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Join Kison Patel, Founder and CEO of DealRoom and Chief Scientist at M&A Science for weekly episodes where he explores the complex world of M&A with industry leaders and practitioners. Here's to the deal.

The Art of Executing Programmatic M&A
“You can get into trouble if you start relying on M&A as critical to your strategy… M&A is inherently difficult. I firmly believe that the vast majority of M&A is bad for buyers.”
Todd Henrich
SVP, Head of Corporate Development at Booking Holdings
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"Early and ongoing engagement is essential, not just for M&A compliance but for corporate legal compliance as a whole. Being a proactive business partner and knowing the intricacies of your business ensures smooth regulatory processes."
CHARLES WEBB
Lead Antitrust Counsel at FedEx
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“A lot of opportunities might not be immediately seen as unbound. Part of the acquirer's job is to recognize potential that others might not see and understand how it could become unbounded.”
Henry Ward
CEO at Carta
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Live Podcast
Mar 18, 2021

Joint Ventures at Scale

Clayton Stanley
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Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at AmeriVet Veterinary Partners
Strategy
Live Podcast
Mar 18, 2021
Clayton Stanley, Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at AmeriVet Veterinary Partners, talks about how to make the JV model work on scale and figuring out the right size of the M&A team. Learn about how you can create a joint venture model that is scalable and the prioritization of tasks.
M&A Science Summit Videos
Mar 15, 2021

Evolving To Agile M&A at Scale

Kimberly Baird
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Principal and Founder, Maximize M&A LLC
Ashley Rice
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Sr. Consultant HR M&A / M&A Integration and Data Team Leader at Cisco
Strategy
M&A Science Summit Videos
Mar 15, 2021
This episode of the M&A Science podcast features our friends over at Cisco. In this interview, we talked about evolving to Agile M&A at scale, with Ashley Rice, Sr. Consultant HR M&A at Cisco, and Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Lead at Cisco.
Live Podcast
Mar 9, 2021

Career Paths in M&A

Matt Arsenault
, 
VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf
Strategy
Live Podcast
Mar 9, 2021
Kison interviews Matt Arsenault, Vice President of Corporate Development at Jamf, about the many career paths you can take in M&A. Learn how to shift career path gears, roles to look for when transitioning, and what the future of a corporate development role may look like.
Podcast
Mar 8, 2021

Transforming M&A to Improve Integration

Javid Moosaji
, 
M&A Sales Integration Strategy at PayPal
Integration
Podcast
Mar 8, 2021
This week's episode of the M&A Science podcast is unique. We recorded it almost a year ago but it got lost in the production process. Javid Moosaji, former M&A Sales Integration Strategy at PayPal. It's too good not to share with the M&A community - listen to it and you'll know why.
M&A Science Summit Videos
Mar 1, 2021

Conversations From The Frontlines

Emma Barton
, 
Director, Alliance and Integration Management at AstraZeneca
Strategy
M&A Science Summit Videos
Mar 1, 2021
This episode is a session from our Holiday Summit last December with Emma Barton, Director, Alliance and Integration Management at AstraZeneca. We're talking about the spectrum of deals corporate development manages approaching partnerships and alliances and how those relationships may progress into M&A.
Live Podcast
Feb 22, 2021

Agile Value Capture from Initial Deal Prospecting to Integration

Carlos Cesta
, 
Vice President Corporate Development at Presidio
Integration
Live Podcast
Feb 22, 2021
This episode of M&A Science is a session from the M&A Science Holiday Summit last year. The interview featured Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corp Dev at Presidio discussed the best practices to capture value from initial deal prospecting to integration.
Live Podcast
Feb 10, 2021

Structuring Corporate Venture Capital Deals

John Orbe
, 
Associate General Counsel - M&A at Emerson
Strategy
Live Podcast
Feb 10, 2021
Kison sits down with John Orbe, Associate General Counsel - M&A at Emerson to talk about corporate VC deals, what the process looks like, and how to navigate challenges you may encounter.
Live Podcast
Jan 22, 2021

Managing a Multi-Vertical M&A Strategy

Jerry Will
, 
Vice President, Corporate Development at 3M
Strategy
Live Podcast
Jan 22, 2021
Join Kison on this interview with Jerry Will, former Vice President of Corporate Development at 3M. We'll be learning about managing a multi-vertical M&A strategy through continuous improvement and leadership development.
Live Podcast
Dec 23, 2020

Identifying Risks in Software M&A

Elena Sidelnikova
, 
Alum at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and the former Head of Finance and Corporate Development/M&A, CFO at Always Compassionate Home Care
Strategy
Live Podcast
Dec 23, 2020
Join Kison and Elena Sidelnikova, former Head of Finance and Corporate Development/M&A, CFO at Always Compassionate Home Care, for an interview about how to identify risks in software M&A.
Podcast
Dec 17, 2020

Evolving Your Corporate Development Function

Michael Palumbo
, 
Director of Corporate Development at Halo Branded Solutions
Strategy
Podcast
Dec 17, 2020
How do you start building your corp dev function from scratch? Where would you start when you are the very first person in your department?
Live Podcast
Dec 4, 2020

How to Evolve Your M&A Workflow Using Agile Principles

Gina Sandon
, 
Director, Corporate Development, Merger & Acquisitions Synergy & Integration at IBM
Strategy
Live Podcast
Dec 4, 2020
Kison interviews Gina Sandon, Director, Corporate Development, Merger & Acquisitions Synergy, Integration and Transition at IBM, about how to evolve your M&A workflow using Agile principles.
Live Podcast
Nov 11, 2020

