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The official podcast of The Mergers! Listen to learn from those currently rising up the ranks in High Finance and from those who have already built their empire! Frequent guest episodes including those who run their own Private Equity, Family Office or Venture Capital Firms! We cover: - Industry Insights into: Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital - Bulge Brackets to Niche: Goldman Sachs & Blackrock to Sports & Media Private Equity. - Career Advice for how to get ahead. Expect a healthy mix of anecdotes, advice and laughs from those at the top of their game!
The Mergers hosts The Mergers Podcast, a business show with 27 episodes published.
"I helped break up a human trafficking ring in Stockholm. That was one of my first forays into compliance." Ambreen Khasru isn’t your typical corporate executive. As the Head of Compliance at eToro and a former leader at
Jon Coker is the Founding Partner at Eka Ventures - the UK's largest early-stage impact VC, which has just closed an £80M Fund II. Before founding Eka, Jon spent 11 years at MMC Ventures, rising from analyst to Co-Managi
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What happens when a founder exits multiple startups and then builds a start-up focused Investment Banking platform from scratch? In this episode, Rory and Ken sit down with Jason Kirby — founder of Thunder VC , ex-founde
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Rob Cossins (Co-founder & CEO, Scribe) on the real founder journey: why entrepreneurship is not for everyone, the seven-year build-up from Barclays to AI/data, and how to decide when to raise (and when not to). We get in
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Tom Hughes’ career has been anything but normal. He started out as a Dublin kid tracking stock prices on BBC Ceefax, went into equity research before the ’08 crash, and then got 'super-fired' like thousands of others. Fr
In this episode of The Mergers, we sit down with Hanna Lewis, investor at Blue Wire Capital and former operator turned founder with unrivaled experience across all aspects of Entrepreneurship and VC. From making burritos
In this episode of The Mergers, Rory and Ken sit down with Jonathan Palmer (JP) — a cybersecurity pioneer who’s worked with elite intelligence units, Fortune 500 firms, and accidentally acquired the patent for secure int
From £3,000 to a $30 million hedge fund by age 21. In this explosive episode of The Mergers, we sit down with Marceau Dova, the 21-year-old founder of MCD Capital. He takes us through the wild journey of building a hedge
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From investigating corruption in the prison system to identifying the next decade’s biggest investment opportunities, Eric Markowitz has built a career on deep research, contrarian thinking, and long-term conviction. In
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From a small bedsit in South London to Managing Director at BlackRock - Henry Odogwu’s journey is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode of The Mergers Podcast, Rory and Ken sit down with Henry to discuss: Growing
In this episode of The Mergers Podcast, Rory and Ken welcome Laila, a trailblazer in fund finance with an inspiring journey. Now at Validus Risk Management, a boutique firm facilitating over half a trillion dollars in tr
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In this episode of The Mergers Podcast, Ken and I sit down with Mahim Husnain, Investment Associate at ITV Adventures, to dive into the relatively new media-for-equity model reshaping venture capital. Discover how ITV le
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In Episode 15 of The Mergers Podcast, Rory and Ken sit down with Karan Chouhan , Series B and C investor at Valiance , to explore the dynamics of venture capital, career transitions, and finding the right team to make bi
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Welcome to Episode 14 of The Mergers Podcast! In this episode, Rory and Ken dive into the rapidly evolving world of crypto and institutional finance with Charlie Preston , Relationship Manager at Copper, one of the UK’s
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Breaking Barriers in Venture Capital [Special Guest - Eleanor Kaye] In this episode of the Mergers Podcast, we’re joined by Eleanor Kaye , Managing Director of the Newton Venture Program, to discuss her unconventional ca
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In Episode 12 of the Mergers Podcast, The Merger's member, Hector Mendez gives an inside look into the demanding world of investment banking. With 6 years of experience leading major tech M&A deals, including a $250 mill
In this episode, Rory and Ken are back from a busy summer to sit down with Asif Ahmed, Head of Early Stage, Tech & High Growth at Cooper Parry. Known as the rebels of accountancy, Cooper Parry is shaking up the industry—
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In this episode we Navigate Treasury Management & Careers with Imran Siddiqi, Head of Treasury at Juni. With a rich background managing Treasury functions at Bitpanda, Belmont Green Finance, and Paragon Banking Group, Im
In this deeply introspective episode of The Mergers Podcast, Rory and Ken are joined by Basil, whose journey spans from a family empire in Sudan to the world of M&A. This conversation dives into the intersection of legac
Join us in this insightful episode of "Mastering Finance Roles," where industry experts Tucker, Rory, Ken, and Josh break down the key responsibilities and career paths in Investment Banking, Research, Venture Capital, a
Jason Kirby
Co-founder and CEO · Central McGowan
1 appearance on this show
Thomas Hughes
Kansas State
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Palmer
MD · Bloomberg Intelligence
1 appearance on this show
Eric Markowitz
Managing Partner & Director of Research at Nightview Capital · Nightview Capital
1 appearance on this show
Ambreen Khasru
eToro
1 appearance on this show
Rob Cossins
Scribe.AI
1 appearance on this show
Hanna Lewis
Blue Wire Capital
1 appearance on this show
Marceau Dova
MCD Capital
1 appearance on this show
Henry Odogwu
BlackRock
1 appearance on this show
Laila
Validus Risk Management
1 appearance on this show
Mahim Husnain
ITV Adventures
1 appearance on this show
Karan Chouhan
Valiance
1 appearance on this show
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