Dale Stafford
Partner,
Sobre Dale
Experiencia
- Leader of Bain's Americas Mergers & Acquisitions practice
Dale Stafford is the leader of Bain's Americas Mergers & Acquisitions practice and a senior member of our Healthcare and Life Sciences practice.
He has more than 20 years of management consulting experience, advising leading companies on their biggest challenges and opportunities.
Dale has led successful merger integrations in a variety of industries, including medical technology, pharmaceuticals, airlines, transportation, professional services, wholesale distribution, telecommunications, cable, software and consumer products. In addition, he has extensive experience developing growth strategies to help insurers and healthcare technology companies outperform.
Prior to joining Bain, Dale worked in strategy at Coca-Cola Enterprises. He started his career as a designer/developer of software for healthcare companies.
Dale studied business strategy at the Leipzig School of Management in Germany and earned an MBA at Emory University, where he was a Woodruff Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.
Bain partner Dale Stafford discusses "Integrating cultures after a merger."
Recent Insights
- “M&A Midyear Report 2023: It Takes Two to Make a Market,” Brief, julio 11, 2023
- “Corporate M&A: Pressing “Pause”,” Global Healthcare Private Equity and M&A Report, abril 10, 2023, Report
- “Healthcare and Life Sciences M&A,” M&A Report, enero 31, 2023, Report
- “Healthcare Corporate M&A: Rebounding from the Pandemic,” Report, marzo 15, 2022
- “Healthcare Private Equity in North America: Macro Trends Broaden Investment Opportunities ,” Report, marzo 15, 2022
In the News
- “Health-care companies are on a deal spree and aren't likely to stop anytime soon,” CNBC, abril 13, 2018, Healthcare & Life Sciences
- “China Moves a Step Forward in Its Quest for Food Security ,” New York Times, abril 05, 2017, Financial Services
- “Dale Stafford on the State of M&A in Healthcare,” Bloomberg, marzo 30, 2017, Financial Services
- “When mergers fail because of clashing work culture,” Marketplace, mayo 23, 2016
- “M&A Boom Goes Bust on Regulatory Uncertainty,” Bloomberg TV, mayo 13, 2016