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Corporate Lawyer Breaks Down Succession Business Deals | WIRED

Holly Gregory, partner at the international law firm Sidley Austin, knows her corporate law. So, we sat down with Holly and had her look at each and every business deal featured on the hit HBO show Succession. Holly analyzes the deals and applies real-world logic to the TV program’s biggest transactions. Loan covenants, capital investment,…

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Holly Gregory, partner at the international law firm Sidley Austin, knows her corporate law. So, we sat down with Holly and had her look at each and every business deal featured on the hit HBO show Succession. Holly analyzes the deals and applies real-world logic to the TV program’s biggest transactions. Loan covenants, capital investment, corporate mergers; Holly gets into it all!

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107 Comments

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    September 15, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    God I wish this video was an hour long 😭

  2. TheKingOfTown

    September 15, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    why are there so many cuts lol

  3. issa phae

    September 15, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    she explains everything so well, i would watch her do full episode commentaries lol

    • Daniel Hou

      September 16, 2022 at 1:21 am

      Yes! I definitely finished the video wanting more! If not her, a voiceover / Vox-style editing that could go deeper into the historical examples on mergers & acquisitions that she (the expert) mentions.

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    September 15, 2022 at 4:55 pm

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    September 15, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    Waystar will not be sold because then the show ends😌

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    September 15, 2022 at 6:20 pm

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    September 15, 2022 at 6:37 pm

    she’s like a real-life Gerri

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    September 15, 2022 at 6:46 pm

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  15. Kalbaisakhi

    September 15, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    Gerri sure does know a lot

  16. Erick

    September 15, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    You better bring the attorney back for more episodes. She explains things so well.

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    September 15, 2022 at 7:56 pm

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  18. John Kinell

    September 15, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    What was so wrong with the way she spoke that they felt the need to cut between every word?

  19. PK

    September 15, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    There’s gotta be a corporate finance class using Succession as a syllabus, right?

  20. SerDavos

    September 15, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    “Waystar will not be sold, because then the show ends.” Sounds like a Logan Roy quote lol

  21. 1smallball

    September 15, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    Please throw the editor out of that window. The camera moves in and out slightly constantly.

  22. Jonathan Dressler

    September 15, 2022 at 9:35 pm

    the frequent edits and resizing of the speaker make this hard to watch.

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    September 15, 2022 at 11:16 pm

    She’s very soft spoken but also terrifies me. She must be great at her job.

  24. zack buchan

    September 15, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    Come on corporate law it’s the most boring basically do in the real world. not to mention this is basically white-collar criminals making money with corporate lawyers

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    September 16, 2022 at 12:04 am

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  26. Kenny Contreras

    September 17, 2022 at 4:55 am

    Succession. Such an amazing show!

  27. Seeni S

    September 17, 2022 at 8:23 am

    is she finance expert or lawyer?

    • Zeus The Cade

      September 17, 2022 at 10:56 pm

      Corporate lawyer

  28. Mr. Brightside

    September 17, 2022 at 12:27 pm

    Thanks Holly for enlightening me! Would love to watch the show again now

  29. Invox

    September 17, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    She just basically summarized the episodes… I can do that with any show I’m passionate about.

  30. C O

    September 17, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    6:28 lol

  31. Pat Carl

    September 17, 2022 at 3:46 pm

    Season 3 was airing when I was taking my corporate law class in law school and I credit Succession with why I got an A.

  32. amandeep chhabra

    September 17, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Anything related to succession makes me click on any video

  33. Edward Neves

    September 17, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    We need one of these for Industry!

  34. FAYMprod

    September 17, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    the amount of jump cuts when she’s speaking is astounding

  35. autumnrain ramirez

    September 17, 2022 at 6:35 pm

    holly alert 🚨

  36. Shubham

    September 17, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    that’s character actress Margo Martindale

  37. Diego Del Toro

    September 17, 2022 at 7:42 pm

    She looks like gerry

  38. Gabriel Idusogie

    September 17, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    Would love to see here tackle The Big Short.

  39. Evan SooHoo

    September 17, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    I like how they just let her talk and don’t interrupt her with clips mid-sentence like they do in some of their other videos

  40. amysvideodiary

    September 18, 2022 at 1:05 am

    I need her with me every time I watch Industry

  41. Luis Villarreal

    September 18, 2022 at 2:13 am

    Was about time!! They have some awesome business dealt that’s worth explaining!!

