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How Strong Relationships Lead to Successful M&A
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.
“It’s not all numbers and LOI’s and purchase agreements, but it’s interpersonal relationships as well that not only helps get a deal to the finish line, but helps make it successful.” - Scott Kaeser

Scott Kaesar has over 15 years of experience in M&A including time spent at Ernst & Young, Archstone Consulting, Sterling Partners, and Wolters Kluwer.

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.

Scott Kaeser

Scott Kaeser is the Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Gardaworld. He has spent twenty years accelerating value creation for investors. He has expertise in mergers & acquisitions, growth strategy and operations improvement, as well as a strong corporate finance and analytics background. His focus on profit growth and ability to build relationships at all levels contribute to his track record of success.

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