M&A Science
Kison Patel
M&A Science, hosted by Kison Patel (Founder & CEO of DealRoom), is your go-to podcast for mastering the art of mergers and acquisitions. Each week, Kison and his expert guests from leading brands like Xerox, FastLap, and Cisco dig deep into real-world M&A strategies, offering actionable insights to optimize your M&A practice.
Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration, divestitures, and more. With over 300 episodes, this podcast is the premier thought leadership resource designed to streamline your deal-making process.
Start listening today and visit mascience.com/podcast to access over 300 episodes. Brought to you by DealRoom, the leading M&A optimization platform used by the best M&A teams around the world
Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration, divestitures, and more. With over 300 episodes, this podcast is the premier thought leadership resource designed to streamline your deal-making process.
Start listening today and visit mascience.com/podcast to access over 300 episodes. Brought to you by DealRoom, the leading M&A optimization platform used by the best M&A teams around the world
Episodes
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Apr 3, 2019 • 44min
How to Implement an Agile Approach into M&A
In this podcast, Kison interviews James Harris, Principal of Corporate Development Integration at Google. They explore the ways in which deal practitioners can implement a more Agile approach to each step of M&A, from due diligence to integration.
Jul 19, 2018 • 33min
Creating Corporate Development Acquisition Strategies
In this episode, Kison speaks with Joseph Feldman, a corporate development, acquisitions and growth strategies consultant. Joseph discusses acquisition strategies, diligence checklists, company inconsistencies, and post-close surprises.
Jul 12, 2018 • 52min
Best Ways to Approach Cultural Integration
In this episode, Kison interviews corporate and business development consultant Judah Karkowsky. They discuss the best ways to approach cultural integration, handling ownership issues, the surprises you can find during preliminary due diligence, international entities’ approach on diligence, being transparent with employees during an integration, and confidential data protection.
Jun 25, 2018 • 53min
M&A in the Technology Industry
In this episode, Kison asks Paul Weiskopf, a professional who has worked over 25 years with companies in the technology industry such as Hewlett Packard, Adobe Systems and smaller companies, about his professional experience on M&A. Weiskopf shares his knowledge about strategy common errors that lead companies to failure and about the best ways to build integration plans for acquisition teams.
Jun 12, 2018 • 49min
M&A, Due Diligence, and Integration from an Attorney's Point of View
In this episode, Kison interviews mergers and acquisitions attorney Luke Fedlam, who shares his knowledge on working with and outside counsel, representing the seller, sending letters of intent, setting up a financial plan, and how to transaction showstoppers beforehand. 00.00 / 05.00 / help from the outside council 05.00 / due diligence and letters of intent, bankers 10.00 / 15.000 timeline and risks, showstoppers 15.00 / 20.00 renegotiating terms 20.00 / 25.00 renegotiation purchase price 25.00 / 30.00 financial leverage 30.00 / 35.00 integration process 35.00 / 40.00 cultural and transparency 40.00 / 47.00 outgoing owners and engagement, CEOS sabotaging transaction
Jun 5, 2018 • 29min
The Importance of Communication, Due Diligence and Post-Closing Integration
In this episode, Kison interviews Armando Biondi, Co-founder and COO for AdEspresso. Biondi shares his personal experience on the AdEspresso and Hootsuite merger. They discuss selling, communication during the integration process, and negotiating.
May 31, 2018 • 57min
How to Set Clear M&A Objectives: M&A Advice from a Former Marine
In this episode, Kison interviews Ken Marlin, author of The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street. Marlin has a very diverse background going from corporate development to CEO of a company to running an investment bank. They discuss advising buyers, business strategies, and setting clear business objectives.
May 23, 2018 • 42min
Buy Side and Sell Side M&A Strategies
In this episode, Kison interviews International Strategy and Business Optimization Specialist Abhik Jain. Together they talk through the differences between M&A, PE and investment banking, proprietary and auction deals, and Jain’s personal advice on handling negotiations and transactions both from the sell side and the buy side.
Feb 16, 2018 • 47min
Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders
This special episode of M&A Science is an audiobook written by Nitin Kumar, a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, on the strategy of wargaming. In an era of disruption and uncertainty, developing and executing successful M&A transactions require new strategic approaches. Business wargaming is one such approach, significantly increasing overall M&A effectiveness by providing valuable foresight, stress-testing strategy and maximizing the potential for successful integration. Authored by: Nitin Kumar Narrated by: Conor Mahood Produced by: Kison Patel
Dec 11, 2017 • 42min
Balancing Legal and Business Concerns in M&A Transactions
“Are you doing things that could be perceived negatively that would create a higher bar for that next acquisition? Those things can come back and haunt you” Scott Hile is an M&A professional with two decades of experience. He also teaches Entrepreneurial Law and Global Business Transactions in Clemson University’s MBA Program. 0:00 - 5:05 Prioritizing investment and legal concerns during due diligence 5:00 - 8:40 Focusing on value drivers 8:40 - 10:50 Presenting risks to sellers 11:55 - 15:35 Legal team battles 15:35 - 17:00 Planning for integration during due diligence 17:00 - 19:05 Accounting for integration costs 19:05 - 25:25 International transaction challenges 25:25 - 32:41 Validating for cultural fit 32:41 - 38:30 Score-carding synergies 38:40-end The importance of patience
