The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast

Guus Greve

The Mergers and Acquisitions Podcast - a new podcast series aimed at M&A professionals as well as managers who deal with M&A as part of their corporate role.

The M&A industry is huge, but has a reputation for not always delivering the value it promises - so how can we learn how to do better deals, and to do deals better?

Guus Greve, former head of M&A at Shell is your host along with a diverse range of guests.

The Mergers and Acquisitions Podcast - sponsored by Pilko, a Due Diligence advisory firm.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Improve your negotiation skills with David Lax

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07/19/24 • 39 min

Negotiation is a key aspect of M&A. In this episode David Lax shows us to approach your negotiation with a broader perspective, using the 3D negotiation technique developed by David and his co-author Professor James Sebenius of Harvard Business School. Their book 3D Negotiation combines their experiences as negotiators and advisors in negotiation with their academic knowledge. David Lax is Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Lax Sebenius LLC, a negotiation strategy consulting firm, and Distinguished Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project.

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Directing the Dealmakers - with John Abbott

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05/22/24 • 21 min

Guiding a Deal Team to success is a critical task for Directors and Board Members. In this first episode of series two Guus speaks with John Abbott, a former Director at Shell and a current Board Member for Neste as well as the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) where he is on the boards of ICE Futures Europe and ICE Clear Europe.

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Serial acquistions in practice with Donal Murphy, CEO of DCC

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12/14/23 • 26 min

Since its IPO in 1994, leading energy, healthcare and technology group DCC has made over 400 acquisitions, making DCC a brilliant case study of how to execute a serial acquisitions strategy. In episode 2 of this podcast series we heard Jeff Rudnicky of McKinsey explain how serial acquirers create more value than other companies, so listen to Guus’ conversation with Donal to find out how DCC, now a FTSE100 firm, makes that happen.

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A short guide to M&A – highlights from season one

The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast

02/19/24 • 30 min

In this bonus episode Guus Greve (accompanied by guests from the M&A series), goes through all the steps required to get to a deal. A great guide for those who want to come prepared to the challenges of doing a deal AND creating value in doing so.

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Merger Filings and Competition Law with Oliver Bretz

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09/17/23 • 25 min

This podcast provides a unique insight in how to get your deal approved against the background of an increasingly complex competition law and national security filing world. Oliver Bretz is founding partner of Euclid law. He has has dealt with competition authorities for many years and has set up his firm to be the most commercial specialist in competition law advice.

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M&A Finance with Kevin Kaiser from Wharton School of Business

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07/17/23 • 33 min

Kevin Kaiser, arguably one of the world’s leading Professors of Finance and currently teaching at Wharton School of Business, takes us on a whirlwind tour of what is value and what is value creation. He provides great insight on the contribution that M&A makes to society; what traps do we fall into that lead to value destruction; how can we do better, and which companies get it right. A highly valuable 101 on valuation that is worth listening to more than once!

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Our host Guus is grilled! With Heather West

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06/21/23 • 26 min

In this episode the tables are turned, and host Guus Greve is interviewed by financial journalist Heather West. They discuss value creation and value destruction in M&A, how to look at dealmakers as sports athletes and how to create an M&A organisation that will keep learning from deal to deal.

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Master Negotiator with Javed Ahmed

The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast

05/03/23 • 23 min

Negotiations are at the heart of Mergers and Acquisitions. Guus (ex Shell) and Javed Ahmed (ex Vitol) used to sit across each other at the negotiation table discussing the largest M&A deals, and Guus considers Javed to be one of the smartest counterparts he has dealt with. In this episode they speak about these deals and Javed explains how he learned to be a master negotiator.

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Selling a Business with Julian Mylchreest, Executive Vice Chairman of Bank of America

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04/03/23 • 28 min

In Episode 3 of the M&A podcast Guus' guest is Julian Mylchreest, Executive Vice Chairman of Bank of America. Julian and Guus discuss how to approach selling a business; dos and don’ts in negotiations and the current state of the M&A market in the energy sector.

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Strategy and M&A with Jeff Rudnicki, senior partner at McKinsey

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02/28/23 • 25 min

In the second episode of the Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast Guus Greve is joined by Jeff Rudnicki, senior partner at McKinsey.

Jeff explains the research done by McKinsey regarding which M&A strategies have been the most successful amongst the global 2000 largest public companies over the past 10 years, providing a unique insight on how Strategy and M&A connect to create superior value. The Mergers and Acquisitions Podcast is sponsored by Pilko, a Due Diligence advisory firm.

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast have?

The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

What topics does The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Management, Investments, Investing, Podcasts, Finance, Business and M&A.

What is the most popular episode on The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast?

The episode title 'Improve your negotiation skills with David Lax' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast?

The average episode length on The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast released?

Episodes of The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast are typically released every 37 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast?

The first episode of The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast was released on Jan 16, 2023.

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The Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast

Guus Greve

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