M&A
7 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 7, 2023 by Aaron Dignan · across every show →
Everything said about M&A, oldest first
Feb 7, 2023 negative
Mar 19, 2024
Jacobs: Capital cost spread and operational improvement drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors and because of the track record and what I can deploy that at I'm doing acquisitions. The second biggest le…”
Dec 24, 2024
Jacobs: Capital cost spread and business improvements drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors, and because of the track record, and what I can deploy that at I'm doing acquisitions. The second biggest …”
Jun 9, 2026 positive
Gurley: VCs Must Understand Wall Street Because It Buys Their Startups
“I've always thought of Wall Street as the buyer of the product that venture capitalists create because of the eventual liquidity is either an M&A or an IPO. And now the price is being set by that group and that institution. So if I know what they value, even i…”
Aug 4, 2026 positive
Aug 4, 2026
Jacobs: Capital cost arbitrage and operational improvements drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors and because of the track record and what I can deploy that at on doing acquisitions. The second biggest lev…”
Aug 4, 2026
Jacobs: Integration begins at agreement signing and standardizes immediately upon closing
“I integrate from the moment that we agree to buy a company, we're starting the integration process. And the day we close the acquisition, Gazaam. We're in there and we're standardizing everything as much as we possibly can.”