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A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Some people believe it. Others go, ‘I see four. I’m gonna go get the four.’

Matt Arsenault

VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf

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Management team tells you that they don’t have the data, you gotta investigate further. That’s life in the middle market.

Troy Pospisil

Founder & CEO of Ontra

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Sam Delestienne
Reputation and trust can make up for a $15 million bid difference. It’s huge. It’s absolutely massive.

Sam Delestienne

VP of North American M&A Corporate Development, Diploma PLC (LON: DPLM)

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M&A's Sales Diligence Blind Spot: What 5 CRO Tours Taught John McMahon
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M&A's Sales Diligence Blind Spot: What 5 CRO Tours Taught John McMahon
John McMahon
Founder and Board Member, Stealth AI Startup
Diligence
Integration
Nov 5, 2026
2026
Strategy Drives M&A, Not the Other Way Around
Michael Guptan
Global Head of Corporate Development & Venture Investments
Strategy
Sourcing
Integration
Oct 29, 2026
2026
How to Get to Yes
Meg Cavanaugh
SVP of Legal, Commvault
Diligence
Integration
General
Oct 22, 2026
2026
M&A Horror Stories
Anonymous DealMakers
M&A Practitioners
General
Diligence
Oct 15, 2026
2026
The Vendor Trap That Derails Carve-Outs
Danielle Fortier
Partner
Divestiture
Diligence
Oct 8, 2026
2026
How to Build Trust and Leverage in M&A
Jerry Cedicci
French Bakery Owner turned Real Estate Developer
General
Strategy
Oct 1, 2026
2026
The Man Who Taught Kison Patel to See M&A Opportunities
Jerry Cedicci
French Bakery Owner turned Real Estate Developer
General
Sourcing
Strategy
Sep 24, 2026
2026
Why PE Rollups Fail the People Who Built the Business
Bill Johnson
The Founder, Chairman & CEO of The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers
Strategy
Sourcing
Integration
Sep 17, 2026
2026
Why M&A Integration Fails Without Leadership Enablement
Kim Jones
HR M&A Director
Integration
General
Sep 10, 2026
2026
What Happens to a Seller's Leverage After the LOI
Praveen Ghanta
Co-Founder and CEO of Fraction
Diligence
General
Integration
Sep 3, 2026
2026
The Discount Is the Wrong Question in Private Equity Secondaries
Richard Chow
Partner in Fund Advisory at PJT Partners (NYSE: PJT)
General
Strategy
Aug 27, 2026
2026
How SS&C Financed 100 Acquisitions Without Giving Up Founder Control
Bill Stone
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of SS&C Technologies
Sourcing
Strategy
Valuation
Aug 20, 2026
2026
Where AI Actually Helps and Fails in M&A Legal Work
Aaron Binstock
Partner at Cooley LLP
Aug 13, 2026
2026
The Back-Office Surprises Nobody Warned You About When Going Global
Jennifer Lipschultz
Senior Director of M&A Integration and Corporate Project Management at ECI Software Solutions
Aug 6, 2026
2026
How to Structure an Acquihire Deal in the AI Talent Race
Derek Liu
M&A Partner at Baker & McKenzie
Sourcing
Strategy
Integration
Jul 30, 2026
2026
What Buyers Want from Bankers and Founders
Andrew Morbitzer
VP/Head of Corporate Development at Typeform
Jul 23, 2026
2026
220 Deals. One Playbook. How to Scale M&A Without Losing Control
Shawn Rodricks
Independent Consultant - M&A / Corporate Development
Jul 16, 2026
2026
How to Build a Deal Model That Beats PE on Price
Jeremy Segal
Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress
