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Merger Talks — the podcast diving deep into the world of investment banking, M&A, and dealmaking.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMerger Talks Podcast is hosted by Lazo Cetnik. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S2, Ep2 - Simon Bridges - Head of European Investment Banking, Canaccord Genuity" (7 October 2026, 46 minutes), "S2, Ep1 - Aman Behzad - Founder of Royal Park Partners" (9 September 2026, 41 minutes), and "Episode 011 - Robert Young - Founder of Avero Advisory" (25 February 2026, 27 minutes).
Merger Talks Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Merger Talks Podcast is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Merger Talks Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Merger Talks Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Lazo Cetnik hosts Merger Talks Podcast, a business podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #2
In episode 2 of season 2, we spoke with Simon Bridges, Head of European Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity. We discussed a variety of topics including... The current state of the Technology M&A sector How to...
Episode #1
In episode 1 of season 2, we sat down with Aman Behzad the Founder of Royal Park Partners, a FinTech focused Investment Banking boutique. In the episode, we discussed: The difference in pitching at a Bulge Bracket vs. a...
Episode #11
<p>In episode 11 of the Merger Talks Podcast, we spoke to Robert Young, the founder of Avero Advisory. Robert launched the business at the end of 2025 after being a Managing Director in Alantra's Technology M&A...
Episode #10
<p>In Episode 10, we spoke with Martim Villas-Boas, founder of Pairwire, an AI powered due diligence platform for the Investment Banking market.</p>We talk about AI; what is it and how it can be used to make the deal...
Episode #9
<p>Episode 9 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!</p><p>We spoke with <b>William D. Cohan</b>, the award-winning financial journalist and bestselling author of The Last Tycoons.</p><p>A former Investment...
Episode #8
<p>Episode 8 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!<br/><br/>We sat down with <b>Vitoria Okuyama</b>, who went from playing professional tennis, and being ranked 118th in the world, to working as an Investment...
Episode #7
<p>Episode 7 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!<br/><br/>We sat down with <b>Tom Lindsay</b>, CEO of <b>Spayne Lindsay</b>. Tom co-founded the firm, a Consumer focused M&A boutique, in 2004 alongside his...
Episode #6
<p>Episode 6 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!<br/><br/>We sat down with <b>James West</b>, Managing Director at <b>Bourne Partners </b>and former Managing Director at <b>Lincoln International</b>. James...
Episode #5
<p>Episode 5 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!</p><p>We sat down with Yusuf Subzposh, Vice President of <b>Arcesium</b>, a hedge fund backed FinTech. Prior to joining his latest role in Corporate...
Episode #4
<p>𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 <b>4</b> of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!<br/><br/>We sat down with Michel Lowy, co-founder of <b>SC Lowy</b>, a $1.3bn Hong Kong based Private Credit fund.<br/><br/>We covered a variety...
Episode #3
<p><b>Episode 3</b> of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!<br/><br/>We sat down with <b>John Farrugia</b>, the co-CEO of <b>Cavendish</b>, the mid-market Investment Bank. <br/><br/>We covered a variety of...
Episode #2
<p>𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐 of the <b>Merger Talks Podcast</b> is now live!</p><p>We sat down with <b>Jan Skarbek</b>, former Head of UK M&A at Citi and now Partner at Europa Partners. </p><p>We covered a variety of topics...
Episode #1
<p>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.</p><p>We covered a variety of topics...
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