M&A Science Podcast

On this episode Sean Peace, the founder of an auction marketplace for music royalty streams called Royalty Exchange, tells a captivating story about selling and exiting an unprofitable business in a unique niche.

Kison interviews business consultant Joseph Feldman, who works with middle-companies on acquisitions. In this podcast, Feldman discusses acquisition strategies, diligence checklists, company inconsistencies, and post-close surprises.

In this episode, Kison interviews Judah Karkowsky. They discuss the best ways to approach cultural integration, handling ownership issues, the surprises you can find during preliminary due diligence, international entities’ approach on diligence, being transparent with employees during integration, and confidential data protection.

In this episode, Kison asks Paul Weiskopf, a professional who has worked over 25 years with companies in the technology industry such as Hewlett Packard, Adobe Systems and smaller companies, about his professional experience on M&A. Weiskopf shares his knowledge about strategy common errors that lead companies to failure and about the best ways to build integration plans for acquisition teams.

Luke Fedlam, a mergers and acquisitions attorney, shares his knowledge on working with outside counsel, seller representation, LOIs, financial planning, and identifying showstoppers.‍‍

In this episode, John DeRusso, director of corporate development integration at Cisco, explains that it is vitally important for the employees of an acquired company to feel understood and comfortable.

In this episode, Armando Biondi, Co-founder, and COO of AdEspresso shares the communication and negotiation involved during Hootsuite's acquisition of AdEspresso.

In this episode, Ken Marlin, author of The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street and managing partner of the investment bank Marlin & Associates, ‍discusses advising buyers, business strategies, and setting clear business objectives. 

This special episode of M&A Science is an audiobook written by Nitin Kumar, a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, on the strategy of wargaming. In an era of disruption and uncertainty, developing and executing successful M&A transactions require new strategic approaches.

Kison speaks with Scott Hile, an experienced M&A professional as he shares his experiences from both sides of M&A, including common transaction concerns and challenges.

Greg DellaFranco, a Senior Manager of Corporate Development at Deloitte Consulting, shares his knowledge on M&A in the private equity realm.

Paul Tennola, CFO of Paynet and M&A corporate development professional of 29 years, shares his knowledge on bolt-on transactions as compared to new platforms.

Mark Miller, a former Vice President at the private equity firm Huron Capital, shares his knowledge on selecting the best advisor for your deal. In this podcast, he answers the question: what should you look for when you pick an advisor for your deal team?

Vamsi Maddipatla, the founder and president of LAXAI discusses his sell-side experience, how to wisely choose investments and post-deal integration.

John Derusso, Director of Corporate Development Integration with Cisco Systems, discusses the importance of practicing empathy during M&A integration for more successful and productive outcomes.

On this episode, Jeremie Bacon, CEO, and co-founder of Chicago-based Synap Software Labs, discusses the importance of truly considering cultural synergy when conducting M&A deals.

In this episode, Matt Gambs, ‎a Senior Vice President at Wintrust Financial, is very familiar with the community banking realm. In this podcast, Gambs gives advice on picking advisors and investments, and how to learn from failures in your career.

Scott Kaeser, Vice President at United American Security, shares his experience regarding deal hurdles, disasters, and managing successful processes. In this podcast, Scott Kaesar discusses the importance of interpersonal relationships for deal success, post-close surprises, how to learn from a deal gone wrong, and when to just walk away.

On this episode Andrew Jordan, a Director at Cohen & Company, shares his knowledge on M&A and quality of earnings, and specifically, how they correlate with each other.