Jim Buckley, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware
Integration planning is one of the most important aspects of M&A pre-close. Planning after the fact will cause massive delays and value leaks for the entire deal. It is why the integration team must be involved during the due diligence phase.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, we will talk about how to create an executable integration plan during the diligence, featuring Jim Buckley, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration at VMware.
Things you will learn in this episode:
• How to work as an integration leader
• Building an integration plan
• Pre-LOI integration planning
• Connecting diligence with integration planning
• Defining 'done' in M&A integration
Bookmarks
00:00 Intro
04:49 Navigating corporate transitions
10:11 Aligning the integration leader with the North Star
12:08 How to work as an integration leader
14:00 The role of an integration lead
17:09 Building an integration plan
21:15 Focus on revenue and integration
24:21 Pre-LOI integration planning
33:11 M&A due diligence
36:14 Employee integration and customer satisfaction
39:10 Connecting diligence with integration planning
47:30 Approach to team collaboration
51:25 The details of integration plan
54:00 Complexities of M&A integration planning
56:08 Aligning with the target company
1:01:49 Defining 'done' in M&A integration
1:05:13 Integration teams leading due diligence
1:08:14 Leveraging diligence data for effective planning
1:10:11 Advice for M&A practitioners
1:13:33 Craziest thing in M&A
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