Dealcast: The M&A Podcast
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- 🇸🇬SG · Business#188500 to 3K
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250 to 1.5K🎙 ~2x weekly·265 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇸🇬100% - Active Followers
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150 to 900
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Proof, process, and price: A look at the new standards for sponsor-backed dealmaking in the wake of AI – Investec’s Kate Gribbon
Jul 20, 2026
38m 57s
‘Scale, simplicity, strategy’ drive corporate dominance in record 2026 M&A run – JPMorgan’s Anu Aiyengar
Jul 13, 2026
47m 43s
Why GP consolidation is on the rise in Asia
Jun 17, 2026
30m 58s
The rise of alternative private credit in Europe – NorthWall Capital’s Alex Garnier, with Rachel Lewis
Jun 8, 2026
25m 48s
How to get deals through antitrust review in the current environment – Fried Frank’s Kathy O’Neill, with Serafina Smith
May 18, 2026
16m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | sponsor-backed dealmakingAI in finance+4 | Kate Gribbon | InvestecMergermarket | — | deal volumefinancial sponsor coverage+6 | — | 38m 57s | ||
| 7/13/26 | M&A trendscorporate strategy+4 | Anu Aiyengar | AI ROIJPMorgan+1 | — | M&Acorporate dominance+6 | — | 47m 43s | ||
| 6/17/26 | GP consolidationM&A in Asia+3 | Justin Niessner | Asian Venture Capital JournalBlackRock+2 | Asia | GP consolidationM&A+6 | — | 30m 58s | ||
| 6/8/26 | alternative private creditspecialist credit in Europe+3 | Alex Garnier | NorthWall CapitalMergermarket | — | private creditNorthWall Capital+3 | — | 25m 48s | ||
| 5/18/26 | antitrust reviewdealmaking+3 | Kathy O’Neill | Fried FrankUS Department of Justice+1 | US | antitrustdeals+6 | — | 16m 07s | ||
| 5/5/26 | UK public M&Alarge-scale deals+4 | Patrick Sarch | White & CaseMergermarket+6 | UK | M&AUK+6 | — | 30m 30s | ||
| 4/27/26 | M&AIPOs+4 | Samuel Kerr | Mergermarket | Europe | M&AIPOs+6 | — | 28m 29s | ||
| 4/8/26 | private equity investmentinvestment opportunities+4 | Pamela Fung | Morgan StanleyAsian Venture Capital Journal | ChinaIndia+1 | private equityAsia+7 | — | 30m 27s | ||
| 3/30/26 | capital marketsSEC regulations+4 | Edward Best | Willkie Farr & GallagherSEC+2 | Americascapital markets+3 | SECcapital markets+5 | — | 30m 44s | ||
| 3/18/26 | investment opportunitiesEuropean economy+5 | Christophe BavièreWilliam Kadouch-Chassaing | EurazeoEuropean Union | EuropeParis | Eurazeoinvestment+8 | — | 44m 12s | ||
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| 3/13/26 | private equityM&A market+4 | Rachel Lewis | Mergermarket | EuropeEUR | private equitybuyout class+8 | — | 25m 26s | ||
| 3/6/26 | investment strategiesdiversity in finance+4 | Seema Hingorani | Morgan StanleyGirls Who Invest+1 | — | investment managementdiverse teams+5 | — | 32m 03s | ||
| 2/26/26 | fundraising trendsventure capital+4 | Justin NiessnerTim Burroughs | Asian Venture Capital Journal | AsiaUS+3 | fundraisingventure capital+5 | — | 37m 25s | ||
| 2/18/26 | ESGM&A+4 | Michel Driessen | Green Gold: How Sustainability Creates Deal ValueBayes Business School+1 | — | ESGM&A+6 | — | 32m 14s | ||
| 2/12/26 | antitrust enforcementdomestic policymaking+5 | Jenn Mellott | FreshfieldsFederal Trade Commission+4 | USUK+1 | antitrustpolicy+8 | — | 37m 43s | ||
| 2/6/26 | secondaries marketprivate capital advisory+5 | Jeff HammerPaul Sanabria | Moelis & CompanyVCFA+5 | — | secondaries marketIPO market+8 | — | 35m 05s | ||
| 3/30/21 | The European SPACs boom and SS&C Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor | Mergermarket's ECM Editor, Sofia Cerqueira, joins Julie-Anna to discuss the global SPACs boom and how it's picking up pace in Europe. Julie-Anna is also joined by Co-Heads of SS&C Intralinks, Ken Bisconti and Bob Petrocchi, to discuss the latest Deal Flow Predictor. | — | ||||||
