View from the Symposium's Chair

Last week I chaired the 7th annual World Financial Symposiums "Growth & Exit Strategies" event in London. It was quite a session with speakers and delegates from 13 countries. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 23 November 2009

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Looking East (Note from London)

At the London WFS conference, everyone seemed to be looking East. The European IPO market is basically dead... [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by NatBurgess, President on 20 November 2009

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Caught in the middle (note from London)

I moderated the Private Equity Panel at the November 17th World Financial Symposiums conference in London. There were about 80 people in the room – mostly CEOs – and healthy give and take of ideas... [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by NatBurgess, President on 18 November 2009

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The Biggest Mistake You Can Make in Selling Your Company (Part I)

I recently traveled through several cities in Europe and the U.S. speaking at various conferences that Corum sponsors. The one question I received that sticks out more than any other is “What is the biggest mistake I can make in trying to sell my software/IT company?” [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by BruceDMilne, Founder on 17 November 2009

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Top Software Performer with Recurring Revenue Model

So, what would you pay for a software company.... [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by MarshallWarwaruk, Vice President on 16 November 2009

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What did Watson mean?

A while ago I posted the founder of IBM, Thomas’ Watson’s comment “I think there's a world market for about five computers.” [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by WilliamMontgomery, Senior Vice President on 11 November 2009

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How Google looks at M&A

Yesterday, at our monthly M&A Flash webinar, I had the great pleasure of introducing my old, old friend, Charles Rim, now a Corp Dev Principal at Google. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 06 November 2009

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