M&a Science

Scott Hile, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Development at Enviva (NYSE: EVA) Ever wondered what key qualities leadership should have to execute M&A? On this episode, Kison speaks with Scott Hile, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Development at Enviva, about specific traits leaders of M&A teams should develop. Learn about: - Developing trust and empathy - The importance of communication - How to influence leaders to start integration early To learn more about M&A Science and join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.

Allen Gilmer, Founder, Advisor, and former CEO/Chairman of Enverus (formerly Drillinginfo) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interview Allen Gilmer, Founder, Advisor, and former CEO/Chairman of Enverus (formerly Drillinginfo) and CoFounder of Vecta Oil & Gas, Ltd., about the role of a board member in M&A. Learn how M&A evolves from founder led acquisitions to overseeing deals as a board member. In this podcast, you will hear about: - What led to Allen's decision to step back as CEO - How Allen chose his successor - What kind of deals Allen looks for as a board member   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more.   To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.   Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Jeff Hennig, Sr. Director, Corporate Development at Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) On this week's episode of M&A Science, Kison speaks with Jeff Hennig, Sr. Director, Corporate Development at Xilinx, and talked about how to manage communication workstreams in M&A. Here are some key takeaways: - Importance Of a Dedicated Person for Communication - Considering Wall Street on Communication Plans - Considering Target Company on Communication Plans - What Happens Between Announcement and Close This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more.   To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.   Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus (NYSE: WPCA) On this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Kison interviews Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus. They discussed how to execute M&A deals from a legal perspective. In this episode you'll learn: - The Biggest Surprise in Today’s Market - Thinking Outside the Box for Contractual Risk - Common Mistakes Non-Lawyers Make - PE firms vs SPAC This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Michael Frankel, SVP and managing director at Deloitte Bruce Bowden, CFO at Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) This is a previous interview that Kison had with Michael Frankel, SVP and managing director at Deloitte, and Bruce Bowden, CFO at Bottomline Technologies about cultivating relationships with deal targets. In this episode, you'll learn: How you can foster relationships with the right targets CEO to CEO relationship The 3 biggest mistakes when cultivating a relationship with a seller

Andrew Gratz, Associate General Counsel at LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Andrew Gratz, Associate General Counsel at LyondellBasell, about how a company's legal team should be involved in mergers and acquisitions. In this podcast, you will learn: - When to involve your legal team in M&A - The legal team's expectations from the corporate development team - How legal teams can be helpful during diligence   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.  

Michael Frankel, Senior Vice President Managing Director at Deloitte New Venture Accelerator Justin Goldman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance and Corporate Development at MediaMath On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Michael Frankel, Senior Vice President Managing Director at Deloitte New Venture Accelerator, and Justin Goldman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance and Corporate Development at MediaMath, to discuss how business leaders can build an M&A strategy. In this podcast you will learn: - The biggest challenges of working with a business leader - How to keep business leaders motivated - Why M&A needs to transform

Clayton Stanley, Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at Amerivet Partners Management On this episode of M&A Science, Kison Patel interviews Clayton Stanley, Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at Amerivet Partners Management, to discuss the interesting model he uses regarding joint venture and how the company can scale the model. Here's what you will learn: - Joint venture consolidation strategies - How to create a JV model at scale - Challenges you may face when building a JV model   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Matt Arsenault, Vice President of Corporate Development at Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Matt Arsenault, Vice President of Corporate Development at Jamf, about navigating the many career paths of M&A. In this podcast, you will learn: - What roles can get you closer to a corporate development job - The importance of global M&A experience - How to network and utilize LinkedIn to move your career forward   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Lead at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Ashley Rice, Sr. Consultant HR M&A at Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) On this episode of M&A Science, we're featuring a session from our Holiday 2020 Summit. Kimberly Baird, Corporate Development Integration Lead at Cisco, and Ashley Rice, Sr. Consultant HR M&A at Cisco, discuss how to evolve Agile M&A at scale. In this podcast, you will learn: - How Cisco's M&A process is changing  - What prompted the change - How to start an Agile approach This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Javid Moosaji, M&A Sales Integration Strategy at Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Javid Moosaji, M&A Sales Integration Strategy at Paypal, about how to transform your M&A process to improve integration. In this podcast, you will learn: - How to identify bad processes in your organization - Why the integration lead should validate the investment thesis  - How to uncover hidden talent through relationships   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Emma Barton, Director, Alliance and Integration Management at AstraZeneca, about the spectrum of deals that corporate development manages, approaching partnerships and alliances, and how those relationships may progress into future transactions. In this podcast you will learn: - How to measure the success of a global alliance - The process of sourcing alliances - How to establish governance in alliances - How to manage disputes within an alliance This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corp Dev at Presidio On this episode of M&A Science, we're featuring a session from our December 2020 holiday summit. In this session, Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corp Dev at Presidio discussed the best practices to capture value from initial deal prospecting to integration. You will learn: - How to price a deal with integration in mind - How to test your synergies during diligence - Why involving the deal sponsor is crucial This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

John Orbe, Associate General Counsel of M&A at Emerson (NYSE: EMR) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews John Orbe, Associate General Counsel of M&A at Emerson. They discuss corporate venture capital and how it differs from traditional venture capital. In this podcast you will learn about: - The deal structure of corporate VC - How to assemble your corporate VC team - The negotiation stage of corporate VC and how to excel at it   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio Jeff Desroches, Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at VAT Group (OTCMKTS: VACNY) This episode of M&A Science features Carlos Cesta, Vice President of Corporate Development at Presidio, and Jeff Desroches, Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at VAT Group. Carlos, Jeff. and Kison discuss why big companies often destroy small ones during M&A. In this podcast, you will learn: - Common reasons small companies get destroyed - How small companies can protect themselves - How to plan for integration early on in the deal process This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Chris Von Bogdandy, Practice Director at Slalom. On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Chris von Bogdandy, Practice Director at Slalom, about how to create successful deal outcomes using innovation. In this podcast you will learn: - Why the decision making process is crucial to integration success - How to build an Agile governance - Why you should have a pre-mortem for every deal   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more.   To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.   Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

Jerry Will, Vice President of Corporate Development at 3M (NYSE:MMM) On this episode of M&A Science, Kison has an insightful with Jerry Will, Vice President of Corporate Development at 3M, about how to manage a multi-vertical M&A strategy and what 3M's strategy looks like. In this podcast you will learn: - How leaders at 3M assess deals - How 3M manages deals during COVID - An in-depth guide to read team process   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Elena Sidelnikova, a corporate development executive with 15 years of experience in M&A Finance. Together they discuss how to identify risks in software M&A. In this podcast you will learn about: - Technical due diligence - Risks in hiring foreign talent - Things to look out for in customer contracts   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more.   To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.   Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interview Mike Palumbo, Director of Corporate Development at Halo Branded Solutions. In this discussion, they talk about evolving your corporate development function. In this podcast you will learn: - How to add value to your business - The tools needed for success - The importance of internal communication   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more.   To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com.   Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.

On this episode of M&A Science, Kison interviews Galina Wolinetz, Managing Director at Virtas Partners M&A Integration, and James Payne, Principal Consultant at Merger Integration Consulting, LLC, about why integration in M&A is so difficult. In this podcast, you will learn: - How to ensure success for integration - Various risks to look out for when preparing for integration - Why leadership can make or break the success of integration   This podcast is brought to you by DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management software. Go to DealRoom.net to learn more. To join our network of M&A practitioners, sign up for our newsletter at mascience.com. Perfect your M&A practice using Agile. Go to agilema.com to learn how you can close deals faster.