Dealcast: The M&A Podcast

Dealcast comes from the editorial team at Mergermarket -- the same newsroom that breaks M&A stories before anyone else and publishes the data that bankers rely on for deal intelligence. That pedigree shows in every episode. The rotating team of hosts, including Julie-Anna Needham, Lucinda Guthrie, and Reuben Miller, brings journalistic rigor to a space often cluttered with vague thought leadership. With nearly 260 episodes released on a weekly schedule since 2018, Dealcast has built one of the most consistent track records in M&A podcasting. Each episode typically runs around 30 minutes and zeroes in on a specific trend, transaction, or market dynamic. Recent topics have ranged from antitrust enforcement as a policy tool, to the secondaries market boom, to whether ESG still drives returns in an increasingly skeptical political environment. The show's strength is its access. Because Mergermarket reporters are already embedded in the deal community, guests tend to be unusually candid -- private equity partners discussing fund strategy, activist investors explaining their thesis, or regulatory experts breaking down what new FTC appointments mean for pending mergers. Dealcast sits at the intersection of financial journalism and deal advisory. It is particularly useful for anyone who needs to understand not just the legal mechanics of transactions but the market forces, timing pressures, and strategic logic that shape them. The five-star Apple Podcasts rating from regular listeners confirms what deal professionals already know: this is essential weekly briefing material.