How to Succeed in M&A Integration and Measure Success

Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware

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Integration can be difficult but it’s, without a doubt, the most important part of M&A. In this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Kison interviews Jim Buckley, former Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware as he talks about how to create a successful integration plan.

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Here’s what you’ll learn:

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Why working backwards is best in integration planning
What makes a successful integration leader
How to measure success

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VMware by Broadcom delivers software that unifies and streamlines hybrid cloud environments for the world’s most complex organizations. By combining public-cloud scale and agility with private-cloud security and performance, VMWare empowers customers to modernize, optimize and protect their apps and businesses everywhere. Capable of deployment in the software-defined data center, cloud environments, any app and the enterprise edge, VMWare's comprehensive software portfolio makes global enterprises more innovative, connected, resilient and secure.

Industry

Software Development

Founded

1998

Website

https://broadcom.com/info/vmware

Jim Buckley

Jim Buckley is VP of Strategy, Planning, and Operations at Omnissa, with deep M&A integration experience across enterprise technology. He previously served as VP of M&A Integration at VMware, where he led major integrations including Pivotal and Carbon Black, and has also held roles at Microsoft, PayPal, and Mentor Graphics. He has appeared on M&A Science to discuss integration-led diligence, keeping integration plans simple, and measuring success after close.