The Tech M&A Podcast

Corum's senior vice president, Steve Jones, reports on the recent World Financial Symposiums healthtech webcast that he participated in, of which Corum is a platinum sponsor.

Rene Yang Stewart from Vista Equity, Jeremy Holland from Riverside Company and Matthew Picciano from Alpine Investors joins us to discuss trends within the market that company owners should be paying attention to.

Corum's vice president, Marc O'Brien, discusses the Growth & Exit Strategies conference he chaired in San Francisco. Bruce Milne, CEO of Corum Group, shares his thoughts on the state of today's market fundamentals.

The Executive Summary is the most important document you will write in your M&A journey. You have 15 seconds to convey your company’s value in the hands of an acquirer. Succeed, and you are on the way to an Optimal Outcome. Fail, and your deal may be over before it even gets started. Do you know how to do it best? Join us Thursday, August 8 as we explore “10 Golden Rules to Writing an M&A Executive Summary”. These are proven methods that CEOs and founders globally have used in their journey achieving a successful exit. We'll also give our monthly report on the key deals, trends and valuation metrics in the Horizontal, Consumer and IT Services sectors.

Negotiating the sale, merger or recapitalization of a software company is one of the most difficult tasks you can undertake, with seller and buyer in complete opposition on every point, from price to structure to risk and more. Not only that, but after the negotiation, the buyer and seller have to work together! How do you ensure that you get an optimal outcome, the best price, and structure, while still maintaining that vital relationship? Join us on December 12th to hear from Corum's global team as they share "12 Negotiation Must Haves for an Optimal Outcome."

Valuation tips for an optimal outcome

The process of presenting to potential acquirers of your company is riddled with landmines that can lead to deal disasters. As a business leader, you may have made investor and customer presentations, but a presentation to a potential acquisition partner is entirely different. You and your advisor have worked hard to craft your message and attract potential buyers. The journey is not over, and this is one of the hardest parts. It needs to be done right for a successful outcome. To see this in its full webcast form, visit corumgroup.com/resource-center

Corum's team of experienced deal makers share 10 critical elements of definitive agreements in tech M&A.

Achieving each the critical elements of a contract is important, but it can still be better. Find out how to further improve your contract from Corum's transaction leaders.

As you build out your strategic plans for the New Year, join the largest tech M&A event of the year, as Corum Group looks back at last year, and ahead to the year to come. Agenda: M&A market  predictions for 2020 Top 10 Disruptive Technology Trends driving deals in 2020 Deals, trends and valuations covering 29 market sectors Plus our luminary panel featuring Salesforce, IBM, and Singularity University. Don’t miss the premier event of the year for software company owners and CEOs.

Don't be misinformed when preparing for one of the biggest decisions, and transactions, of your life! Corum's leadership shares six common myths and misconceptions about M&A deals.

Corum's team of experienced deal makers share 10 critical elements of definitive agreements in tech M&A.

Corum's team of experienced deal makers share 10 critical elements of definitive agreements in tech M&A.

What does today’s combination of high valuations, strong public markets, disruptive technology and active buyers mean for the value of your software company? What does the Tech M&A landscape look like as we head into the second half of 2019? How should technology company owners, investors and executives be thinking about M&A? Join us July 11 for the Tech M&A Monthly Midyear Update, a detailed analysis of the key deals, trends and valuation metrics across all six technology sectors and 30 subsectors. Plus, we’ll continue our walk through the stages of a disciplined, professional M&A process—this month, the buyers. Who should you reach out to? How should you reach out? When? Corum’s experts will give insight into how they create a carefully staged buyer outreach process.  

Corum deal makers discuss three of their recently closed deals: NTP Software, ExakTime, and Analytix DS.

Have you received an unsolicited offer from a potential buyer? Find out how to handle the situation and what to do in order to get the best deal for your company. Corum's team of senior deal makers share 13 tips to ensure an optimal outcome.

What's new in Corum's world of tech M&A? Hear reports from the recent World Financial Symposiums in London, where Corum was a platinum-sponsor. Two of Corum's senior deal makers also share details on deals that they within the last month - Powervision Software and Captio.