TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 2, 2023

RingCentral, which competes with conferencing services like WebEx, Zoom and GoogleMeet, is publicly traded and has a market cap of just under $4 billion — ironically, significantly smaller than Hopin’s last private valuation. It will be using the new assets to further diversify its business.

Business 193

Business Valuation IT Acquisitions 193

Software Equity Group

APRIL 4, 2023

Refined Target Audiences As the business organically grew and we added acquisitions to our portfolio, the marketing team needed to refine its target audience and identify our ideal customer profile (ICP) for new segments. We also put on an annual customer appreciation event, with speakers, tech stations, and entertainment.

Sale 52

Sale Book-building Business M&A 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Novartis announced plans to spin off its generics and biosimilars division into a publicly traded stand-alone company. The need for big pharma to fill looming revenue gaps as medicines lose marketing exclusivity is balanced against increasing caution in boardrooms about making large, risky bets.

M&A 40

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Collaboration 40