Sourcing
Strategy
Jul 9, 2026
2026
The People You Lose in M&A: Key Talent Retention Before Close
Haseeb Jawad
VP and Head of Corporate Development at Commvault
Diligence
Strategy
General
How to Buy Companies That Aren't Profitable Yet
Matt Arsenault
VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf
Sourcing
Jun 25, 2026
2026
When Deals Get Weird: Stories You Don't See in the CIM
Nathan Rust
Senior VP of Corporate Development at Salas O'Brien
Lutz Lehmann
President of Magnus Business Group
Patrick Mumman
VP of Corporate Development at CBIZ (NYSE: CBZ)
Jeremy Segal
Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress
Tej Brahmbhatt
Tej Brahmbhatt, Senior Managing Director at Watchtower Capital
Strategy
Jun 18, 2026
2026
The Real Work Behind the Close: When Judgment Beats the Checklist
Sam Delestienne
VP of North American M&A Corporate Development, Diploma PLC (LON: DPLM)
Steve Hoffman
VP of Global Partnerships, Vensure Employer Solutions
Brent Baxter
Chief Executive Officer at Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
John Strenger
Corp Dev lead (origination, sourcing, relationship management), SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC)
Matt Melsen
Corp Dev (diligence, modeling, close), SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC)
Strategy
Jun 11, 2026
2026
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Jörgen Wigh Runs 85 Companies With 22 HQ Staff and No Integration
Jörgen Wigh
CEO of Lagercrantz Group (STO: LAGR-B)
Strategy
Jun 4, 2026
2026
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Lagercrantz Bought 90+ Companies and Never Sold One
Jörgen Wigh
CEO of Lagercrantz Group (STO: LAGR-B)
Strategy
May 28, 2026
2026
What Actually Works in M&A Integration | Intel, Coursera, Ansys & UKG
Jim Buckley
VP, Strategy, Planning and Operations at Omnissa
Todd Manley
VP of Corporate Development Integration at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)
Carey Pugh
Director of Corporate Integrations at Ansys
Mahesh Ganesan
Sr. Director, M&A Integration at UKG
Integration
May 21, 2026
2026
How Strong Partnerships Lay the Groundwork for Successful Acquisitions
Tomer Stavitsky
Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer at Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL)
Sourcing
May 14, 2026
2026
How M&A Turns a Chemical Company Into a Tech Business
​Chandradev Mehta
Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Hexion Inc.
Strategy
May 7, 2026
2026
CPG Exit Strategy: How to Build a Consumer Brand That Strategics Will Actually Buy | Keith Levy Part 2
Keith Levy
Operating Partner at Sonoma Brands
Strategy
Apr 30, 2026
2026
CPG Due Diligence: The Operator Framework Behind a $1B Exit | Keith Levy Part 1
Keith Levy
Operating Partner at Sonoma Brands
Diligence
Apr 23, 2026
2026
400 Acquisitions and a Failed Process: What Happens When You Don't Integrate
Matt James
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Acquisition Officer
Strategy
Apr 16, 2026
2026
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: The IRR Framework That Replaced Budgets at Zayo | Dan Caruso (Part 2)
Dan Caruso
Managing Director, Caruso Ventures; Founding CEO of Zayo Group
Strategy
Apr 9, 2026
2026
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: How Zayo Did 45 Acquisitions and Sold for $14B | Dan Caruso (Part 1)
Dan Caruso
Managing Director, Caruso Ventures; Founding CEO of Zayo Group
Strategy
Apr 2, 2026
2026
Cross-Border M&A: Doing Deals in Latin America
Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor
