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M&A Science is a business podcast hosted by Kison Patel. It has 411 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

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

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400 Acquisitions and a Failed Process: What Happens When You Don't Integrate

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M&A Roll-Up Playbook: The IRR Framework That Replaced Budgets at Zayo | Dan Caruso (Part 2)

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M&A Roll-Up Playbook: How Zayo Did 45 Acquisitions and Sold for $14B | Dan Caruso (Part 1)

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Cross-Border M&A: Doing Deals in Latin America

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Partnering Before Purchasing: How Booz Allen Wins Proprietary Deals Early

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Cultural Fit Over EBITDA: How Salas O'Brien Built a 30-Merger Program Without a Single Failure

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Cross-Border M&A: How to Do Deals in Italy with Mauro Sambati and Donato Romano

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Four Questions That Defined a $1 Billion Deal with Robert Lovegrove

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Stop Falling in Love with the Deal: Guardrails for High-Volume Acquisitions with Birgitta and Lars Elfversson

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The Next Chapter After 400 Episodes

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Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign Part 2 with Ciprian Stan

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Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign Part 1 with Ciprian Stan

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How Experienced Buyers Actually Make M&A Work with Carlos Cesta

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A Founder's Guide to Lean M&A Strategy with Christian Hassold

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How Integration Debt, Cultural Friction, and Communication Failures Kill M&A Deals with Donara Jaghinyan

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Why Integrations Break: TSAs, Carve-Outs, and the Hidden Dependencies That Derail M&A Deals with Donara Jaghinyan

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Building Your M&A Reputation: Why Relationships Beat Transactions Every Time with Andrew Cohen

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My Daughter Interviews Me About M&A | Holiday Special Episode with Shyla Patel

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How to Score Culture Fit in M&A with Sharon Van Zeeland

20

Making M&A Boring (And Why That's a Good Thing) with Leon Brujis

21

Integration Starts with Hiring, Not the Deal with Brandon Batt

22

Strategic M&A Framework: IFS's Acquisition Playbook with Rachel Hindley

23

Mastering Carve-Out Transactions with Keith Crawford

24

Integration-Led M&A: Cisco's Approach to Deal Success Part 2 with Johanna Jaakola and Tesia Hostetler

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Integration-Led Diligence: Cisco's M&A Approach with Johanna Jaakola & Tesia Hostetle

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When Integration Beats Roll-Ups with Tim Hall

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Buyer-Led M&A™ Strategy at Snowflake with Stefan WIlliams

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Corporate Development Strategy: Notion's M&A Approach with Hilary Shirazi

29

How Corporate Venture Capital 2.0 is Reshaping M&A with Jennifer Miller

30

M&A Integration Reality: Deal Economics vs Human Dynamics with Nicole Markowski

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Strategic M&A at Scale: Insight Partners' Buyer-Led Approach with Byron Lichtenstein

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Think Like a Buyer: Valuation & Deal Structuring with Javier Enrile

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Founder Exit Strategy: Xavier Gury on M&A Deal Terms vs Valuation

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M&A Execution: Strategy from Skadden Expert Arash Attar-Rezvani

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Cross-Border M&A Strategy: Navigating Complex International Deals with Arash Attar-Rezvani

36

Building Successful Buy-and-Build Platforms: Alpine's Blueprint for Strategic M&A with Haley Van Cleve

37

M&A in Healthcare with John Palusci

38

The Secrets to Sourcing Proprietary Deals in Private Equity with Ryan Gable

39

Why Pendo Buys Startups (And It's Not for Revenue) with Todd Olson

40

Why Beacon Created an AI Committee for M&A—and What They're Testing Next (Part 2) with Harrison Thomas

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Why Beacon Created an AI Committee for M&A with Harrison Thomas

42

How to Break Into M&A: Lessons from Todd Manley Part 2

43

Build a Career in M&A: Lessons from Intel's Todd Manley

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Buyer-Led vs. Seller-Led M&A with Matthew Person

45

From Loom to Trello: How Atlassian Scales Through Smart M&A with Sarah Hughes

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Building Trust in Acquisitions with Dan Pollock

47

How Blackstone is Unlocking Lasting Value Across Private Equity with Viral Patel

48

M&A Lawyers vs. Bankers: What's Changed and What Still Matters with Rob Kindler

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CEO Growth Strategy: How Culligan Scaled 300+ Acquisitions with Scott Clawson

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Fixing Broken Companies Through Smart Deals with Marc Bell Part 2

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