baker McKenzie partners Duffy Lorenz and Creighton Macy share their experiences, insights and advice for clients looking to run a smooth deal process and minimize unexpected antitrust curveballs.Par The Deal
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Drinks With The Deal: Eli Albrecht Discusses The Challenge of Balancing Life and Law
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Eli Albrecht, a partner at SMB Law Group, talks about creating an M&A practice outside of a large law firm on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast.Par The Deal
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Activist Investing Today: White & Case’s Hu Talks M&A’s Unintended Consequences
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White & Case partner James Hu explains why activists frequently push for sales and divestitures and how a transaction without a shareholder vote can attract insurgent funds.Par The Deal
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