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Behind the Buyouts: Thrive's McLaughlin on Building First Billion-Dollar Next-Gen MSP

By Chris Nolter

Published: August 4th, 2026

Bill McLaughlin, CEO of Thrive Networks, on the company's acquisition strategy, AI investments and vision for scaling the managed services provider.

Activism

Drinks With The Deal: Salesforce's Niles on AI, Future of Legal Services

By David Marcus

Published: July 30th, 2026

Sabastian Niles, the president and chief legal officer at Salesforce, discusses AI adoption, legal innovation and his transition from Wachtell.

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Behind the Buyouts: VMG's Tsai on Building Consumer Brands

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: July 27th, 2026

Robin Tsai, managing partner at VMG, discusses the firm's growth equity strategy, investment discipline and outlook for consumer M&A.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Milano on Starting Practice in 2008

By David Marcus

Published: July 16th, 2026

Andrew Milano, the co-lead of global M&A at Morgan Lewis, discusses starting practice in fall 2008 and his approach to management.

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Behind the Buyouts: Butterfly's Waglay on Building a Food Investment Platform

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: July 10th, 2026

Adam Waglay, CEO and co-founder of Butterfly, discusses the firm's food-focused investment strategy, portfolio growth and outlook for food M&A.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Mayer Brown's Crimmins on Counseling, Mentoring

By David Marcus

Published: July 1st, 2026

Paul Crimmins, an M&A partner at Mayer Brown, discusses the similarities between pastoral and legal counseling and his approach to mentoring.

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Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Hughes on Accounting Firm M&A

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: June 24th, 2026

Patrick Hughes, head of accounting services at Houlihan Lokey, discusses the rapid evolution of accounting firm M&A and the impact of AI on the profession.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Sotheby's Lissner on Combining Art, Finance

By David Marcus

Published: June 17th, 2026

Madeline Lissner discusses her path to running Sotheby's global fine art division and how to approach collecting.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Glass Lewis' Timmer on AI, Future of Governance

By Ronald Orol

Published: June 12th, 2026

Glass Lewis president Diederik Timmer discusses the role of AI in proxy advisory services, evolving shareholder voting practices and the firm's customized voting policies.

Insights & Analysis

Behind the Buyouts: Thrive's McLaughlin on Building First Billion-Dollar Next-Gen MSP

Drinks With The Deal: Salesforce's Niles on AI, Future of Legal Services

Behind the Buyouts: VMG's Tsai on Building Consumer Brands

Drinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Milano on Starting Practice in 2008

Behind the Buyouts: Butterfly's Waglay on Building a Food Investment Platform

Drinks With The Deal: Mayer Brown's Crimmins on Counseling, Mentoring

Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Hughes on Accounting Firm M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Sotheby's Lissner on Combining Art, Finance

Activist Investing Today: Glass Lewis' Timmer on AI, Future of Governance

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