Building Corporate Development Muscle with Kyle Price

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Building Corporate Development Muscle

Creating a dedicated M&A function can be daunting for non-acquisitive companies. It’s a big commitment that could take away valuable time and resources from top-level management. However, when done right, corporate development muscle can be built slowly and organically. In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Kyle Price, Chief of Staff & Corporate Development at Roblox, shares his experience on how to start an M&A function slowly and successfully from scratch.

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Kyle Price, Chief of Staff & Head of Corporate Development at Roblox (NYSE: RBLX)

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Creating a dedicated M&A function can be daunting for non-acquisitive companies. It’s a big commitment that could take away valuable time and resources from top level management. However, when done right, corporate development muscle can be built slowly, and organically.

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In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Kyle Price, Chief of Staff & Corporate Development at Roblox, shares his experience on how to start an M&A function slowly and successfully from scratch.

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Things you will learn in this episode:

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When to build an M&A function
Importance of the people side in M&A
Working with business leaders
Evolution of corporate development
Handling biases in the M&A process

Kyle Price

Tyler Rowald is the Vice President of M&A at EIS Holdings, specializing in transactional and operational planning. With expertise in financial markets and strategic growth, he has led numerous acquisitions and presented to C-suite executives. Tyler's career includes roles at White Oak Group and Mirion Technologies, where he managed acquisitions and led a successful SPAC with Goldman Sachs. At EIS Holdings, he drives value through strategic acquisitions and financial engineering.

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