We’re joined today by Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas to talk about mergers and acquisitions. Madani has led a number of unique buy-and-build platforms including Metamed, Middle East Glass, and CWB, which you’ll hear about on the episode. Rick, who’s our Senior Managing Director, has led investment execution and post-acquisition monitoring.
We talk about the ... Show More
Jul 2023
The exit process, with Sherif El-Helw
This week, we’re talking with Sherif El-Helw about the timing and considerations ahead of an exit, and the role of an external advisor to support the sale process.Sherif has worked with with firms such as Morgan Stanley, Booz & Co, Beltone Financial, Akanar Partners and is now Ma ... Show More
38m 45s
May 2023
Learnings from both side of the aisle, with Mohammed Jaffar
We’re joined today by Mohammed Jaffar. Mohammed is Chairman & CEO of Faith Capital Holding, a Kuwait-based venture capital fund. Prior to this, Mohammed was the CEO of Talabat.com, a leading e-commerce business they eventually sold to Delivery Hero in 2015. We talk about his lear ... Show More
33m 9s
May 2023
Debt refinancing, with Mohamed Khalifa
We’re joined today by Mohamed Khalifa, Group CFO of Middle East Glass, to talk about debt refinancing. Khalifa led MEG’s debt refinancing with the IFC and CIB as a way of securing the company’s balance sheet, in addition to steering the company through multiple devaluations of th ... Show More
26m 47s
Feb 2024
M&A in 2024, World-Class Mentors & More
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you curious about the current state and future of eCommerce mergers and acquisitions? Today I'm joined by Emmett Kilduff, co-founder and CEO of The Fortia Group, and we're diving into the mergers and acquisitions landscape, looking at the ins ... Show More
42m 41s
Sep 2024
The Deal Room: Bumper M&A Special (UniCredit, Intel, Rightmove)
<p>In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnet discuss the latest developments in M&A speculation, focusing on Unicredit's acquisition attempts of Commerzbank, Qualcomm's interest in Intel, and the ongoing saga of Rightmove's acquisition. </p><br><p>They delv ... Show More
34m 36s
Jan 2022
M&A, Before and After: What Founders Need to Know
<p>Welcome to the a16z podcast. Today we’re talking about the mindsets and frameworks founders should know about when navigating the mergers and acquisitions or M&A process, both before and after – including how to think about the pricing dynamics, factors that go into the decisi ... Show More
25m 47s
Oct 2023
Integration Strategies in M&A Part 2
Chris Evans, Experienced M&A Leader | former Head of CorpDev Integration at Amazon and Scott Boyd, Deputy Director, Strategy Implementation at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | former Head of Integration for AWS. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Change management is one of the most crucial aspects ... Show More
37m 57s
Aug 2024
Ep 9. Trends in the payment industry in MENA : a discussion with Nandan Mer
Send us Fan MailEpisode 9 of Money Majlis explores the trends in the payment industry in the Middle East & Africa with Nandan Mer, Group CEO of Network International, the largest payment company in the region.With thousands of fintechs entering the industry, are incumbents under ... Show More
57m 32s
Jan 2025
Lessons from the Trenches: Mastering Tech M&A, Integration, and Carve-Out Strategies Part 2
Dr. Amit Monga, Founder and CEO of SARAPOINT Every deal tells a story of risk, strategy, and the relentless pursuit of value. With M&A evolving into a core function across industries, simply following old playbooks is no longer enough. You need insight, discipline, and a strategy ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2024
Performing Strategic Due Diligence in M&A
Andrey Galiuk, Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations Before doing M&A, it is crucial for acquirers to target the right business, in the right market. Otherwise, it could potentially be a costly mistake that would waste the company's time and money. In thi ... Show More
54m 11s
Nov 2023
M&A Explained Part 1: Economies of Scale & Reacting to Competition
<p>Over the next four episodes, we will use the latest deal announcements to better understand why M&A happens. </p><br><p>We will look at textbook (and non-textbook) deal rationale for acquiring, and selling, which will help you nail interviews and assessment centres.</ ... Show More
32m 53s
Aug 2025
M&A trends and opportunities: A global perspective
<p>This episode of What’s The Deal? delves into the dynamic landscape of mergers and acquisitions. Jay Hofmann, head of North American M&A at J.P. Morgan, is joined by his colleagues, Cassander Verwey, co-head of Europe, Middle East and Africa M&A, and Rohit Chatterji, he ... Show More
21m 31s