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Jan 2023
48m 53s

Starting Up Your Corp Dev Function

KISON PATEL
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Veena Ramaswamy, Head of Corporate Development at Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) 

Executing acquisitions without a dedicated function is highly inefficient and results in failed deals. Companies should not purely rely on inbound opportunities, and need strategic teams dedicated to sourcing deals. 

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Veena Ramaswamy, Head of Corporate Development at Lemonade, discusses how to create a corporate development function.

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