Bill Meagher

1 week ago | northbaybiz.com | Bill Meagher

CRH Plc is a substantial company by any measure. Based in Dublin, Ireland, it boasts 78,500 employees, does business in 28 countries and produced almost $35 billion in revenues in 2023. It operates in 48 states, and that number would be 49 if Trump is successful in bringing Canada into the U.S. fold. According to its most up-to-date Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly filing, CRH made 28 acquisitions through September of last year, and it’s focused on growth.

4 weeks ago | thedeal.com | Bill Meagher

Back to News Podcasts|Published: March 27th, 2025Managing director Guy Barudin of Chardan Capital Markets discusses how the investment bank has navigated the SPAC sector. Chardan Capital Markets LLC has played a number of roles in the SPAC sector, as Guy Barudin describes on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast.

Oct 14, 2024 | northbaybiz.com | Bill Meagher

“Whoever wants to know the heart and the mind of America had better learn baseball.”—Jacques BarzonAmerica’s passion for baseball is all over the map. It’s little leaguers with eye black and gloves bigger than they are.  It’s road trips to ball parks all over the country for the sake of adding another yard to the list. And it’s suffering because Joe Buck is calling a Saturday game on Fox. It’s even a 23-hour Ken Burns documentary.

Aug 29, 2024 | thedeal.com | Bill Meagher

Back to News Podcasts|Published: August 29th, 2024Mark Stone discusses the private equity firm's approach to the SPAC market and his perspective on recent developments in the sector as well as Gores' very successful de-SPAC of Twinkies maker Hostess Brands. The de-SPAC of Hostess Brands Inc. was one of the most successful of the past decade. In 2016, the maker of Twinkies completed a $725 million merger with Gores Holdings Inc., a SPAC formed by Gores Group LLC.

Mar 27, 2024 | thedeal.com | Bill Meagher

Back to News Podcasts|Published: March 27th, 2024Sidley Austin's Josh DuClos offers his thoughts on the new SEC regulations for SPACs, the larger economy and market as well as the historic role that private equity firms have played in the SPAC sector. Sidley Austin’s Josh DuClos has a background in private equity and M&A serving technology companies as well as biotech companies. But in recent years the Los Angeles-based lawyer has been busy in the SPAC sector as well.