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Feb 2017
37m 31s

How Strong Relationships Lead to Success...

KISON PATEL
About this episode

In this interview, we touch on a range of topics from how Scott handles hurdles to post-closing surprises, deal disasters to integration management, and ultimately, the keys to running a successful process.

00:00 - 00:40 Intro

00:40 - 04:25 Scott's corporate development background

04:25 - 06:36 Small vs large transactions

06:36 - 12:25 Diligence lessons learned

12:25 - 17:55 Walking away from deals

17:55 - 19:53 Post closing surprises

19:53 - 25:08 Bad deals

25:08 - 32:08 Post merger integration

32:08 - 36:26 Key lessons learned

 

M&A Science by Kison Patel (kison@dealroom.net)

DealRoom: Data Science and AI for M&A (www.dealroom.net)

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