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Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Danon Talks Firm Culture, Associate Goals

By David Marcus

Published: February 27th, 2025

Sam Danon, the managing partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, talks about the importance of firm culture, what associates want out of a law firm and how building his litigation practice helped him establish credibility as a manager.

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Behind the Buyouts: Searchlight's Frey Unpacks Firm's Fiber Strategy

By Chris Nolter

Published: February 24th, 2025

Searchlight Capital partner Andrew Frey discusses the firm's investment in Ziply, its preference for backing existing telephone companies over greenfield fiber and trends in telecom deals.

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Behind the Buyouts: American Securities' Wolff on Industrials Rebound

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: February 21st, 2025

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 recovery.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Paul Weiss' Lu Talks Dual-Class, M&A, Multiple Insurgents

By Ronald Orol

Published: February 20th, 2025

Carmen Lu, a partner focused on activism defense, discusses why one should never assume multiclass share companies are 'bulletproof' from activists, and she offers views on M&A and tech activism, plus white squire defenses.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

By David Marcus

Published: February 13th, 2025

Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, believes generative AI will fundamentally change the practice of law.

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Behind the Buyouts: Brightstar's Weinberg on Generational Wealth Transfer

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: February 4th, 2025

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.

M&A

Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

By The Deal Staff

Published: February 4th, 2025

Epiris acquired The Deal, part of London- and New York-based Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor, in 2022.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

By David Marcus

Published: January 30th, 2025

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 to run his firm.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: FEP's Esposito on Family-Owned Franchise Opportunities

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: January 17th, 2025

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 the auto aftermarket; and M&A expectations for 2025.

Insights & Analysis

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Drinks With The Deal: Hunton's Danon Talks Firm Culture, Associate Goals

Behind the Buyouts: Searchlight's Frey Unpacks Firm's Fiber Strategy

Behind the Buyouts: American Securities' Wolff on Industrials Rebound

Activist Investing Today: Paul Weiss' Lu Talks Dual-Class, M&A, Multiple Insurgents

Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

Behind the Buyouts: Brightstar's Weinberg on Generational Wealth Transfer

Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

Behind the Buyouts: FEP's Esposito on Family-Owned Franchise Opportunities

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