In The Trenches

A Super Primer on Evaluating and Acquiring a Software Company


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This week, I attempt to educate listeners on several non-obvious considerations - highly specific to the enterprise software business model - that must form a core part of any diligence and deal structuring process.


Today’s episode will be broken into 3 segments:


In part 1, I will discuss several financial considerations that differentiate a software acquisition & diligence process from a more "traditional" one


In part 2, I discuss several product-specific considerations that prospective acquirors ought to pay particular attention to, especially those who are non-technical, with no prior software experience


Finally, in part 3, I outline 5 very different ways in which prospective acquirors can go about structuring the acquisition of a software company, because – as you’ll hear – not all software investment theses are created equally.



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In The TrenchesBy Steve Divitkos

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