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The Closer: Deals Change the World
The Closer: Deals Change the World
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The Closer brings you the inside story of deals changing the world, as told by the people who know how it all... more

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Episodes

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... more

18 Dec 2023 · 36 minutes
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... more

11 Dec 2023 · 32 minutes
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... more

04 Dec 2023 · 32 minutes
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... more

27 Nov 2023 · 35 minutes
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... more

20 Nov 2023 · 40 minutes
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,... more

13 Nov 2023 · 36 minutes
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... more

06 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
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... more

30 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes
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... more

23 Oct 2023 · 34 minutes
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... more

16 Oct 2023 · 41 minutes
The Closer: Deals Change the World
Inside Florida’s home insurance meltdown
The Closer: Deals Change the World
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