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Happy Friday! In this week's podcast episode, we talk 'Microsoft's AI edge & Chevron's biggest M&A deal ever' 🎙

We take a deep dive into the numbers of Microsoft and Alphabet (Google) who had a mixed reception on Wall Street this week as the AI battle rages and Cloud competition remains fierce.

The conversation then pivots to more mega-deals in the US energy sector as Chevron looks to buy US oil and gas producer Hess Corporation in a $53bn all-stock deal.

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wB98cAk7pvSxxBjDUnKdb

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mm130-microsofts-ai-edge-chevrons-biggest-m-a-deal-ever/id1552220528?i=1000632799854

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJuGn2MoKg&list=PL-S2nnyCTLy6me50OcNOdeYwMUjJ4d18G&index=20

Ep.130: Microsoft's AI Edge & Chevron's Biggest M&A Deal Ever In this podcast episode, we take a deep dive into the numbers of Microsoft and Alphabet (Google) who had a mixed reception on Wall Street as the AI battle ra...

Investment Bank Application Tips from a J.P. Morgan IBD Summer Analyst

We've recorded a special podcast episode to help everyone who is currently in the midst of applications!

In this conversation, Anthony Cheung is joined by Gauri Duhan, a final-year PPE student at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) who interned at J.P. Morgan this summer and secured a return offer to join their UK M&A team.

Gauri shares some fantastic insights on...

📝 How to handle applications (quality vs quantity)

🔢 Tackling online tests (numerical)

🎥 Advice for HireVue interviews

👨‍💼 Technical & behavioural interviews (preparation & ex*****on)

😅 Dealing with pressure at an assessment centre

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f12xGb3e1duSZwukrapAQ

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/investment-bank-application-tips-from-a-j-p-morgan/id1552220528?i=1000632246337

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ZHJsSwx_Q

Investment Bank Application Tips from a J.P. Morgan IBD Summer Analyst A special podcast episode to help everyone who is currently in the midst of applications!I'm joined by Gauri Duhan, a final-year PPE student at LSE who inter...

🔓 Unlocking Success: The ONE Essential Characteristic for Traders, Graduates, and Business Owners

In this week's podcast episode we delve deep into the single, most essential trait that has proven vital across diverse fields - be it trading, academics, internships, or entrepreneurship.

It's the one characteristic that unites successful traders, top-achieving graduates, and savvy business owners.

What is it? You'll need to listen to find out!

👉 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1c3Q1Vgi0QMdBhgSOTQyI9

👉 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mm129-unlocking-success-the-one-essential/id1552220528?i=1000631996214

👉 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyj2aPCqFY

Citi strikes a $3.6bn deal with HSBC & ExxonMobil looks to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources Company for $56bn! 🎙

In The Deal Room podcast this week the team discusses:

🐲 Citi's decision to sell its $3.6bn China consumer wealth portfolio to HSBC. Find out the strategy behind the deal and what might come next for the UK-listed bank.

🛢 ExxonMobil is embarking on one of the biggest M&A deals of the year. The acquisition represents the first big move of an oil Supermajor in the Permian Basin, the USA’s largest oil-producing region.

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/05kfNtsaZ6dyZ2cymnE5gJ

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-deal-room-citi-strikes-a-$3-6bn-deal/id1552220528?i=1000630945598

INTERVIEW PREP: Why surging yields may break the financial system!

▶ World's biggest bond market hits a wave of selling

▶ Global bonds at the mercy of Treasuries in an echo of 2020 debt sell-off

▶ Treasury-bond collapse ranks among the worst crashes in history

In this podcast episode, we attempt to step out of the hysteria, re-examine what caused this move, and look at the effects it may have on US/European banks, debt markets, pension funds, and the private equity community.

👉 If you have an interview or an assessment centre coming up then you MUST listen to this episode!

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mm127-why-surging-yields-may-break-the-financial-system/id1552220528?i=1000630425201

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yEAFbcjHUxmVUtpG9QLlJ

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fEFOmxp8xA

**NEW podcast episode** Bill Ackman on a potential deal with Elon Musk's X & Birkenstock's $10bn IPO 🎙

Welcome back to the Deal Room on the AmplifyME podcast where this week our Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett unpacks three themes in focus this week:

👔 Bill Ackman the famous activist investor has said that he would consider taking Elon Musk's 'X' public. You've heard of a S**C but what's a SPARC?!

👟 The IPO run continues with BIRKENSTOCK the German footwear maker about to fetch a valuation of $10.1bn

🤝 With M&A deals starting to liven up, we take a look at what dealmakers need to do to avoid missing out on the target of $3 trillion in deal volume for the first time since 2013

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JBaDY4AWThxfKE7aPDF7Z

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-deal-room-bill-ackman-on-a-potential-deal/id1552220528?i=1000630186528

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV8DNmzfIAo&list=PL-S2nnyCTLy47ZE1-717E675Jy0Hzvra7&index=1

**NEW PODCAST EPISODE** Could surging oil prices lead to an economic collapse?

AmplifyME co-founder Piers Curran returns to the show to deconstruct what exactly is going on in the oil market and the potential impact it could have on the global economy.

This is a great episode to really connect the dots and better understand how financial markets and the economy operate 👌

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jcbP2xcpBKvr9ZTvQXsT1

Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mm126-could-surging-oil-prices-lead-to-an-economic-collapse/id1552220528?i=1000629633025

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-h27NFU8to&t=2s

From Trading To Netflix: How Andrew Osayemi Overcame The Odds To Achieve Success Across His Career Andrew came from humble beginnings. Born in Peckham, London success as a young person was just not getting into trouble.Fast forward to today and he has work...

Is the UK housing market about to crash?

In our latest podcast episode the team touches on three major topics:

1 - UK house prices have fallen at the fastest rate since 2009. How bad will it get and why Denmark might have the solution to Britain's broken housing market

2 - UBS posted the biggest-ever quarterly profit in banking history this week, so how exactly did they pull it off?

3 - Is the US labour market starting to show some cracks and why this is actually good news for the stock market!

Apple https://shorturl.at/fvG35

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-78jyiQ5d8

The Deal Room: Why Private Equity is Lionel Messi's biggest fan!

Ares Management Corporation, one of the world’s largest private equity investors, recently announced a new $75mn investment into Major League Soccer's (MLS) Inter Miami CF.

In this podcast episode, Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett breaks down the mechanics of the deal and why the likes of David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group stated that "It’s very difficult to buy a sports team and lose money".

With an investment strategy that makes investing in the stock market look boring to guest appearances from the likes of David Beckham and Michael Jordan, this is an episode not to miss! 🎧

Spotify https://rb.gy/4iday

Apple https://rb.gy/12csr

Working At An Investment Bank: What Makes A Good Analyst And Associate (Part 3) The third and final career insight with John Normand, 'How to stand out as an Analyst or Associate'!Saving the best until last, this episode is a must-listen...

Working At An Investment Bank: Work/Life Balance (Part 2) This is the second installment with former J.P. Morgan Managing Director John Normand, who gives a detailed and honest account of what to consider and how to...