Uncovering Capital Allocation Strategies

Jeremy Segal, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) Buyers who mistake a high LOI bid for a winning strategy are easy prey for sellers who know the growth equity playbook. Jeremy Segal's position: precision at the LOI stage is a stronger diffe ...  Show more

Haseeb Jawad, VP and Head of Corporate Development, Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) The people who leave post-close are usually the ones the deal depended on. Which means the problem starts with how you read culture before LOI and whether financial incentives are the only retention tool ...  Show more

"You have to be able to allocate time money effort into the thing that's get you the most back.” Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) shares valuable insights past failed partnerships, emphasizing the importance of equity, contributions, and disciplined profit generation for business succe ...  Show more

After a company pays its expenses, it has some decisions to make – pay a dividend, buy back stock, make an acquisition, or just hold on to the money. That's capital allocation, and not every company does it well. Motley Fool senior analysts Bill Mann, John Rotonti, and Auri Hughe ...  Show more

What drives success in private equity? In this episode of Careers in Finance, we unpack the strategies behind some of the biggest PE deals in history, from Blackstone’s transformation of Hilton Hotels to the Dell Technologies buyout. But it’s not just about big names and bold mov ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 06:25 - Why you want the CEO to think more like a capital allocator than a traditional CEO. 09:23 - How the best capital allocators create arbitrage on their own stocks. 24:39 - Use to use debt intelligently when growing your company. 36:27 - How an ...  Show more