Partner & Co-Head of Latin America Practice at White & Case LLP
Strategy
Mar 26, 2026
2026
Partnering Before Purchasing: How Booz Allen Wins Proprietary Deals Early
Chrissy Cox
VP & Head of Corporate Development, Booz Allen Hamilton
Sourcing
Mar 19, 2026
2026
Cultural Fit Over EBITDA: How Salas O'Brien Built a 30-Merger Program Without a Single Failure
Nathan Rust
Senior VP of Corporate Development at Salas O'Brien
Strategy
Mar 12, 2026
2026
Cross-Border M&A: How to Do Deals in Italy
Mauro Sambati
Partner, Gianni & Origoni
Donato Romano
Partner, Gianni & Origoni
Strategy
Mar 5, 2026
2026
Four Questions That Defined a $1 Billion Deal
Robert Lovegrove
President & CEO of The ChemQuest Group. Previously, as VP of Corporate Strategy at Milliken & Company
Strategy
Feb 26, 2026
2026
Stop Falling in Love with the Deal: Guardrails for High-Volume Acquisitions
Birgitta Elfversson
Non-Executive Director at Netlight Consulting AB
Lars Elfversson
VP / Co-Founder of Netlight Consulting AB
Integration
Diligence
Strategy
Feb 19, 2026
2026
The Next Chapter After 400 Episodes
Kison Patel
Founder of M&A Science | 10 years, 400+ practitioner interviews
General
Feb 16, 2026
2026
M&A in Healthcare
John Palusci
Division Director of Transformation Finance
Integration
Diligence
Jul 21, 2025
2025
M&A Execution: Strategy from Skadden Expert Arash Attar-Rezvani
Arash Attar-Rezvani
M&A Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Strategy
Sourcing
Aug 11, 2025
2025
Mastering Carve-Out Transactions
Keith Crawford
Global Head of Corporate Development and M&A at State Street Corporation
Sourcing
Integration
Nov 10, 2025
2025
Build a Career in M&A: Lessons from Intel's Todd Manley
Todd Manley
VP of Corporate Development Integration at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)
General
Jun 30, 2025
2025
How to Break Into M&A: Lessons from Todd Manley Part 2
Todd Manley
VP of Corporate Development Integration at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)
General
Jul 3, 2025
2025
Why Beacon Created an AI Committee for M&A—and What They’re Testing Next (Part 1)
Harrison Thomas
Chief Growth Officer at Beacon Specialized Living Services, Inc.
Diligence
Integration
Jul 7, 2025
2025
Why Beacon Created an AI Committee for M&A—and What They’re Testing Next (Part 2)
Harrison Thomas
Chief Growth Officer at Beacon Specialized Living Services, Inc.
Diligence
Integration
Jul 10, 2025
2025
Why Pendo Buys Startups (And It’s Not for Revenue)
Todd Olson
CEO and Co-founder of Pendo
General
Jul 14, 2025
2025
Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign Part 2
Ciprian Stan
M&A Integration Manager at SALESIANER Gruppe
Integration
Feb 9, 2026
2026
The Secrets to Sourcing Proprietary Deals in Private Equity
Ryan Gable
Managing Partner at BW Forsyth Partners
Sourcing
Jul 17, 2025
2025
Strategies for Successful Buy-and-Build M&A
Haley Van Cleve
Partner at Alpine Investors
Strategy
Sourcing
Jul 28, 2025
2025
Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign
Ciprian Stan
M&A Integration Manager at SALESIANER Gruppe
Integration
Strategy
Feb 2, 2026
2026
What Buyers Get Wrong About Selling to Founders
Xavier Gury
Founding Partner at Wind
Strategy
General
All
Aug 18, 2025
2025
How to Think Like a Buyer: Valuation, Risk Management, and Deal Structuring in Financial Services M&A
Javier Enrile
Managing Director of M&A at TIAA
Strategy
Valuation
General
Aug 25, 2025
2025
Why M&A Fails Without Strategy
Byron Lichtenstein
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Strategy
