"Do your research. Do your diligence on the acquirer. The acquirer will point you to their portfolio companies so you can talk to other CEOs who went through the same process. Extend that sample to the ones they didn't point you to. I'm not saying go behind their backs, but try to find out what the story is behind each acquisition." - Carlos Cesta

In this episode, Kison speaks with Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio, about aligning leadership for greater deal success. Together they discuss leveraging employees to ensure deal success, when to start thinking about integration, and developing a joint integration plan.