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Accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions – Financial Advisory & Valuation Services For Success

JD Supra: Mergers

Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) are blossoming due to strong recurring revenue models, a great record of organic growth over three decades, light asset investment requirements, and economic recoveries and growth worldwide following the pandemic. These factors have created the opportunity for industry consolidation.

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After $43B valuation, Databricks acquires data replication startup Arcion for $100M

TechCrunch: M&A

Just last month the company raised $500 million at an eye-popping $43 billion valuation. Databricks has remained a hot startup at a time when interest from investors has cooled across the ecosystem. That would be big money anytime, but especially in the current fundraising climate. All rights reserved.

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Wiz walks away from Google’s $23B acquisition offer: Read the CEO’s note to employees

TechCrunch: M&A

Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, according to a source familiar with discussions.

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Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B

TechCrunch: M&A

Permira first revealed plans to acquire Squarespace back in May, offering shareholders in the NYSE-traded company $44 per share — this equated to an equity valuation of $6.6 Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm.

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Oil & Gas Valuation: 5 Questions to Ask When Stock Is Used As Consideration

JD Supra: Mergers

Over the last several years, an acquiring company’s stock has become a more commonly used currency in upstream oil & gas merger and acquisition transactions. This trend can be attributed to its benefits, such as providing flexibility and potential upside for both the acquiring and…. By: Opportune LLP

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M&A Blog #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

I learned a few new things in these 2 roles, including how to evaluate a merger opportunity and present it to a corporation’s Board of Directors (BoD). To pick up where we last left off with valuation, I will cover the topic of a Merger Relative Valuation in this blog post and move on to other non-valuation topics from here.

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Robinhood acquires credit card startup X1 for $95M

TechCrunch: M&A

The company announced its most recent raise of $15 million in December, when it also touted a 50% boost in its valuation. On the one hand, while X1’s valuation is not known, it looks like Robinhood is getting a good deal with $95 million. For example, Petal raised $140 million in 2022 at an $800 million valuation.

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