{"id":59071,"date":"2020-01-24T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/insights\/neil-collen-discusses-cultural-differences-and-their-influence-on-ma-with-private-equity-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:36:14","slug":"neil-collen-discusses-cultural-differences-and-their-influence-on-ma-with-private-equity-news","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/sv\/insights\/neil-collen-discusses-cultural-differences-and-their-influence-on-ma-with-private-equity-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Collen discusses cultural differences and their influence on M&#038;A with Private Equity News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/sv\/team\/neil-collen\">Neil Collen<\/a> recently spoke with&nbsp;Elis\u00e2ngela Mendon\u00e7a of&nbsp;Private Equity News&nbsp;and discussed how cultural differences influence international dealmaking. 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