Название: How to Stand Up an M&A Function: A Complete Guide With Templates and Perspectives From 50+ Practitioners
Автор: Kison Patel, John Morada
Издательство: M&A Science
Год: 2022
Страниц: 257
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 17.7 MB

Building out an M&A function is an exciting, yet challenging task, especially without previous experience. That's why we wrote this book.

Learning objectives
Knowing what to expect from your first head of corporate development hire
Sizing up your original team and planning for growth
Formulating your process from origination to close for your first acquisition
Preparing for integration planning
Gaining an understanding of the divestiture process

Talking with customers every day is a delight. We get to learn about their work, their backgrounds, and their aspirations. And of late, encountering corporate development practitioners new to their role has been a trend. During a call and DealRoom demo in early Q2, a young gentleman confided that the first time he would be a transaction lead was the first time he would be on a deal on his own. Although hesitant, he was quite excited about taking on the new role. He was elevated into the role from being head of a business unit. And the corporate investment thesis is planned for 3-4 acquisitions this year. His time spent with us was more valuable than simply looking at software. His time with us was about helping him, considering all the moving parts to building an M&A function from scratch.

While that may seem exciting, building out an M&A function is not easy, especially if you have no previous experience. They sought playbooks or guidelines on how to do it or searched for seasoned peers who could give them 15 minutes of their time. Yet, stringing it all together still makes hearts pause as to whether they are truly starting down the yellow brick road. This gap in the industry prompted us to write this book.

At M&A Science, our mission is to identify proven techniques and return best practices to our fellow practitioners. Over the past two years, M&A Science has grown from a unidirectional podcast to a worldwide community of contributors. We want to be able to guide people, of all levels, on how to stand up an M&A function in their organization and execute their deals efficiently to get the best possible outcome.

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