  42. vietimports

    September 18, 2022 at 4:19 am

    something that has always confused me is that many characters remark on the financial health of the company and how good it is. several times investors look at the company like its a good place to invest, meaning the company must be able to produce some profits i presume. but how is the company also unable to pay back a $3 billion loan after 10 years?

    • Charlie A

      September 20, 2022 at 7:23 am

      Business school grad & M&A law professional here🙋‍♂️The issue wasn’t that WayStar couldn’t have paid the loan back eventually. That’s why Kendall is so blown away by the bank’s decision to seek immediate recoupment. Since the stock dropped below a certain price ($120), the bank could seek *immediate* recoupment. Even though WayStar is profitable (ie financially healthy), it doesn’t have $3 billion lying around. Thus, the bank would take over $3B of the Roys’ stock in the company. It’s a sleazy move by the bank, but perfectly legal. Hope that clears things up.

  43. Thomas Magand

    September 18, 2022 at 7:02 am

    Thanks, now do the show Industry because I have no idea what’s going on 90% of the time

  44. Hugo Nongbri

    September 18, 2022 at 7:31 am

    It’s Real life Gerri 😂😂😂

  45. Harshal Khedekar

    September 18, 2022 at 11:08 am

    her last name😂

  46. Love it

    September 18, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Give Holly her own reality series or podcast, please. She’s so watchable and likeable.

    • Grant Huling

      September 22, 2022 at 12:03 am

      Imagine what that costs at her hourly rate.

  47. Sita Patel

    September 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Holly YOU ROCK 🎉 PLEASE PLEASE CAN WE HAVE MORE HOLLY?????

  48. Cuddifrom6

    September 18, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    Real person explaining fake show

  49. Joanna Louise

    September 18, 2022 at 9:44 pm

    Wow this made me feel 1000 times smarter

  50. Irvin Bohac

    September 18, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    I could totally tell she knows her stuff and it would do you well not to be on her bad side lol

    • Capri Bennett

      September 20, 2022 at 12:09 pm

      Well she’s literally a corporate lawyer I’d hope she’d know her stuff

    • Irvin Bohac

      September 20, 2022 at 12:37 pm

      @Capri Bennett there are a lot of people who are in professions and are terrible at their job. You can graduate at the bottom of your class and still be a doctor. My point being, she seems well versed.

    • Richik Dadhich

      September 22, 2022 at 5:25 pm

      @Irvin Bohac Are you dumb? she is a Partner, obviously she would be well versed with all the nuances of corporate law. Also, she barely covered the basics of mergers and acquisitions so it is not even THAT complicated.

  51. xele fonte

    September 19, 2022 at 1:58 am

    *This is one of the most depressing shows I’ve ever seen. I get it…rich are more miserable than you are which makes zero sense unless you want to claim: more money, more problems. This show albeit beautifully produced, directed and acted…is very depressing for me as an ordinary citizen. Watching a bunch of miserable rich people flaunt their wealth all the while having a range of emotional and psychological issues does not give me inspiration to pursue wealth. It doesn’t give me hope in life. The show is very real and also dramatic at the same time. I never feel good after watching an episode and I am always left emotionally vacant and unsatisfied despite how entertaining it is.*

  52. The Axe Nerderer

    September 19, 2022 at 11:29 am

    Ugh… this show is so bad. It really feels like a watered down version of Suits

  53. GP Rick

    September 19, 2022 at 12:41 pm

    This is Gerri in 10 yrs after Roman became CEO 😂

  54. Mike Funderburk

    September 19, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    Stop with the friggin zoom in / zoom out bout to give me a seizure.

  55. Simon

    September 19, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    Why do people zoom in and out between cuts? It’s not Wayne’s World

  56. reg

    September 20, 2022 at 4:38 am

    Holly was great but the mid-sentence zoom in – zoom out editing was so distracting. I couldn’t focus on what she was saying at all. Use another camera angle on her and don’t have 3 cuts every sentence. I had to open up another tab and have this playing in the background because it was getting on my nerves so much.

