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Digestible and exciting business news through the lens of sports and M&A (mergers & acquisitions). Co-hosts JR Reimer and Michael Paretzky cover the week’s most exciting deals to get you smarter about the business world.


    • Mar 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    8. NY Times Buys AUDM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 30:33


    This week JR and Paretzky break down the New York Times' acquisition of AUDM, a company which transforms long form written journalism into high quality podcasts. ----------------------------------------- We want your feedback! Let us know what you think about the show by emailing us at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com #NYTimes #NYT #AUDM #Podcasts #M&A

    7. Pepsi Buys Rockstar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 30:32


    This week JR and Paretzky break down Pepsi's acquisition of energy drink company Rockstar ----------------------------------------- We want your feedback! Let us know what you think about the show by emailing us at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com #Pepsi #Rockstar #M&A #Mergers #Acquisitions #Redbull #Monster #CocaCola #Coke

    6. Zuckerbergian Personal Finance and More Beach Chairs to the Operating Room Please

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 21:43


    This week JR and Paretzky break down Intuit buying Credit Karma and a major healthcare deal in Thailand that's all about medical tourism. We want your feedback! Let us know what you think about the show by emailing us at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com

    5. Bloomberg Brokerage Buys Bernie Brokerage, Cows Buying Cows, and Guy Fieri's Baseball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 33:44


    This week JR and Paretzky break down Morgan Stanley buying E*Trade and the Dairy Farmer's of America placing a bid to buy bankrupt Dean Foods. We also speculate wildly on who might acquire meal kit service provider Blue Apron. We want your feedback! Let us know what you think about the show by emailing us at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com

    4. Dying malls and telecom duopoly no no NO!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 23:23


    This week JR and Paretzky break down the newly approved Sprint / T-mobile marriage, as well as Simon and Taubman teaming up to take on the changing mall landscape. We also launch the new Dikembe Mutumbo block talk segment where we cover the announcement that the DOJ is investigating all Apple, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook acquisitions from the past 10 years. We want your feedback! Is there a deal you want us to cover? What is your recommendation for our next Manti T'eo segment? Let us know at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com

    3. Tinder “Hooks Up”, Razor Wars and Manti T'eo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 21:45


    This week JR and Paretzky break down the FTC blocking Edgewell from acquiring Harry's Razor and the potential acquisition of Match Group (owner of Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, and more). We also launch the new Manti T'eo segment where we cover a completely fake, implausible deal we'd love to see happen. We want your feedback! Is there a deal you want us to cover? What is your recommendation for our next Manti T'eo segment? Let us know at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com ——————Five Tool Deal makes business news exciting and digestible for anyone interested in staying up to date on M&A (mergers and acquisitions) with the help of sports references, metaphors and analogies. 

    2. Bras, Burritos, and Bond, James Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 34:38


    Co-hosted by JR Reimer and Michael Paretzky, 5 Tool Deal makes business news exciting and digestible for anyone interested in staying up to date on M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and sports.  This week JR and Paretzky break down the potential acquisitions of MGM Studios and Victoria's Secret as well as Chopt Creative Salad Co. acquiring Dos Toros Taqueria. We want your feedback! Is there a deal you want us to cover? A part of the M&A landscape you want us to explain? Let us know at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com

    1. Gambling + Podcasts, Podcasts + Podcasts, Credit Cards + ... Field Maintenance???

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 29:56


    Co-hosted by JR Reimer and Michael Paretzky, 5 Tool Deal makes business news exciting and digestible for anyone interested in staying up to date on M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and sports.  M&A is essentially the free agency and trading block of the business world. When a team's farm system isn't enough, they lean on free agency and trades to make the best roster possible. When a company wants to improve performance, they often lean on M&A to acquire talent, fill gaps in their capabilities, and increase revenue and/or profit for the short and long term. Each week JR and Paretzky break down 3 major M&A deals. In their premiere episode, they cover potential acquisitions of two major sports and digital media companies, Barstool Sports and The Ringer, which could not be happening for more distinct reasons. They close out by explaining why Visa spent $5.3B to acquire Plaid. As a sneak peak- it's becuase of Plaid's role as the irreplaceable field maintenance crew behind Venmo, RobinHood, Coinbase, and more. Tune in for all the exciting details. We want your feedback! Is there a deal you want us to cover? A part of the M&A landscape you want us to explain? Let us know at 5ToolDeal@gmail.com

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