Scott Edward Walker
MARCH 21, 2016
I’ve been handling a number of M&A transactions over the past few months from the buy-side, and one mistake I’m repeatedly seeing is the failure of the acquirer to perform an adequate due-diligence investigation of the target. Indeed, this lesson stuck with me – and it applies regardless of the size of the acquisition.
Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 18, 2012
“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. Consumerization of IT has accelerated the pace of software adoption in the enterprise, placing greater significance on market traction and momentum. Let’s take my own portfolio as an example.
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The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2017
Currently, there’s the universal dependence on specialized software and computers to keep companies operating, and more offices are transiting into paperless working spaces. Securing financial transactions requires the best virtual data room software to replace the traditional physical data rooms. IP Management.
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Agenda items will focus on key metrics illustrating value creation, particularly in software as a service companies. In deep tech companies value creation milestones are more likely to be tagged to validating the technology and IP creation. Take part in startup investment due diligence. This is a good place to start.
ConversionXL
MARCH 17, 2021
Buyers became more critical due to a reduction in reosurces and as a result the entire process started to involve more people ultimately taking longer to close. In 2020 we applied the same approach to two of our customers: idronect (software to manage drone businesses) and Opsfleet (software development company).
Software By Rob
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
This is final installment of a 3-part series covering my acquisition of HitTail. Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? How long into the discussion before you commenced diligence? Spread the word.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%.
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