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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
M&A ScienceBuilding a Partnership Between the Investment Sponsor and Operating Sponsor
In this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Sean Alford, SVP, Corporate Development at J2 Global, about how to build a partnership between the investment…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Making Integration Successful from Both Sides of the Deal
On this episode of M&A Science, we're recapping a session from our virtual summit in June. Guest panelist Christina Amiry, Head of M&A Strategic Operations…
M&A ScienceHow Proactive Integration Engagement Can Differentiate Value in Deals
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison speaks with Johanna Tseng, M&A Integration Leader at Coinbase. She's an M&A expert with a demonstrated history of leading…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Lessons Learned From Large Scale Divestitures
On this episode of M&A Science, we're recapping one of the sessions from our M&A Science Virtual Summit. We had four guest speakers who talked about lessons…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Keeping Teams Aligned During M&A Integration
For this episode of M&A Science, we're taking it back to our virtual summit we held in June. This conversation focuses on how to keep teams aligned during M&A…
M&A ScienceHow to Build an M&A Center of Excellence from Scratch
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Philip Pratt, Director, Acquisition Integration at Corning Incorporated, about building an M&A center of…
M&A ScienceHow to Build and Align a Corporate Development Team with Multiple Mandates
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison talks with Jeremy Segal, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Progress, about building and aligning a…
M&A ScienceAligning People in M&A for a Better Outcome
On this episode, Kison speaks with Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio, about aligning leadership for greater deal success…
M&A ScienceStructuring Talent Focused Acquisitions
On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Christina Ungaro, Head of Corporate Development at JLL, about how to structure a talent focused acquisition…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: The Future of M&A
Ever wondered what is the future of M&A? This is one of the topics we tackled in the M&A Virtual Summit that we had. In this session, Dr. Karl Michael Popp…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Dimensions to Cultural Integration
This amazing interview is from the past virtual summit we held in June. It talks about one of the hardest things in M&A practice- Cultural Integration…
M&A ScienceWorking With Private Sellers
Had a great interview last week with Isaac Lund, VP Corporate Development and M&A at National Express LLC. The topic is all about learning how to work with a…
M&A ScienceThe HR Practitioner's Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence
This week's featured interview is all about an HR practitioner's guide to M&A due diligence, with Klint Kendrick, Chair of HR, M&A roundtable. Klint was a…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Positive Employee Experience is Key to Successful M&A
This is an interview that we had during our M&A virtual summit. Hosted by Jill Harrison, VP of Silverline venture, this interview is all about positive…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Leading M&A with Integration
This interview is a rewind from our M&A virtual summit, which was held in June. The topic of discussion is leading M&A with integration, featuring our guest…
M&A ScienceWinding a Business Down
Had a great interview last week with Ajit Sane, Director IT M&A at Agilent Technologies. Ajit is an M&A professional with multiple years of experience in…
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Virtual Summit Recap: How to Modernize IMO
In this episode, we're sharing an interview we had in our M&A virtual conference that talks about how to modernize IMO, and building a synergy plan that…
M&A ScienceHow To Plan a Divestiture From an Accounting Perspective
Last week was a great interview with Neil McNamara, Co-founder of Virtas Partners, which is an advisory firm specializing in preparing companies financially…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Aligning Strategy with Your M&A Process
