In the dynamic world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), creating an effective team is crucial for success. This process can be complex and demanding, but also immensely rewarding. After all, having an internal team means having the capability of acquiring companies in the future, rather than treating M&A as a one-time event.
In this episode, Birgitta Elfversson, Non-Executive Director at Netlight, shares her experience in transforming existing staff into M&A experts.
Things you will learn from this episode:
• Shaping the M&A strategy
• Building an M&A team
• Scaling the M&A Team
• Recruiting competent people
• Managing burnout
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00:00 Intro
10:54 Shaping the M&A strategy
12:46 Key elements of the strategy
14:58 Strategy approval
16:10 Challenges on the first acquisition
18:30 Building an M&A team
22:05 Scaling the M&A Team
25:10 Recruiting competent people
26:44 M&A Aptitude test
32:48 Working with consulting firms during M&A
37:17 Setting the external team up for success
39:08 M&A Team structure
39:48 Managing burnout
43:18 Programmatic M&A
49:09 Start up doing M&A
51:47 Integration execution
53:19 Smart collaboration in the future
55:51 Setting integration up for success
58:20 Craziest thing in M&A