Episode 5 of the Merger Talks Podcast is now live!

We sat down with Yusuf Subzposh, Vice President of Arcesium, a hedge fund backed FinTech. Prior to joining his latest role in Corporate Development, he worked at various Investment Banks including Jefferies, Pharus and Nomura.

We covered a variety of topics including: 

- How does PE and Corporate Development compare to Investment Banking?

- Will AI replace Investment Banking Analysts?

- Does Dubai live up to the hype?

- The most common mistakes made during technical interviews

We hope you enjoy the episode!

𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 4 of the Merger Talks Podcast is now live!

We sat down with Michel Lowy, co-founder of SC Lowy, a $1.3bn Hong Kong based Private Credit fund.

We covered a variety of topics including:

• Why M&A and IPO market slowdowns are fuelling private credit deals?
• How he set up his own credit fund and the challenges he faced.
• Investor mindset. What is it and what does good look like?
• The differences between a career in PE and Private Credit.

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Episode 3 of the Merger Talks Podcast is now live!

We sat down with John Farrugia, the co-CEO of Cavendish, the mid-market Investment Bank. 

We covered a variety of topics including:

• How to stem the flow of U.K. businesses leaving the country
• What it takes to get to CEO and what a typical week looks like
• Spending to accumulate when it comes to networking
• Why being made redundant isn't the end of the world
• Anecdotes from his deal making journey

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐 of the Merger Talks Podcast is now live!

We sat down with Jan Skarbek, former Head of UK M&A at Citi and now Partner at Europa Partners. 

We covered a variety of topics including the current state of the U.K. public markets, how to stand out in the competitive world of advisory, and how to build long-term relationships that result in closing billion dollar deals. 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

In episode number 1 of the Merger Talks Podcast, we sat down with Jean-Philippe Verdier, the founder of Verdier & Co. and former Head of French Investment Banking at Jefferies.

We covered a variety of topics including the current state of the market, how AI is being used to transform Investment Banking day to day, and the big question, is there such a thing as work-life balance in Investment Banking...?

We hope you enjoy the episode!