118. What Now? How M&A Can Impact Your Zero to Ten Journey

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Closing a merger and acquisition deal is just the beginning. Majority of M&A deals fall short of pre-deal expectations, and the key difficulty is ensuring that the deal delivers the value that prompted the decision to get into the agreement in the first place.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, I am joined by none other than the M&A Whisperer herself</span> <strong>Jennifer J. Fondrevay</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">who has been a part of three separate multibillion-dollar merger and acquisition deals. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jennifer and I chat about ways of pulling through mergers and acquisitions, a subject that she also covers in her book “</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NOW WHAT? A Survivor's Guide for Thriving through Mergers & Acquisitions.”</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most companies that undergo mergers and acquisitions do not get the valuation that they originally intended. Majority of these deals also fail because of the workforce being unable to pivot and adapt as rapidly as the leadership expected. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re worried that yours could end up the same, then this episode will help you find a way to change that.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>We’ll talk about:</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Introduction</span> <strong>[00:00]</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Going through an M&A is a matter of when</span> <strong>[04:10]</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What CEOs need to prepare for during M&A</span> <strong>[06:00]</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Power and influence of culture in an M&A</span> <strong>[09:59]</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-w