Successful M&A is more than just closing deals. To drive growth and achieve strategic goals, companies must have a deep understanding of the process and a clear strategy. Strategic acquisitions are key to unlocking growth, innovation, and market expansion.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Fred Heller, VP of Nuance, Corporate Development and Integration at Microsoft, shares his experience on how to transform a company through strategic acquisitions.
Things you will also learn from this episode:
• Doing transformative deals as a public company
• Saving money on deals
• The hardest thing to negotiate in a strategic deal
• Transformative AI acquisitions
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This episode of the M&A Science Podcast is brought to you by Insight.
In today’s rapidly evolving business world, staying ahead means embracing change and leveraging technology to not just meet but exceed your strategic goals. That’s where Insight comes in.
Insight is a comprehensive solutions integrator that helps organizations transform technology, operations, and service delivery to future-proof the business and innovate.
With a client-focused approach to delivery, they combine the power of people and technology to turn the biggest challenges into opportunities.
Learn more at insight.com/leave-legacy.
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This episode is also sponsored by DealRoom.
Ready to take your M&A to the next level with software made to manage each stage of the deal process? See how DealRoom can facilitate your next deal at https://dealroom.net
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
06:55 Business transformation through acquisition
11:51 Strategy behind the transformation
14:49 Doing transformative deals as a public company
17:53 Changes in market position
23:04 Divestitures
25:46 M&A experience
29:49 Knowledge vs Intuition
31:29 Importance of relationships in M&A
34:25 Saving money on deals
37:20 The hardest thing to negotiate in a strategic deal
44:02 Bad M&A story
48:04 Microsoft deal
52:59 Transformative AI acquisitions
57:04 Challenges during transformation period
58:13 Craziest Thing in M&A
Tom Hearn, VP, Architecture at Insight
In the world of M&A, understanding and managing technical debt is crucial for seamless technology integration.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, we’ll explore the concept of technical debt, its impact on IT infrastructure, and strategies for better integration with Tom Hearn, VP, Architecture at Insight.
Things you will learn in this episode:
• Technology Integration
• AI and machine learning
• ERP migration
• Synergy assumptions
• Working with Insight
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This episode of the M&A Science Podcast is brought to you by Insight.
In today’s rapidly evolving business world, staying ahead means embracing change and leveraging technology to not just meet but exceed your strategic goals. That’s where Insight comes in.
Insight is a comprehensive solutions integrator that helps organizations transform technology, operations, and service delivery to future-proof the business and innovate.
With a client-focused approach to delivery, they combine the power of people and technology to turn the biggest challenges into opportunities.
Learn more at insight.com/leave-legacy.
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This episode is also sponsored by DealRoom.
Ready to take your M&A to the next level with software made to manage each stage of the deal process? See how DealRoom can facilitate your next deal at https://dealroom.net
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
04:06 Approaching technical and security integration
10:54 Technology Integration
17:17 AI and machine learning
21:00 ERP migration
25:19 Synergy assumptions
35:25 Working with Insight
37:00 Due diligence
40:05 Managing costs
46:29 Return on investment
49:18 Craziest Thing in M&A
Pablo von Siebenthal, Global Head of M&A at Swissport
The global landscape offers exciting growth opportunities that make business expansion a strategic move. M&A can be a powerful tool for this, but global deals often come with cultural complexities and regulatory intricacies that require a strategic approach.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Pablo von Siebenthal, Global Head of M&A at Swissport, talks about how to handle global M&A.
Things you will also learn from this episode:
• Challenges of executing global deals
• Managing cultural differences in global M&A
• Overcoming cultural misunderstandings
• Playbook - Building cross-cultural relationships
• How to manage coordination between work streams
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This episode is sponsored by DealRoom.
Ready to take your M&A to the next level with software made to manage each stage of the deal process? See how DealRoom can facilitate your next deal at https://dealroom.net
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
05:32 From M&A Advisory to Corporate Development
07:04 Executing M&A in the public environment vs private
08:47 Challenges of executing global M&A deals
13:39 Managing cultural differences in global M&A deals
17:58 Negotiation challenges in the Middle East
20:17 Cultural nuances in Asian M&A deals
26:53 Cultural differences in European M&A
29:58 Handling internal cultural differences
32:13 Negotiating cross-border M&A deals
33:17 Overcoming cultural misunderstandings
37:11 Building global relationships for pipeline
45:59 Other tips for building cross-cultural relationships
48:38 How to manage coordination between global work streams
52:52 Keeping M&A teams aligned on priorities
57:37 Crafting irresistible offers in M&A deals
59:16 Craziest thing in M&A
Wolfgang Schenk, VP of M&A at Belden
Opportunistic M&A can lead to bad acquisitions that don’t align with the company’s overall strategic goals. This creates a disjointed portfolio and integration challenges that could cause massive value leaks.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Wolfgang Schenk, VP of M&A at Belden, discusses the art of executing programmatic M&A to increase chances of M&A success.
Things you will learn in this episode:
• Benefits of programmatic M&A
• Required team for programmatic M&A
• Collaborating with the M&A team
• Transitioning to programmatic M&A
• Achieving team alignment
This episode is sponsored by DealRoom.
Ready to take your M&A to the next level with software made to manage each stage of the deal process? See how DealRoom can facilitate your next deal at https://dealroom.net
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
05:57 Programmatic M&A
10:32 Benefits of programmatic M&A
12:39 Formulating the strategy
15:32 Challenging the strategy
16:24 Required team for programmatic M&A
18:37 Collaborating with the M&A team
24:02 Transitioning to programmatic M&A
26:08 Achieving team alignment
28:23 Success metrics in programmatic M&A
31:32 Pitching deals to executive
32:23 The hardest part of doing programmatic M&A
33:18 AI in M&A
40:45 Craziest thing in M&A
Tobias Gwisdalla, Head of Group M&A at GEA Group (G1A:FRA)
Transformative M&A is becoming increasingly critical in today's business landscape, especially for industries facing significant regulatory and market pressures.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, we will discuss how to execute transformative M&A to change business models, featuring Tobias Gwisdalla, Head of Group M&A at GEA Group.
Things you will learn in this episode:
• Transformative M&A
• Employee unions
• Biggest challenges in transformative M&A
• Success metrics
• Transforming business models
This episode is sponsored by the DealRoom.
Ready to take your M&A to the next level with software made to manage each stage of the deal process? See how DealRoom can facilitate your next deal at https://dealroom.net
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
04:20 Transformative M&A
05:00 Governance
05:52 A story of a transformative deal
11:38 Employee unions - germany per history
17:36 Supervisory board
20:35 Biggest challenges in transformative M&A
25:59 Success metrics
28:50 Internal rate of return
35:05 Complexities of deals in Germany
40:48 Transforming business models
43:06 Promoting change as a shareholder
45:01 Craziest thing in M&A