Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Real Work Behind the Close: When Judgment Beats the Checklist
Episode 419
Brent Baxter, Sam Delestienne, Steve Hoffman, John Strenger, and Matt Melsen
Winning a banker-run auction at 5% under the highest bid. Closing a deal…
4 hours ago
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Jörgen Wigh Runs 85 Companies With 22 HQ Staff and No Integration
Episode 418
Jörgen Wigh, CEO of Lagercrantz Group
Lagercrantz Group has completed 90+ acquisitions over 20 years and never sold one. CEO Jörgen Wigh runs 85 nich…
1 week ago
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Lagercrantz Bought 90 Companies and Never Sold One
Episode 417
Jörgen Wigh, CEO of Lagercrantz Group
Jörgen Wigh has been CEO of Lagercrantz Group (STO: LAGR-B) for over 20 years. In that time he completed 90+ ac…
2 weeks ago
M&A Integration Technology: What Actually Works
Episode 416
Jim Buckley, VP M&A Integration at Coursera | Todd Manley, VP of Corp Dev Integration at Intel | Carey Pugh is Sr. Director, M&A Corporate Integratio…
3 weeks ago
Partner Before You Buy: The Pre-Acquisition Strategy Corp Dev Teams Skip
Episode 415
Tomer Stavitsky is SVP and Chief Corporate Development Officer at Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL)
Corp dev teams treat M&A and partnerships as separate trac…
4 weeks ago
How M&A Turns a Chemical Company Into a Tech Business
Episode 414
Chandradev Mehta, SVP Strategy and Business Development at Hexion Inc.
Chandradev Mehta, SVP Strategy and Business Development at Hexion Inc., breaks…
1 month ago
CPG Exit Strategy: How to Build a Consumer Brand Strategics Will Acquire | Keith Levy Part 2
Episode 413
Keith Levy, Operating Partner at Sonoma Brands Capital
Most consumer brand founders think about exit as an event. Keith Levy thinks about it as a des…
1 month, 1 week ago
CPG Due Diligence: The Operator Framework Behind a $1B Exit | Keith Levy Part 1
Episode 412
Keith Levy, Operating Partner at Sonoma Brands Capital
Keith Levy backed an exit of just under $1B and a $400M exit using the same five-pillar framew…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
400 Acquisitions and a Failed Process: What Happens When You Don't Integrate
Episode 411
Matt James, EVP, CFO & Chief Acquisition Officer at Oakbridge Insurance
Roll-up platforms that skipped real integration are getting exposed when they…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: The IRR Framework That Replaced Budgets at Zayo | Dan Caruso (Part 2)
Episode 410
Dan Caruso, Managing Director, Caruso Ventures; Founding CEO of Zayo Group
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dan Caruso, founder and former CEO…
2 months ago