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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | | | JASON BALL JANUARY 24, 2011  Exit trends in 2010 In the UK, the highest multiple was Moneybookers, which sold at 9x sales. Mergers and Acquisitions Venture CapitalHold on to your hats. | | | | | |
| ASK THE VC SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Convertible Debt – Conversion In A Sale Of The Company In this case, the convertible debt document doesn’t allow the debt to convert into anything, but at the same time mandates that upon a sale the debt must be paid off. Convertible Debt acquisition convertible debt m&a saleThere are a few different scenarios. The lender gets its money back plus interest. Typical language follows. | | | SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE OCTOBER 4, 2011 Too Lijit For a time, Lijit pursued a similar model and having bumped into Federated in many a sales process we can attest to the strength of the Federated sales team. Federated brings to the combined entity a large and established sales force and the ability for Lijit publishers to access premium content relationships and advertising. | | | | | | | |
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ONSTARTUPS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011  3 Quick Entrepreneurial Sales Lessons
Quick Entrepreneurial Sales Lessons. Permeating the human science (or art) of sales is this fundamental idea: sales fail all the time. One of the hardest things for me to get used to, as a geek/artist/writer in business, is the constant disappointment of sales. Deals, like sales, fail all the time. Treasure them. MORE >> -
TAFFY WILLIAMS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012  5 Actions may enhance customer diversity or allow you to recover from a loss
One way to diversify is to assign or hire a business development or sales person to seek other clients in different sectors. Seek alternatives – If you have a cushion, one option may be to seek a merger or acquisition immediately. The downsized company with residual sales may be a perfect fit with a different business. MORE >> - A Summary of Current Trends in Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions - 2011
Where a bidder in a competitive sales process is also a secured creditor of the target, the bidder may offer to satisfy the purchase price by having it credited against the debt owed to it. cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Canada cross-border merger and acquisition transactions. M&A WILL CONTINUE ITS UPSWING. targets. MORE >> -
 Taking the Mystery Out of Mergers
Mergers and acquisitions often feel as if they’re shrouded in secrecy. If news of a sale or merger gets out prematurely, it can spark nasty rumors from your competitors, internal anxiety among your employees, and uncertainty among your suppliers and clients. Here's what you need to tell them. MORE >> -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012  What Makes Method's Sale to Ecover So Different?
So what makes Method founders Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry believe the sale to Ecover could buck the trend? Mergers and acquisitions have a startlingly high failure rate--50% to 80%--depending on which research you choose to believe. In other words: this merger isn't just about liquidity. Acquisitions often fail. We have that. MORE >>
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- BrightArch Launches Toolkit For Optimizing Mergers and Corporate Restructuring ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010
- Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million GUST | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
- Don't Let Good Friends Hear About It On TechCrunch A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
- Ask the VC Bonus Material FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch GUST | SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012
- Why You Should Make Your Competitors Your Frenemies BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
- These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable GUST | SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012
- Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Explore Non-Standard Ways to Grow Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
- When to Shut Down Your Company ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
- Further Thoughts on Startup Operations BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
- More Trouble Ahead for Small Business Loans FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- Yahoo and Microsoft Search Platforms Merge TYLERCRUZ.COM: AN INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR'S JOURNEY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
- What Drives Customer Loyalty Now? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
- These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
- Become an Authority: 6 Steps FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
- The Leading Cause of Startup Death – Part 1: The Product. STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009
- How a company can carry on successfully exploiting new technology and new markets once its original guiding force has retired? GRADE A ENTREPRENEURS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010
- Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5) STEVE BLANK | SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
- Congratulations: Single Platform Acquired by Constant Contact WAYTOOEARLY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- Beware of Premature Merge Elation BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010
- Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- Is the IPO Party Over? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012
- Omniture and Adobe: What it means WATCHING WEBSITES | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
- Exploiting Silicon Valley For Profit (and Maybe Fun) DIEGO BASCH | THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
- 5 Things Potential Customers Want to Hear FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012
- Selling Your Business? Don't Fool Yourself FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012
- Entrepreneurs Need New Growth Models To Scale Up STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012
- What are the terms of Yuri Milner/SV Angel’s Start Fund $150K investment into Y Combinator companies? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Selling Your Business? Gather Your Team of Experts FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
- The Tricky Business of Knowing When to Sell FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
- Why Your Cold Calls Aren't Working FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012
- How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
- The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
- Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
- Adding Value -- By Getting Out of the Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
- How to Find and Leverage an Investment Banker FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
- Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- Test-Driving a Hybrid Go-Shop RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
- What is Class F common stock? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
- Why large companies make acquisitions THE EQUITY KICKER | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
- 8 Secrets for Maximizing Startup Equity and Control STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
- Top 5 Myths About Selling Your Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012
- Ten Slides Make a Killer Investor Presentation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- The right investors for the right stage GUST | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
- Limit an Investor Pitch to 10 Pages and 10 Minutes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011
- 5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013
- Who Really Knows Better: Obama or Romney? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- Earnouts: A Deal Making Tool In A Tough Economy RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts VENTUREBEAT.COM | THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012
- Meet America's Fastest Growing Private Company FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
- Face Off: CEO vs. Shareholder FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
- Negotiating With Courage: 6 Ways to Protect Your Leverage FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
- Making a Cold Call? Do These 4 Things First FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012
- Why Your Deal Is Taking Forever To Close FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
- The Essential MBA Library YOUNGUPSTARTS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
- Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures GUST | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
- What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009
- 4 Steps to Finding Your Sell-By Date FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013
- 5 Best-Kept Secrets About Enterprise Software FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
- Medical Device M&A Activity Up 154% GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
- How to Select the Right Investors for Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
- It Might Be Time to Break Up With Your Bank FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
- 10 Surprising Brand Winners of 2011 FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- 2011 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Requirements RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- Anatomy of a Term Sheet: Drag Along VC READY BLOG | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009
- Most Investors Bite Only at Specific Startup Stages STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
- Announcing our summer intern class DAVID TETEN | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- RedHouse Associates Launches STARTUP HOUSTON | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- RedHouse Associates Launches STARTUP HOUSTON | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- Zuckerberg's Reign: What to Expect FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
- Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
- JOBS Act to Change Startup Funding Landscape READWRITESTART | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Dodd-Frank Act Affects Private Placements by Raising the Bar for Individual Accredited Investors RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
- How to Avoid a Bad Case of ‘Deal Fever’ FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Update on Carried Interest Legislation RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Buying Out the Enemy FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Putting the Chill on Freeze-Out Transactions RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
- Buying a Company: How Not To Be HP FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012
- The Trust Lubricant: Building Relationships to Sustain Your Business BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013
- Royalty Based Financing As A New Tool for Start-Up Financing? RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- FTC Proposes Amendments To The HSR Act Form RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Outsourcing the Startup MARK BIRCH | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
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