823 - The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Jörgen Wigh Runs 85 Companies With 22 HQ Staff and No Integration
M&A Science, hosted by Kison Patel (Founder & CEO of DealRoom), is your go-to podcast for mastering the art of mergers and acquisitions. Each week, Kison and his expert guests from leading brands like Xerox, FastLap, and Cisco dig deep into real-world M&A strategies, offering actionable insights to optimize your M&A practice.
Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration, divestitures, and more. With over 300 episodes, this podcast is the premier thought leadership resource designed to streamline your deal-making process.
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823 - The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Jörgen Wigh Runs 85 Companies With 22 HQ Staff and No Integration
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M&A Science, hosted by Kison Patel (Founder & CEO of DealRoom), is your go-to podcast for mastering the art of mergers and acquisitions. Each week, Kison and his expert guests from leading brands like Xerox, FastLap, and Cisco dig deep into real-world M&A strategies, offering actionable insights to optimize your M&A practice.
Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, M&A Science provides practical advice on key topics like sourcing, due diligence, integration, divestitures, and more. With over 300 episodes, this podcast is the premier thought leadership resource designed to streamline your deal-making process.
Start listening today and visit mascience.com/podcast to access over 300 episodes. Brought to you by DealRoom, the leading M&A optimization platform used by the best M&A teams around the world
Episodes
823-
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Jörgen Wigh Runs 85 Companies With 22 HQ Staff and No Integration
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Thu, 04 Jun 2026
822-
The Nordic Compounder Playbook: How Lagercrantz Bought 90 Companies and Never Sold One
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Thu, 28 May 2026
821-
M&A Integration Technology: What Actually Works
Listened
Thu, 21 May 2026
820-
Partner Before You Buy: The Pre-Acquisition Strategy Corp Dev Teams Skip
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Thu, 14 May 2026
819-
How M&A Turns a Chemical Company Into a Tech Business
Listened
Thu, 07 May 2026
818-
CPG Exit Strategy: How to Build a Consumer Brand Strategics Will Acquire | Keith Levy Part 2
Listened
Thu, 30 Apr 2026
817-
CPG Due Diligence: The Operator Framework Behind a $1B Exit | Keith Levy Part 1
Listened
Thu, 23 Apr 2026
816-
400 Acquisitions and a Failed Process: What Happens When You Don't Integrate
Listened
Thu, 16 Apr 2026
815-
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: The IRR Framework That Replaced Budgets at Zayo | Dan Caruso (Part 2)
Listened
Thu, 09 Apr 2026
814-
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: How Zayo Did 45 Acquisitions and Sold for $14B | Dan Caruso (Part 1)
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Thu, 02 Apr 2026
813-
Cross-Border M&A: Doing Deals in Latin America
Listened
Thu, 26 Mar 2026
812-
Partnering Before Purchasing: How Booz Allen Wins Proprietary Deals Early
Listened
Thu, 19 Mar 2026
811-
Cultural Fit Over EBITDA: How Salas O'Brien Built a 30-Merger Program Without a Single Failure
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Thu, 12 Mar 2026
810-
Cross-Border M&A: How to Do Deals in Italy with Mauro Sambati and Donato Romano
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026
809-
Four Questions That Defined a $1 Billion Deal with Robert Lovegrove
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026
808-
Stop Falling in Love with the Deal: Guardrails for High-Volume Acquisitions with Birgitta and Lars Elfversson
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
807-
The Next Chapter After 400 Episodes
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Mon, 16 Feb 2026
806-
Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign Part 2 with Ciprian Stan
Listened
Mon, 09 Feb 2026
805-
Integration Focused M&A: Why Execution Should Inform Strategy Before You Sign Part 1 with Ciprian Stan
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Mon, 02 Feb 2026
804-
How Experienced Buyers Actually Make M&A Work with Carlos Cesta
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026
803-
A Founder's Guide to Lean M&A Strategy with Christian Hassold
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Mon, 19 Jan 2026
802-
How Integration Debt, Cultural Friction, and Communication Failures Kill M&A Deals with Donara Jaghinyan
Listened
Mon, 12 Jan 2026
801-
Why Integrations Break: TSAs, Carve-Outs, and the Hidden Dependencies That Derail M&A Deals with Donara Jaghinyan
Listened
Mon, 05 Jan 2026
800-
Building Your M&A Reputation: Why Relationships Beat Transactions Every Time with Andrew Cohen
Listened
Mon, 22 Dec 2025
799-
My Daughter Interviews Me About M&A | Holiday Special Episode with Shyla Patel
Listened
Mon, 15 Dec 2025
798-
How to Score Culture Fit in M&A with Sharon Van Zeeland
Listened
Mon, 08 Dec 2025
797-
Making M&A Boring (And Why That's a Good Thing) with Leon Brujis
Listened
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
796-
Integration Starts with Hiring, Not the Deal with Brandon Batt
Listened
Mon, 24 Nov 2025
795-
Strategic M&A Framework: IFS's Acquisition Playbook with Rachel Hindley
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Mon, 17 Nov 2025
794-
Mastering Carve-Out Transactions with Keith Crawford
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Mon, 10 Nov 2025
793-
Integration-Led M&A: Cisco's Approach to Deal Success Part 2 with Johanna Jaakola and Tesia Hostetler
Listened
Mon, 03 Nov 2025
792-
Integration-Led Diligence: Cisco's M&A Approach with Johanna Jaakola & Tesia Hostetle
Listened
Mon, 27 Oct 2025
791-
When Integration Beats Roll-Ups with Tim Hall
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Mon, 20 Oct 2025
790-
Buyer-Led M&A™ Strategy at Snowflake with Stefan WIlliams
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Mon, 06 Oct 2025
789-
Validating the Acquisition Plan
Listened
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
788-
Mastering M&A Integration
Listened
Mon, 26 Feb 2024
787-
Using M&A Best Practices to Get Better Deals
Listened
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
786-
Connecting Diligence and Integration in M&A
Listened
Mon, 19 Feb 2024
785-
How to Bridge Valuation Gaps in M&A
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Wed, 14 Feb 2024
784-
Transforming Existing Staff into M&A Experts
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Mon, 12 Feb 2024
783-
Negotiating Cross Border M&A
Listened
Wed, 07 Feb 2024
782-
Achieving Business Growth Through Strategic M&A
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Mon, 05 Feb 2024
781-
The Challenges of Sell-Side M&A
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Wed, 31 Jan 2024
780-
Pros and Cons for a Growth Company to Take PE Capital