As the global economy becomes more connected and digital companies need to find growth in new markets and a common method is through M&A. While still common domestically, global M&As are an important process that can be rife with special conditions and circumstances that make international cross-border deals difficult. According to the IMAA Institute, more than 63,413 mergers & acquisitions transactions have been completed in Canada since 1985 with a known value of almost 3,689.7B. As we can see mergers …
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In times of crisis, corporate giant’s needs can shift drastically and cause them to set sights on new and potentially game-changing mergers and acquisitions. For startups looking for an exit during Covid-19, this has resulted in some clear winners and clear losers. During the pandemic, many tech companies have shifted a ton of focus into remote functionality and connectivity in order to facilitate remote workers. This has created a huge need for remote operability, e-commerce innovations, scalability, and even data …
Going through due diligence for an early stage start-up is at times daunting and mostly a complete time suck. However, people are trading money for opportunity and return on an investment so this work is expected and completely reasonable. This past weekend I read a post from VC Mark Suster Both Sides of the Table blog — which I think is a must read for those seeking capital in the pro-VC market. He somewhat emphatically points out that a data room is …
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