Associate Director - Corporate Development
Chennai Area, India
• Part of Corporate Development team managing due diligence and integration on strategic acquisitions for Cognizant Technology Solutions• Managed due diligence and integration on global transactions covering APAC, Central Europe and North America regions• Managed deals involving carve outs and asset buy outs spanning across different domains – Insurance, Healthcare, Digital Marketing, Digital Solutions, Media and PublishingM&A Due Diligence: • Coordinated all interactions… Show more • Part of Corporate Development team managing due diligence and integration on strategic acquisitions for Cognizant Technology Solutions• Managed due diligence and integration on global transactions covering APAC, Central Europe and North America regions• Managed deals involving carve outs and asset buy outs spanning across different domains – Insurance, Healthcare, Digital Marketing, Digital Solutions, Media and PublishingM&A Due Diligence: • Coordinated all interactions with seller/banker for management meeting, diligence questions & meetings, site visits, data room• Assisted with synergy assessment, earn out definitions, SPA preparation, retention bonus definition, performance triggers, financial models• Prepared presentation deck for investment committee for LOI approval and Sign approval• Managed all Sign to Close activities and preparation for Day 1• Managed all internal and external communication requirements• Managed stakeholders – Cognizant executives, bankers, target management, functional deal team, external advisersM&A Integration:• Responsible for planning and execution of acquisition integration activities• Prepared integration considerations, integration approach and journey• Assisted in defining pre and post integration processes and policies for the acquired company• Managed game day workshop with business unit to identify key business decisions for integration• Organized joint integration workshops to identify gaps, dependencies, integration plan• Prepared dashboard reporting for executive and senior management• Monitored and tracked deal benefits, performance, earn out triggers, bonus payments and reported to executives and BU leadership• Contributed to the development and ongoing enhancement of a 'best practice' integration framework• Conducted interviews to hire new joiners and provided training on M&A life cycle, due diligence, closing executing and integration processes Show less