Unattached VCs Build Credibility and Value During M&A Negotiations
Chad Richard · 20VC: Why Strategic Investing Is Slow Motion M&A, Why Valuation Is The Hardest Element of M&A & What Determines Between Cash vs Stock Deals with Chad Richard, SVP of Business & Corporate Development @ Yelp · Nov 22, 2017 · at 22:33
Chad Richard, SVP of Business and Corporate Development at Yelp, discusses how VCs can best assist portfolio companies during acquisition negotiations.
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“If the VCs can kind of step in as a more seasoned, maybe less emotionally attached person, Player at the table to really help get to those truths and understanding earlier, it can be really beneficial for the shareholders of the company that's being acquired because they build up that credibility.”
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