Building a company requires a special type of individual – driven, passionate, visionaries who are not easily swayed by the status quo. All entrepreneurs who are lucky enough to have a company make it past the ground floor and gain momentum will tell you that is where the work is just starting. There will be hard decisions you need to make, and one of the hardest is answering the question of selling vs. raising more capital. This is not a …
Category: M&A
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 …
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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