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M&A Science
M&A Science, hosted by Kison Patel (Founder & CEO of DealRoom), is your go-to podcast for mastering the art of mergers and acquisitions. Each week, Kison and his expert guests from leading brands like Xerox, FastLap, and Cisco dig deep into real-world M&A strategies, offering actionable insights to optimize your M&A practice. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration…
Episodes
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Hiring A Head Of Corporate Development That Fits Your M&A Strategy
Charles Breed, VP Corporate Development at Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL) In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Charles Breed, VP of Corporate…
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How to Create Better People Experience in M&A
Klint Kendrick, Chair of the HR M&A Round Table After over 100 podcast interviews, we have collected more than 40 lessons learned from top practitioners…
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Making M&A GTM Successful
Gwen Pope, Head of Global Product M&A at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Creating a go-to-market plan is one of the first things to do during an acquisition. In this…
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M&A Market Trends From a Banker's Perspective
Kunal Jain, Director at William Blair, Health Care Investment Banking The M&A market is not what it used to be. Markets change all the time, and the M&A…
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Overcoming Change Management with Great Leadership
Harry Kraemer Jr, Professor of Management and Strategy at Kellogg School of Management Change management is the tilting point of every M&A deal. Preserving the…
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Why You Should Update Your M&A Management Approach
Jim Buckley, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware (NYSE: VMW) M&A deals are bound to get complicated. The key to success is keeping…
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How To Succeed in M&A Integration and Measure Success
Jim Buckley, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware (NYSE: VMW) Integration can be difficult but it's, without a doubt, the most…
M&A ScienceHow to Structure Teams Approaching Diligence
Ken Bond, Head of Corporate Development at Cetera Financial Group Building M&A teams require different considerations based on your growth strategy. In this…
M&A ScienceHow To Negotiate And Structure NDAs
Mark Khavkin, CFO of Pantheon Platform NDAs are often overlooked as people tend to fall into the trap of thinking they can be templated. In this episode of the…
M&A ScienceBuy or Build Considerations
Cameron Weiner, VP of Strategic Development, Head of M&A at Shopko Optical To buy or build, that is the question! In this interview with Cameron Weiner, VP of…
M&A ScienceEngineering Deals for Success
Punit Micocha, Executive Vice President, Business and Corporate Development at Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) M&A deals are never easy and require rigorous planning. In…
M&A ScienceMaking GTM Successful
Pragnya Kashinath, M&A Consultant at Deloitte A go-to-market strategy is one of the most important things in an acquisition. In this week's podcast, we're…
M&A ScienceManaging Sourcing, Diligence, and Integration
Sabeeh Khan, Director, Corporate Strategy & Development at Syniti Aaron Whiting, M&A Integration and Strategic Programs at ContinuumCloud Managing a deal can…
M&A ScienceStaying True to Culture in M&A
Trish Mosconi, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer & Corporate Development at Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) Culture is one of the most controversial and…
M&A ScienceHow to Commit to Integration Start to Finish
Karen Ashley, Vice President of Corporate Development Integration at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cisco is one of the largest and most successful acquirers in the…
M&A ScienceTransformative M&A
Duncan Painter, CEO of Ascential (LON: ASCL) In this week's episode of the M&A Science podcast, we're learning about transformative M&A. In Kison's recent…
M&A ScienceExecuting a Divestiture Without a Bank
Russ Hartz, Vice President of Corporate Development at Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) Hiring a bank to facilitate a divestiture is an option, not a necessity. Kison…
M&A ScienceManaging Infrequent Acquisitions
Peter Linas, CPO and EVP Corporate Development at Bullhorn If you're an infrequent buyer, you might be thinking about how to maximize your existing resources…
M&A ScienceEvolving Your M&A Function
Christina Amiry, Head of M&A Strategic Operations, Integration at Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) The Covid-19 pandemic has completely transformed how most people…
M&A ScienceBuy and Build Strategy
Adam Coffey, CEO at CoolSys, Refrigeration and HVAC Systems This week's episode of the M&A Science podcast is about how PE firms can ramp up the growth of…
M&A SciencePreserving Value in M&A
Jay Dettling, CEO of Ansira Everyone wants to preserve the value of the target company. This week on the podcast, let's learn from Jay Dettling, CEO of Ansira…
M&A ScienceAssessing Value Realization
Michael DeVita, Success Strategy Lead at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Integration is crucial to realizing deal value. In this interview with Michael DeVita, Success…
M&A ScienceMaking Partnerships in India Successful
Darshan Mehta, President and CEO of Reliance Retail Limited (NSE: RELIANCE) Reliance Retail Limited is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world. Learn…
M&A ScienceExecuting Divestitures
Rhonda Rein, Director of Corporate Development at Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) We've had discussions about buy-side divestitures, but we rarely talk about it…
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How to Build an M&A Team That Can Support Multi-Vertical Strategies
Ailene Holderness, Head of M&A at IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) How do you manage a multi-vertical M&A strategy? IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) is one of the world's leaders when it…
M&A ScienceManaging M&A on a High Scale
Jeff Bender, CEO at Harris Computer Systems What does it take to manage M&A on a large scale? We're going to find out as Jeff Bender, CEO at Harris, shares…
M&A ScienceHow To Successfully Execute Deals With a Small Team
Jason Lippert, CEO of LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII) Understanding that not everyone can afford to have big M&A teams, I interviewed Jason Lippert, CEO of LCI…
M&A ScienceManaging Internal Dynamics of Your M&A Team
Randy Tinsley, Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development at Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) Hello M&A friends! Do you know how to manage the internal dynamics…
M&A ScienceDeal Origination from a PE Investor's Perspective
