M&A market

also referred to as: m&a markets

7 statements across 6 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement May 26, 2020 by Elad Gil · across every show →

Everything said about M&A market, oldest first

May 26, 2020 bullish
Prediction Held up
Elad Gil: M&A buyer activity will surge within 6 to 18 months
“I think there will definitely be a number of buyers coming into the market and that's actually one of the offensive things that you can do as a company if you're late stage is you can start planning ahead in terms of what are the companies you want to buy and …”
Elad Gil May 26, 2020 ▶ 31:06 20VC: Elad Gil on Startup Offense and Defence in a Recession, How The Venture Landscape Has Shifted & All Things Valuations, Secondaries and Layoffs
Apr 8, 2022 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Liaw: 2022 tech M&A volume will slightly exceed 2021
“I expect maybe a little bit more M&A this year than last year, just because last year there wasn't that much of it.”
Eric Liaw Apr 8, 2022 ▶ 11:49 20VC: What Happens To Growth Rounds in this New Environment? Where is the Funding Crunch? How Does This Impact M&A and Going Public? How do Crossover Funds Respond? What Does it Mean For Early Stage and more with Eric Liaw, General Partner @ IVP
Oct 20, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Tech M&A Markets Will Remain Closed
“M&A markets have dried up almost completely, and I think they will continue to remain closed.”
Harry Stebbings Oct 20, 2023 ▶ 19:11 20VC: NEW FORMAT: Harry Stebbings on Why Seed Pricing is as High as Ever, Why Series A is the Best Place to Invest Today, Why Growth Founders Need to Reshape Expectations, Why M&A Windows Remain Shut and When Will IPO Windows Crack Open
Feb 5, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rohan: Secondaries will become a robust liquidity option if M&A contracts
“I do believe the secondaries are going to be a really robust option.”
Terrence Rohan Feb 5, 2024 ▶ 1:03:03 David Tisch & Terrence Rohan: Biggest Misconceptions & Hardest Truths About Seed Investing | E1112 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 1, 2024
Insight
Quattrone: Rapid rate and valuation changes freeze M&A, not absolute rates
“When either valuations are coming down rapidly, going up rapidly, when interest rates are going up rapidly and the valuations are coming down because the markets are just, you know, wrapped with this new environment where there's actually a cost of capital, th…”
Frank Quattrone Mar 1, 2024 ▶ 45:03 Frank Quattrone: Lessons from 650 M&A Deals Worth Over $1TRN & Taking Amazon and Cisco Public| E1121 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 1, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Quattrone: Qatalyst M&A business picked up over past six months
“We've had two consecutive down years, but for the last six months, our business started picking up.”
Frank Quattrone Mar 1, 2024 ▶ 43:14 Frank Quattrone: Lessons from 650 M&A Deals Worth Over $1TRN & Taking Amazon and Cisco Public| E1121 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 26, 2024 negative
Opinion
Khan: High seller expectations, not the FTC, freeze the M&A market
“I actually don't think the M&A market, you can blame, I think people has a reason to blame everything, and right now there is, and I look at it on Twitter all the time, they like to blame on everything. I think the problem in M&A market is also the same thing.…”
Imran Khan Aug 26, 2024 ▶ 21:58 Imran Khan: Why the IPO Market is Not Closed & Lessons From Taking Snap & Alibaba Public | E1194 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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