What’s in a Name? Channel Partner Types and Positioning for M&A
BY CRISTIAN ANASTASIU What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to a channel partner’s business model and positioning for a planned merger and acquisition. Particularly if they’re planning a mergers and acquisitions event in the next six to 18 months — be it a sale of...
Leadership in a Crisis
Great podcast via Stanford: Leadership in a Crisis | Stanford eCorner Listen here: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts/leadership-in-a-crisis/
The Impact Of The Coronavirus Crisis On Mergers And Acquisitions
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is having and will continue to have a material global impact on mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). On a massive scale and in a very short period of time, hundreds of thousands of businesses have shuttered or cut back their...
Tech Heavyweights Launch Beyond Identity To Deliver ‘The End Of Passwords,’ Raise $30M Series A
Beyond Identity has launched publicly today with $30 million in Series A funding after operating in stealth mode for just over a year under the name ZeroPW. Tech industry heavyweights James “Jim” Clark and Tom “TJ” Jermoluk teamed up last year to come up with a...
Update from the IT M&A Frontlines
BY CRISTIAN ANASTASIU “Good entrepreneurs are like chameleons” said Robert Herjavec, Shark Tank judge and successful entrepreneur; “they change colors to adapt to different situations.” This skill will certainly be tested in the coming months. The Coronavirus...
Why is industry focus critical for an M&A advisor?
Excendio Advisor’s Managing Director, Cristian Anastasiu, explains why specialization for an M&A firm is necessary....
Selling My IT Services Business —When Is the Right Time?
BY CRISTIAN ANASTASIU Preparation counts, and timing depends on everything from strength of the M&A market to cultural fit, to the owner’s goals. If you’re the owner of an IT services company, you probably receive several solicitations a week from strategic...
Is This the Right Time to Sell My IT Services Business?
BY CRISTIAN ANASTASIU A seller’s market –with unprecedented valuations and aggressive debt availability being driven by non-bank lenders –continued unabated in the second quarter of 2017. Read the rest here:...