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 integrati…
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M&A Science podcast summaries.
Every full M&A Science episode we cover, summarized with verbatim, timestamped quotes: 14 episodes and 61 articles since July 2026. Hosted by Kison Patel. Part of our Private Equity coverage. New summaries every Sunday.
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Dead Deals, Late Surprises: Real M&A Horror Stories
Kison Patel curates real-world M&A horror stories collected from corporate development leaders, private equity practitioners, attorneys, and advisors. The epis…
The Vendor Trap That Derails Corporate Carve-Outs
Cooley partner Danielle Fortier breaks down the structural and operational mechanics behind corporate carve-outs, explaining why vendor contracts and shared sy…
How Jerry Cedicci Buys a Business With No Down Payment
In this episode, Kison Patel continues his conversation with his former mentor, entrepreneur and real estate developer Jerry Cedicci. Cedicci shares his dealma…
The Man Who Taught Kison Patel to See M&A Opportunities
Kison Patel interviews his former mentor, real estate developer Jerry Cedicci, tracing how Cedicci went from being an orphaned immigrant in Chicago to building…
The Man Who Taught Kison Patel to See M&A Opportunities
In this episode, real estate developer Jerry Cedicci shares his journey from growing up in the French state orphanage system to developing hundreds of millions…
Why M&A Integration Fails Without Leadership Enablement
Kim Jones, an HR M&A director with extensive experience at Microsoft and ServiceNow, explains why post-close integration failures stem from a lack of leadershi…
We Signed the LOI. Then the Buyer Cut the Deal Nearly in Half
Praveen Ghanta, founder of HiddenLevers, joins Kison Patel to detail how his company navigated a high-stakes sell-side acquisition by Orion Advisor Solutions.…
How SS&C Protected Founder Ownership Through 100 Deals
Bill Stone, founder and CEO of SS&C Technologies, discusses how he scaled the company through nearly 100 acquisitions while maintaining meaningful founder owne…
AI in M&A Legal Work: What It Gets Right and What It Gets Wrong
Kison Patel and Aaron Binstock of Cooley discuss the practical integration of AI into M&A legal work, detailing how the firm leverages AI for efficiency in dra…
Cross-Border Acquisitions: The Back-Office Work Nobody Budgets For
Jennifer Lipshultz, Senior Director of M&A Integration at ECI Software Solutions, discusses the complexities of cross-border acquisitions, focusing on the ofte…
What Buyers Want and Why M&A Pitches Keep Missing It
Kison Patel, host of M&A Science, interviews Andrew Morbitzer, VP of corporate development at Life 360, about why M&A deals frequently fail and how pitches oft…
M&A Playbook for High-Volume Acquisitions
Sean Rodri, an M&A and corporate development consultant with over 220 acquisitions, shares his practical operating model for scaling high-volume M&A programs.…
How to Outbid PE Without Overpaying
Kison Patel speaks with Jeremy Segal, EVP of Corporate Development at Progress, about their M&A strategy focused on doubling revenue every five years through i…