ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Ian Horley is an author, entrepreneur, and marketing strategy consultant for many SMEs. Ian's focus is on designing ‘product market fit’ programs to help merging companies grow better, faster, and cheaper.

Ian is a public speaker and a mentor to entrepreneurs, students, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions in Europe and North America. Ian's aim is to develop the M&A Formula into a movement targeted at transforming the careers and fortunes of the individuals involved in M&A, and is currently preparing the companion course at www.themandaformula.com to expand the mission's reach.

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Peter Zink Secher is a former banker and corporate finance specialist with 25 years of experience on M&A sell-side. Peter moved to M&A buy-side as he started working for a former M&A client some 5 years ago. He has been involved in M&A projects in most parts of the world and is now running his own company; Peter's business motto is “half of your M&A success are all the deals you don't do.”

One of Peter's most important decisions in life was to take about 18 months out to devote time to his father and brother, who both tragically died of cancer in 2014. Spending time in a hospice made him understand that terminally ill people do not talk about work. They speak about ...

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