Barak Routhenstein, Vice President of Corporate Development at Profile Products
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Episode Timestamps00:00 Intro
03:57 Changes in the M&A landscape
04:39 Changes in private equity acquisitions
08:14 Go-to-market
10:48 Deal origination
12:19 International deals
14:25 How PE firms look at acquisitions
15:48 Bad cultural fit
18:40 Relationship with PE firms
20:20 Ideal PE-sponsor relationship
21:45 Managing deal sourcing conflicts
22:38 Approval process
24:44 Sustaining support from PE firms
27:08 Reporting structure
29:54 Advice for PE firms in supporting portfolio companies
32:54 Staging productive meetings
35:01 Keys to pitching a deal
38:46 Approaching target company relationships
41:28 Managing underperforming acquired companies
42:18 PE firms buying other PE firms
43:26 Craziest thing in M&A