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The M&A Moment

by Donald Landwirth

The M&A Moment is an insider's guide to the world of business mergers and acquisitions. Each episode is an examination of the strategy, structure and valuations behind multi-billion dollar corporate deals. We look at the buyer or acquirer’s motivation for acquiring a company whether it be for strategic or financial reasons. We also look at the target or seller’s strategy for choosing a buyout as their exit strategy. From friendly mergers to hostile takeovers, from leveraged buy-outs to cash and stock deals, we cover it all so that you can understand the legal, financial and business rational behind this important business practice. The M and A Moment stars Donald Landwirth, host of “Bay Area Ventures” on SiriusXM’s Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Donald is a serial entrepreneur, Silicon Valley veteran and expert in the San Francisco Bay Area way of business. He is joined by Richard Climan, Partner at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP. Rick is one o

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Episodes

  1. 0009 May 2017 - Rick Climan and team move to Hogan Lovells

    In this episode of The M&A Moment I talk with Rick Climan about moving himself and his entire world-class M&A team to the Hogan Lovells, LLP law firm. This is a major shakeup in the mergers and acquisitions world as it brings an even broader set of resources to his already formidable practice.…

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  2. 0008 April 2017 - MaxLinear acquires Exar Corporation

    In this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about year to date mergers and acquisition numbers, recent deals involving San Francisco Bay Area companies and the mechanics of launching an M&A deal from the seller’s perspective of a…

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  3. 0007 March 2017 - Intel acquires Mobileye

    In this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about world-wide and San Francisco Bay Area mergers and acquisitions for the first quarter of 2017. In technology M&A, we look at Intel’s acquisition of Mobileye for $15 billion and...

  4. 0006 February 2017 - Cisco acquires AppDynamics plus two health insurance deals crater

    In this episode of the M&A Moment, Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, joins me to look at how the year 2017 is starting off in the Mergers and Acquisitions arena. We discuss the dollar volume for January 2017 and how that compares to the same period in 2016. We then discuss whether or...

  5. 0005 Special 2016 Year in Review and 2017 Forecast

    In this special extended addition of the M&A Moment we take a look back at the highlights and final numbers for the year 2016. We will also take a look ahead at what 2017 might hold in store. Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about how 2016 compared to 2015 and discusses some of the...

  6. 0004 M and A update for December 2016

    In this, the final M&A Moment for 2016 Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about the recent Golden Gate Capital acquisition of Neustar Inc. (NYSE: NSR) signaling a continued resurgence of private equity firms making financial acquisitions in 2016. This deal is interesting because of some...

  7. 0003 M and A update for October 2016

    Donald and Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshall and Manges, LLP discuss M&A activity for the first three quarters of 2016 and drill down on one specific deal, Micro Focus International PLC's purchase of the software business of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise for $8.8Billion. 2016 is a strong year but also…

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  8. 0002 M and A Update for August 2016

    Donald Landwirth, host of Bay Area Ventures on SiriusXM channel 111 Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School and Rick Climan, Partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP discuss Walmart's acquisition of Jet.com and Analog Device's acquisition of the Bay Area's Linear Technology Corporation for...

  9. 0001 M and A Update for July 2016

    Rick Climan of the Weil law firm joins host Donald Landwirth for a recap of M&A activity for the first half of 2016 and a look at what to expect for the rest of the year.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The M&A Moment is an insider's guide to the world of business mergers and acquisitions. Each episode is an examination of the strategy, structure and valuations behind multi-billion dollar corporate deals. We look at the buyer or acquirer’s motivation for acquiring a company whether it be for strategic or financial reasons. We also look at the target or seller’s strategy for choosing a buyout as their exit strategy. From friendly mergers to hostile takeovers, from leveraged buy-outs to cash and stock deals, we cover it all so that you can understand the legal, financial and business rational behind this important business practice.

The M and A Moment stars Donald Landwirth, host of “Bay Area Ventures” on SiriusXM’s Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Donald is a serial entrepreneur, Silicon Valley veteran and expert in the San Francisco Bay Area way of business. He is joined by Richard Climan, Partner at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP. Rick is one o

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The M&A Moment is an insider's guide to the world of business mergers and acquisitions. Each episode is an examination of the strategy, structure and valuations behind multi-billion dollar corporate deals. We look at the buyer or acquirer’s motivation for acquiring a company whether it be for...

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