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Aug 11, 2022

Risk Allocation Between Signing and Closing an M&A Deal

Brett Shawn
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Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus LLC
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Aug 11, 2022
In M&A, time is the enemy. The longer a deal takes to close, the more risks it poses for both parties. This episode talks about risk allocation between signing and closing an M&A deal with the help of Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus LLC.
Live Podcast
Aug 8, 2022

Working with Legal to Dial in Your M&A Strategy

Felipe Heiderich
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Senior Counsel at Moderna
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Aug 8, 2022
How early should M&A lawyers become involved in a transaction? Understanding what they do is crucial to answering this question. In this interview, Felipe Heiderich, Senior Counsel at Moderna, discusses the importance of lawyers in M&A and their role throughout the deal lifecycle.
Live Podcast
Aug 4, 2022

Challenges of Go-To-Market Integration

Massimo Malizia
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Director Corporate Development Integration at Cisco Systems
Integration
Live Podcast
Aug 4, 2022
More often than not, M&A involves go-to-market integration. After all, companies are bought to achieve revenue synergies in new markets. In this interview, Massimo Malizia, Director of Corporate Development Integration at Cisco Systems, talks about overcoming the challenges of go-to-market integration.
Live Podcast
Aug 1, 2022

How to Scale Your Corporate Development Function

Saurabh Tejwani
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Vice President, Corporate Development and Business Operations at Gopuff
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Aug 1, 2022
The more activity, the bigger the corporate development function should be. In this interview, learn how to scale a corporate development function. Saurabh Tejwani, Vice President, Corporate Development and Business Operations at GoPuff.
Live Podcast
Jul 25, 2022

Buying Public Companies

Pranjal Gambhir
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Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, Healthcare at Citi
Doretta Mistras
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Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, Healthcare at Citi
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Jul 25, 2022
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Pranjal Gambhir and Doretta Mistras, both Managing Directors, Global Investment Banking, Healthcare at Citi, talk about how to buy public companies.
Live Podcast
Jul 18, 2022

How to Execute an Integration Plan (Day1)

Gene Hugh
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Chief Financial Officer at Procure Analytics
Integration
Live Podcast
Jul 18, 2022
How well an acquired business is integrated will determine the transaction's success. In this interview, Gene Hugh, Chief Financial Officer at Procure Analytics, and John Morada, COO at M&A Science + DealRoom, will discuss how to successfully execute an integration plan.
Live Podcast
Jul 11, 2022

The Process of Change Management in M&A

Michael DeVita
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Success Strategy Lead at Salesforce
Integration
Live Podcast
Jul 11, 2022
Change management is one of the most crucial parts of M&A. When you don't plan for it; value creation is in jeopardy. Helping us understand how to deliver effective change management in M&A is Michael Devita, Business Value Advisor at Salesforce.
Live Podcast
Jul 4, 2022

Divestitures from a Legal Perspective

Andrew Gratz
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Associate General Counsel at LyondelBasell
Divestiture
Live Podcast
Jul 4, 2022
Corp dev plays a huge role in selling a business, but the legal team also plays a crucial role. In this episode, Andrew Gratz, Chief Privacy Officer, and Associate General Counsel at LyondellBasell, talks about what a divestiture looks like from a legal perspective.
Jun 27, 2022

Sourcing Companies That Are Not For Sale

Rishabh Mishra
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Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at Infostretch
Strategy
Sourcing
Jun 27, 2022
Companies have been dressed up for sale and are under-invested for profit maximization and growth. According to Rishabh Mishra, former Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at Infostretch, buying companies that are not for sale is the most lucrative acquisition you can do.
Live Podcast
Jun 20, 2022

Effective Deal Sourcing Through Market Mapping

Sabeeh Khan
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Director, Corporate Development at Infoblox
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Jun 20, 2022
In order for M&A to be effective, you have to be proactive. It is a great tool and should be a part of your growth strategy. Sabeeh Khan, Director of Corporate Development at Infoblox, talks about effective deal sourcing through market mapping.
Live Podcast
Jun 13, 2022

The Basics of Sell-Side M&A

Adam Coffey
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Founding Partner CEO Advisory Guru LLC
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Jun 13, 2022
Selling your business may very well be the most significant transaction of your life, and it is vital to know what you're doing before putting a company up for sale. Proper preparation is key to selling a business. In this podcast, Adam Coffey, Founding Partner of CEO Advisory Guru LLC, discusses the basics of sell-side M&A.
Live Podcast
Jun 6, 2022

How to Source Deals and Build Your Pipeline

Jeremy Segal
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Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Jun 6, 2022
M&A deals don’t just fall from the sky. Proactively sourcing deals is the best way to approach M&A, and in this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Jeremy Segal, EVP, Corporate Development at Progress, teaches us how to source deals and build a pipeline.
Live Podcast
May 30, 2022

