Mediafly Targets a One-Third Cash, Stock, and Earn-Out M&A Structure
Carson Conant · MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised · Jul 12, 2020 · at 6:51
Mediafly CEO Carson Conant outlines the target financing framework used when structuring acquisition offers.
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“And I think the model we've been looking at is kind of a one-third, one-third, one-third, where it's maybe a one-third in cash upfront, one-third in stock and then one-third in, in in kind of earn-out notes.”
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