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5 M&A Tips For Founders
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - 8:29pm | 1419By Mark Peter Davis, Managing Partner at Interplay. The M&A process is unlike any other part of the startup lifecycle. To date, I have sold five companies that I cofounded, and through these exits, I learned a lot. Here are the biggest takeaways that founders need to know: #1 Don’t...
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What Has More Leaks Than The White House? M&A Deals
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 9:12am | 408If the White House is looking for advice on how to avoid leaks, then it shouldn't turn toward Wall Street. Prior to M&A announcements, details of the deal are more often than not leaked, Gadfly's Gillian Tan commented. Although to Wall Street bankers' credit, sometimes the leak does come from...
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Why Are Baby Boomers Increasingly Attracted To Reverse Mortgages?
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 11:37am | 673U.S. baby boomers have found themselves in a bit of a squeeze. Not enough savings to fund retirement, but a desire to slow down and either work less -- or not at all. The answer, for an increasing number of boomers, is a vehicle known as a reverse mortgage. This trend is predicated on the...
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Dante's Divine Comedy: Banksters Edition
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 5:14am | 169160 Minutes' December 11, 2011 interview of President Obama included a claim by Obama that, unfortunately, did not lead the interviewer to ask the obvious, essential follow-up questions. “I can tell you, just from 40,000 feet, that some of the most damaging behavior on Wall Street, in some cases,...