tech M&A

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 15, 2018 by Emilie Choi · across every show →

Everything said about tech M&A, oldest first

Jan 15, 2018 positive
Insight
Choi: In Tech M&A, Acquiring the Right Company Matters More Than Price
“I truly believe that the most important thing is buying the right company and not getting the right deal, and I think that there's a lot of different examples of companies that have said that they're going to go after the potentially weaker asset for a lower p…”
Emilie Choi Jan 15, 2018 ▶ 17:42 20VC: LinkedIn's Head of Corp Dev on Why and When Startups Should Start Relationship Building With Corp Dev, What The Structure of M&A Traditionally Looks Like & How To Mitigate The Biggest Risk of M&A, Integration Risk
Mar 26, 2018
Insight
Loftus: Tech M&A is driven by founder emotion unlike corporate M&A
“The M&A process in big corporate America is not an emotional exercise. Any emotion is really sort of manufactured as part of negotiation. People storm out of conference rooms and things all the time, but it's not the deal. Whereas like that's, Fundamentally di…”
James Loftus Mar 26, 2018 ▶ 23:18 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
Jan 15, 2024 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Brian Halligan predicts tech acquisitions under $10B will bypass heavy regulatory scrutiny
“I think you're doing an acquisition under ten billion, unless it's super strategic. I don't think it gets a long look from the regulators. I think those flow through and they happen pretty quickly.”
Brian Halligan Jan 15, 2024 ▶ 1:24:03 Brian Halligan: Leadership Lessons Scaling Hubspot to $28BN | E1103 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 3, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Lemkin: Pro-M&A Trump policies will trigger a golden age of tech M&A
“So there's going to be a wave of more M&A, right? Especially if, you know, pros and cons looking at the stock market, but if Trump remains pro M&A, You know, as long as your pesky Europe doesn't get in the way this is going to be a golden age of M&A. Like, jus…”
Jason Lemkin Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 14:14 20VC: The Daily Deal: Coreweave IPO | Scale Hits $25BN on $2BN EOY Revenue | Sequoia's 25x Return on Wiz | Tech Stocks Tank with Tariffs | Cursor: Defensible or Dangerous Example of Lost Moats in Tech
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