What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Exciting World of Mergers and Acquisitions

Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

Apr 28 2022 • 23 mins

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M&A)

M&A, mergers and acquisitions, can be a terrific way to increase the value of your business and accelerate growth.

But there’s always a lot on the line when you do that and it can be an emotional rollercoaster.

Fortunately, today’s guest is an M&A expert who will explain what to expect when you’re expecting to do a merger or acquisition so you can enter the process with more confidence.

What You’ll Discover About Mergers and Acquisitions (highlights & transcript):


* The various stages of mergers and acquisitions

* What professional advisors are smart to consult with in mergers and acquisitions

* When to bring professional advisors with mergers and acquisitions experience into the deal

* A common small business mistake when hiring a mergers and acquisitions lawyer

* How sellers can maximize the value of their business

* How Buyers can make the mergers and acquisitions experience more successful

* The biggest challenge for an acquirer

* The new trend in planning for integration after a merger or acquisition

* What every first time buyer or seller in mergers or acquisitions must do

* What to expect from a sophisticated buyer

* And MUCH more.

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Guest: Kison Patel

Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of M&A Science, with a passion to drive the M&A industry forward.

He was an M&A advisor for ten years in which he sold larger companies such as commercial banks and hotel chains. In 2012, he noticed teams lacked efficient technology to manage deals and created DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management platform.

In 2016, he started the M&A Science podcast devoting his time to creating a platform where all the best practitioners could share their best practices and lessons learned from real-life deals.

Kison then created The M&A Science Academy in 2020 to offer step by step training to those looking to master M&A featuring courses created by top level practitioners.

Through developing technology, educational content, and industry training, Kison aims to bring better practices to an industry with growing market pressures, transaction values, and competition.

Kison is also the author of 2 books: Agile M&A, and M&A Tactics.

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