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Standing up a Diligence and Integration Management Office
The majority of Corporate Development involves their integration team a couple of weeks before closing the deal. And while this is good practice, it’s not the best. According to Kerry Perez, former Head of M&A at AMN Healthcare, there is a real benefit in involving your integration team earlier than that.
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Kerry Perez, former Head of Diligence and Integration Management Office (M&A) at AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN)

Corporate development typically involves their integration team a couple of weeks before closing a deal. And while this is good practice, we are here to take things further.

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Kerry Perez, former Head of Diligence and Integration Management Office (M&A) at AMN Healthcare, talks about the benefits of involving integration earlier and how to stand up a diligence and integration management office. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

  • The difference between DIMO and IMO
  • How they pick the integration lead
  • What their diligence team looks like
  • Kerry's role in every deal
  • How to build a steering committee

Kerry Perez

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