In a recent episode of the M&A Science podcast I listened to Sam Youssef Founder & CEO at Valsoft Corporation being interviewed by Kison Patel, covering the company’s growth by acquisition. There was so much in this 50-minute interview worth sharing...
Today, you’ll see some new branding on our blog. We’ve renamed it The Acquirer to reflect the new emphasis on topics related to acquisitions. However, for the foreseeable future we will continue to post operator tips related to building your business...
I was listening to an old Warren Buffet interview about his philosophies on business and specifically acquisitions. He summarized how he decides on acquisitions using four key criteria (size criteria is at least $75m earnings): A business he understands It has an...
In the final Phase of our acquisition process, we focus on post-acquisition integration. Post-Mortem However, immediately after the deal completes, when our memories are fresh, we perform a post-mortem on the deal. We believe this is essential to become a better...
In the penultimate post of this series, we focus on Phase 5 of our Acquisition Process – Due Diligence & Legal Agreements. At the end of this phase, you will own the target company, so it’s crucial that you consider the objectives of this final phase....
The success of an acquisition is rarely down to the price you pay according to the research. First the research: Cass Business School, concluded from detailed research covering 12,339 deals including 2917 acquisitions of distressed companies from 1984 to 2008 that...