Interviews with experts

I've interviewed a lot of M&A professionals on the M&A Science podcast, and each of them was a delight to talk to. However, there are a few episodes that stood out the most.

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There are many things to consider when you are doing software deals in M&A. You need to be fully aware of them in order to realize the full value of what you are buying.

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Elena Sidelnikova

Alum at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and the former Head of Finance and Corporate Development/M&A, CFO at Always Compassionate Home Care

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IBM has been on a journey moving from a hierarchical approach to things, checklist-driven, with lots of individual silos to a much more forward-thinking, business outcome-oriented, and agile organization.

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Gina Sandon

Director, Corporate Development, Merger & Acquisitions Synergy & Integration at IBM

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We all hear the horror stories about the failed M&A deals because of the lack of communication between the corporate development team and the integration team. But as the integration lead, what can you do to ensure communication and better deal outcomes?

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Johanna Tseng

Corporate Development, M&A Integration at Coinbase

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Every corporate development team has a different mandate. This interview covers how you can build a strong team and the different best practices to get the best value out of your deals.

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Jeremy Segal

Senior Vice President Corporate Development at Progress

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A talent-focused acquisition is a type of deal where you acquire a company because of its people; for their skills, domain expertise, or client relationships. In this article, you'll learn how to structure talent-focused acquisitions in order to preserve value.

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Christina Ungaro

Head of Corporate Development, JLL Americas

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One of the biggest differentiators of working with private sellers is that most of the time, they lack the basic knowledge of selling a business. This interview will cover the most important parts of acquiring family-owned businessess and how you can work effectively.

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Isaac Lund

VP Corporate Development and M&A at National Express LLC

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HR practitioners don't usually get involved in the deal until it has already been announced. Klint Kendrick will be discussing why this shouldn't be the case and different types of HR related risks to watch out.

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Klint Kendrick

Director Strategic Talent Initiatives at SC Johnson

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In case you didn’t know, selling a part of your business is one of the hardest deals you can do. You have to make a lot of considerations.

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Neal McNamara

Co-Founder, Virtas Partners

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Almost 60 to 70% of joint ventures fail within the first five years. It can be complicated and you need to be prepared before you go into one.

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Ivan Golubic

Vice President Finance - Corporate Business Development (M&A) at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

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A good Internal communication plan helps you onboard and retain employees and suppliers faster. Here’s how you do it!

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Briana Elkington

Program Manager at VSP Global

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Selling a company can be a long, costly, tedious process and you need to be ready for it. As long as you know why you are selling your company, you can avoid the doubt that will creep in and focus on the sale.

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Armando Biondi

Co-founder, and COO of AdEspresso

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Google has been using the Agile approach in its acquisitions. They finish faster and have better outcomes. Find out how they do it here.

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James Harris

Principal, Corporate Development Integration at Google

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