Technology is a broad category that encompasses a wide ranging type of companies, everything from software to telecommunications to internet to biotech. These businesses can be intangible whether software or processes or something physical. They carry substantial technology-product and market risk. Technology companies are characterized by disruption and innovation. There is so much going on in technology that we can only barely begin to discuss trends. In an age of digital disruption, technology companies face increasing pressure to improve time to market and ensure their offerings are best in class. “Buy, build, partner” models and M&A strategies can help companies…
Category: Alternative Investments
Cryptocurrencies du jour
When what may be the world’s foremost Banana Republic starts using a form of cryptocurrencies to raise money to finance itself you know there may be something of a bubble going on. The petro is Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency utilizing blockchain technology. Supposedly backed by oil. Maybe that’s just in name only. It’s backed by oil in the sense that the Venezuelan government pegs the petro the price of oil. You can’t exchange a petro for any actual oil. The petro is only available from the Venezuelan government in U.S. dollars. So the average Venezuelan cannot actually buy it since they…
Early Stage Company Fund Raising – Initial Coin Offerings and the SEC
I’ve mentored and advised many startup and early-stage companies over the years. The most common issue I’ve been asked to help with is fundraising. In fact, the majority of companies that approach me to solicit help (or an organization I’m associated with) seeks a solution for this one single problem. Often they want me to call colleagues and my network to make a direct connection with an implied recommendation. So many companies are trying to raise money. I cannot help them all. It is impossible. And some shouldn’t get funding anyway. So I have a policy. I will provide general…
Mergers & Acquisition Trends – Feb 2018
Alteris LLC tracks Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) generalized valuation and other trends/metrics from its various partners and research sources. We will periodically report on what we find here. For more detailed information on valuations and M&A trends contact us directly. Please note that this information is a summary of many different types of companies of various sizes in a variety of industries. The specific valuation for any individual company, for your business, may and probably will vary greatly. Each company and set of circumstances is unique and must be considered individually. This data is collected from various sources and includes…