The Evolution of M&A Functions

“In the beginning, it’s all about doing the bare minimum and keeping the lights on. Then over time, you have to evolve it to do better. It’s easier to recognize the needs, but a lot harder to build the support, teams, and capacity.” – David Hindley

David started out his career as an investment banker and joined Autodesk as an associate when they were starting a corporate development function. Through the years, David has witnessed the evolution of M&A functions within the organization and is now leading the entire group.

In this article, David Hindley, VP of Corp Dev at Autodesk, shares his journey on how he evolved an M&A function from scratch.

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