A Goldman M&A Banker Helped Bring the Olympics to Los Angeles

Goldman Sachs co-head of M&A Gene Sykes joins Odd Lots at the Future Proof Festival to talk about the record year for megadeals, driven by companies scrambling to compete in AI. He also shares how he led Los Angeles's successful 2028 Olympic bid and explains how a city pays for such a large event. Sykes draws comparisons between today's dealmaking environment and the early-200s TMT boom.