Kayla Davis, former Vice President, Head of M&A at ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM)

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M&A is a fascinating industry with no clear blueprint on how to get in. 

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Banking roles are the most common entry point to M&A, but recently, we have seen successful practitioners coming from different roles. 

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In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Kayla Davis, Vice President, Head of M&A at ABM Industries, talks about how she transitioned from accounting to an M&A Career.

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Things you will learn in this episode:

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• Kyla's journey to M&A
• How she was able to build her team and the function
• Advice to new M&A practitioners 
• How they transitioned to sourcing deals internally 
• Maintaining accountability throughout the entire lifecycle of the deal

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