The Benefits of Acquisition
Episode 22 of the Food For Thought podcast, hosted by Food Processing, titled "The Benefits of Acquisition" was published on August 12, 2022 and runs 8 minutes.
August 12, 2022 ·8m · Food For Thought
Summary
Ask anyone that’s been through a merger or acquisition, and they’ll tell you there are many more moving parts on the inside than what you see from the outside. The companies that are successful with M&A make the execution appear flawless. Such is the case with Motion’s recent Kaman Distribution Group (KDG) acquisition. In this episode of the podcast, we talked with Randy Breaux, President of Motion, to talk about the acquisition—particularly, the reasons behind acquiring their number two competitor. We also discussed the benefits of merging the automation, fluid power and hydraulics, and repair services businesses. The following is our conversation. Read the transcript of this episode on the Food For Thought Podcast This episode was sponsored by Motion
Episode Description
Ask anyone that’s been through a merger or acquisition, and they’ll tell you there are many more moving parts on the inside than what you see from the outside. The companies that are successful with M&A make the execution appear flawless. Such is the case with Motion’s recent Kaman Distribution Group (KDG) acquisition.
In this episode of the podcast, we talked with Randy Breaux, President of Motion, to talk about the acquisition—particularly, the reasons behind acquiring their number two competitor. We also discussed the benefits of merging the automation, fluid power and hydraulics, and repair services businesses. The following is our conversation.
Read the transcript of this episode on the Food For Thought Podcast
This episode was sponsored by Motion
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