Andrew Morbitzer is VP of Corporate Development at Life360 (ASX: 360), a consumer tech company approaching 100 million monthly active users. He spent more than 20 years leading corp dev at Intuit and GoDaddy, where he oversaw more than $2 billion in acquisitions. Before returning to the buy side, he worked as an M&A advisor on the sell side, representing technology companies to strategic buyers. He has operated in every seat at the table.
Andrew Morbitzer, VP of Corporate Development at Life360, explains why most M&A pitches fail before the first meeting and what sellers and bankers need to do differently.
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There are many different reasons why companies buy other entities. Traditionally, acquirers have focused more on the financial aspect of the target company. However, experience has shown that not all acquisitions are the same and must be executed properly against their strategy. In this episode, we discuss how to execute product-based acquisitions featuring Andrew Morbitzer, VP/Head of Corporate Development at Typeform.