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Behind the Buyouts: Charlesbank’s Vaz on AI, Infrastructure, Tech Investing

By Chris Nolter

Published: September 15th, 2026

Charlesbank managing director Pedro Vaz discusses opportunities in digital infrastructure and IT services and AI's impact on software investing.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sawyer on EQ, Knowledge Management

By David Marcus

Published: September 10th, 2026

Melissa Sawyer, the co-head of M&A at Sullivan & Cromwell, talks about EQ and what she learned from leading the knowledge management function at S&C.

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Drinks With The Deal: Penn's Skeel on Puerto Rico's Historic Restructuring

By David Marcus

Published: August 27th, 2026

Penn law professor David Skeel discusses his new book on Puerto Rico's massive debt crisis and restructuring and the continuing Prepa bankruptcy.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Turteltaub on Holding a Room, AI

By David Marcus

Published: August 13th, 2026

Adam Turteltaub, the co-head of M&A at Willkie, talks about what he learned from his mentor Jack Nusbaum about how to hold a room.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: One Equity's Belinfanti on Finding Value in Carveouts

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: August 12th, 2026

One Equity president Greg Belinfanti discusses the firm's carveout strategy, OEP IX deployment and expectations for a rebound in middle market M&A.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: S&P's Karageorge on Detecting Activist Campaigns Pre-Disclosure

By Ronald Orol

Published: August 6th, 2026

John Karageorge, head of S&P's activist defense surveillance group, on how corporations can identify activist accumulations before they become public.

Podcasts

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.

Podcasts

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.

Insights & Analysis

Behind the Buyouts: Charlesbank’s Vaz on AI, Infrastructure, Tech Investing

Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell's Sawyer on EQ, Knowledge Management

Drinks With The Deal: Penn's Skeel on Puerto Rico's Historic Restructuring

Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Turteltaub on Holding a Room, AI

Behind the Buyouts: One Equity's Belinfanti on Finding Value in Carveouts

Activist Investing Today: S&P's Karageorge on Detecting Activist Campaigns Pre-Disclosure

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

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