61.3 Mergers & Acquisitions

<p><em>The cutthroat world of mergers and acquisitions is a stressful business but cutting back on sleep can lead to complications beyond a balance sheet.&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p>Written by Dan Howarth (<a href="https://twitter.com/danhowarth20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/danhowarth20</a>)</p><p>Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.jamesbarnettauthor.com)</p><p>Edited by Karl Hughes (<a href="https://twitter.com/karlhughes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/karlhughes</a>)</p><p>With music by Daniel Birch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch)</p><p>And Thom Robson (<a href="https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/</a>)</p><p>Sound effects were provided by <a href="http://freesound.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freesound.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (<a href="https://carrionhouse.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://carrionhouse.com/</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dan Howarth is a writer and editor from the North of England where he recognises only the authority of Marcus Rashford, the true King in the North, rather than the UK government. Dan’s debut collection Dark Missives will be out imminently. Head over to www.danhowarthwriter.com to find out more.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. A short story fiction podcast with tales of horror and the paranormal. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.jamesbarnettauthor.com</strong></p><p><br></p><p>You can help support the show over at<a href="http://patreon.com/HawkandCleaver" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver</a></p><p>You can join our bookclub and movie club and chat about the podcast over at<a href="http://facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver" rel="noopener noreferrer" t