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Jan 26, 2017

6 predictions for healthcare in 2017 – what you need to know. Our January 2017 Healthcare Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, Click here for our January 2017 HIT Market Update. It is a new year. Time again to take out our crystal ball and share our top predictions for 2017. In keeping with our tradition, we have tried to think beyond some of the headlines such as the repeal of Obamacare and how that could slow down IT adoption. Instead we have attempted to enumerate the more subtle shifts that could impact the most active sectors for capital raising and M&A. AI will move beyond the brute force of using lots of processors and large memories. The…

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Jan 12, 2017

Trust, Predictability and Momentum. Deals need it all. Our January 2017 Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends: Welcome to the New Year. Please find our January 2017 M&A Market Update here. It covers m&a trends in the dozen+ information technology sectors that we follow – and sometimes lead. Last year was a strong one for mid-market infotech m&a. We’re still looking good. A week or so ago, in our Fintech Market update, I noted that, in spite of the rise of populism and Russia, the mess in the Middle East, the uncertainty of Donald Trump, Brexit and what may be the beginning of the end of a united Europe, interest rates have remained…

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time kills all deals

Jan 3, 2017

Time kills all deals

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Woody Allen once famously had a character say: “A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies.” In our world, the same can be said of m&a negotiations. In other words: “Time kills all deals”.  As an investment banker that has been involved with many mergers and acquisitions over the years – I’ve come to live and die by this mantra. We’ve seen it many times, the probability of a successful deal completion declines as time passes; if enough time passes before a deal closes, it will, most likely, die. So…

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Dec 14, 2016

Year End – A Time to Reflect and Aspire. Our December 2016 General Market Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, The report found here is our latest update on the m&a values and trends in the dozen+ sectors of the information technology industry that we follow and sometimes lead. This is our last report for 2016. December is a time for many to reflect on their accomplishments – and to look forward to new aspirations and challenges. Our accomplishments this year were many: we advised a wide range of clients – helping some raise capital and others buy and sell – always trying to act strategically. Our clients ranged from Agilum in the healthcare IT space,…

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Dec 13, 2016

The Value of Predictability Combined with Growth

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Most everyone understands that, all other things being equal, a business growing faster than another should be worth more. Similarly, all things being equal, a business that has more predictable revenue streams should be worth more than one that is less so. These are precisely the reasons why, in the tech world, so many businesses with highly recurring revenue models are valued at a premium to others that have similar top line growth rates (especially firms that rely primarily on one-time sales of software or services). In fact, in recent times in our m&a world, it’s become about more than…

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