Austin Leo | Insurance That Increases Sales

In the world of tech, a lot of companies, especially the smaller ones and startups, their financials are quite opaque. You never know on the surface if one is about to go under or go unicorn. Austin Leo, VP of USI Insurance Services, highlights a specialized type of insurance, once reserved for large manufacturers, that […]

Colin Campbell | Strategic Buyers vs. PE Firms

After culling through a decades-worth of data on IT services companies, Colin Campbell, Associate Director at Livingstone Partners, sees the potential for a market downturn on the horizon. He shares what trends he sees that point to this potential slowdown, as well as how Buyers and Sellers approach M&A deals to account for it. Colin […]

The Key Differences in Mindset Between Buyers and Sellers in M&A

Going into an M&A deal there is always a “courtship” period where the Buyer is wining and dining the target company. If things go well, this leads to a Letter of Intent, which essentially states that the Buyer wants to buy the company, and the Seller agrees. This is where things get more complicated. The […]

You Can Now Cover Full Transaction Value With R&W Insurance 

In recent years, as more insurers have entered the Representations and Warranty insurance market (according to a study from Harvard Law School, there are now more than 20 insurance companies writing these policies), there have been more opportunities for ever smaller M&A transactions to secure coverage, with deals as low as $15M deemed eligible. The […]

ERPs

The Software You Need to Scale Up Your Business As a company is scaling up, especially a startup, it wants to stay nimble and always moving forward to maintain momentum. At the same time, the systems they used in their startup phase – like QuickBooks – just might not be robust enough to manage their […]