Carlos Cesta has 30 years of M&A experience from investment banking to corporate development at Verizon, Dentsu, Presidio, and NP Digital. He ran point on Verizon's media buildout (AOL and Yahoo deals) and has closed 125+ transactions. He specializes in standing up M&A functions from zero, defining programmatic M&A strategies, and structuring deals for long-term value creation. Recently transitioned from buy-side to launch his own advisory practice, partnering with entrepreneurs using a buyer-led mindset.
Carlos Cesta (125+ deals) breaks down how experienced buyers structure deals for outcomes, not transactions. The deal spiral, earnouts, and integration.
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.
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.
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 speakers Carlos Cesta, former Corporate Development/M&A at Presidio and Javid Moosaji, former Global Head of Partner Channels, Platform Solutions and Transformation at Travelex, hosted by Stacy Hendricks, senior director at Alvarez and Marsal. In this webinar, you will hear a breakdown of the integration process and learn what to look for in an integration leader. Topics discussed range from when to go to market post close to how to hit synergy numbers.
If you're a small company about to be acquired by a larger one, you may be wondering how you can protect yourself and your employees from being destroyed by the large acquirer. Hear from M&A pros about how to protect yourself during transactions and what red flags to look out for.