The typical exits of the IPO or being bought by a public company are no longer in play. Where do you go from here?
The one missing thing in the tech due diligence
While 2023 is considered one of the worst years from an M&A perspective in the last decade, this year is looking more optimistic given the interest rate guidance for this quarter and deal activity from the past quarter increasing by 6.5% according to Pitchbook. What this means is an optimistic outlook towards new deals, and one of the key parts …
The Poll Results
While the focus maybe different as well as the plan, the goal is ultimately the same. A couple of weeks ago, I ran a poll on LinkedIn asking the question about what the audience thought made up the majority of M&A activities. Given my audience and personal experience, the winning option of technology makes sense. The thing I want to …
What on Earth Happened?
A great majority of the cost in an M&A is on the IT side, and you CANNOT skip due diligence. Once the beat finally dropped, and Charlie picked himself off the floor, the gravity of the situation began to sit in like a dropped beat. He’s fairly familiar with the Claranetters, and even has a few colleagues there as well. …
Breaking News: Saxy Inc. to Acquire Clarinetter’s Ltd. (An introduction to an acquisition saga full of intrigue and challenges)
Going forward, we will be following the trials of Charlie. He’s the CIO of a company called Saxy Inc. that is dedicated to making saxophones. They make a full range of saxes and are really good at it! Charlie has been instrumental in transforming the business into the leading Sax company it is through the digitization of various activities ranging …
Contrary to popular belief, you’re already multi-cloud
Last week Protocol hosted a panel discussion called So you want to go Multicloud. Now what?There was one common theme that ran counter to the initial topic, and it startedfrom Priyanka Sharma of CNCF: you don’t decide to go multi-cloud. multi-cloud will find you. That one comment shatters perhaps the biggest held belief: that companies choose to go multi-cloud at …
Legacy Migration Strategies
What do you think of when you hear about a legacy system? A machine in a corner with a broom handle holding the power switch on because the switch slips to off when nobody’s looking, and they don’t want to be the person to remove it. Perhaps it is a user account management system that sits on a Sun Ultra …