Kison Patel

Founder & Chief Scientist at M&A Science

Kison Patel has had a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as the CEO and Founder of MAScience since 2016. In this position, they are responsible for education and technology for M&A, overseeing a product portfolio that includes the M&A Science Academy, which provides M&A training, certification, and networking events, as well as Agile M&A, an M&A management framework based on Agile principles.

Prior to MAScience, Kison Patel co-founded DealRoom in 2011, where they served as the CEO and Founder. Following their passion for Agile methods in M&A, they also worked as an author for Agile M&A starting in 2018.

Kison Patel has been recognized for their expertise in the field, becoming a member of the Forbes Technology Council in 2019.

Before their entrepreneurial ventures, Kison Patel gained experience as a Partner at Transatlantic Investments & Advisory from 2003 to 2012.

Kison Patel attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2000 to 2002, where they studied Management Information Systems. Kison did not obtain a degree during this time. In addition to their educational background, they obtained the Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. in March 2019.

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Chicago, United States

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M&A Science

The world’s first community resource for M&A tips, techniques, and strategies to achieve desired outcomes and better success. M&A Science helps practitioners, project managers, and companies close more deals, integrate faster, and create frameworks to continuously innovate and evolve in the M&A world. Our mission is to help you navigate the intricate world of M&A. We bring you behind the scene stories, proven techniques and key takeaways of real life M&A deals. From deal sourcing, building a comm plan, valuation, integration, and more, we got you covered! Our events and educational content provide you access to the industry's top experts so you can be confident in perfecting your M&A product practice. About the Host Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of DealRoom, a project management software for complex financial transactions. Kison has over a decade of experience as an M&A advisor and developed DealRoom after experiencing first-hand a number of deep-seated, industry-wide inefficiencies and challenges. Through developing technology, educational content, and industry training, Kison aims to bring better process solutions to an industry with growing market pressures, transaction values, and competition. About Our Events We're holding the industry's biggest M&A Virtual Summits and networking events. These are 1-2 day events featuring the world's top M&A professionals and enabling members to directly learn and ask questions from instructors. By attending, you'll get first-hand lessons from top-level practitioners covering a wide range of topics to improve your own practice.


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