In case you didn't know, in the middle of this pandemic, we were able to pull off a successful M&A Virtual Conference. One of the sessions that we had was…
M&A ScienceMaking Joint Ventures Successful
Last week's interview was with Ivan Golubic, former VP Corporate Development at Goodyear. Prior to Goodyear, Ivan spent 10 years with Whirlpool, Deloitte and…
M&A ScienceSummit Recap: Bridging the Gap Between Corporate Development and Integration
On this recap from the M&A Science Virtual Summit, Kison moderates a panel featuring Devorah Bertucci, Director of Corporate Development at Microsoft, and Kim…
M&A ScienceSummit Recap: Avoiding Valuation Surprises and Accounting for M&A Transactions
This is a session from our M&A Virtual Conference which was held on June 10 and 11. The topic of discussion is avoiding valuation surprises and accounting for…
M&A ScienceHow Successful Diligence and Integration Planning Frames Successful M&A and Valuation
Last week's interview was with Erik Levy, Group Head Corp Dev and M&A at DMGT PLC. Erik has completed over 150 acquisitions, minority and venture investments…
M&A ScienceVirtual Summit Recap: Virtualizing the People Experience During Integration
In this recorded session from our M&A Science Virtual Summit, Laura Lane, Chief of Staff at VMware, Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Leader at…
M&A ScienceDiligence in M&A
On this episode, Kison interviews Jeff Desroches, VP of Corporate Development at Atlas Copco, about how to identify issues during diligence in M&A. Jeff is a…
M&A ScienceNavigating International Deals
In this interview, Kison discusses the topic of international transactions with Jeff Baker, EVP Mergers and Acquisitions at InComm. Jeff has extensive…
M&A ScienceWhat is Rebadging and How it Works
Kison sits down with Sachin Kumar, Senior Director - M&A and Regional Lead for HR North America at Conduent, to discuss the topic of the not so famous process…
M&A ScienceAssimilating Unique Cultures in M&A
On this episode, Kison speaks with Kim Jones, Senior HR M&A Manager at Microsoft. She conducts due diligence research and completes all HR-related integration…
M&A SciencePreserving a Company's Value During Integration
In this episode, Kison interviews Dev Sirur, Director of M&A Integrations at Intel.nHe has spent over 23 years at Intel and worked on 40+ transactions over a…
M&A ScienceCOVID-19's Impact on M&A
In this episode, Kison discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on M&A with Toby Tester, a Senior Consultant and Project Manager at BTD, Kevin Robbins a General…
M&A ScienceDeveloping International Joint Ventures
On this episode, Kison and Ritch Schaafsma, VP of Corporate Development, Global Mergers and Acquisitions at General Motors, discuss the ins and outs of…
M&A ScienceBuilding an Effective Internal Communication Plan for M&A
On this episode Kison speaks with Briana Elkington, Program Manager at VSP Global. Previously she was a Lead Project Manager at Oracle where she assembled a…
M&A ScienceBuilding a Corporate Development Function From Scratch
On this episode, Kison Patel speaks with Russ Hartz, VP of Corporate Development at ANSYS, Inc. / former VP of Corporate Development at SAP. He's an…
M&A ScienceSneak-Peek: Making Integration Successful from Both Sides of the Deal
Kison Patel gives a sneak-peek into a panel discussion of the highly anticipated M&A Science Virtual Summit, featuring over 40 industry-leading practitioners…
M&A ScienceThe Virtualization of M&A
On this episode, Kison speaks with Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Lead at Cisco. She's responsible for driving the successful integration of…
M&A ScienceHow to Best Protect a Business Case in an Acquisition
On this episode, Kison speaks with Ben Sutton, a senior manager of corporate development at NCR Corporation, about executing transactions and what a senior…
M&A ScienceHow to Plan a Divestiture from HR's Perspective
On this episode, Kison speaks with Sallie Cunningham about how to plan a divestiture from HR's perspective. Together they discuss the process of moving…
M&A ScienceBringing M&A and Business Agility Together
On this episode, Toby Tester interviews Kison Patel about his newly published book, Agile M&A, and how Agile can transform the traditional M&A deal process…
M&A ScienceBuilding a Communications Plan from Scratch
On this episode, Kison Patel speaks with Stephanie Carty. Stephanie is a corporate communications professional with more than 15 years of experience at GE…
M&A ScienceThe Impact of People Experience on Deal Outcomes
