In this episode of The M&A Moment I talk with Rick Climan about moving himself and his entire world-class M&A team to the Hogan Lovells, LLP law firm. This is a major shakeup in the mergers and acquisitions world as it brings an even broader set of resources to his already formidable practice.

Rick is involved in some of the largest tech mergers and acquisitions in the world and with the growing number of multi-national mega mergers Rick will be better positioned and better supported to capture this growing opportunity.

Rick and I discuss the recent opening of the tech IPO market and whether or not that will have a meaningful impact on M&A deal flow.

Finally, we take look at recent developments in the $5 Billion Broadcom/Brocade merger. We look at some recently announced divestitures from Brocade that will be contingent on the Broadcom merger gaining FTC approval and what might be the strategic reason for announcing them at this time.

This episode was recorded during my Bay Area Ventures show on SiriusXM Channel 111 Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School on May 22, 2017. Be sure to check out my Bay Area Ventures show here on Spreaker or on my website www.donaldlandwirth.com. For more information on Rick Climan you can go to https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/climan-richard or go to www.MandAMoment.com.