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M&A STORIES - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — 89 episodes
HIGH SPEED AI vs CUMBERSOME LEGAL, REGULATORY AND ETHICAL DEVELOPMENTS
THE URGENCY FOR ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONTROLS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
WILL THERE BE AN AI DRIVEN M&A WAVE - SOONER OR LATER?
WHAT ROLE SHOULD AI PLAY IN THE M&A PROCESS
TRYING TO DEFINE AI IN ALL ITS GUISES - THREAT OR BENEFIT - OPTIMISM OR WORRY
M&A TOOLS - ARE WE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A MASSIVE LEAP FORWARD?
M&A PIRATES AND BURIED TREASURE
IN THE BEGINNING - WHERE DID M&A START?
They're Back! THE DEADLY DUE HAVE RETURNED FROM THEIR ENFORCED HIATUS
THE TOP FIVE POST DEAL QUESTIONS FOR ANY CEO
LOOKING BACK ON SOME OF THE MOST DISASTROUS M&A TRANSACTIONS
MORE INSIGHTS FROM PTS CONSULTING. YOU HAVE TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DEAL STRATEGY IF YOU WANT TO ADD VALUE
A CONVERSATION WITH PTS CONSULTING FOCUSING ON TECHNOLOGY IN M&A
SHOULD YOU INTEGRATE OR INFUSE YOUR M&A DEAL? THERE ARE ARGUMENTS FOR BOTH
THE ART OF ENGINEERED INFUSION
THE CULTURAL PROMISE IN M&A WITH GUEST ANIRVAN SEN
TOBY'S JOURNEY FROM MBA TO M&A - HIGHLIGHTS OF AN ENJOYABLE CAREER
BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME - HOW ROB GOT STARTED IN M&A
EXPLORING VALUE CREATION - INNOVATION VERSUS THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS
THREE PHASES OF VALUE IN M&A - PROTECTION - CREATION - INNOVATION
TOBY'S PHILOSOPHICAL RANT - DON'T JUST SPREADSHEET IT - ENGINEER IT
ROB AND TOBY GET EMOTIONAL
ELON MUSK AND TWITTER - ARE WE ABOUT TO SEE A WIKI TWEET?
DO YOU WANT A SPAC?
THE NOTION OF FRAUD AND ITS IMPACT IN EVERYDAY M&A DEALS
THERANOS - THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES
REVISITING HP'S DISASTROUS ACQUISITION OF AUTONOMY
THE STRANGE COMPLEXITIES OF AN M&A INTEGRATION MANAGER
THE VERY LAST PODCAST FROM ROBERT AND TOBY - - MAYBE
CHOOSE THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP STYLE FOR SUCCESS IN M&A
EXPLORING THE NECESSITY FOR LEADERSHIP TO BE COMPETENT AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE BUSINESS
LEADERSHIP AND ITS MANY DISGUISES
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? ARE GOOD LEADERS SIMPLY BORN THAT WAY?
GOOGLE BUYS AND SELLS MOTOROLA IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS
SPRINT AND NEXTEL - A RECIPE FOR SUCCESSFULLY LOSING $30 BILLION IN THREE YEARS
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER MERGER OF EQUALS - FROM $35bn to $7.4bn IN NINE YEARS
ALCATEL LUCENT: THE TYRANNIES OF DISTANCE, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND PERSONALITIES
ORACLES ACQUISITION OF PEOPLESOFT - LARRY ELLISON AT HIS FINEST
AOL + TIME WARNER - HOW TO SPEND $350 BILLION AND LOSE $99 BILLION IN TWO YEARS
HEWLETT PACKARD'S 2011 DISASTROUS ACQUISITION OF AUTONOMY
FRED THE SHRED AND A RIGHT ROYAL M&A DISASTER
EBAY'S DISASTROUS AND COSTLY ACQUISITION OF SKYPE
YAHOO'S M&A MURDER OF FLICKR
THE STARS ALIGN - TOLL GLOBAL EXPRESS + CHRISTINE HOLGATE + ALLEGRO EQUITY
M&A PRINCIPLES MADE SIMPLE - EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - COMFORT OR PANIC ?
TOBY'S PREDICTION COMES TRUE + MURPHY'S LAW AND SIXTH SENSE M&A
SPAC's - THE KISS PRINCIPLE - AND PLENTY MORE.
KULTURE AND KOMPLIANCE - TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
M&A INTEGRATION IS THE ENEMY OF INNOVATION
Dales Stevens - Inspirational Leaders are not just born that way.
THE VALUE CAPTURE DISCONNECT & TOBY'S RECHARGED CRYSTAL BALL
LIES, STATISTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
NEWS -LATEST TRENDS - CAPABILITY DEALS - TRAINING AND MORE
A NEW FORMAT FOR 2021
REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP AND A LOOK BACK ON 2020
ART OR SCIENCE - DO WE DO ENOUGH TO DEVELOP OUR SENIOR LEADERS?
ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE OR ACCOUNTABLE?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
ARE YOU READY FOR SUCCESSFUL DIVESTMENT?
CUSTOMER SERVICE ON ANOTHER LEVEL
ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE
DRIVING TRANSFORMATION THROUGH M&A
THE CASE OF THE MISSING TROUSERS
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF QUALITY GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIALS
EASY MATHS: PREPARATION + PREPARATION = MORE VALUE
THE PERILS OF FOSS IN A TECH INDUSTRY ACQUISITION
THE POSITIVE BENEFITS OF CREATIVE FINANCING
TOBY GETS SERIOUS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT TOPIC OF TSA'S
A DASTARDLY PLAN
USE THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL M&A MARRIAGE
M&A Zombie Armageddon
TREATING M&A LIKE A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
REFLECTIONS ON DIVESTMENT MISTAKES
GETTING MONET AND PICASSO TO PLAY NICELY TOGETHER
SALES INTEGRATION CAN BE THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF YOUR DEAL
DON'T FORGET THE CUSTOMERS
COMMUNICATE WITH JOY - THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN M&A
WALKING AWAY FROM POOR LEADERSHIP
THE BEAUTY OF SIMPLICITY
THE ART IN M&A OF QUICKLY GETTING TO 'NO'
A DEAL WITHOUT PURPOSE IS LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT A CLEAR DESTINATION
HAPPY ENDINGS FROM A FAMILY BUSINESS IN CHAOS
DISPELLING M&A MYTHS PART II
DISPELLING MYTHS AND HALF TRUTHS
POLISHING BURIED TREASURE
THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING AND PROTECTING IP
DON'T SCUPPER THE DEAL
DD OR NOT DD - THAT IS THE QUESTION!
BURIED TREASURE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD