M&A Science
My Daughter Interviews Me About M&A | Holiday Special Episode with Shyla Patel
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Kison Patel mailed 300 letters to find his family's home. Six people wrote back. The house he bought came with no auction, no bidding war, and a verbal offer accepted the same day. That's proprietary deal sourcing, and it sits at the center of his new book, Buyer-Led M&A™.
In this special episode, his daughter Shyla takes the host chair and walks him through the framework he distilled from 400+ episodes of M&A Science. Kison breaks down the five pillars, the three coats of conviction that derail deals (reactive positioning, integration negligence, and the model mirage), and why the deal team should own how well a company integrates, not only whether it closes.
Kison's warning about integration teams arriving weeks before close, re-diligencing the deal, and planning just enough to survive Day 1 is the problem DealRoom Integration was built for. Integration tasks are created from live diligence findings in the same room, with owners and timelines tied to close. See how it works: click here.