  57. m imr

    September 20, 2022 at 8:46 am

    God knows I needed this

  58. Harry Tucker

    September 20, 2022 at 9:10 am

    Please get someone to do this for Industry!!!

    • jay jay h

      September 25, 2022 at 12:10 pm

      yes pls!!

  59. Queen Nikki

    September 20, 2022 at 2:35 pm

    She makes me feel like I need to rewatch Succession… again.

  60. Rudy martinez

    September 20, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    Each pearl is company she’s brought down.

  61. Amanda Alexandre

    September 21, 2022 at 5:46 am

    We need a part 2! I want more details on the poison pill defense and the difference between a bear hug and a hostile takeover.

    • Akshay Dalvi

      September 21, 2022 at 1:39 pm

      Bear hug is a hostile takeover strategy. What do you think the bear does after hugging you lol

    • Amanda Alexandre

      September 22, 2022 at 12:32 am

      @Akshay Dalvi I was more curious regarding why they don’t call it the same thing. Até there other types? What are they?

    • Oskar P

      September 24, 2022 at 11:55 am

      @Amanda Alexandre A poison pill defence provides shareholders, but not the hostile acquirer, the right to purchase additional shares at a discount to their current price. What this does is make it harder for a hostile acquirer to get enough shares to gain majority control over a company. The difference between a bear hug and a hostile takeover is that a hostile takeover means the board has not approved a takeover. A bear hug is an offer to the board asking for approval, so it’s more friendly. Lmk if this makes sense.

  62. Lygia Bird

    September 21, 2022 at 9:01 am

    Holly Gregory, I want to be you when I grow up.

  63. Daniel Berhane

    September 21, 2022 at 10:45 am

    king potato lmao

  64. Alex Saucedo

    September 22, 2022 at 2:05 am

    I really thought this was Gerri! She’s great! More of her please!

  65. Kati Brennan

    September 22, 2022 at 2:36 am

    I need her (or similar) to come back and explain “Industry” to me please and thank you 😂

  66. Noah Moore

    September 22, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    I could watch an hour of this😊

  67. travelvloggity

    September 22, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    Please do one for Industry as well🙏

  68. BalletShark0101

    September 23, 2022 at 3:23 am

    more holly!!!!

  69. Adarsh Kumar

    September 23, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    10:15 I remember this in Silicon Valley when Richard wanted few engineers but their parent companies were unwilling to let them go irrespective of the compensation fee so he instead bought the companies and fired the CEO’s and other departments.

  70. Goktug

    September 23, 2022 at 7:44 pm

    she’s so good at this I wish this episode was longer.

  71. Leo Sicairos

    September 24, 2022 at 8:55 am

    She helps corporations, not people.

  72. David Hastings

    September 25, 2022 at 7:35 am

    The zoom in zoom out thing when she’s talking makes this video unwatchable

  73. peppermint23

    September 25, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    This is fantastic!

  74. Yuyu

    September 25, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Pffft “Kendall should’ve done his homework” 😆
    Bring her back for more and longer episodes pleeease 💪🏼💪🏼

  75. Veevo

    September 26, 2022 at 5:25 am

    Ah yes, Sidley Austin LLP. Do you know Julian Galaz? He worked there this summer at the NYC office.

  76. Birdhouse Friend

    September 27, 2022 at 1:56 am

    Never thought a high-powered, super-sharp corporate lawyer would be so comforting

    • Victoria Arvaj

      October 1, 2022 at 7:38 pm

      she reminds me a lot of gerri!

    • Isaiah Clark

      October 5, 2022 at 12:32 am

      I absolutely agree, tho I also think that literally anybody is comforting compared to every Succession character (except for Comfry and Kendall’s children)

  77. Snowpenguin

    September 28, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    This is really interesting and informative. Really good video and show!

  78. denisse chuco

    September 28, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    We need a part 2. I loved this.

  79. abhishek toshniwal

    October 1, 2022 at 6:44 pm

    In the shareholder meeting episode they say how both the parties have spent around 100 million $ on the whole takeover thing. What’s that exactly spent on? Robocalling Logan?😝

  80. Enzo V

    October 3, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    Could a company poison-pill a bear hug? Would they even want to?

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