BeyondVC
APRIL 12, 2005
I see this as a trend that will only accelerate in the next few years as you have venture funds, LBO shops, and even hedge funds get into the tech buyout action. Witness the recent Sungard deal and others. If the private investors are willing and able to pay $11.3b for a company then no public software company is sacred.
BeyondVC
APRIL 12, 2005
I see this as a trend that will only accelerate in the next few years as you have venture funds, LBO shops, and even hedge funds get into the tech buyout action. Witness the recent Sungard deal and others. If the private investors are willing and able to pay $11.3b for a company then no public software company is sacred.
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Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur. Also in the 80’s, the megafunds were created (at the time defined as $100 million plus); the LBO sector outperformed venture through financial engineering; asset gatherers, such as Blackstone, were created.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 23, 2018
28 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Your Business and Life in 2018 – crowdspring Blog [link] #Marketing #Entrepreneur. The problem was billions of dollars of debt incurred by a private equity firm extracting capital via an LBO. link] #business #branding #marketing #entrepreneur #consistency pic.twitter.com/sfDNUVRIxB.
Tim Keane
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked. Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked.
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