The Dealist

The Dealist
Podcast Description
The Dealist is your insider’s guide to the world of M&A. This podcast, presented by SS&C Intralinks, brings you candid conversations with top dealmakers and thought leaders, exploring the trends, challenges and strategies shaping today’s deal landscape. Hosted by journalist Catherine Ford, The Dealist delivers expert perspectives to keep corporate and private equity dealmakers like you ahead of the curve.
Explore our INsights blog for more expert analysis and industry trends. https://intralinks.com/insights
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast delves into various themes related to M&A, primarily focusing on due diligence, deal confidentiality, and evolving strategies. Episodes tackle topics like deal leaks, cybersecurity measures, the impact of leaks on the market, advanced diligence methodologies, and real-world case studies, illustrating complex challenges within the M&A landscape.

The Dealist is your insider’s guide to the world of M&A. This podcast, presented by SS&C Intralinks, brings you candid conversations with top dealmakers and thought leaders, exploring the trends, challenges and strategies shaping today’s deal landscape. Hosted by journalist Catherine Ford, The Dealist delivers expert perspectives to keep corporate and private equity dealmakers like you ahead of the curve.
Explore our INsights blog for more expert analysis and industry trends. https://intralinks.com/insights
In the final episode of season one of The Dealist, we go inside the transaction to explore the crucial roles M&A advisors and investment bankers play. From balancing risk and opportunity to guiding founders through one of the biggest decisions of their professional lives, this conversation reveals how these professionals create value throughout the deal process.
Host: Catherine Ford
Guests:
• Arash Farin, CEO, Centerstone Capital
• Jay Liebowitz, Managing director & co-founder, Centerstone Capital
Key discussion highlights
• Balancing risk and reward to maximize opportunities while managing investor concerns
• Breaking down commercial, operational and financial due diligence
• Managing founders’ valuation expectations to reach fair deals
• Using earnouts to bridge valuation gaps and close transactions
• Exploring why deals are slowing down despite pressure for speed
• Leveraging technology and AI while maintaining essential human trust
• Career advice for those starting out in advisory
Subscribe to The Dealist
- Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dealist/id1805660414
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zinlPsfd2xDuY10zdIBqJ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/intralinks
Further reading
The Dynamics of Due Diligence, a report produced by SS&C Intralinks in association with Mergermarket and The M&A Research Centre (MARC) that explores the reasons behind the ever-expanding due diligence period in the past decade and reveals why those deals that have a “medium” duration in terms of timing are the most likely to succeed. Download here: https://www3.intralinks.com/the-dynamics-of-due-diligence-report?&utmcampaign=701pq00000ca6xu&utm_content=podcast-blog)
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