Sep 1, 2025
2025
Learn to Set Honest Expectations in M&A
Nicole Markowski
Director of Business Integration and Operations at Wipfli
Integration
Sep 16, 2025
2025
How Corporate Venture Capital 2.0 is Reshaping M&A
Jennifer Miller
Senior Director of Corporate Development at Oshkosh Corporation
Strategy
Sourcing
Sep 22, 2025
2025
How Experienced Buyers Actually Make M&A Work
Carlos Cesta
Partner at Makanta Services
Strategy
Integration
General
Jan 26, 2026
2026
Cross-Border M&A Strategy: Navigating Complex International Deals
Arash Attar-Rezvani
M&A Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Strategy
Aug 4, 2025
2025
Corporate Development Strategy: Notion's M&A Approach with Hilary Shirazi
Hilary Shirazi
Head of Corporate Development at Notion
Strategy
Sep 29, 2025
2025
Buyer-Led M&A Strategy at Snowflake
Stefan Williams
VP Corporate Development at Snowflake
Strategy
Oct 13, 2025
2025
When Integration Beats Roll-Ups
Tim Hall
Managing Partner and Founder, Brenton Point Capital
Integration
Oct 20, 2025
2025
A Founder's Guide to Lean M&A Strategy
Christian Hassold
Corporate Development and M&A Advisor at Resilient Edge M&A Advisors
Strategy
Valuation
Sourcing
Jan 19, 2026
2026
How Integration Debt, Cultural Friction, and Communication Failures Kill M&A Deals
Donara Jaghinyan
Transformation and Integration Leader
Integration
Strategy
Jan 12, 2026
2026
Why Integrations Break: TSAs, Carve-Outs, and the Hidden Dependencies That Derail M&A Deals
Donara Jaghinyan
Transformation and Integration Leader
Integration
Strategy
Jan 5, 2026
2026
Building Your M&A Reputation: Why Relationships Beat Transactions Every Time
Andy Cohen
VP of Corporate Development at F5
Dec 22, 2025
2025
Buyer-Led vs. Seller-Led M&A
Mathew Person
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Quikbase
General
Strategy
Divestiture
Jun 26, 2025
2025
Scoring Culture Fit in M&A
Sharon Van Zeeland
VP at Rockwell Automation
Integration
General
Strategy
Dec 8, 2025
2025
Making M&A Boring (and Why That’s a Good Thing) with Leon Brujis
Leon Brujis
Partner and Co-Head of U.S. at 65 Equity Partners
General
Strategy
Dec 1, 2025
2025
Integration-Led Diligence: Cisco's M&A Approach
Johanna Jaakola
Integration Lead, Corporate Development Integration Team, Cisco
Tesia Hostetler
Leader, Acquisition Integration Practice, Cisco
Integration
Strategy
Nov 3, 2025
2025
Integration-Led M&A: Cisco's Surgical Approach to Deal Success
Johanna Jaakola
Integration Lead, Corporate Development Integration Team, Cisco
Tesia Hostetler
Leader, Acquisition Integration Practice, Cisco
Integration
Strategy
Oct 27, 2025
2025
M&A Integration Starts with Hiring with Brandon Batt
Brandon Batt
Chief People and Transformation Officer at Quadient
Integration
Strategy
Nov 24, 2025
2025
Strategic M&A Framework: IFS's Acquisition Playbook with Rachel Hindley
Rachel Hindley
Vice President of Corporate Development, IFS
Strategy
Nov 17, 2025
2025
Inside Atlassian’s M&A Strategy: Sourcing, Negotiation & Integration
Sarah Hughes
Head of Corporate Development and Product Partnerships at Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM)
Sourcing
Integration
Jun 23, 2025
2025
Buyer-Led M&A™ Virtual Summit: Live M&A Science Podcast Episode with Becky Manders
Becky Manders
Head of Acquisition Finance at IVC Evidensia
Strategy
Integration
Apr 24, 2025
2025
Building Trust in Acquisitions
Dan Pollock
Vice President of Corporate Development/M&A at SAM Companies
Strategy
Sourcing
Jun 19, 2025
2025
