James Loftus

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Mar 26, 2018 neutral

Disclosure

Loftus: Square deploys 6 to 10 people in M&A deal processes

“I'm going to roll out, even at a small company in a square, somewhere between six and 10 people who are going to be involved in a deal process, and they're all going to be asking the CEO founder for stuff.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 17:06 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Assertion Supported

Loftus: Big Tech Buyer Softening Has Kept Startup Acquisition Prices Moderate

“So I haven't seen a ton of price increase, but I do think that's because in my view, even though you've seen new entrants into the market, There's been softening at the other end of the market from the Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon end.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 10:10 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018 negative

Opinion

Loftus: The M&A adage 'companies are bought, not sold' is trite

“I hate that saying, because I think it's a trite way of describing the M&A world, and I think it really ignores almost all of the nuance.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 5:30 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Insight

Loftus: Unsolicited inbound acquisition offers for startups are extremely rare

“And so I just think that it gives this view that's like, oh, just keep your head down, build a great product. And like someday an acquirer will come knocking at your door. And I think that's a really, really rare occurrence. I just don't think things happen th…”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 6:23 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Insight

Loftus: Acquirers usually do not realize they are crushing startups during diligence

“Nine times out of 10, the acquirer doesn't know that they're sort of crushing you unless you raise your hand.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 18:29 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Insight

Loftus: Informing employees of M&A talks causes startup work to stop

“If you tell them that you're in acquisition talks and that they're serious, Work will stop.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 18:50 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Assertion Supported

Loftus: M&A Has Become the Absolute Primary Method of Tech Exits

“One factor that I think has moderated prices a little bit is that M&A has become the absolute primary method of exits.”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 9:45 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

Mar 26, 2018

Insight

Loftus: Tech M&A Valuations Cannot Rely on Standard Profit Models

“Pricing tech companies in particular is incredibly difficult, especially I've spent most of my career in consumer internet. You're buying a lot of companies where you're looking at talent and technology are the main drivers, and so you can't sort of build a mo…”

James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 9:19 20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square

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