617: Finding Your Seat at the M&A Table | Dennis McGrath, CFO, PAVmed

CFO THOUGHT LEADER · Jul 19, 2020 · 39m

Dennis McGrath was only recently married and a new home owner when he was invited to a Phillies game by the CFO of AC Manufacturing.

At the time, McGrath was working for Andersen as an auditor of a roster of growing companies, among which AC—a maker of industrial air-conditioning units—was perhaps not the most glamorous.

“At the end of the night, the CFO told me that he wanted to hire me and would pay me a lot more than I was then making,” recalls McGrath, who doesn’t hesitate to reveal what allowed AC’s offer to trump all other opportunities.

Says McGrath: “I went for the money.”

However…