M&A Science
Hosted by Kison and Kison Patel · Kison Patel
4.8from 136 ratings
- 700
- Episodes
- 143
- Transcribed
- 136
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 265K
- YouTube views
About M&A Science
M&A Science, hosted by Kison Patel (Founder & CEO of DealRoom), is your go-to podcast for mastering the art of mergers and acquisitions. Each week, Kison and his expert guests from leading brands like Xerox, FastLap, and Cisco dig deep into real-world M&A strategies, offering actionable insights to optimize your M&A practice. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration, divestitures, and more. With over 300 episodes, this podcast is the premier thought leadership resource designed to streamline your deal-making process. Start listening today and visit mascience.com/podcast to access over 300 episodes. Brought to you by DealRoom, the leading M&A optimization platform used by the best M&A teams around the world
- Publisher
- Kison Patel
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Feb 2017
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
143 of 700 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Vendor Trap That Derails Carve-Outs
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Man Who Taught Kison Patel to See M&A Opportunities
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The Vendor Trap That Derails Carve-Outs
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Everyone, if you're a buyer, you're really focused on revenue, validating the revenue, making sure customers are happy. And all of that is obviously critical. What's sometimes less obvious, particularly in tech deals, is all of the sort of vendor relationships that make that work. And a lot of those aren't particularly cool or interesting, a bunch of software tools, many of which are probably off the shelf, but they all kind of feed into making the business run. And a lot of times also because... Those aren't the super interesting, flashy components of the business. They're shared across all of the seller's businesses. […]
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- Danielle Fortier
- Jerry Cedicci
- Bill Johnson
- Kim Jones
- Praveen Ghanta
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- YouTube views
- 264,942
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 136 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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Kison and Kison Patel host the show. Published by Kison Patel.
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