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🎙EP 18: 400% Returns: How Transformational M&A and AI Will Redefine Southeast Asia’s Next Decade

Episode Title: 400% Returns vs S&P: The 6 M&A Habits Turning Acquisitions Into Capability Machines

THIS WEEK'S REALITY CHECK

Companies that transform while they transact are delivering 400%+ returns vs the S&P 500 over the last decade.

That's not incremental. That's a different category of value creation entirely.

Deloitte just mapped how they do it: Six habits that separate transformational acquirers from traditional ones. Grab mastered 5 out of 6. Most Southeast Asian corporates? Still haven't shown up to the fight.

This episode breaks down the playbook—and why Southeast Asia keeps getting…

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