How to Get your HealthTech Company AcquiredHealthcare has been ‘discovered’ recently as a recession-proof and insanely profitable sector, so new investor money is pouring into…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Unicorn Update: Monopoly MoneyIn late Q3 of last year we counted 393 private company ‘unicorns’ (valuations >$1 Billion) and wrote an analysis of funding trends[i]. We…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
How to Optimize your Intellectual Assets for M&AFor this article I turned to my friend Andy Scott, a repeat-repeat entrepreneur who co-founded a patent strategy and brokerage firm and…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
How to Get your Cyber Security company AcquiredThis week starts the RSA Security Conference[1] in San Francisco, probably the world’s biggest collection of security technology vendors…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Strategic vs. Financial Value: How to Maximize the M&A Value of your CompanyMicrosoft paid $26 billion to acquire LinkedIn[i], yet the UK automotive brand Land Rover (Range Rover) was acquired by Tata Motors for…Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Will ‘Unicorn’ Funding Consolidation Mean an M&A Exit for Your Company?In researching SEC filings and Crunchbase data, we see patterns emerging in late-stage funding that foretell more M&A activitySep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019
Saving Journalism and Public DiscourseA conference attendee approached me after my panel and scolded, “If Donald Trump becomes President, it will be your fault.”May 3, 20161May 3, 20161