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Meg Cavanaugh

Meg Cavanaugh appears in 1 full episode we cover on M&A Science. Below is what each conversation covered, with a key takeaway per article. Every quote in the articles is verbatim and timestamped to the source video.

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Commvault’s SVP Legal on Structuring Deals So Integration Doesn’t Break

Meg Cavanaugh, SVP of Legal at Commvault, explains how in-house legal teams can structure M&A transactions and run due diligence to ensure post-close integrations succeed. She discusses strategies for managing outside counsel, negotiating high-stakes purchase agreement clauses, and auditing customer contracts for change of control and liability risks. Cavanaugh also shares why she uses operational playbooks to train non-lawyers to negotiate commercial contracts and how acquirers should navigate cultural integration.

  • Meg Cavanaugh at Commvault keeps M&A legal diligence inside a dedicated internal team instead of offloading data room inspection to outside firms. Read →
  • Carbonite centralized deal stages under a lean corporate development team led by a single VP, running sourcing, valuation, and post-close execution soup to nuts. Read →
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