Jim Buckley is a seasoned M&A expert with a distinguished career in leading integration efforts across the tech industry. Currently serving as VP of Strategy, Planning, and Operations at Omnissa, Jim brings deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions to his strategic role. Previously, as Vice President of M&A Integration at VMware, he spearheaded the integration of some of the company’s largest transactions, including the concurrent acquisitions of Pivotal and Carbon Black. With a background that spans key roles at Microsoft, PayPal, and Mentor Graphics, Jim has led nearly 100 deals, specializing in valuation, due diligence, and business integration, making him a key figure in the tech M&A landscape.
Integration planning is one of the most important aspects of M&A pre-close. Planning after the fact will cause massive delays and value leaks for the entire deal. It is why the integration team must be involved during the due diligence phase. In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, we will talk about how to create an executable integration plan during the diligence, featuring Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware.
While some companies bring the integration team in the diligence process, some take it even further. In this interview, Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware, talks about how to run an integration-led confirmatory diligence process.
M&A practitioners love to go into details. And while that could be beneficial, it doesn’t often help with team alignment. According to Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware, keeping integration simple is the real key to success.
We all know that integration can make or break the deal. In this interview, Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware, talks about how to succeed in M&A integration and measure that success.
