Behind 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 platforms and the industrial sector's slow rec...
21 Feb 202531min
Activist 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 activists, and she offers views on M&A and tech ...
20 Feb 202516min
Drinks 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 is the second in a four-podcast miniseries...
13 Feb 202526min
Behind 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 industry verticals.
4 Feb 202531min
Drinks 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 why being a tax lawyer helped prepare him ...
30 Jan 202530min
Behind 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 restaurants, residential services and th...
17 Jan 202539min
Drinks 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 decision to lateral to Freshfields from Cravath...
16 Jan 202531min
Activist 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 campaigns at Twilio, Globalstar and Lionsgate.
15 Jan 202525min
