Integration
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Why is M&A Integration so Hard?
M&A deals are notorious for going belly up, particularly during the integration phase. Why is it that this phase of the process is the most difficult? Kison sits down with Galina Wolinetz from Virtas Partners and James Payne from Merger Integration Consulting to discuss.
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James Timothy Payne, Principal Consultant at Merger Integration Consulting, LLC and Galina Wolinetz, former Managing Director at Virtas Partners

"The biggest problem is the lack of continuity between the corporate development team and the integration team." - Galina Wolinetz

In this episode, James Timothy Payne, JD, MBA Principal Consultant at Merger Integration Consulting, LLC, and Galina Wolinetz, Managing Director at Virtas Partners M&A Integration | Separations, talk about why integration is so hard. 

Galina and James discuss what makes integration difficult, ensuring success during integration, and the necessary tools to make your deals more efficient.

James Payne

James Payne is a highly accomplished and results-oriented 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐌&𝐀 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 and top corporate officer

He has over 15 years of experience in M&A, due diligence execution, and post-acquisition integration and divestiture operations. He also participated in over 50 M&A deals and completed 25 acquisition integrations and 13 divestitures.

Galina Wolinetz

Galina Wolinetz is the Managing Director at Virtas Partners. She is a multifaceted Senior Executive with 25 years of industry experience in execution of corporate strategic growth initiatives through mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations, from portfolio strategy development to post-merger integration.

She is an Executive Program Leader with demonstrated strong management, planning and organizational skills with ability to solve complex issues in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Post-merger integration program leadership of $18B+ acquisition generating near $1B in synergies.

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