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M&A STORIES - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
These M&A War Stories podcasts are for anyone engaged in M&A or Divestment activity. Every week your hosts Robert Heaton & Toby Tester, along with special podcast guests, will draw on their past M&A experience through case studies and what hopefully will prove to be interesting stories. By chipping in with our own thoughts and experiences our aim is that all of us professionally involved in M&A – CEOs, CFOs, Executives, Consultants and Advisors, get that little bit better next time round.
Episodes
89 episodes
HIGH SPEED AI vs CUMBERSOME LEGAL, REGULATORY AND ETHICAL DEVELOPMENTS
In recent weeks Rob and Toby have veered slightly off the M&A topic to explore the emerging world of AI and how it might ...
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THE URGENCY FOR ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONTROLS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Robert and Toby have been clamping at the bit to start talking about the need for strong ethics, regulatory and legal instrum...
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29:46
WILL THERE BE AN AI DRIVEN M&A WAVE - SOONER OR LATER?
This week, the Dynamic Duo of Robert and Toby ponder on whether AI will drive a new wave of AI-influenced M&A transaction...
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31:19
WHAT ROLE SHOULD AI PLAY IN THE M&A PROCESS
Robert and Toby continue to delve into the topic of AI and in this episode, we start to examine how AI is or will impact each...
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29:36
TRYING TO DEFINE AI IN ALL ITS GUISES - THREAT OR BENEFIT - OPTIMISM OR WORRY
In the last episode, the dynamic duo (Rob and Toby) started to talk about the emergence of AI, and this week, we continued th...
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25:58
M&A TOOLS - ARE WE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A MASSIVE LEAP FORWARD?
Robert and Toby often get together like old men on a park bench, to discuss a variety of topics. Some of them become podcasts...
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25:57
M&A PIRATES AND BURIED TREASURE
There is one certainty in life and that is if you choose any metaphor, Toby Tester can link it to M&A, and he doesn't even blink.In today's podcast, Toby manages to draw a distin...
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25:51
IN THE BEGINNING - WHERE DID M&A START?
To start with a tongue in cheek disclaimer: If we've offended any Corporate Lawyers or Investment Bankers in the recording of this podcast, we did so with gusto and enjoyed having a dig at your expense :-) But enough of that. When and whe...
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27:57
They're Back! THE DEADLY DUE HAVE RETURNED FROM THEIR ENFORCED HIATUS
Just when you thought it was safe. Just when enough time had elapsed that you thought the future was safe and secure - - - THEY'RE BACK!Yes, after a hiatus of 12 months, the deadly duo of
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16:47
THE TOP FIVE POST DEAL QUESTIONS FOR ANY CEO
It's the first podcast for 2023 from your hosts Rob and Toby and in this episode, Toby focuses on the top 5 post-close questi...
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21:21
LOOKING BACK ON SOME OF THE MOST DISASTROUS M&A TRANSACTIONS
Well, this podcast was recorded in late November 2022, but a quick hospital visit so Rob could undergo
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25:36
MORE INSIGHTS FROM PTS CONSULTING. YOU HAVE TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DEAL STRATEGY IF YOU WANT TO ADD VALUE
In this 2nd episode with PTS Consulting, we pick up with Barry Lewington and Hugh Van Wijk w...
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38:45
A CONVERSATION WITH PTS CONSULTING FOCUSING ON TECHNOLOGY IN M&A
In today's episode, I'm joined by Barry Lewington and Hugh Van Wijk from
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35:23
SHOULD YOU INTEGRATE OR INFUSE YOUR M&A DEAL? THERE ARE ARGUMENTS FOR BOTH
In today's episode, Rob and Toby continue the conversation about 'infusion', the art of purposely planning the deal as a valu...
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28:08
THE ART OF ENGINEERED INFUSION
Well, Toby's back from his quest to conquer Spain and Malta, and he's fresh with renewed enthusiasm. So much so that he has invoked Alice in Wonderland and Alice's conversation with the Ches...
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28:49
THE CULTURAL PROMISE IN M&A WITH GUEST ANIRVAN SEN
With Toby on vacation in Europe, I've had the opportunity to bring in a guest to the podcast, and I'm delighted that fellow M&A professional
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37:00
TOBY'S JOURNEY FROM MBA TO M&A - HIGHLIGHTS OF AN ENJOYABLE CAREER
In the last episode, we delved into Rob's background and how he got started in M&A. The tables have been turned, and it's Tob...
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33:15
BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME - HOW ROB GOT STARTED IN M&A
The dynamic duo aka Rob and Toby have spent many episodes talking about their respective M&A experiences, but we've never...
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29:06
EXPLORING VALUE CREATION - INNOVATION VERSUS THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS
So in today's episode, Robert and Toby continue their conversation around value creation in M&A, but this time taking a m...
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31:48
THREE PHASES OF VALUE IN M&A - PROTECTION - CREATION - INNOVATION
You might recall in the last podcast, that Robert and Toby got on a roll in talking about value creation during post-M&A ...
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30:32
TOBY'S PHILOSOPHICAL RANT - DON'T JUST SPREADSHEET IT - ENGINEER IT
Just occasionally, Rob and Toby get into the groove and thoroughly enjoy their chosen 'topic de jour' and today was one of th...
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31:02
ROB AND TOBY GET EMOTIONAL
In today's podcast, Rob and Toby start to discuss the impact that positive and negative emotions can have on the success of a...
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30:44
ELON MUSK AND TWITTER - ARE WE ABOUT TO SEE A WIKI TWEET?
In today's episode, Rob and Toby attempt to make sense of Elon Musk's $...
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