| 3/30/21 | Conference coverage: Tulane Law School's virtual conference | Jay Antenen, Acuris' Legal Editor, and Dealreporter's Hanqing Chen join Julie-Anna to discuss Tulane Law School's recent virtual conference. They discuss the recent SPACs boom, ESG, activism and the impact of Biden's presidency on M&A. | — | ||||||
| 3/16/21 | Dissent involving Cayman incorporated Chinese companies taken private from US exchanges | Anette Jonsson, associated editor for Dealreporter based in Hong Kong, joins Julie-Anna Needham to discuss dissent involving Cayman incorporated Chinese companies that are being taken private from US exchanges. | — | ||||||
| 3/15/21 | Where ESG fits into shareholder activism | Activistmonitor's Claudia De Meulemeester joins Julie-Anna Needham to discuss how ESG fits into shareholder activism. Claudia and Julia-Anna discuss the focus on climate change, reporting and disclosure and shareholder/stakeholder dynamics. #ESG #ShareholderActivism | — | ||||||
| 3/3/21 | Key Chinese regulatory approval for Cisco's acquisition of Acacia | In this episode of Dealcast Julie-Anna is joined by the Asia-Pacific M&A team, Lisha Zhou, Managing Editor in China and Ed Vinales, M&A Editor in Hong Kong, to discuss Cisco's bid for Acacia which was announced in late 2019. This semiconductor deal is particularly sensitive in China due to the China/US trade technology war. Regulatory approval had been slow and has required lots of remedies, but due to surging trading performances in peers, a revised deal was on the table. Dealcast is presented by Mergermarket and SS&C Intralinks. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/21 | US antitrust and merger control outlook under President Biden | Esther D'Amico, Dealreporter's chief correspondent in Washington, joins Julie-Anna Needham to discuss US antitrust and merger control policy under President elect Biden. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/21 |  M&A Outlook 2021 | In this week's episode of Dealcast, Julie-Anna is joined by Mergermarket Managing Editor for EMEA, John West. They discuss M&A activity in 2020, capital deployment in 2021, SPACS and the outlook for IPOs presented by Mergermarket and SS&C Intralinks. | — | ||||||
| 10/13/20 |  8: Tipping Point: Deal Terms | Seyfarth’s Paul Pryzant and SRS Acquiom's Chris Letang join Tom Cane to discuss how the shift from a seller’s to a buyer’s M&A market this year has impacted the deal terms being agreed in the mid-market, from an increase in earn-outs and termination fees to the impact of the pandemic on reps and warranties. Paul and Chris also discuss how technology is changing the due diligence process. | — | ||||||
| 4/29/20 |  7: Dealcast: Covid-19 and healthcare M&A | No sector is closer than healthcare to the front-lines of the covid-19 pandemic. Not only is the pandemic shaking up businesses in the sector, it is creating opportunities for dealmaking. Indeed, Thermo Fisher’s [NYSE:TMO] proposed takeover of diagnostics firm Qiagen [NYSE:QGEN] shows how the crisis can make the case for M&A. In this week’s podcast, Mergermarket healthcare editor Mintoi Chessa-Florea, Mergermarket healthcare reporter Davide Salvi and Dealreporter analyst William Cain join us to discuss the sector. At issue are: pre-covid-19 M&A trends, the effect of the pandemic on business cases, the effect of the pandemic on M&A and ECM, and the outlook for Qiagen/Thermo Fisher. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Dealcast: The M&A Podcast
Peaked at #188 in SG, currently #188 in SG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| SG | — | #188 | #188 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
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1 placement across 1 market.