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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m pretty on record as saying I don’t think many private-to-private tech mergers make sense. Actually, it came through an introduction from our friends at Partners Group who knew that the company was raising capital. And that’s when a private-to-private merger works. Along came Seedling.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Get support from credible industry groups and partners. Minimize one-time sales in your business model. New channels, such as adding brick-and-mortar distributors to supplement your online sales, also can multiply your rate of growth. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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[INTERVIEW] Mark Attanasio, Toronto Financial Services Executive, Managing Partner Of Hillcrest Merchant Partners

YoungUpstarts

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I believe Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. “If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. It takes the right team to build a great business. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

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Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Your goal is “ coopetition ” - to find a way to partner with your competitor in such a way that both parties can substantially benefit from the other's resources - without stealing customers or damaging anyone's credibility. Up-sell related products after the initial sale. You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. Another frequent partner for Hauser Private Equity is the Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Organic and Inorganic Growth.

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Beware of Premature Merge Elation

Both Sides of the Table

My recommendation to our lead partner looking at the deal, “Pass. I lived through the era of companies doing premature mergers. That’s why immature teams spend so much time on mergers. A merger is not the panacea. There is no such thing a “merger of equals&#. million uniques.

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