Strategic Acquirers

topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

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Schroter: Low-MRR startups can sell to individual operators when PE passes
“When you go to PE, it has to be a lot because it has to be worth their while. When you go to strategics, it has to be a lot. But if you've got 50 K and MRR, there are a lot of people that could just take over that business.”
Will Schroter Feb 27, 2024 ▶ 49:58 Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com
Acquirers value growth over profitability for break-even, multi-million ARR SaaS
“Private equity and strategic acquirers, they don't care very much at all about profitability. Now, if you lose, if you're losing buckets of money, of course, but if you're running at break even and you're doubling every year and you're in the millions, people …”
Rob Walling May 23, 2023 ▶ 13:53 Episode 662 | Selling for Five Years of Runway, Profit vs. Revenu...
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Sahlmer: Bootstrapped SaaS companies were historically too small for traditional PE
“And back then there were not many options for them because often these businesses are too small for, or were too small for strategic acquirers or traditional private equity firms.”
Dirk Sahlmer Apr 19, 2022 ▶ 1:13 Startup Acquisition Stories with Dirk Sahlmer - M&A Manager at saas.group

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