Building a Partnership Between the Investment Sponsor and Operating Sponsor

Sean Alford
, 
SVP, Corporate Development at J2 Global
Live Podcast
Nov 11, 2020
The partnership between the investment sponsor and the operating sponsor needs to be symbiotic to fully align both sides and help each other make the right decisions on deals. Learn how do these sponsors support each other through a transaction in this episode.
Podcast
Nov 5, 2020

How Proactive Integration Engagement Can Differentiate Value in Deals

Johanna Tseng
, 
Corporate Development, M&A Integration at Coinbase
Integration
Podcast
Nov 5, 2020
In this episode of M&A Science, Kison speaks with Johanna Tseng, former M&A Integration Leader at Coinbase. Learn how early your integration team should get involved in a transaction and how you can optimize integration planning.
Podcast
Oct 16, 2020

How to Build an M&A Center of Excellence from Scratch

Philip Pratt
, 
Director, Acquisition Integration at Corning Incorporated
General
Podcast
Oct 16, 2020
Building an M&A center of excellence comes with both challenges and benefits. Hear from an industry professional at Corning what steps you should take to build one, challenges you may encounter, and how to gain buy-in from leadership.
Podcast
Oct 13, 2020

Aligning People in M&A for a Better Outcome

Carlos Cesta
, 
Vice President Corporate Development at Presidio
Integration
Podcast
Oct 13, 2020
In this episode, Kison speaks with Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio, about aligning leadership for greater deal success. Together they discuss leveraging employees to ensure deal success, when to start thinking about integration, and developing a joint integration plan.
Podcast
Oct 12, 2020

Building a Corporate Development Team with Contingencies

Jeremy Segal
, 
Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress
Strategy
Podcast
Oct 12, 2020
Building a corporate development team is hard. Building one to include joint ventures and strategic partnerships is even harder. Learn from an industry professional how you can align your team with multiple mandates to ensure success.
Podcast
Oct 5, 2020

Structuring Talent Focused Acquisitions

Christina Ungaro
, 
VP, Head of Strategic Alliances & Corporate Development at Wind River
Diligence
Podcast
Oct 5, 2020
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Christina Ungaro, former Head of Corporate Development at JLL. Together they discuss how companies should structure talent-focused acquisitions, breaking down exactly what that kind of transaction requires and entails, the necessary diligence, and how to make these deals successful.
Live Podcast
Sep 21, 2020

Working with Private Sellers

Isaac Lund
, 
VP Corporate Development and M&A at National Express LLC
Divestiture
Live Podcast
Sep 21, 2020
On this episode on M&A Science, Kison speaks with Isaac Lund, VP Corporate Development and M&A at National Express LLC. The topic is all about learning how to work with a private seller to get the best outcome.
Podcast
Sep 15, 2020

The HR Practitioner’s Guide to M&A Due Diligence

Klint Kendrick
, 
Chair of the HR M&A Roundtable and Former HR M&A Leader at Oracle & Boeing
Diligence
Podcast
Sep 15, 2020
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison Patel speaks with Dr. Klint Kendrick, Chair of HR, M&A roundtable. Together they discuss the HR practitioner's guide to M&A and due diligence, covering topics such as when to bring HR in, major HR risks, and how to weigh risks.
Podcast
Aug 31, 2020

What You Need to Wind Down Your Business

Ajit Sane
, 
Director IT M&A at Agilent Technologies
Divestiture
Podcast
Aug 31, 2020
This episode of M&A Science is an interview with Ajit Sane, Director IT M&A at Agilent Technologies. The topic of discussion is how to wind a business down with minimal customer and people disruption.
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 27, 2020

How to Modernize IMO / Building a Synergy Plan that Actually Delivers

Jonathan Shiery
, 
Director at Guidehouse
Bill Clarkin
, 
VP, Head of Data & Analytics at Fiserv
Integration
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 27, 2020
Teams are trying to figure out how to modernize IMO, and how to build a synergy plan that actually delivers. In this session, Jonathan and Bill discuss bench strength, creating the right IMO team, tips for modernizing, and more.
Podcast
Aug 25, 2020

How To Plan a Divestiture From an Accounting Perspective

Neal McNamara
, 
Co-Founder, Virtas Partners
Divestiture
Podcast
Aug 25, 2020
Joining Kison in this interview is Neal McNamara, Co-founder of Virtas Partners, an advisory firm specializing in preparing companies financially and operationally for M&A.
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 21, 2020

Aligning Strategy with Your M&A Process

Scott Kaeser
, 
Owner / Head Of Corporate Development at First Choice Dental Lab
Sean Corcoran
, 
SVP of Corporate Development & M&A at Neustar, Inc.
Ben Sutton
, 
Director of M&A and Business Development at gain servicing
Strategy
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 21, 2020
M&A is not a strategy, rather a tool that can achieve a company's objectives. Learn how to differentiate between using M&A as a tool rather than a strategy, and upon doing that, how to create an appropriate strategy for your process.
Podcast
Aug 18, 2020

Making Joint Ventures Successful - Top Secrets Revealed

Ivan Golubic
, 
CFO, FastLap
Strategy
Podcast
Aug 18, 2020
This interview was with Ivan Golubic, former VP Corporate Development at Goodyear. The topic of discussion is how to make joint ventures more successful. Kison and Ivan discuss the three reasons JVs fail and the keys to making them more successful.
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 12, 2020

Avoiding Valuation Surprises and Accounting for M&A Transactions

Brian Buchert
, 
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A at Church & Dwight
PJ Patel
, 
Co-CEO, Valuation Research Corporation (VRC)
Valuation
M&A Science Summit Videos
Aug 12, 2020
Not every company uses the same method for valuation. In this session, Brian Buchert gives some insight to his team's valuation "secret sauce".
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