From Silos to Synergy: Best Practices for Uniting Diligence & Integration in M&A

Camilo Franco, Director of M&A Integration and Operations and Matt Arsenault, VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF)

Too often in M&A, diligence and integration operate in separate lanes. Diligence focuses on uncovering risks, while integration is left scrambling to make everything fit once the ink is dry. It’s a classic case of working in silos, and it’s leaving value on the table. But there's a way to break down those barriers from the start.

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Matt Arsenault, VP of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at Jamf, and Camilo Franco, Director of M&A Integration and Operations, show us how to transform these silos into synergy by aligning diligence and integration from day one.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• Implementing a proactive buyer-led M&A strategy

• Synchronizing diligence and integration planning

• The importance of integration-led diligence

• Building and refining the integration thesis

• Collaborating with sellers to shape a seamless integration plan

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Episode Timestamps

00:00 Intro

04:46 Implementing a proactive buyer-led M&A strategy

06:21 Synchronizing diligence and integration planning

09:12 The importance of integration-led diligence

10:25 Early integration planning pre-LOI

13:05 Building and refining the integration thesis

15:58 Balancing due diligence and integration

19:10 Building confidence in early integration planning

21:53 Collaborating with sellers to shape a seamless integration plan

24:48 Measuring success from diligence to integration

27:44 Balancing aggressive integration goals with realistic expectations

29:59 Balancing AI hype with core business strategy in M&A pipelines

32:04 Best practices for evaluating intangible factors in an acquisition

33:52 Craziest thing in M&A