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Join me in the Deal Room at Google Studios as I sit down with Alan Paton for a candid conversation on leadership, growth, M&A and what it takes to run a buy and build in IT Services in the AI era.

Post Palladium’s exit from Next15 and into their new home backed by Inspirit capital and PCB partners, Palladium continue to go from strength to strength. Adding numerous new client logos over the last 10 months, once again being named in the FT Top Consultancy list for 2026, and being well on track to deliver another record year.

Marc Waters breaks down the deal attributes that matter the most, from customer mix to scalability and his take on how to consider the AI opportunity.  How do you access and evaluate an acquisition target; moreover... the real value from working with an advisor? We covered a lot... full episode with Marc Waters on The Deal Room below.

Jamie Bernstein, Korn Ferry launched Trilogy with his two partners during market upheaval. He shares the lessons that shaped the journey and opens up about the exit journey and what it truly means to grow both a business and its people. Listen to the full conversation with Jamie on The Deal Room now.

From 500 million to almost 1 billion euros.  The Deal Room’s first guest at Google Studios with Mariapaola Testa from Apax.  She explains how the acquisition of Atos Italia for Lutech backed by the Apax Funds, created a new champion in IT Services...

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