How M&A Strategy Evolves in Education Technology

Tom Horton
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Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Kaplan, Inc.
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
May 30, 2022
Online education is not new. But because of the pandemic, the entire educational sector was forced to shift in this direction, increasing competition. In this article, Tom Horton, SVP of Corporate Development at Kaplan, Inc., will talk about how M&A strategy evolves in education technology.
Live Podcast
May 16, 2022

Career Development in M&A

Caleb Shafer
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Corporate Development Associate at RS Group plc
Strategy
Live Podcast
May 16, 2022
Traditionally, corporate development professionals come from banking roles. And while nothing is wrong with that, it is always fascinating to hear other ways that professionals start M&A careers. Sharing his career development in M&A is Caleb Shafer, Corporate Development Associate at RS Group plc.
Live Podcast
May 16, 2022

From Accounting to an M&A Career

Kayla Davis
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Vice President, Head of M&A at ABM Industries
Strategy
Live Podcast
May 16, 2022
M&A is a fascinating industry with no clear blueprint on how to get in. Kayla Davis, Vice President, Head of M&A at ABM Industries, came from accounting to an M&A Career, and in this article, she will share her journey and key lessons learned along the way.
Live Podcast
May 9, 2022

Implementing an Actionable GTM Strategy

Hannah Leung
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Senior Manager, M&A at Salesforce
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
May 9, 2022
Implementing your GTM Strategy is one of the most crucial parts of integration. Learn all the challenges of implementation featuring Hannah Leung, Senior Manager, M&A at Salesforce.
Live Podcast
May 2, 2022

How to Run an Integration Led Confirmatory Diligence Process

Jim Buckley
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VP, Strategy, Planning and Operations at Omnissa
Integration
Live Podcast
May 2, 2022
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.
Live Podcast
Apr 25, 2022

How to Formulate Your M&A Strategy

Matt Arsenault
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VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Apr 25, 2022
Too many times, we've seen M&A used as a strategy to grow businesses. But in fact, M&A is not a strategy, and it's a tool that organizations use to achieve their corporate strategy. Let's all learn how to formulate an M&A strategy with Matt Arsenault, VP of corporate development at Jamf.
Live Podcast
Apr 18, 2022

How to Stand Up an IMO

Ian Burk
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EVP of Integration at Upland Software
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Apr 18, 2022
The importance of integration has never been more prevalent. And standing up a dedicated function to oversee integration is becoming more of a necessity as your company grows bigger. Learn from Ian Burk, EVP of integration at Upland Software, as he talks about how to stand up an IMO.
Live Podcast
Apr 11, 2022

How to Grow Purely on Acquisitions

Austin Woody
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SVP | M&A and Corporate Development at Upland Software
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Apr 11, 2022
From zero revenue to a billion-dollar market capitalization, Upland Software has been able to grow its business through M&A acquisitions exponentially. Learn from Austin Woody, Senior Vice President of M&A and Corporate Development at Upland Software.
Live Podcast
Apr 4, 2022

How to Tie Deal Origination to Strategy Development

Scott Hile
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Vice President - Corporate Development at Enviva (NYSE: EVA)
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Apr 4, 2022
With so many companies out there, how do you know who to approach as your M&A targets? Helping us learn how to tie deal origination to strategy development is Scott Hile, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Development at Enviva.
Live Podcast
Mar 28, 2022

How to Define your M&A Strategy for Increased Deal Success

Sreepathy Viswanathan
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Chief Corporate Development Officer at HGS Healthcare
Strategy
Sourcing
Live Podcast
Mar 28, 2022
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Sreepathy Viswanathan, Chief Corporate Development Officer, HGS Healthcare, who has 25 years of experience in Corp Dev, talks about how to build a great M&A strategy.
Podcast
Mar 21, 2022

Automation Roll-ups & Growing Technical Leadership Talent

Daniel Burseth
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Vice President at Eckhart, Inc.
Strategy
Sourcing
Podcast
Mar 21, 2022
In a highly fragmented industry, roll-ups are one of the most effective ways to grow a business. Daniel Burseth, Vice President at Eckhart, Inc., has bought and integrated six companies in the last few years. In this interview, he will be sharing how they roll-up small manufacturing companies.
Live Podcast
Mar 15, 2022

How To Pivot to an M&A Integration Career

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Integration
Live Podcast
Mar 15, 2022
Are you looking to pivot into an M&A integration career? Over the past decade, the importance of integration has become more prevalent. Practitioners have realized that integration is where you make or break value.
Podcast
Mar 7, 2022

How to Approach M&A Negotiations

Larry Forman
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Senior Manager and Head of the Ecosystem for Deloitte’s New Venture Accelerator
Strategy
Podcast
Mar 7, 2022
It's no secret that M&A transactions require negotiations. But what most people don't realize is that how you approach negotiations can determine the success of the overall transaction and your future relationship with the other party.
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