The Secret of Serial Successful Acquirers
Most PE backed portfolio company CEOs need to execute successful acquisition programs. Every VP of Corporate Development is trying to design a process that delivers value. Family offices are investing in a wide range of diversified assets including scaling by...
Debunking Overnight Success
This week I’d like to share an interview I did with Todd Westra from the Growth and Scaling Podcast. It was a great discussion on the some of the myths of entrepreneurship. We discussed a few huge challenges in the market – firstly over 90% of companies...
How will AI Transform M&A?
In this post TPP founder Ian Smith walks us through the TPP M&A playbook and invites Kalle Kilpi to predict how AI will transform it. Kalle’s remarkable bio gives him a distinct edge to help us understand the impact. He brings a uniquely relevant background to...
How to Deploy Lean Thinking in M&A
Early in my career while working at Sony Chemicals Corporation of America, a division of Sony Corporation, I was trained in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Seiichi Nakajima developed Total Productive Maintenance in Japan between 1950 and 1970. Through this...
M&A – The Integration Management Office Explained
So, you have just completed signing the Purchase & Sale agreement on the big acquisition that is going to change your company and enable your strategic initiatives. Deal done! Check that off your to-do list! Major objective completed for the year! Not quite so...Operational Excellence For Exits
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