M&A

6 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 2, 2022 by Conor Jamnis · across every show →

Everything said about M&A, oldest first

May 2, 2022
Insight
Chamness: Sharing Granular Data Early Prevents M&A Buyers From Retrading Deals
“Allow the buyers to dig in deep enough that they can get answers to the questions they need to know and sooner rather than later. Cause that's the big thing that I run into a lot is especially in a competitive market there are going to be buyers that don't wan…”
Conor Jamnis May 2, 2022 ▶ 13:04 Startup Acquisition Stories with Conor Chamness - Corporate Development | M&A at Dura Software
May 2, 2022
Insight
Chamness: Founders Should Negotiate M&A Valuation on Metrics, Not Market Comps
“When you're negotiating with the buyer, especially a financial buyer make the negotiation about your specific business, not your market. Right. There are a lot of things you can point to External to your company that are going crazy in technology. But you know…”
Conor Jamnis May 2, 2022 ▶ 13:44 Startup Acquisition Stories with Conor Chamness - Corporate Development | M&A at Dura Software
Jun 26, 2024 negative
Opinion
Pacifici: Generalist and Big Law attorneys poorly serve the $2M–$25M market
“Most folks who do M&A in the two to fifteen million or two to twenty five million dollar enterprise value space are either general lawyers who don't know M&A at all, do a really bad job for their clients. We see that a ton on the sell side, or they're really g…”
Eric Pacifici Jun 26, 2024 ▶ 2:36 Startup Acquisition Stories With Eric Pacifici of SMB Law Group
Mar 31, 2026 positive
Insight
Joel Graber: M&A is essential for building a multi-service business at scale
“And if it's the ladder where you really want to build something that has real scale, that services lots of clients across lots of service lines, then M&A is just a muscle that you've got to work out and exercise.”
Joel Graber Mar 31, 2026 ▶ 16:48 How One Acquisition Solved a Critical Growth Bottleneck
Mar 31, 2026 positive
Insight
Graber: Buyers create more value acquiring within their domain expertise
“I think there's more value in like staying in your lane. If you have an expertise, it's much easier to grow from there.”
Joel Graber Mar 31, 2026 ▶ 6:05 How One Acquisition Solved a Critical Growth Bottleneck
Jul 2, 2026
Insight
Imran: Founders nearing an acquisition must accelerate growth to protect leverage
“What I tell my friends and some portfolio companies I've invested in is you're about to sell, push harder than ever. Put the gas on the pedal and go, right? Give them a reason to actually have some real urgency. Show them you're growing, and that gives you lev…”
Faze Imran Jul 2, 2026 ▶ 20:20 6 Exits by 24: The Demand-First Startup Sale
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