How Blackstone is Unlocking Lasting Value Across Private Equity
Viral Patel
CEO of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies
Strategy
Jun 16, 2025
2025
M&A Lawyers vs. Bankers
Rob Kindler
Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Strategy
Diligence
General
Jun 12, 2025
2025
CEO Scott Clawson's Growth Strategy
Scott Clawson
Scott Clawson, CEO of Culligan International
Strategy
Sourcing
Jun 9, 2025
2025
Fixing Broken Companies Through Smart Deals Part 2 with Marc Bell
Marc Bell
CEO of Marc Bell Capital
General
Divestiture
Jun 5, 2025
2025
Fixing Broken Companies Through Smart Deals with Marc Bell
Marc Bell
CEO of Marc Bell Capital
Strategy
Jun 2, 2025
2025
From Beats to B2B
Ola Sars
Founder, CEO & Chairman of Soundtrack Your Brand
General
May 29, 2025
2025
How to Build Better Deals: Sourcing and Integration
John Romeo
CEO of the Oliver Wyman Forum and Head of M&A at Oliver Wyman
Sourcing
Integration
May 26, 2025
2025
Scaling M&A Across Borders
Rob Brown
CEO of Lincoln International
Strategy
Integration
May 15, 2025
2025
How to Build Companies That Last pt. 2
Stew Campbell
Partner at The Chernin Group
Valuation
Divestiture
May 22, 2025
2025
How to Build Companies That Last pt. 1
Stew Campbell
Partner at The Chernin Group
Valuation
Divestiture
May 19, 2025
2025
How Private Equity Firms Structure Successful M&A Deals
Jon Dhanawade
Private Equity M&A Partner at Mayer Brown
Strategy
May 12, 2025
2025
Setting up Successful Acquisitions
Paul Miller
CEO of Questex
Sourcing
Strategy
May 5, 2025
2025
Scaling Through Strategy: A Buyer-Led Approach to M&A Success
Larry Hartmann
CEO of ZRG Partners
May 1, 2025
2025
Expanding a Business through M&A Without Sacrificing Culture
Clare Roberts
Founder and CEO at Kids Planet
Integration
Sourcing
Apr 28, 2025
2025
Managing Risks and Liabilities in M&A
Tina Kassangana
Corporate & M&A Lawyer, Associate at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Strategy
Apr 24, 2025
2025
Evolving M&A Strategy with a Buyer-Led M&A™ Approach
Michael Belluomini
Senior Vice President of M&A at Carson Group
Strategy
Diligence
Apr 21, 2025
2025
Culture-Driven M&A and Truly Human Leadership
Bob Chapman
Chairman and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller
Kyle Chapman
President, Barry-Wehmiller
Strategy
General
Apr 17, 2025
2025
How to Build a Global M&A Machine with Local Expertise Part 2
Sindre Talleraas Holen,
Head of M&A at Visma
Strategy
Integration
Apr 14, 2025
2025
How to Build a Global M&A Machine with Local Expertise
Sindre Talleraas Holen,
Head of M&A at Visma
Strategy
Diligence
Apr 10, 2025
2025
Transforming M&A: Lessons in Culture, Growth, and Purpose
Ron 'Omani' Carson
Founder of the Carson Group
Apr 7, 2025
2025
Private Equity in Healthcare: Legal Challenges and Best Practices for 2025
Andrew Bab
Partner & Co-Chair of the Healthcare Group at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Strategy
Apr 3, 2025
2025
Evolving Strategies in Private Equity
Hugh MacArthur
Chairman of Global Private Equity Practice at Bain & Company
Strategy
Valuation
Mar 31, 2025
2025
How to Navigate Bankruptcy and Restructuring in M&A
Benjamin Beller
Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell
Valuation
General
Mar 27, 2025
2025
How to be a Serial Acquirer from Scratch
Ashish Achlerkar
Founder of NearU
Strategy
Divestiture
Mar 24, 2025
2025
The People-Centric Approach to M&A Success
Michael Hoy
CEO of Great Day Improvements
Strategy
Integration
Mar 17, 2025
2025
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