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Activist Investing Today: King & Spalding's Morgan on Retail Voting Programs, Shareholder Activism

By Ronald Orol

Published: November 13th, 2026

King & Spalding partner Elizabeth Morgan discussed semiannual reporting, executive compensation votes and artificial intelligence’s potential impact on proxy advisers.

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Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Shiffman on Firm's Growth, Consumer M&A

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: November 12th, 2026

David Shiffman, partner and head of investment banking at Solomon Partners, discusses the firm's expansion and the state of consumer M&A.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard’s Tim Donahue on Interviewing, Team-Building and Pitching

By David Marcus

Published: November 5th, 2026

Lazard's Tim Donahue discusses how he broke into banking, how to approach an interview and what he enjoys about pitching.

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Behind the Buyouts: Apollo's Scheir on Hybrid Capital Growth

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: October 29th, 2026

Apollo partner and head of hybrid value Jason Scheir discusses the evolution of hybrid investing, recent transactions and growing demand for flexible capital.

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Drinks With The Deal: McLean on AI Financing, Bubble Risk

By David Marcus

Published: October 29th, 2026

Journalist Bethany McLean discusses the scale of the AI boom and whether companies will be able to repay the debt they're using to finance it.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Czech Activist Bostl on Xerox, XFS M&A

By Ronald Orol

Published: October 23rd, 2026

František Bostl, founder of Starteepo, discusses its catalyst-driven investment strategy involving Xerox's financial services unit.

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Behind the Buyouts: Union Square’s McClelland, Bekele on AI's Threat to SaaS, Founder Tailwinds

By Chris Nolter

Published: October 23rd, 2026

Union Square chairman Carter McClelland and head of AI strategy Gelila Bekele discuss how AI has reshaped software valuations, diligence and PE exits.

M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Ropes & Gray's Cohen on Making Big Career Moves

By David Marcus

Published: October 15th, 2026

M&A partner Jackie Cohen discusses how she's managed her career, what she enjoys about the job, and how she balances it with family and outside interests.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Cooley's Brownridge on AI Activism

By Ronald Orol

Published: October 9th, 2026

Cooley partner and activism defense group chair Sean Brownridge discusses how artificial intelligence is reshaping shareholder activism.

Insights & Analysis

Activist Investing Today: King & Spalding's Morgan on Retail Voting Programs, Shareholder Activism

Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Shiffman on Firm's Growth, Consumer M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard’s Tim Donahue on Interviewing, Team-Building and Pitching

Behind the Buyouts: Apollo's Scheir on Hybrid Capital Growth

Drinks With The Deal: McLean on AI Financing, Bubble Risk

Activist Investing Today: Czech Activist Bostl on Xerox, XFS M&A

Behind the Buyouts: Union Square’s McClelland, Bekele on AI's Threat to SaaS, Founder Tailwinds

Drinks With The Deal: Ropes & Gray's Cohen on Making Big Career Moves

Activist Investing Today: Cooley's Brownridge on AI Activism

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