The old saying that “timing is everything,” usually applies to selling one’s business. Ultimately, every business owner will have to exit their business, and the sooner one prepares to sell, the better the final results will be. With each passing year, more and more baby boomers...
If you are running a tech business and considering selling it, you may be wondering whether to hire a business broker or a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist. Both can help you sell your business, but understanding the difference between the two can make a...
Companies make acquisitions for all sorts of reasons and it's not always easy to understand the logic. However, it’s possible to make some generalizations and arrive at nine reasons that companies buy other companies. Knowing these will help you make better decisions as a buyer....
With factors such as accelerated cybersecurity threats and an ever-changing marketplace, we explore how the decline of SVB Financial Group could lead to a surge in M&As within the technology sector....
Tech startups have replaced princes and princesses as fodder for the classic fairytale. In this modern dream-come-true, a tech company grows, builds a reputation, and ultimately makes its founders rich—all while making the world a better place. Fairytales are never quite as simple as they...
Maximizing the value of tech and cybersecurity M&A deals requires a lot more than luck and a well-run company. Your business’s M&A strategy is critical to its success, and the earlier in the process you implement an effective strategy, the more likely you are to...
A recession on the horizon. Soaring interest rates. Unprecedented tech growth. A constantly evolving market that no one seems able to fully predict. These are just some of the factors influencing the technology and cybersecurity M&A outlook for 2023. Over the past year, most forecasts...
In this blog, we will profile a market sector within Tech M&A that is seeing a lot of activity recently due to the rise in virtualization, cloud-based IT investment, and significant innovation developed by Microsoft and its partners. We have recently done several transactions in...
Private equity has dominated the world of mergers and acquisitions for years now. Tech companies hoping to build and sell have been counseled to cater to the whims of private equity firms, and that advice has generally proven sound. But PE may not be the...
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has now been the subject of Internet memes, endless think pieces, and late night comedy. No matter what you think of the richest man in the world and his businesses, it’s clear that the Twitter takeover has not gone as...