On this episode, Kison speaks with Karen Isely of Isely Associates International regarding the impact people experience has on the outcome of M&A deals. Karen…
M&A ScienceNavigating Intangible Asset Valuation
On this episode, Kison talks with PJ Patel, Co-CEO and Senior Managing Director at Valuation Research Corporation (VRC). VRC is a full-service, independent…
M&A ScienceThe Impact of Leadership in M&A
In this episode, Kison Patel discusses the groundbreaking research done by Dr. Keith Dunbar. As a Managing Partner at JKD Talent Solutions, his team delivers…
M&A ScienceHow to Successfully Build a Corporate Development Function
Kison speaks with Nichelle Maynard-Elliot, a corporate M&A Executive, public company board member, and corporate dealmaker with over 20 years of financial and…
M&A ScienceDemystifying the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Kison speaks with Richard Harmon, a Managing Director at CSG Partners, a firm that helps owners of private, middle market companies achieve equity monetization…
M&A ScienceFocusing Less on Cost Synergies to Increase Value Creation
Kison speaks with Anirvan Sen, the Founder and Managing Director of Fifth Chrome, a professional advisory firm that specializes in M&A integration and…
M&A ScienceHow to Plan a Divestiture from HR's Perspective
Kison speaks with Jillian Kaebel-Sisk, an HR Global Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures Manager at Caterpillar. This podcast covers how HR practitioners…
M&A ScienceHow to Deliver Maximum Value from Divestitures
Kison speaks with Toby Tester, an M&A Consultant and Project Manager with over 20 years of experience driving strategic, financial and operational value…
M&A ScienceHow to Drive Transformational Change Through M&A
Kison speaks with Toby Tester, an M&A Consultant and Project Manager with over 20 years of experience driving strategic, financial and operational value…
M&A ScienceHow to Prepare a Company for an Acquisition
Kison speaks with Jordan Lampos, a director specializing in healthcare M&A at Duff & Phelps, about how to best prepare a company for an acquisition and the…
M&A ScienceBehind the Scenes: Effective Deal Sourcing and Closing
Kison speaks with Scott Kaeser, the Executive VP of Corporate Development for United American Security, a GardaWorld company, on sourcing strategies for…
M&A ScienceEvolving Technology Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions
Kison speaks with Jill Harrison and Steve Siler about which technology trends are addressing some of the M&A industry's largest challenges. Jill is the Vice…
M&A SciencePerspectives on Modern M&A Consultancy and Divestitures
Kison speaks with Kelly Haggerty, who founded her own advisory firm, Nearco Transaction Advisors, after 15 years of leading integrations and divestitures for…
M&A ScienceCreating Solutions for Industry-Wide Challenges
Kison speaks with Paul Koenig, Founder and CEO of SRS Acquiom, a platform that manages escrows, payments, risks, and claims for complex M&A transactions.
M&A ScienceThe Art of Protecting Value Drivers
During this episode, Kison and Jai discuss the best strategies for identifying, extracting and protecting value drivers during the due diligence process and…
M&A ScienceThe Power of Empathy in M&A
Kison speaks with Dr. Mark Goulston on the benefits of practicing empathy for more successful M&A, specifically to improve value creation and productivity…
M&A ScienceThe Importance of Conducting Cultural Assessments
On this episode, Kison speaks with Dawn White, an M&A Integration Manager at Corning. Dawn explains the importance of conducting cultural assessments during…
M&A ScienceHow to Enable a High Performing Deal Team
Harvard instructor, author and speaker, Richard Kasperowski, discusses how to build and maintain high-performing teams in any industry.
M&A ScienceAn Agile Gorilla's Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions
The Founding Partners of the M&A advisory firm, Agile Gorilla, discuss their agile, modern approach to deal and integration management.
M&A ScienceIntegration Strategies Suited for Modern Business Landscapes
Nitin Kumar, a seasoned C-level operating executive and management consultant in the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector, discusses how to create…
M&A ScienceA Guide to Planning Successful Divestitures
Al Ansari, a veteran divestiture and integration advisor currently assisting Cisco with the development of their divestiture methodology, discusses the…