The Closer Weekly: The shape of deals to come
The financial press has been reporting on a big trend in dealmaking: it's way down this year, especially in comparison to the M&A activity of 2021. Aimee and Ben discuss the winners and losers of this...
5 Maj 202317min
The Closer Weekly: Bed Bath & Beyond enters bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond's decline and fall is complete. The iconic home goods retailer said this week that it was entering bankruptcy and that all of its stores would be shuttered by the end of June. Ben an...
28 Apr 202321min
The Closer Weekly: A back to the future moment for Netflix
Alongside the release of Netflix's quarterly earnings, the streaming service announced two big pieces of news this week. One, that it would be ending its DVD mailing business, and two, that it would b...
21 Apr 202316min
The Closer Weekly: What's going on with the JetBlue and Spirit Airlines deal?
This week, we're looking at a deal one of our listeners on Twitter asked us to cover. It's JetBlue's $3.8bn takeover of discount carrier Spirit Airlines. The deal was approved by Spirit shareholders l...
14 Apr 202318min
The Closer Weekly: The UFC and WWE join forces
Two of the biggest names in fighting, WWE and Endeavor’s UFC, are coming together to form a new, publicly traded entity. It’s a tie-up of larger-than-life personalities in the ring (or octagon) and in...
7 Apr 202314min
The Closer Weekly: Jack Ma returns, and Alibaba breaks up
Shares in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba jumped this week after founder Jack Ma made a rare visit to mainland China, and the company announced plans to break itself into six business units. Ben an...
31 Mars 202314min
The Closer Weekly: The Case of JP Morgan's 54 Tonnes of Fake Nickel
JP Morgan Chase thought it owned 54 metric tonnes of nickel, the most highly valued base metal. The bank had reason to believe this nickel was stored in bags at a warehouse in Rotterdam. It turns out ...
24 Mars 202319min
The Closer Weekly: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Financial Times journalist Tabby Kinder was one of the first to report on weaknesses at Silicon Valley Bank. In this episode of The Closer, she breaks down the bank's swift collapse and tells us what ...
17 Mars 202329min
