Quick Thoughts: Dell Acquires Boomi
Boomi (see previous CloudAve coverage here), the Pennsylvania based cloud services integration provider, is acquired by Dell today. Ever since IBM acquired Cast Iron, there were speculations that Boomi...
View ArticleAnd So Begins the End of this SaaS M&A Cycle
TechCrunch is reporting layoffs of 100 or so in Radian6/BuddyMedia at Salesforce, and even worse, pretty mediocre post-acquisition performance. After acquiring BuddyMedia for $689m-$800m when it was...
View ArticleIf You Sell Your Company, Use a Banker
When I sold my first company, I used a banker, an M&A advisor. When I sold my second, I did not. Not using a banker the second time was a mistake. The benefits are nonobvious, somewhat...
View ArticleWhy I hate acquihires (unless I’m doing the selling)
Image credit: rambling anymouse The always insightful Mark Suster recently tackled the subject of acquihires–the practice of large companies buying small startups simply to acquire their people. Mark...
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