How to Overcome M&A Hurdles

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a long and tedious process filled with challenges and surprises that could harm the acquiring company or destroy the deal altogether. To ensure a successful transaction, it's crucial to identify and overcome these hurdles. In this episode, we'll discuss the most common M&A challenges and the best approach to overcome them, featuring Ritika Butani, Head of Corporate Development at Toast.

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Ritika Butani, Head of Corporate Development at Toast (NYSE: TOST)

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In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Ritika Butani, Head of Corporate Development at Toast, discusses the most common M&A challenges and the best approach to overcome them.

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Things you will learn:

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Common challenges in M&A
Principles of doing deals
Dealing with issues
Integration planning vs hypothesis
No dedicated integration lead

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Ritika Butani

Ritika Butani is the Global Head of Corporate Development & Corporate Strategy at Remitly and a Limited Partner at Operator Collective. With over 19 years of experience in corporate development, strategy, and operations, Ritika has a proven track record in negotiating and executing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and developing data-driven go-to-market strategies in the software, internet, and fintech sectors.

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