Understanding Mergers & Acquisitions, with Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas

Episode notes

We’re joined today by Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas to talk about mergers and acquisitions. Madani has led a number of unique buy-and-build platforms including Metamed, Middle East Glass, and CWB, which you’ll hear about on the episode. Rick, who’s our Senior Managing Director, has led investment execution and post-acquisition monitoring. We talk about the tactical and strategic reasons to pursue a merger or acquisition and how these are structured with some regional examples.

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