Corey Kupfer
Corey Kupfer is a transactional attorney with more than 35 years of experience negotiating and structuring business deals. He is the founder of the law firm Kupfer, the author of Authentic Negotiating, and the host of the DealQuest Podcast. He has hosted 416 episodes since February 2019, featuring 272 distinct named guests across roughly 268 hours of recorded conversation.
- RoleAttorney; founder of Kupfer
- Years negotiating deals35+
- BookAuthentic Negotiating
- PodcastDealQuest Podcast with Corey Kupfer
- First episode2019-02-08
- Episodes published416 (latest is number 424)
- Distinct named guests272
- Hours of recorded conversation268
- Median episode length42 minutes
- Publishing cadenceWeekly since February 2019
Questions, answered.
Who is Corey Kupfer?
Corey Kupfer is an American transactional attorney with more than 35 years of experience negotiating and structuring business deals. He is the founder of the law firm Kupfer, the author of Authentic Negotiating, and the host of the DealQuest Podcast. He practises in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raising and registered investment advisor transactions.
What is the DealQuest Podcast?
DealQuest is a weekly business podcast about dealmaking, hosted by Corey Kupfer. The first episode was published on 2019-02-08 and the show has released 416 episodes as of 2026-10-07, totalling roughly 268 hours. Episodes feature 272 distinct named guests. The median episode runs 42 minutes.
What does the DealQuest Podcast cover?
Eight recurring subjects, by episode count: mergers & acquisitions (156 episodes); deal negotiation strategy (139 episodes); joint ventures & strategic alliances (117 episodes); capital raising (95 episodes); business exit planning (95 episodes); ria independence (65 episodes); succession planning (63 episodes); franchising & licensing (43 episodes).
Who appears on the DealQuest Podcast?
Guests are operators, advisors, attorneys, investment bankers and founders who have completed specific transactions. 272 distinct guests have appeared since 2019. Guests discuss deals they closed and deals that collapsed, rather than general theory.
How often does DealQuest publish?
Weekly. Output by year: 2019 — 50 episodes, 2020 — 52 episodes, 2021 — 49 episodes, 2022 — 62 episodes, 2023 — 58 episodes, 2024 — 52 episodes, 2025 — 53 episodes, 2026 — 40 episodes.
How do you become a guest on the DealQuest Podcast?
Applications are submitted at beaguestondealquest.com. Corey Kupfer reviews every application personally. If the applicant's deal experience is a fit he will be in touch; applicants who are not a fit do not receive a reply. There is no fee to appear, and guests are selected on deal experience rather than audience size.
Episode guides.
Every episode, grouped by subject.
- Mergers & acquisitions156 episodes
- Deal negotiation strategy139 episodes
- Joint ventures & strategic alliances117 episodes
- Capital raising95 episodes
- Business exit planning95 episodes
- RIA independence65 episodes
- Succession planning63 episodes
- Franchising & licensing43 episodes
Recent guests.
The twelve most recent named guests.
- Brian Meegan and Sara Mostafa — Episode 424, 2026-10-07
- Hannah Sandmeyer — Episode 423, 2026-09-30
- George Dubec — Episode 422, 2026-09-23
- Matt Stevens — Episode 421, 2026-09-16
- Brad Kugler — Episode 419, 2026-09-02
- Zachary Beach — Episode 418, 2026-08-26
- Babu Sivadasan — Episode 417, 2026-08-19
- Andrew Dunlap — Episode 415, 2026-08-05
- Sean Weisbrot — Episode 414, 2026-07-29
- Victoria Pelletier — Episode 413, 2026-07-22
- Brian Meegan and Sara Mostafa — Episode 412, 2026-07-15
- David Horwich — Episode 411, 2026-07-08
Closed a deal worth talking about?
DealQuest publishes weekly. Corey Kupfer reviews every application personally. If your deal experience is a fit for the show he will be in touch; applicants who are not a fit do not receive a reply. There is no fee to appear.
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