Berkonomics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

One of my company CEO’s recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site led by Tobias Bauckhage, has sold off its German website, moviepilot.de , to French publisher Webedia. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 5, 2023

The first rule: 10/40: One of my company CEOs recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2010

Van Nuy-based Electro Rent , a firm which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronic test equipment, said Thursday that it has won a bid to acquire the assets of Telogy, LLC, a bankrupt provider of electronic test equipment. Tags: electro rent telogy merger acquisition bankruptcy electronic test equipment hardware.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

Bankrupt Agoura Hills-based videogame publisher THQ has been chopped up into pieces, and scattered to the winds, after an auction sale of the firm's assets Wednesday. THQ had hoped to sell THQ to Clearlake Capital or another buyer, but apparently found that the separately sold assets would net more than a single buyer. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M Somaxon was represented by Stifel Nicolaus Weisel in the acquisition. Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio. as of September 30th. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The firm said it had sales of $2.1 billion and net income of $28.8M Tags: newegg ecommerce retail merger acquisition. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, William Blair & Company, Cowen and Company, ThinkEquityLLC, Needham & Company, and Raymond James. NewEgg is a major online retailer of electronics and other items.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2019

billion net of anticipated future cash tax benefits. Amgen said the acquisition will accelerate both its near- and long-term revenue growth. billion in sales in 2018. Amgen said it expects low double-digit sales growth for Otezla over the next five years. Otezla had $1.6

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Mike Mothner: The business today, is we are a digital agency focused on customer acquisition and growth for businesses of all types. Mike Mothner: With the acquisition of Standing Dog, which technically closed today, that added about 75 people to bring us to 260 employees. What has helped you grow to the size where you are now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“The only success criteria of my startup career is whether GrubMarket can eventually make $100 billion of annual sales,” he said to me over both email and in a phone conversation. It has made some 15 acquisitions in the last two years, including Boston Organics and EJ Food Distributor this year.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

According to ZAGG, it will pay $100M, plus earn out, for mophie, creating a new mobile accessory company with 2015 net sales of approximately $470M. The companies did not say how the acquisition would impact mophie's Orange County operations. mophie was led by CEO Daniel Huang. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. Make sure the government waits for a stock sale to collect taxes. At that time the original split makes all the difference. In the U.S.,

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuances, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2009

Victory Pharma has 182 employees, and had net sales of $57M in 2008, Sciele said. Tags: victory pharma sciele merger acquisition lifescience. Accordin to Schiele, it will pay $150M to acquire Victory Pharma, which is focused on acquiring, developing, and marketing products to treat pain.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. the sale of the company for $1 billion. You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

However, the traffic did not appear to benefit the firm's sales, as revenues came in a $23.2M, compared with $25.3M The firm said its net income for the second quarter was $2.5M. for the quarter, mainly due to acquisitions and organic growth on its websites. for the similar period last year. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Including Napster's current cash and short term investments, the deal has a net value of approximately $54M. Best Buy said that Napster CEO Chris Gorog and other key members of Napster's senior management will join Best Buy as part of the acquisition. According to the firms, Best Buy will pay $2.65 Napster employs 140. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Net result and reward. Ownership. Value creation.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Leaf Group disclosed the sale in its first quarter 2017 results, where it reported a net loss of $10.0M Leaf Group said it paid $12.0M for Deny Designs, split between $6.7M in cash plus approximately 215,000 shares of its common stock. Deny Designs was based in Denver, Colorado. on revenues of $27.238M. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

I agree with YouTube (that they provide more (hosting, ad sales, etc.) Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins. It is the world’s best customer acquisition for video consumers to get them to come to your O&O where you can make your $25 CPMs. Except for 2 things: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Net result and reward. Ownership. Value creation.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The company--which hopes to list as SLGG on the Nasdaq Capital Company--said it had a net loss of $20.62M for the year ended December 31, 2018, on sales of $1.04M. The company's IPO is being underwritten by Northland Capital Markets, Lake Street, and National Securities Corporation.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 10, 2014

Often, the lender then tracks the pledged assets until money is received or inventory sold, expecting repayment from the proceeds of sale. This type of funding is great for startup companies, refinancing existing loans, and financing for growth, mergers and acquisitions.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The company reported in its S-1 that it had a net loss of $20.62M for the year ended December 31, 2018, on sales of $1.04M. Super League Gaming's IPO was underwritten by Northland Capital Markets, Lake Street, and National Securities Corporation. Super League Gaming is led by President and CEO Ann Hand. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2021

According to Cohu, it will use the expected net cash proceeds of approximately $95 to $100 million, after estimated transaction costs and taxes, to repay outstanding principal on its term loan facility. in sales for the last twelve months. The deal is worth $125M in cash. Cohu said its PTG business had $52.9M

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

Vizio reported net income of $44.9M billion in net sales for 2014. Vizio's major owners are founder William Wang (54.7 percent of the company), along with Taiwanese companies AmTRAN Technology (20.4%), Q-Run Holdings (8.3%), and La Jolla-based V-TW Holdings (7.7%). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Valeant Pharmaceuticals said that Coria currently has annualized net sales of approximately $40M. Valeant said it will pay approximately $95M for Coria, from parent firm DFB Pharmaceuticals and other shareholders. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Valeant said that DermaTEch currently has annual net sales of approximately AU$10.5M ($6.9M Aliso Viejo-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals said today that it has acquired an Australian specialty pharmaceuticals firm, DermaTech Pty Ltd. Valeant said it paid approximately AU$19M ($12.5M

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change? This can be projected top down from market share assumptions, or bottom up from actual costs and sales results.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. The startup was so nascent that the sale would have been considered a short-term gain for tax purposes, which would have significantly reduced the Founders’ proceeds, making their small fortune even smaller.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. The startup was so nascent that the sale would have been considered a short-term gain for tax purposes, which would have significantly reduced the Founders’ proceeds, making their small fortune even smaller.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

net of cash acquired. The company said Kita had current year sales of estimated $17M. Poway-based Cohu said late Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Kita Manufacturing Co LTD , a Japanese companies that develops products used in electronics manufacturing.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

ResMed said it will pay $800M in cash for ResMed, which had net sales of approximately $113M in 2015. San Diego-based medical device provider ResMed has acquired healthcare software developer Brightree , in a deal worth $800M, according to the companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. The world’s best brains are on sale. Friedman again in this weekend’s (Apr 3, 2010) NYTimes: “Between 1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in the U.S. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

The way we get compensated, is we receive a percent of net sales that flow through the website. If you look at the Internet Retailer Top 1000, which is a list that tracks e-commerce sites by sales volume, you''ll see that Amazon is number #1, and number 1000 does a few million in sales online. Our clients like that a lot.

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