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M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard's McMaster Talks Corporate Splits, Approach to Banking

By David Marcus

Published: March 6th, 2025

Mark McMaster, the global head of M&A at Lazard, discusses his career as a banker and his work with several companies that have created significant value by breaking themselves up.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Mansouri on 'Defensive Refreshes,' Independent Boards

By Ronald Orol

Published: February 28th, 2025

Richard Mansouri, who recently joined Arkhouse, discusses the phenomenon of companies replacing problem directors only when activists show up and why board members often just aren't independent.

Podcasts

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.

Podcasts

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.

Podcasts

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.

Podcasts

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

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.

Insights & Analysis

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard's McMaster Talks Corporate Splits, Approach to Banking

Activist Investing Today: Mansouri on 'Defensive Refreshes,' Independent Boards

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

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

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