Podcasts and Interviews

SS&C Intralinks

Webinar: AI Trends and the Future of Intelligent Dealmaking
Corporate and private equity dealmakers from Active Growth Partners, BCG and Trajectory Capital weigh in on AI’s transformative potential and challenges for M&A dealmaking.

Founders & Friends

M&A expert Michael Frankel discusses the steps startups can take to increase their enterprise value during a sale. Michael goes over things smart acquiring companies look for in a target, items a founder can do now that improve a future sale price and tips for succeeding at due diligence.
Michael Frankel of Trajectory Capital discusses private equity, which can be an alternate route to success for many startups that may be viable businesses but lack the growth that venture capital funds need.

Legal Talk Network: On The Road

Successful strategic partnerships are mutually beneficial to the participating parties or entities. But what does it mean to be beneficial when you are a small startup looking to larger organizations for support and resources? In this report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti sits down with Michael Frankel, Carlos Gamez, Bill O’Boyle, David Coffee, and Dean Sonderegger from the Strategic Partnerships panel at the Evolve Law Summit in New York City to discuss ideal partnerships, how to approach large organizations, and four laws of attraction when it comes to courting a strategic partner.

Buying Online Businesses Podcast

Dive into the world of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), exploring why it can serve as a strategic “cheat code” for scaling businesses. However, as Frankel emphasizes, M&A isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. The discussion covers how business owners can evaluate whether acquisitions are the right growth strategy and what considerations are essential for success.

Capitalist Culture

Michael's journey in dealmaking and M&A is nothing short of inspiring, and these are some key takeaways and intriguing insights from the discussion in this episode: the art of dealmaking, investment philosophy, operational optimization, human psychology in M&A, cultural alignment, leadership and retention, technology and AI, and capitalism & ethics. Michael's perspectives on M&A, investment strategies, and leadership are invaluable for anyone navigating the business landscape. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how to drive growth and create meaningful impact in your ventures.

DealQuest Podcast

With a remarkable track record of executing growth strategies, Michael has successfully leveraged various approaches to drive success. He has orchestrated over 110 acquisitions and strategic transactions, developed new offerings and products through innovative thinking, forged complex ecosystems through alliances and partnerships, facilitated market and geographic expansion, and made corporate venture investments in 18+ ventures.

PE Wire

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) continue to make a splash across industries—and hold significant potential to make an impact on tech buyouts in the private equity sector. Building from PE Wire’s Insights Report, this session takes a closer look at what’s making 2023 a pivotal year for tech buyouts, and what the future may hold for General Partners (GPs).

M&A Science

Inside Outside Innovation Podcast

Michael Frankel is the Managing Director of Deloitte New Venture Accelerator, a strategy and operations team for new business models. He believes people need to disrupt themselves continually or they will fall behind.

How2Exit

Michael Frankel has held c-level executive roles (corporate development, strategy/innovation, CFO, COO) at large and small growth companies. He is a Corporate Development, Innovation, Strategy and Corporate Venture leader who has driven disruptive innovation and aggressive growth/expansion at global technology, information services and professional services companies including Deloitte, LexisNexis Group, IRI, GE Capital and VeriSign.

CEO Wisdom

Michael Frankel is the founder and managing partner at Trajectory Capital, specializing in acquiring control of small Enterprise Tech and data businesses. In this episode of CEO Wisdom Podcast, he discusses corporate venture capital with host Charles Cormier.

Umbrex Unleashed Podcast

Michael shares his perspective on a range of topics, including: how large consulting firms are setting up talent pools of independent consultants; interim CFO roles; and how consulting firms are investing in Artificial intelligence to enable experts with technology.

M&W M&A Talk

The Deal Scout

The SPAC market has exploded in the last couple of years. Many growth company CEOs are being contacted by a number of SPACs. These CEOs need to consider whether the SPAC is the right vehicle for the next phase of growth and just as importantly how to choose the right SPAC to partner with.

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