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How Not to Bomb Your First M&A Deal
Episode 270

How Not to Bomb Your First M&A Deal

M&A Science · Kison Patel

January 1, 202445m 14s

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Show Notes

Brock Blake, Co-Founder and CEO at Lendio

M&A is a never-ending web of complexities and challenges. While the potential for growth and transformation is promising, the chances of failure are extremely high. To increase chances of success, acquirers must learn how to be adaptable and work with the target company for alignment.

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Brock Blake, Co-Founder and CEO of Lendio, shares their approach on how not to bomb your first M&A deal.

You will learn:

• How to drive your first deal

• Understanding the cultural aspect of M&A

• Strategizing acquisitions

• Validating assumptions before acquisition commitment

• Budget allocation for an earnout

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Episode Bookmarks

00:00 Intro

06:02 Getting into M&A

07:14 First deals and their drivers

10:43 Second Acquisition

14:49 Third Acquisition

18:43 Understanding the cultural aspect

25:17 The new deal approach

29:10 Strategizing acquisitions

32:07 Validating assumptions before acquisition commitment

38:14 Budget allocation for an earnout

41:37 Craziest thing in M&A