Canadian Pacific Railway's chief said this week ``the deck was stacked against'' his pursuit of Norfolk Southern. Shouldn't that have been obvious months ago? Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland and Deal of the Week host Alex Sherman examine the failed railroad merger. Plus, TSG Consumer Partners' Hadley Mullin discusses her career highlights, including a ``scary'' deal involving Yard House restaurants, and why she's perplexed by the lack of women in private equity.

<p>Canadian Pacific Railway's chief said this week ``the deck was stacked against'' his pursuit of Norfolk Southern. Shouldn't that have been obvious months ago? Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland and Deal of the Week host Alex Sherman examine the failed railroad merger. Plus, TSG Consumer Partners' Hadley Mullin discusses her career highlights, including a ``scary'' deal involving Yard House restaurants, and why she's perplexed by the lack of women in private equity.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

21: End of the Road for Bill Ackman and Canadian Pacific

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