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 went down.

Understand the human motivations behind groundbreaking business decisions, and learn dealmaking lessons through a deep dive into one deal each week, with host Aimee Keane.

The Closer is a Project Brazen production. For more thrilling storytelling, search for the Brazen channel on Apple Podcasts or visit brazen.fm, home to all our podcasts, documentaries and newsletters. At Brazen, we show you how the world really works. From landmark business deals to international espionage and organised crime, we’ll take you inside stories from hidden worlds.

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Episode Date
Inside Florida’s home insurance meltdown
Dec 18, 2023
How Modelo became America’s #1 beer. And it’s not what you might think.
Dec 11, 2023
ABC and ESPN made Disney into an entertainment powerhouse. It’s now at a crossroads.
Dec 04, 2023
The fight to lead the world’s largest hedge fund
Nov 27, 2023
The Failed Deal that Led to WeWork’s Downfall
Nov 20, 2023
How Occidental Petroleum beat an oil giant in a high stakes acquisition
Nov 13, 2023
The inside story of how Google went public
Nov 06, 2023
How 90s cool kid Marc Jacobs changed the fashion business
Oct 30, 2023
How one policy wonk convinced the Biden Administration to get into the oil trading business
Oct 23, 2023
How Walmart bought Jet.com and went up against Amazon
Oct 16, 2023
Introducing The Closer: Season 3
Oct 09, 2023
Introducing The Negotiators podcast
Oct 02, 2023
We want to hear from you!
Sep 22, 2023
S2 E6: How Vince McMahon built an entertainment empire
Jul 17, 2023
S2 E5: Inside The Private Equity Deal-Machine That’s Buying Apartments
Jul 10, 2023
S2 E4: Airbnb's pandemic turnaround
Jul 03, 2023
S2 E3: PetSmart & Chewy: A private equity turnaround story
Jun 26, 2023
S2 E2: Who Killed Toys R Us?
Jun 19, 2023
S2 E1: How the US Women’s Soccer Team scored their victory for equal pay
Jun 12, 2023
Introducing The Closer: Season 2
Jun 05, 2023
The Closer Weekly: The Saudis and the Soccer Team
Jun 02, 2023
The Closer Weekly: Discovering Max: HBO's App Gets a New Home
May 26, 2023
The Closer Weekly: How AI is helping solve Japan's succession crisis
May 19, 2023
The Closer Weekly: Leaving for Las Vegas - The A’s are out of Oakland
May 12, 2023
The Closer Weekly: The shape of deals to come
May 05, 2023
The Closer Weekly: Bed Bath & Beyond enters bankruptcy
Apr 28, 2023
The Closer Weekly: A back to the future moment for Netflix
Apr 21, 2023
The Closer Weekly: What's going on with the JetBlue and Spirit Airlines deal?
Apr 14, 2023
The Closer Weekly: The UFC and WWE join forces
Apr 07, 2023
The Closer Weekly: Jack Ma returns, and Alibaba breaks up
Mar 31, 2023
The Closer Weekly: The Case of JP Morgan's 54 Tonnes of Fake Nickel
Mar 24, 2023
The Closer Weekly: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Mar 17, 2023
S1 E6: The Banker Who Sold David Bowie Bonds
Mar 13, 2023
S1 E5: Ketchup Wars: 3G’s Takeover of Kraft and Heinz
Mar 06, 2023
S1 E4: How Amazon Disrupted The Drug Business With The Help of a Scrappy Startup
Feb 27, 2023
S1 E3: The Inside Story of Facebook’s Biggest Acquisition
Feb 20, 2023
S1 E2: The Failed Deal That Doomed WeWork (no, not the one you're thinking of)
Feb 13, 2023
S1 E1: The Deal That Made The World's Biggest Airline
Feb 06, 2023
Introducing The Closer
Jan 30, 2023