Developing a Rigorous (and Realistic) M&A Strategy | Transaction Advisors

This session from Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago featured Greg Psihas, Corporate Development at Lockheed Martin, Svetlana Vinokur, Corporate Development at Federal Signal, Tara Long, Corporate Development at Seagate Technologies and Decker Walker, Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group. The panelists explored and debated M&A strategy theories and provided a look at the most pragmatic frameworks that can be used to analyze and validate proposed acquisitions, including the basis for pursuing unwilling targets. The Transaction Advisors Institute provides its members with a suite of programs and current information on M&A strategy, deal structuring, and integration best practices. https://www.TransactionAdvisors.com Offerings include: M&A Conferences assemble corporate development leaders, in-house M&A counsel, board members, and private equity investors to discuss current challenges impacting complex transactions and consider innovative methods to improve deal performance. https://bit.ly/3XBRdpw The M&A Academy provides guidance on material negotiation issues and offers perspective on improving M&A performance from strategy development through closing. https://bit.ly/3Wu6doc M&A Master Classes: These live online M&A courses cover the specific decisions, information, and actions that are required during the acquisition process. The teaching faculty are renowned professors who provide practical guidance from their extensive M&A experience. https://bit.ly/3j5PU3d M&A Resources: This fast growing collection includes self-paced e-learning modules and editions of the M&A journal, Transaction Advisors, and information on critical negotiation issues, shifting deal dynamics, and techniques for transaction planning, structuring, and execution. https://bit.ly/3ZYHkUA Members of the Transaction Advisors Institute are some of the most active and sophisticated M&A professionals that enjoy being part of an elite community of in-house dealmakers. Membership is strictly limited to corporate and private equity professionals https://bit.ly/3kFaiZw