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Nick Brignola: How FP&A Birthed $46 billion worth of Pharma Takeovers


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In two companies, Nick Brignola, has shown the power of FP&A steering big ticket medical acquisitions. Firstly,  almost a decade ago, Nick led FP&A at manufacturing medical company, Schering-Plough snapped up by Merck in a $41.1 billion deal. Then in June 2022, at Cloudmed, Nick’s FP&A team oversaw the Atlanta-based healthcare revenue recovery provider being acquired by Revenue cycle management company R1 RCM ( $4.1 billion). In this straight-talking episode Nick reveals the secret inside story of FP&A's behind the scenes role in closing M&A deals. He also discusses:

  • Getting to 1% Forecast Accuracy in Pharma and the lessons others can learn.
  • The vital metrics anyone in pharma manufacturing need to know.
  • What are the main differences betweeen Corporate FP&A or Business Unit (or operational) FP&A?
  • FP&A Vs Sales The secret for FP&A teams to truly challenge your sales team (productively)
  • His secrets to building the most effective and dynamic FP&A team which bring results
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