The New A/E/C M&A Playbook: Five Strategies for Best-in-Class Acquisitive Growth

Thursday, February 23, 2023, 01:00 – 2:30 PM
Presented by Shyam Rajadhyaksha, Senior M&A Consultant, PSMJ Resources, Inc.

Are you wondering if your strategy to grow through acquisition is 100% dialed into today’s market trends and realities? Are you looking for outside insight and perspective to get your M&A plans off the ground? Are you questioning if M&A is even the right approach for your firm?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this A/E/C M&A update is for you. The margin for error in A/E/C mergers & acquisitions is smaller than ever, the pace of deals is faster than ever, and strategies from even just a few years ago may lead you to a million-dollar mistake today.

In this FREE 60-minute webinar, PSMJ Senior M&A Consultant (and former CFO of 800-person A/E firm DLZ) brings you proven and action-oriented insight on:

• The right (and wrong) places to look for high quality acquisition targets
• The fastest way to evaluate the cultural fit of a target
• Critical questions that put potential deal-killers on the table early
• When, where, and how to build an integration plan that delivers real value
• Plus much more!

Whether you are an active and experienced acquirer or just starting to consider growth through acquisition, this webinar is for A/E/C CEOs, CFOs, Principals, and any firm leader involved in acquisition strategy development or execution.

About your presenter:
Shyam Rajadhyaksha is a Senior M&A Consultant at PSMJ Resources, Inc. and brings a 25-year career in the A/E/C industry with a primary focus on financial management, project management, strategy, operational planning, and mergers and acquisitions. Shyam served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of DLZ Corporation. With 28 offices in the United States, India, and Costa Rica, and over 800 employees, it’s one of the largest architecture/engineering firms based in the Midwest. During his tenure at DLZ, Shyam performed financial and operational due diligence on seven successful acquisitions and a dozen potential acquisitions. He also championed post acquisition onboarding and culture integration. A past board member of American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), he has broad‐based knowledge of design firms’ culture, operations, and challenges.