The Closer Podcast
1) The fight to lead the world’s largest hedge fund
Ray Dalio founded the firm that became the world’s largest hedge fund more than 40 years ago. For years, he promised to retire. Rob Copeland, author of The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and...Show More
2) Inside Florida’s home insurance meltdown
Florida owns a massive property insurance company that’s been gobbling up policies while rates rise and some private insurers leave the state. A deal struck by the state legislature last year aims to ...Show More
3) How Modelo became America’s #1 beer. And it’s not what you might think.
Last summer, a Mexican beer overtook the longtime favorite Bud Light as America’s best-selling beer. It happened amid a customer boycott against Bud Light for a marketing campaign featuring transgende...Show More
4) ABC and ESPN made Disney into an entertainment powerhouse. It’s now at a crossroads.
The Disney we know today came about in a series of game-changing deals led by CEO Bob Iger. But before the entertainment juggernaut bought properties like Pixar and Marvel, Disney, and former CEO Mich...Show More
5) The Failed Deal that Led to WeWork’s Downfall
Once a “unicorn”, WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. The co-working company was once valued at $47 billion, but it’s had a rocky few years, including a failed IPO (it later went public through a special...Show More
6) How Occidental Petroleum beat an oil giant in a high stakes acquisition
Back in 2019, an unlikely deal took Wall Street and the oil industry by surprise. Occidental Petroleum, commonly called Oxy, acquired Anadarko for $38 billion, beating out oil supermajor Chevron. But ...Show More
7) The inside story of how Google went public
Google’s path to going public was rather untraditional from the start. The IPO included secret meetings at Denny’s, an infamous Playboy interview and something known as a “dirty” Dutch Auction. The li...Show More
8) How 90s cool kid Marc Jacobs changed the fashion business
When luxury behemoth LVMH tapped Marc Jacobs to lead Louis Vuitton back in 1997, it also acquired the designer’s eponymous label. Hear how the double deal set a new precedent in the industry and helpe...Show More
9) How one policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to get into the oil trading business
Fearing an energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a little-known policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to help drive down oil prices by using the US’s government emergency supp...Show More
10) How Walmart bought Jet.com and went up against Amazon
The story of Jet.com, its founder Marc Lore, and how the startup helped retail giant Walmart sharpen its ecommerce edge against Amazon. Featuring Jason Del Rey, author of Winner Sells All: Amazon, Wal...Show More