It’s Deal of the Week’s 100th episode! And to celebrate, Don McCree, vice chairman of Citizens Financial Group, the $19 billion market cap financial services company, is in studio along with Ralph Della Ratta, CEO of Western Reserve. Citizens acquired Western Reserve, a middle market M&A advisory firm, earlier this year to boost its presence in giving advice on deals. McCree and Della Ratta tell their deal story from both sides – the courter and the courtee – to give listeners a first-hand look at how an acquisition takes place, from start to finish.  

<p>It’s Deal of the Week’s 100th episode! And to celebrate, Don McCree, vice chairman of Citizens Financial Group, the $19 billion market cap financial services company, is in studio along with Ralph Della Ratta, CEO of Western Reserve. Citizens acquired Western Reserve, a middle market M&amp;A advisory firm, earlier this year to boost its presence in giving advice on deals. McCree and Della Ratta tell their deal story from both sides – the courter and the courtee – to give listeners a first-hand look at how an acquisition takes place, from start to finish.  </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

Citizens Executes Not Your Typical Deal

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