Jeremy Segal, Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS)

When it comes to M&A, time is of the essence. As a buyer, it’s best to identify whether to pursue the deal or not as soon as possible, to avoid wasting money and time. Also, if the seller is a good target company, procrastinating could lead to more competition. 

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Jeremy Segal, Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Progress, shares their strategy on how to close deals in 30 days.

Things you will learn:

• Initial conversations with the target company

• Price negotiations

• Preliminary due diligence list

• Deal specific adjustments

• Confirmatory due diligence 

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Episode Bookmarks

00:00 Intro 04:16 Initial conversations with the target company 08:56 Price negotiations 12:33 Preliminary due diligence list 17:05 When to ask questions 18:34 People Involved 19:10 Sales and Go-to-Market 21:02 Revenue Synergies 23:43 Customer Journey 24:26 Surprises 27:40 Customer Success 28:46 Financials 32:11 Red flags in people 32:47 Information Technology 34:28 Legal 36:48 Marketing 39:19 Breakdown of COGS 41:30 Benefits Template 42:56 Operating Expenses 43:58 General 44:58 Deal specific adjustments 45:56 Processing the preliminary diligence information 47:11 Confirmatory due diligence 50:40 Craziest thing in M&A