Podcast Overview
A prospective buyer has qualified your startup as a potential candidate for acquisition and now the real work begins, defining how the assets of your startup will fit the needs of the acquiring company and the value placed on those assets.
My guests, Gary Guseinov and Mark Addison, each related situations that resulted in successful outcomes, or encountered setbacks and often failed to close. The final part of this conversation involved a discussion of the value and role of investment bankers.
In this podcast, we will discuss the following factors:
- What goes wrong in a startup acquisition
- Post sale integration with the acquired company
- Knowing which assets matter to the corporate acquirer
- Valuation metrics and how valuations are derived
- Why the cyber security sector is hot for startup acquisitions
- How to contact potential corporate acquirers
- The role of the investment banker
My guests are Mark Addison, CEO of Xrocket.io, and Gary Guseinov, CEO and Co-founder of Real Defense Holdings. Mark Addison is an advisor to technology companies preparing to engage in an acquisition plan, representing the seller and Gary builds the scope and capability of Real Defense Holdings via an acquisition strategy.
Links and References
The contacts are
Gary Guseinov
gary@realdefen.se
Mark Addison
M.addison@xrocket.io
Gary Guseinov published an article on M&A in the Cybersecurity sector.
5 Reasons Why M&A Is the Engine Driving Cybersecurity
Contacts
Mark Addison : m.addison@xrocket.io
Gary Guseinov : gary@realdefen.se
Jim Connor : jconnor@gamechangers.tv
Website Link - : https://www.xrocket.io
