In Mergercast 60, John Boxall, Deals Director at Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting business; Lori Bistis, Deals Director at PwC and ‎Paul Kennedy, Deals Partner at PwC, discuss megadeals, in the entertainment, media and communications sector

Episode 59: The new paradigm for telecoms

Dec 15th, 2016 10m 54s

In Mergercast 59, Dr. Roman Friedrich, a Managing Director with Strategy& Germany, based in Dusseldorf, and Rolf Meakin, Partner with Strategy& UK, based in London, discuss the risks of a business-as-usual approach for telecoms, and the need to

Episode 58: The shareholder value triple play

Oct 14th, 2016 6m 23s

In Mergercast 58, principals with PwC US Tom Hansson and Abhijeet Shekdar discuss the growth challenges large, well-established food and beverage companies are facing today and how to address them against a backdrop of changing consumer tastes,

Episode 57: Why the bank sector needs $600 billion worth of M&A

Sep 12th, 2016 9m 47s

In Mergercast 57 Arjun Saxena and Doug Stotz, principals with PwC US, discuss a potentially game-changing dynamic: why the bank sector needs $600 billion worth of M&A. The authors look at market forces transforming the sector, the unique challe

Episode 55: Strategy That Works - How winning companies close the strategy-to-execution gap

Jun 15th, 2016 9m 20s

In Mergercast 55 principals with PwC US J. Neely and Paul Leinwand, who is a co-author of Strategy That Works, discuss how winning companies close the elusive strategy-to-execution gap, and how these relate to choices about M&A.

Episode 56: Digital Deals - A New Frontier

Jun 15th, 2016 11m 45s

In Mergercast 56 J.Neely, a principal with PwC US and Joerg Krings, a partner with PwC Strategy& based in Munich, discuss the growing rationale for digital deal making, why, and the M&A challenges when these companies get together.

Episode 54, Part 1: Divestitures - Hidden value and nasty surprises

May 16th, 2016 9m 59s

In this two-part Mergercast series Thomas Flaherty, a principal with PwC US, discusses a popular method of value creation - divestitures. Part 1 discusses why carve-outs are growing in popularity, competitive considerations a company should add

Episode 54, Part 2: Divestitures - Hidden value and nasty surprises

May 16th, 2016 12m 16s

Part 2 of this Mergercast series on divestitures addresses the tricky business of execution. Tom Flaherty, a principal with PwC's Strategy&, discusses common mistakes made during the actual separation, planning for the unexpected, and what cons

Episode 53: Reducing your attractiveness to activists

Apr 12th, 2016 6m 7s

Leading practitioners of Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting business, and principals with PwC US, Randy Starr and Hunter Hohlt discuss how in recent years companies across all sectors have been the target of activist investors. Citing example

Episode 52: A potent weapon against activists

Mar 15th, 2016 11m 8s

In episode 52 of Strategy&'s Mergercast, Larry Jones and Joe Duerr, leading practitioners in the strategic value consulting group of the PwC U.S. deals practice, discuss how companies can best utilize their most potent weapon against shareholde

Episode 51: Deals that win

Oct 14th, 2015 18m 39s

In episode 51 of Mergercast, principals with PwC US J Neely and John Jullens discuss the insights from Strategy&'s study "Deals That Win". Focused on the role of capabilities in M&A, the study reveals that achieving a capabilities fit in deals

Episode 50: A decade of M&A

May 19th, 2015 23m 39s

In this 50th episode of our show, Strategy& Senior Partners Gerald Adolph and Tom Flaherty, Strategy& Partner J Neely and PwC Deals Partner Gregg Nahass look back at the deals environment in 2006, the year the Mergercast by Strategy& podcast wa

Episode 49: The new supercompetitors

Feb 2nd, 2015 13m 55s

In this episode, Paul Leinwand, a Senior Partner at Strategy&, discusses the emergence of the supercompetitor, new type of company that changes the very dynamics of its business environment. He explores the role of M&A as a growth driver for th

Episode 48: Food industry M&A

Dec 1st, 2014 19m 59s

In this episode, Akshat Dubey, a Principal at Strategy& in the Consumer and Retail practice, and Joe Nuzzolo, a PwC Managing Director in capital markets advisory, explore the current level of transaction activity among food companies, market dy

Episode 47: The secret to successful divestitures

Jan 21st, 2014 16m 48s

In this episode, Ahmad Filsoof, a Principal at Strategy& based in Chicago, describes a methodology for companies looking to divest a part of their business that centers on the capabilities that come with that asset. He explores the importance o

Episode 46: Utility M&A

Oct 15th, 2013 11m 48s

In this episode, Earl Simpkins, a Partner at Strategy& based in Dallas, discusses where we are in the current wave of utilities industry M&A. Topics include the impact of natural gas pricing, environmental issues and the strengthening economy,

Episode 45: Best practices for China M&A

Jul 22nd, 2013 31m 1s

In this episode, John Jullens, a Partner at Strategy& based in Shanghai, discusses the challenges faced by foreign companies looking to merge or acquire assets in China. He offers 8 best practices that include focusing on your own capabilities

Episode 44: Merger integration with an uncooperative partner

Jun 3rd, 2013 16m 26s

In this episode, J Neely, a Partner at Strategy&, discusses the challenge of pre-close merger integration when one side is being uncooperative. He addresses a number of topics including the drivers behind uncooperative behavior, the types of de

Episode 43: The role of culture in integration

May 6th, 2013 14m 38s

In this episode, Gerald Adolph, a Senior Partner at Strategy& and head of the firm's mergers and restructuring group, examines the importance of culture in merger integration. He discusses why culture is such a difficult issue, the ways culture

Episode 42: Health provider M&A

Mar 12th, 2013 18m 17s

In this episode, Gary Ahlquist, a Senior Partner at Strategy&, discusses the surge in health provider M&A he sees ahead. Gary speaks with host Gerald Adolph, Senior Partner and head of the firm's mergers and restructuring group, about the timin

Episode 41: Oil industry consolidation

Jul 16th, 2012 12m 17s

In this episode, John Corrigan, a Partner at Strategy&, discusses the coming consolidation in the oil industry he sees on the horizon, prompted by recent deals such as Energy Transfer's $5.3 billion acquisition of Sunoco. He addresses a number

Episode 40: The capabilities premium in M&A, part 2

Mar 14th, 2012 18m 4s

In this second episode in a two-part series, Gerald Adolph, Senior Partner and leader of Strategy&'s mergers and restructuring group, continues his interview with J. Neely, a Partner at the firm, about new Strategy& research finding that transa

Episode 39: The capabilities premium in M&A, part 1

Feb 22nd, 2012 16m 31s

In this first episode in a two-part series, Gerald Adolph, Senior Partner and leader of Strategy&'s mergers and restructuring group, interviews J. Neely, a Partner at the firm, about new Strategy& research finding that transactions designed to

Episode 38: Spinoffs

Nov 29th, 2011 15m 5s

In this episode, J. Neely, a Partner at Strategy&, examines the renewed interest in spinoffs seen in 2011, when a number of major companies announced plans to slim down their organizations. He explores a number of topics including whether the

Episode 36: Lean post merger integration

Jun 1st, 2011 16m 10s

In this episode, Gerald Adoph, Senior Partner and leader of Strategy&'s mergers and restructuring Group, interviews Kelley Mavros, a Strategy& Partner based in Chicago, on the topic of lean. The two discuss a client engagement in which lean was

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