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

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 Rachel Hindley, Vice President of Corporate Development, IFS

Most deals don't lose value at signing. They lose it in the months after close, when integration turns into a checklist. Rachel Hindley, VP of Corporate Development at IFS, explains how her team ties every acquisition to a deal archetype and a value creation plan, while answering to three private equity shareholders.

Rachel Hindley is Vice President of Corporate Development at IFS, a cloud enterprise software company focused on industrial AI. She leads acquisitions such as Copperleaf and TheLoops and works across IFS's PE shareholders: EQT, Hg, and TA Associates. She began her career at PwC in New Zealand and London, then moved through a fund role and corp dev at Royal Mail before joining IFS.Rachel's team runs diligence and integration as one connected effort. DealRoom M&A Operating System is the AI-powered operating system for Buyer-Led M&A™. Corp dev teams use it to run pipeline, diligence, and integration in one system, and customers cut person-hours per deal by about 50%. Request a demo: click here.

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