Juan Guillermo Castaneda, former Senior Advisor to SKG CEO (LSEG: SKG)
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00:00 Intro
04:13 Difference of M&A in the US vs Latin America
10:14 Mitigating Risks
14:31 Culture
17:54 Deal sourcing
19:41 Approaching companies
21:02 Getting companies interested
22:46 Dealing with Legacies
25:06 Red Flags in deals
29:59 Integration
33:11 Alignment before closing
34:01 Lessons Learned
35:37 Negotiations
36:27 Craziest thing in M&A