Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

2023 saw a myriad of factors impact SaaS M&A multiples, including economic developments, technological advancements, and a public market rebound. In any given year, however, some sectors of the SaaS universe are more prosperous than others, depending on industry trends, global economics, and other influences.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g. After the acquisition, the previously public company is delisted from its stock exchange, whether the NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 8, 2020

Sica | Fletcher believes Brown & Brown is the publicly traded company that is most comparable to private, middle market U.S. EBITDAC is defined as income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and the change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables. insurance brokers. EBITDAC Margin Overall and 36.4%

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

“There has been a marked increase in PE acquisition and consolidation of oncology practices over the past two decades,” said Dr. Michael Milligan, a radiation oncology resident physician who led the study. Similarly, PE-backed platform companies have undergone substantial consolidation through mergers and acquisitions.”

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MergersCorp M&A International

AUGUST 9, 2024

These funds typically invest in publicly traded securities and derivatives, allowing for a wide range of investment tactics that can include long and short positions, derivatives trading, and leveraging. Hedge funds also focus on maximizing returns in any market condition, whether bullish or bearish.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

As investment bankers, RKJ Partners possesses a breadth of knowledge and experience in advising buyers on business acquisitions. To be more specific, business valuation is a process involving a set of procedures and approaches used to gauge the economic value of an ownership interest in a business as a going concern. What is Valuation?

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But are they the same KPIs prospective buyers look at as they evaluate acquisition targets? In recent years, software buyers have been keenly focused on gross revenue retention (GRR) and gross profit margin (GPM) , largely because strong performance in these areas provides security amid uncertain economic conditions.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 1, 2019

These include prevailing market sentiment, current appetite for acquisitions in a particular sector and the political and economic environment, all of which can change well within a given transaction timetable. The usual pros and cons of being a publicly traded company will also need to be considered. What’s the time frame?

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

Strategic buyers are publicly traded or privately owned software companies. Particularly notable is the significant decline in public strategic deals, which fell from 35% to 25% from 2021 to 2022. In previous economic downturns, such as 2008, private SaaS company valuations took a hit as public strategics were forced to cut back.

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Deal Law Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

The recent economic volatility has also seen an increase in the use of alternatives to one-time cash purchases in the context of M&A deals , including earnouts and working capital adjustments. The use of cryptocurrency in such transactions can offer both parties to an acquisition a level of flexibility in the purchase price.

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Software Equity Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Stock prices and valuations of many leading public SaaS companies have fallen drastically from the beginning of 2022—but while that will affect the private market, it does not necessarily spell doom and gloom. This post will examine the current state of public SaaS company valuations and what it means for private companies.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Voting agreements in public M&A transactions. The sale of a publicly traded company in the US will generally require the approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the company’s outstanding shares as a precondition to the sale’s completion. [5] Stockholder litigation. As always, ambiguity begets litigation.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When listed as publicly traded companies, they mostly become small-cap and micro-cap stocks trading on the exchange. In addition, many potential buyers seek the LLM for acquisition targets as it reduces competition and allows them to expand in the market with cost reduction and utilization of resources.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

But it wasn’t all carve outs and concerned investors – even with the headwinds in the industry and beyond, there were still several traditional public M&A deals involving biotechnology or medical device companies, as large pharmaceutical companies continued to have cash to deploy for acquisitions.

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Software Equity Group

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today’s economic climate, retention is everything: Software companies with Net Revenue Retention (NRR) rates above 120% are trading at a remarkable 63% premium over the market median. The Index is updated quarterly to reflect changes in business models, acquisitions, IPOs, and financial data availability.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

No matter the economic climate, you can always bet on sports fans to show up for their favorite teams. However, one common point across all the verticals is that IPOs are not common because there aren’t that many publicly traded sports teams, stadiums, or arenas. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

billion acquisition of Portola and Sunrun’s $3.2 billion combination with Vivint Solar), the remainder of the year played host to a steady stream of acquisitions, with many $10+ billion acquisitions in the second half of the year. While initial deal flow was merely a trickle (although notably included Alexion’s $1.4

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 Midsize pharmaceutical buyers pursuing opportunistic acquisition strategies, with robust capital markets and high valuations having limited the pool of attractive assets available in recent years.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Private equity-backed ophthalmology groups have seen significant growth over the last eight years, with more than 30 platforms establishing themselves in the market; most completing numerous add-on (individual practice) acquisitions. Strong overall economic activity and lower interest rates.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

McKessons acquisition of PRISM Vision Group is an important milestone for private equitys investments in optometry practices. McKesson, a public company with approximately $76 billion in market value, will purchase an 80% interest in PRISM for approximately $850M. dental).

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

billion acquisition of Alpine Immune; by contrast, there were eight US biotech acquisitions exceeding $5 billion in 2023. 2024 saw companies focusing on internal research and development, innovative partnerships, and targeted bolt-on asset acquisitions to bolster their pipelines. from 2023. [1]

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