Russ Hartz is VP of Corporate Development at GlobalFoundries, where he leads corporate development and M&A activity. He previously led corporate development at Ansys and SAP, with deep experience across M&A strategy, deal sourcing, transaction execution, investments, divestitures, and post-merger integration. He has also appeared on M&A Science to discuss building a corporate development function and synchronizing deal and integration teams.
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Bankers have a massive role in the M&A industry, and often, they help buyers and sellers connect and close deals. But regardless of popular belief, with the right amount of dedication and resources, a company can execute divestitures without a bank.
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In this episode, Kison Patel speaks with Russ discusses the best practices he’s learned at SAP, how he was able to bring those best practices over to ANSYS, guiding principles he focuses on during a transaction, and how to begin building an integration process at a company that doesn’t have one.
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