How2Exit

MARCH 30, 2023

12 Concepts You and I Can Learn About A Great Exit From How2Exit's Interview With Jonathan Brabrand - Author, Entrepreneur, and Expert Advisor. E18 Watch Here Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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H. Friedman Search

MARCH 23, 2023

Today more than ever there is a new trend that is increasing every day: the counteroffer. Now you may be thinking, “Harlan, this is not a new trend. There have always been counteroffers,” I would tend to agree with you wholeheartedly. However, there is a statistic that should make you stand up and take notice. According to a survey of Permanent Placement Recruiters nationwide, not only are there more counteroffers but greater than 20% of candidates are now falling off.

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Beyond M&A

MARCH 15, 2023

Fine. AI is hot right now. Ever since the release of ChatGPT, our work has been revolutionised. ChatGPT is your buddy, your ‘co-pilot’ Shifting the internet from providing information to providing intelligence or research as we go through our daily duties. The worrying question is, ‘will our brains go to mush? ‘ as technology begins to seep into our thinking and overtake our thought processes in speed and structure.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

If you are currently breathing oxygen, you’ve undoubtedly seen the stories about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse over the past few days. In 24 hours, it went from “We’re fine, but we took some losses and need additional capital” to “The FDIC is taking over, the government has guaranteed uninsured deposits, and there might be additional bank runs and a financial crisis or three.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Trout CPA: M&A

MARCH 29, 2023

Written by Andrew Rice, CPA, CVA , Managing Director of Trout CPA’s Transaction Advisory Services When it comes to selling your business in a merger or acquisition (M&A) transaction, getting the best valuation possible is likely your top priority. But how can you ensure that you're maximizing your business's value in the eyes of potential buyers?

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How2Exit

MARCH 27, 2023

10 Concepts You and I Can Learn About What VC's Want From How2Exit's Interview With Mark Achler - Venture Capitalist E107: Watch Here Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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H. Friedman Search

MARCH 16, 2023

What Does The Team Approach Look Like? As many of you are aware, over the last couple of weeks I have been helping my wife recover from a spinal fusion. Not an easy surgery to say the least, but she is doing great. The surgery was on the 27 th of February, and we anxiously looked forward to her first post-op visit with her surgeon. We had many expectations of how the visit would go including inspection of her incision, answering all of our questions, providing information about how she will p

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Beyond M&A

MARCH 9, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has always been hot property. And since ChatGPT was launched, AI has demonstrated the potential for increased efficiency, productivity, and cost savings. However, implementing AI solutions has inherent risks, including potential biases, data quality issues, and security vulnerabilities. So if you’re investing in it, you must ensure you’re not liable for future issues.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Many of the largest hedge funds put commodity trading within their global macro strategies , but plenty of smaller funds, banks, and desks make it a separate category or focus on commodit

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Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

Finance

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 19, 2023

Banks race to finish takeover to calm fears of new global financial crisis Millions paid in bonuses to UK SVB staff days after £1 rescue Bank runs, bailouts, rescues: are the ghosts of 2008 rising again? The Bank of England will not object to UBS taking over fellow Swiss lender Credit Suisse as soon as this weekend, according to reports, amid a frantic race to stave off a crisis with echoes of the 2008 global banking crash.

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Synopsys: M&A

MARCH 10, 2023

Static analysis + penetration testing delivers a powerful punch in any software due-diligence effort.

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How2Exit

MARCH 24, 2023

10 Concepts You and I Can Learn About M&A and Creative Deal Structuring From How2Exit's Interview With Roland Frasier Investor, Business Mentor, and Strategist: Watch Here: Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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Wizenius

MARCH 30, 2023

Over-the-top (OTT) companies are quickly becoming a major force in the entertainment industry, offering streaming video and audio content directly to consumers via the internet. But with so much competition in the market, it's important for these companies to have a clear understanding of their revenue and cost structures in order to maximize profitability.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Beyond M&A

MARCH 7, 2023

As private equity investors, you understand the importance of allocating funds to innovation and growth. However, in software development, there is a metric that can significantly impact your investment. It indicates how much of your investment is going towards innovation versus simply maintaining the status quo. We refer to this as the maintenance ratio.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

With the number of emergency / news-related articles on this site lately – two in a row! – it’s starting to feel a lot like 2008. Before delving in, though, I want to start with the elephant in the room: I was partially wrong ~5 months ago when I wrote about Credit Suisse, UBS, and Deutsche Bank, and whether they would become Lehman Brothers 2.0. Technically, my assessment in that article was correct: “The short answer is that it’s very unlikely that any of these firms will go bankrupt.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 29, 2023

Shell takeover would make Ovo second-largest energy supplier in UK market again Ovo Energy is reportedly planning to make a bid to buy 1.4 million household energy customers from Shell’s UK supply business as the oil company prepares to leave the retail market. Ovo is expected to put forward a takeover offer that would swell its business to 5.4 million customers, according to Sky News, once again making it the second-largest energy supplier in the UK market.

