Deal of the Week
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
21: End of the Road for Bill Ackman and Canadian Pacific
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Pacific Railway's chief said this week ``the deck was stacked against'' his pursuit of Norfolk Southern. Shouldn't that have been obvious mon...
20: Will Alaska's Virgin Acquisition Go Bust?
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Airline takeovers don't have a good track record. That didn't stop Alaska Air from agreeing this week to pony up in a big way for Virgin America. Yet ...
19: From Banker to Teacher to ... Something in Between
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Rostan used to be a mergers & acquisitions banker for Merrill Lynch. Then he was a high school teacher. He eventually found a happy medium t...
17: Why Chinese Companies Are `Homewreckers' on U.S. M&A Deals
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, big Asian companies are eyeing trophy U.S. companies. And once again, they're paying top dollar at what may prove the market's peak. But t...
My Three Decades in M&A
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Burger King. Pfizer. Name a major M&A deal in the past three decades and chances are Eileen Nugent played a part. Join us as the co-head of M&...
Episode 16: How to Make Money from M&A
09 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Burnett, Vice Chairman and Director of Research at Wall Street Access joins the show this week. But first, guest co-host Jeffrey McCracken kicks t...
Episode 15: Perils and Prizes of Latin American Investing
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cate Ambrose, president of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, is bullish on private investments in nations including...
Episode 14: Charter Was `Blindsided' by Comcast's Offer for TWC
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Zinterhofer, chairman of Charter Communications Inc. and co-founder of Searchlight Capital Partners, says Charter management was caught by surpri...
Episode 13: The Female Founders Fund
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Female Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests seed money in companies founded by women. But the firm's motive isn't to promote women...
Episode 12: Loving George Steinbrenner's Wrath
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
He's worked side-by-side with George Steinbrenner and befriended Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. He sold the Charlotte Bobcats to Michael Jor...
Episode 11: JPMorgan M&A Chairman Kurt Simon Gets Personal
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Simon, JPMorgan's global head of M&A, spends his days chatting with bosses of the world's biggest companies, fighting off corporate raiders l...
Episode 10: Are Private Equity Deals in Trouble?
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Carlyle Group's revision of its deal for Symantec Corp.'s Veritas last week made waves throughout the leveraged buyout industry. Bankers, lawyers and ...
Episode 9: Controlling the M&A Story
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When the biggest companies prepare to announce mergers and acquisitions, they frequently hire specialized public relations firms. Steve Lipin, who hea...
Episode 8: Private Equity Deals Aren't Just About Slashing Jobs
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at M&A through the lens of private equity, a $3 trillion-plus industry behind many of today's corporate takeovers. Our guest is ...
Episode 7: Inside The Lives of M&A Reporters
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's three U.S. M&A reporters, Ed Hammond, Matt Monks and Alex Sherman, talk shop about their careers and shed light on the ...
Episode 6: M&A Year Ahead
23 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) -- Intralinks doesn't own a crystal ball, yet the company says its proprietary technology comes close to predicting the future for mergers...
Episode 5: Greenhill CEO Scott Bok on Activist Investors
16 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Greenhill & Co. Chief Executive Officer Scott Bok joins Alex to talk about his firm's decision to go public a decade ago and why he prefers to wor...
Episode 4: 2016’s Top Five Predictions
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) – Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland joins Alex Sherman for a peek into the future of mergers after a record-setting year for ...
Episode 3: Has Tech M&A Reached Its Peak?
02 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) -- Rob Townsend, who co-chairs the global M&A business at Morrison & Foerster, has some gloomy news for folks chomping at the bit ...
Episode 2: Pfizer Sticks It to U.S. Treasury
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) -- In this episode, Alex and Global M&A Managing Editor McCracken discuss the largest deal of the year and the biggest health care dea...
Episode 1: Ego Drives Dealmaking
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
(Bloomberg) -- In this first episode, Alex Sherman and Bloomberg's managing editor for global M&A Jeff McCracken discuss why Marriott Internationa...