M&A Best Practices | Brock Blake w/ Kison Patel

Описание: Brock Blake, Co-Founder and CEO at Lendio

M&A is a never-ending web of complexities and challenges. While the potential for growth and transformation is promising, the chances of failure are extremely high. To increase chances of success, acquirers must learn how to be adaptable and work with the target company for alignment.

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Brock Blake, Co-Founder and CEO of Lendio, shares their approach on how not to bomb your first M&A deal.

You will learn:

• How to drive your first deal
• Understanding the cultural aspect of M&A
• Strategizing acquisitions
• Validating assumptions before acquisition commitment
• Budget allocation for an earnout

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Bookmarks
00:00 Intro
03:55 Getting into M&A
05:24 First deals and their drivers
10:19 Second Acquisition
15:47 Third Acquisition
21:04 Understanding the cultural aspect
29:48 The new deal approach
34:39 Strategizing acquisitions
38:39 Validating assumptions before acquisition commitment
46:35 Budget allocation for an earnout
50:39 Craziest thing in M&A
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