Welcome to the show where real-life M&A leadership is forged in chaos, not classrooms.​ In a world of volatile markets, brutal M&A battles, and uncertain times, textbook leadership doesn’t cut it.

In this episode of M&A Leadership Masterclass, we bring together top restructuring and M&A experts and thought leaders. Join Jack Butler, CEO of Birch Lake Holdings, as he sits down with award recipients:

∙Dave Miller, Equity Partner and Head of U.S. Restructuring at Elliott Management Corporation and Leadership Award recipient,

∙Honorable Laurel Myerson Isicoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge and Former Chief Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and ∙Lisa Donahue, Partner, Managing Director, and Co-Head of Americas and Asia at AlixPartners, a Lifetime Leadership Award recipient.

This conversation was recorded live at the 2025 Distressed Investing Summit in sunny West Palm Beach, Florida. This special episode brings you the raw, unfiltered lessons they never taught in school—the strategies, scars, and hard-won victories that shape true leaders. Hear jaw-dropping stories from boardrooms and business battlefields, where every decision is a gamble and every deal can make or break the future.

Whether you're scaling a startup, leading a global merger, or just surviving another brutal quarter, this is the survival guide they tried to gatekeep. Forget the polished leadership seminars.​ This is the real world. This is M&A Leadership Masterclass. Buckle up.

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