Archive for Author: Marlin & Associates

In the first seven months of this year we helped five entrepreneur-led firms achieve full or partial liquidity – it’s an integral part of what we do. (We also advised Goldman Sachs and Blackstone on a very large purchase of Ipreo; as well as advising another PE firm; a couple of VC-backed firms; and a public corporation. But those are other stories. This is about entrepreneurs.) Entrepreneurs have a wide range of factors that drive them to transact. (We never push. Our philosophy is: if you are growing, cash flow positive and having fun, why sell? But they do sell.)…

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The New York Times had a front page article this week – headlined “Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble.” A week earlier Reuters had an article headlined “Global M&A at a seven-year high as big corporate deals return”. The 10 year average P/E of the S&P composite is at levels not seen since 2000. Are we in a bubble? Read our thoughts in our July market update: http://lnkd.in/dKR9w_W

Today, Marlin & Associates founder and Managing Partner, Ken Marlin, was again named as one of the 50 most influential people in financial technology.  He was the only investment banker to be named to the Institutional Investor “Tech 50” list.  According to Institutional Investor, “Deal making is as integral to the evolution of the financial technology industry as the technologies themselves and Ken Marlin has been in the thick of it…” Candidates were evaluated by four primary sets of attributes: achievements and contributions over the course of a career; scope and complexity of responsibilities; influence and leadership inside and outside…

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