Mergercast by Strategy&

In Mergercast 58, principals with PwC US Tom Hansson and Abhijeet Shekdar discuss the growth challenges large, well-established food and beverage companies are facing today and how to address them against a backdrop of changing consumer tastes, impatient capital markets, high cost structures and anemic top-line growth.

In this episode, Gerald Adoph, Senior Partner and leader of Strategy&'s mergers and restructuring Group, interviews Kelley Mavros, a Strategy& Partner based in Chicago, on the topic of lean. The two discuss a client engagement in which lean was used in the post-merger integration of two global financial services operations. This is one of the first times lean has been used this way in the financial services industry. Note: This podcast was originally published by Booz & Company in 2011.

In this episode, Tom Flaherty, a Senior Partner at Strategy&, discusses the concept of velocity and impatience as it impacts the deal environment. He approaches this topic, which is described in the book "Merge ahead: Mastering the five enduring trends of artful M&A" by Gerald Adolph and Justin Pettit, by exploring: whether the pace of business has become too fast; the reason deals are closing more quickly today and its implications for merger integration; and the need for interlocking integration plans, ranging from immediate to 100-day and 1,000-day. Note: This podcast was originally published by Booz & Company in 2009.

Gerald Adolph, Senior Partner of Strategy& and leader of the firm's mergers and restructuring group, discusses the importance of integration planning that incorporates both the first 100 days and the merged organization's longer-term strategic goals. He explores three areas where this type of planning is most important and analyzes the impact of the current economic environment on planning. Note: This podcast was originally published by Booz & Company in 2008.

In this second episode in a two-part series, Gerald Adolph, Senior Partner and leader of Strategy&'s mergers and restructuring group, continues his interview with J. Neely, a Partner at the firm, about new Strategy& research finding that transactions designed to enhance or leverage companies' core capabilities outperformed other deals. They explore some specific cases where capabilities took center stage, looking at companies including Danaher Corp., Li & Fung Ltd. and Walgreen Co. Note: This podcast was originally published by Booz & Company in 2012.