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GillAgency

MARCH 30, 2023

Having a great client relationship who has engaged you to sell their business is of paramount importance. This is because a positive and productive relationship enables effective communication and collaboration between the parties, which is essential for a successful transaction. A great relationship with the client allows for open and honest communication.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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How2Exit

MARCH 23, 2023

11 Concepts You and I Can Learn About the Market & Selling a Small Business From How2Exit's Interview With Joe Valley Author and Certified M&A Pro: Watch here E17 Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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Successful Acquisitions

MARCH 30, 2023

Structure – The Final Variable in Your Selling Equation By Brian Goodhart The final component of Your Selling Equation is Structure. The very word gives me the chills as structure is such a big topic and covers so many potential areas. I often hesitate to treat it as a singular component because it’s just not. However, for the purposes of preparing most business owners for a sale, it is often advantageous to speak of structure in two components: sale type and deal structure.

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Beyond M&A

MARCH 3, 2023

Tech due diligence typically involves evaluating the technical capabilities, strengths, weaknesses, and risks of a company’s technology infrastructure, systems, software, and hardware. Ensuring Tech Due Diligence ‘ stays in its lane ‘ It’s tempting to comment and report on areas outside the scope of the assessment because you typically get to see most, if not all, of a business, its team and its offerings.

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Wizenius

MARCH 30, 2023

Alibaba, the e-commerce giant often dubbed as the "Amazon of the East," has announced its plans to split into six different business units. The move comes after facing intense regulatory scrutiny that has affected the company's stock value. In an attempt to create more value, Alibaba's management believes that breaking up the conglomerate into smaller, more focused entities will allow each business unit to thrive independently.

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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 17, 2023

Buyer Ethical Capital Partners targets industries requiring ‘principled ethical leadership’ The company behind the website Pornhub, which has been accused of hosting illegal content, has been sold to a Canadian private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. MindGeek, the subject of a new Netflix documentary that charts the controversies surrounding the pornography site, has been acquired by Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), a firm that targets industries requiring “principled ethical leadership”.

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EthosData Virtual Data Room

MARCH 28, 2023

Opening a data room can seem like a daunting task, but with the right tools and resources, it can be a straightforward process. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to open a data room so that you can securely share documents with your team and clients.

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How2Exit

MARCH 22, 2023

13 Concepts You and I Can Learn About Buying and Selling Businesses From How2Exit's Interview With Dr. Chris Daigle E16: Watch Here Here is what my team and I learned from this interview: (These are notes from team members, writers, sometimes AI, and even listeners who submitted what i learned loosely edited and shared here) - If it seems a bit unrefined, you're reading our notes, so. yeah.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

MARCH 29, 2023

Earlier this month, the Treasury Department published its explanation of President Biden’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget. We have summarized the tax rate increases, as well as the executive compensation and employee benefits proposals below. These proposals, which are similar to the ones contained in President Biden’s last few budgets, are unlikely to be passed in their current form, especially now given that the House of Representatives is controlled by the GOP.

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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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4Degrees

MARCH 28, 2023

As a management consultant, you need to be focused on providing top-notch service to your clients and building your network. Relationships are the pillar of most consulting businesses. Knowing how to leverage your network can result in new business, higher client satisfaction, increased retention, and a better reputation within the industry.

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Wizenius

MARCH 30, 2023

An Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) is a specialized financial institution that acquires non-performing assets (NPAs) or distressed assets from banks or financial institutions at a discounted price. The primary business model of an ARC is to resolve these distressed assets and recover value for their investors. The typical business model of an ARC involves four main stages: Acquisition: ARCs acquire distressed assets from banks or financial institutions at a discounted price.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Intrepid Investment Bankers Key Takeaways from Expo West 2023 Source: Green Queen Media The Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA was back in full force in 2023, its second year in-person since the 2020 – 2021 pandemic hiatus. The show was heavily attended with over 67,000 participants, however, those impressive numbers are still below the pre-pandemic record of over 80,000 participants.

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