Ryan Buckley: Xenon Ventures targets at least a 3x to 4x exit
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Ryan Buckley, former CEO of MightySignal, discusses the return expectations and exit strategy of private equity firm Xenon Ventures.
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“Their thesis is to get at least three to four X out. So we want to then sell for a multiple three to four revenue or at least acquisition costs like what they bought it for.”
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