Esterel + ANSYS will change an industry
Yesterday ANSYS (NYSE: ANSS) announced that they had signed a definitive agreement to purchase our client, Esterel, for euro 42 million, subject to certain working capital adjustments at close. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 30 May 2012
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Unintended consequences: Europe's shift to the left
A French client recently asked me to guide the buyer of his company toward cash retention bonuses rather than options. I asked him why. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 30 May 2012
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M&A Advice from Healthcare CEOs
Corum recently hosted a sellers' panel featuring individuals who sold their healthcare companies. These CEOs/founders shared insights learned... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by robschram, Director on 25 May 2012
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Digitizing of the take-out menu
During our monthly webinar in May, I highlighted a hot sector that is taking off in Europe, with the first shoots popping up in the US. In April, LivingSocial acquired Onosys... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AlinaSoltys, Senior Analyst on 23 May 2012
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Angel Capital Association Panel
I moderated the M&A panel for the Angel Capital Association Northwest Regional Meeting, which attracted about a hundred investors from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 22 May 2012
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Facebook Frenzy: What does the Facebook IPO mean for tech M&A?
Brokers at Morgan Stanley and the other underwriters of the Facebook IPO didn't realize how many Facebook friends they had until they were allocated shares for individual accounts. Everyone wants a piece of the action. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 18 May 2012
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Everything is going GEO
As discussed in the Corum’s May Tech M&A Webinar, we share the optimism the M&A markets have recently demonstrated for technologies variously named as GIS, GPS, LBS – all revolving around the use of data related to location... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 16 May 2012
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Energy Technology Investor Forum
I was recently invited to attend the Energy Technology Investor Forum in Houston as an advisor, to hear the investor pitches from young technology companies seeking investment from the Oiltech Investment Network. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 11 May 2012
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Day two of Interop 2012 in Las Vegas
This is one of the best tech conferences on the planet, and they outdid themselves this year by tying up the end users with the data center. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 10 May 2012
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Conference Cuisine in Las Vegas
My Interop coverage is interrupted to bring you this note. Las Vegas service workers will tell you that tech conference attendees arrive with "one white shirt and one twenty-dollar bill, and they don't change either the whole time they are here." [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 09 May 2012
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Mobile Security – What’s the fuss about?
I said it before and the trend continues. More and more employees, including executives, are demanding to leverage their personal mobile devices in more and more ways. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JonScott, Vice President on 04 May 2012
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Analysis: Apple action positive for mid-tier tech M&A
Last month Apple declared a dividend and a buyback package, but it’s actually a positive indicator for tech M&A at all but the highest levels, since it takes several alternatives off the table. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by ElonGasper, Director, Advisory Board on 02 May 2012
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