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2025 was a year of clarity. A year where integration leaders started saying out loud what many have felt privately for years: post-deal success isn’t about the slide deck — it’s about the operators who show up on Day 1 and actually build the new company. Across dozens of conversations on M&A+ The Art After

If you’re an operating partner or deal professional, you’ve probably heard some version of: “Don’t worry, we’re already using AI.” “We’ve got an AI governance committee.” “Our vendor will indemnify us if anything goes wrong.” Those three sentences should not make you feel better. AI has moved beyond “innovation theater.” It’s now embedded in revenue.

AI isn’t just a buzzword in deal rooms—it’s changing how due diligence, contracts, privacy, and integration actually work after close. In this episode, Lisa sits down with tech lawyer Rob Taylor to unpack what “AI risk” really means, why lawyers must understand the technology to spot legal exposure, and how companies can move fast and responsibly.

Lisa sits down with litigator and tax specialist Joshua Smeltzer to unpack how Texas is positioning itself as a digital-asset hub, what the new business-court and “business judgment rule” mean for companies, and how tax and regulatory choices ripple through M&A, treasury strategy, and day-to-day operations. From plain-English explanations of blockchains and NFTs to real-world applications, this conversation dives deep.

In every transition or carve-out, the success of the project depends on more than just the playbooks and timelines—it depends on the people at the table. Even the best-designed process can stall when a single individual creates roadblocks, delays decisions, or resists collaboration. We’ve all seen it. A project that should move quickly suddenly slows down due to interpersonal dynamics.

In our latest episode of M&A+ The Art After the Deal, I had the pleasure of speaking with Tim Savage, Tax Partner at Weaver, who also leads the firm’s Blockchain and Digital Assets practice. With more than 14 years of experience advising public companies, closely held businesses, and investment funds, Tim brings a rare blend of expertise to the discussion.

In this episode of M&A+ The Art After the Deal, Lisa Scott sits down with Tim Savage, CPA and Tax Partner at Weaver, who leads the firm’s Blockchain & Digital Assets practice. Tim shares how he built a crypto-forward tax practice inside a traditional firm, where digital assets fit in M&A due diligence, and the implications for future transactions.

Carve-outs are among the most compelling—yet risky—value opportunities in private equity. A deep dive into 25 carve-outs completed between 2013 and 2024 by Bain & Company revealed a striking insight: top-performing deals are those where the value-creation thesis is built into the operational structure of the new entity, not added as an afterthought. In other words, the planning and execution are closely aligned from the start.

For decades, leadership was measured by something called “executive presence.” It was the polished confidence, the ability to command a room, and the aura of authority that made people listen—even when substance was thin. If you could speak with certainty, hold the posture, and project gravitas, you were often rewarded with influence and advancement. But the landscape is changing, and new metrics for leadership are emerging.

Carve-outs are high-stakes, high-speed events. Every operating partner knows this. But while most firms focus heavily on due diligence and deal close, the true value creation—or erosion—happens in the messy, complex middle: the transition. That’s where we live. At In2Edge, we’ve spent years in the trenches of post-close transitions, embedded directly into carve-outs across industries.