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Decoding the Duel: Venture Capitalists vs. Private Equity Titans in the M&A Arena

Devensoft

In the fast-paced world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), two titans of finance go head-to-head: venture capitalists and private equity firms. On the other side of the ring, private equity firms are focused on acquiring established businesses, restructuring them, and driving operational efficiencies to maximize returns.

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Founder’s Five: Rob Brodo, Advantexe

Tyton Partners

Rob Brodo, and Joe and Jim Gekoski founded Advantexe in 2006 to improve the business acumen of client organizations. Advantexe was founded in 2006 by Rob Brodo, Joe Gekoski, and his brother Jim. We grew that business and eventually sold it to private equity. That was in the early 1980s.

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Bain Taps Advisers to Sell Unit of Former Hitachi Metals

The Deal

The private equity and credit giant is planning to carve out one of the U.S. in 2006 to expand into welded, seamless, brass and stainless steel pipe nipples. Less than a year after closing on the 817 billion yen ($5.84 billion) purchase of Japan’s Hitachi Metals Ltd., three sources with knowledge of the discussions said.

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Salas O’Brien CEO Looks to Continue ‘Merger’ Spree

The Deal

. “I’m very transparent with what our goals are, and at the end of the day my main goal, regardless of whether we’re private or public, is to make sure we have the healthiest environment possible for our team members and that we’re doing great projects.” “We’ve had good growth.”

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How to Sell Business Equity

Sun Acquisitions

A good case study of why it’s essential to be mindful of who you sell to and the equity you give up can be seen in the following story: In 2006 Greg Alexander founded Sales Benchmark Index (SBI) a growth advisory firm. The point of the story is to be careful who you sell to and how much equity you give away.

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Delaware Chancery Court Highlights Tension Between Freedom of Contract and Corporate Fiduciary Duties

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

6] Importantly, and as has been well-discussed among M&A practitioners in the private equity space, the court permits parties (especially sophisticated parties) to tailor, but not wholly eliminate, [7] the scope of fraud claims that may be brought against a seller in an M&A transaction. [8] 2022-0406-JTL (Del. May 2, 2023). [2]

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How To Leverage SEG’s SaaS Index™ Tool

Software Equity Group

In 2006, we created the SEG SaaS Index , a basket of public SaaS companies, in order to better track the performance of the industry. Having a clear understanding of the broader software industry is one of several key insights to a successful transaction and a better SaaS valuation.