Michel Driessen is a Senior Partner in EY's Strategy and Transactions group. He has previously held senior executive positions at Accenture, Visa and Rabobank. He has worked on and led over 100 multi-billion-pound transactions with the world's largest corporations and private equity firms. He is an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School in London. Anna Faelten, PhD, is an experienced corporate finance Partner at EY. She leads EY's Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) Corporate Finance practice. She has a wealth of corporate finance and consulting experience, spanning public to private sector, private equity-backed, founder owned and corporate buy-side and sell-side transactions. Scott Moeller is a Professor in the Practice of Finance at the Bayes Business School in London, UK, and is the founder and Director of the M&A Research Centre. He teaches 'Mergers & Acquisitions' in the MBA and MSc programmes. He has had a highly successful banking career with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, holding a number of senior management roles.
"In a world where rapid technology development and adoption are
forcing the pace of change, this book reminds us that human values
and relationships are the foundation of all successful business
dealings."
*Anne Glover, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Amadeus Capital*
"Shows the unstoppable rise in the use of big data and AI in large
M&A deals, which mirrors every other industry, including global
sports such as football. And, just as we found in the sports
industry where we argue that "the machine proposes but the human
decides", Driessen, Faelten and Moeller show why the human element
of deals will only become more important with the increasing use of
technology to conduct deals. This is a must-read for anyone engaged
in divestitures, acquisitions and large financial deals."
*Chris Brady, Chief Intelligence Officer, Sportsology Group*
"A insightful and thought-provoking read for those involved in
mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as in the world of
corporate finance. As deals have become part of the DNA of business
strategy, so has the use of technology in advancing and
accelerating the execution of the right transactions. Through the
lens of experience, the authors use interviews and stories with
leading dealmakers to highlight the impact of technology on today's
deal market, and to forecast the likely implications of digital
transformation to the M&A process. Whether an experienced
investment banker or early career analyst, you need to read The
Deal Paradox."
*Kenneth H Marks, Managing Partner and Founder, High Rock Partners*
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