Jay Jester, Partner at Plexus Capital, LLC Explore the world of private equity and deal sourcing with me and Jay Jester, Partner at Plexus Capital, LLC. Here…
M&A ScienceHow to Negotiate like a Pro
Mladen Kresic, Founder and CEO of K&R Negotiation Associates LLC Do you want to learn how to negotiate like a pro? I recently had a chat with Mladen Kresic…
M&A ScienceConducting M&A without a Dedicated Team
Alexi Venneri, Founder and CEO of Digital Air Strike What's the secret sauce to executing M&A without a dedicated deal team? According to this week's guest…
M&A ScienceHow SS&C Conducts Acquisitions
Bill Stone, CEO of SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ: SSNC) This week's episode features Bill Stone, CEO of SS&C Technologies. We were lucky enough to hear some of…
M&A ScienceHunting Deals in M&A
Dustin Intihar, Director, M&A, and Strategic Alliances at Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ) Finding the right deal is hard, but finding companies that don't want to be found…
M&A ScienceHow to Prepare a Business for Private Equity Acquisition
Philip Soar, Executive Chairman and CEO of CloserStill Group PLC Are you familiar with the trade show industry? It's very under-appreciated but is gaining a…
M&A ScienceFrom Private to Public Company
Darren Lampert, CEO at GrowGeneration Corporation (NASDAQ: GRWG) Ever wondered what it's like to go from a private company to a public company? Darren Lampert…
M&A ScienceHow to Prevent International Deals From Failing
Martin Richenhagen, former CEO of AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) Have you ever wondered why international deals fail so often? Hear from AGCO Corporation's…
M&A ScienceDeveloping Leadership in M&A
Scott Hile, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Development at Enviva (NYSE: EVA) Ever wondered what key qualities leadership should have to execute M&A? On…
M&A ScienceM&A From Founder to A Board Member's Perspective
Allen Gilmer, Founder, Advisor, and former CEO/Chairman of Enverus (formerly Drillinginfo) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interview Allen Gilmer…
M&A ScienceManaging Communication Workstream
Jeff Hennig, Sr. Director, Corporate Development at Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) On this week's episode of M&A Science, Kison speaks with Jeff Hennig, Sr. Director…
M&A ScienceExecuting M&A from a Legal Perspective
Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus (NYSE: WPCA) On this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Kison interviews Brett…
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How to Cultivate Relationships with Deal Targets
Michael Frankel, SVP and managing director at Deloitte Bruce Bowden, CFO at Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) This is a previous interview that Kison had…
M&A ScienceThe Legal Team's Role in M&A
Andrew Gratz, Associate General Counsel at LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Andrew Gratz, Associate General Counsel…
M&A ScienceWorking with the Business Leader to Build an M&A Strategy
Michael Frankel, Senior Vice President Managing Director at Deloitte New Venture Accelerator Justin Goldman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance and…
M&A ScienceJoint Ventures at Scale
Clayton Stanley, Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at Amerivet Partners Management On this episode of M&A Science, Kison Patel interviews Clayton…
M&A ScienceCareer Paths in M&A
Matt Arsenault, Vice President of Corporate Development at Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Matt Arsenault, Vice President…
M&A ScienceEvolving to Agile M&A at Scale
Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Lead at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Ashley Rice, Sr. Consultant HR M&A at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) On this episode of…
M&A ScienceTransforming M&A to Improve Integration
Javid Moosaji, M&A Sales Integration Strategy at Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Javid Moosaji, M&A Sales Integration…
M&A ScienceConversations From the Frontlines
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Emma Barton, Director, Alliance and Integration Management at AstraZeneca, about the spectrum of deals that…
M&A ScienceAgile Value Capture from Initial Deal Prospecting to Integration
Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corp Dev at Presidio On this episode of M&A Science, we're featuring a session from our December 2020 holiday summit. In this…
M&A ScienceCorporate Venture Capital
John Orbe, Associate General Counsel of M&A at Emerson (NYSE: EMR) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews John Orbe, Associate General Counsel of M&A…
M&A ScienceWhy Big Companies Destroy Small Ones in M&A
Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio Jeff Desroches, Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at VAT Group (OTCMKTS…
M&A ScienceCreating Successful Deal Outcomes Using Innovation
Chris Von Bogdandy, Practice Director at Slalom. On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Chris von Bogdandy, Practice Director at Slalom, about how to…
M&A ScienceManaging a Multi-Vertical M&A Strategy
Jerry Will, Vice President of Corporate Development at 3M (NYSE:MMM) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison has an insightful with Jerry Will, Vice President of…
M&A ScienceIdentifying Risks in Software M&A
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Elena Sidelnikova, a corporate development executive with 15 years of experience in M&A Finance. Together they…
M&A ScienceEvolving Your Corporate Development Function
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interview Mike Palumbo, Director of Corporate Development at Halo Branded Solutions. In this discussion, they talk about…
M&A ScienceWhy is M&A Integration So Hard?
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Galina Wolinetz, Managing Director at Virtas Partners M&A Integration, and James Payne, Principal Consultant…
M&A ScienceHow to Evolve Your M&A Workflow Using Agile Principles
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Gina Sandon, Director of Corporate Development, M&A, Synergy, and Integration at IBM, about how to evolve your…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Why Everything You've Been Told About Integration is Wrong
On this episode of M&A Science, we're re-visiting a session from our M&A Science Virtual Summit held in June. In this session, the topic discusses why…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Tone at the Top - Intersection of Leadership and Culture in M&A
This is a rewind from the virtual summit that was held last June. In this session, the topic of discussion is about the intersection of leadership and culture…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Post Merger Innovation - Don't Just Integrate, Innovate
This M&A Science episode is a rewind from the virtual summit held last June. In this interview, Kison discusses post merger innovation. Joining him to talk…