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Apr 2024
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Performing Strategic Due Diligence in M&...

KISON PATEL
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The Vendor Trap That Derails Carve-Outs
Danielle Fortier, partner at Cooley, has closed four corporate carve-outs this year, while most M&A lawyers have been lucky to see one. So, what blows up the timeline and budget almost every time? The vendor contracts nobody mapped out before the LOI. In this episode, Danielle wa ... Show More
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Jerry Cedicci never says, "trust me." He builds trust, then lets the deal speak for itself. This is Part 2 of Kison's conversation with Jerry, The mentor who started with a French bakery and went on to build hundreds of millions in real estate across Chicago and Los Angeles. Part ... Show More
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Twenty years before M&A Science existed, Kison Patel learned how to spot a deal from a real estate developer named Jerry Cedicci. This episode tells Jerry's story: orphaned in France at age 7, he arrived in Chicago in 1981, speaking no English. He would go on to turn a French bak ... Show More
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