Category: Mergers and Acquisitions

June 24, 2020

When selling a business, the receipt of offers is one of the most exciting stages in the process. It is vitally important, however, to fully understand the technical language used in these offers and the implications this will have on […]

June 12, 2020

A focus on personal time considerations is normal When selling a business, most owners will clearly be focused on their own internal timing issues. These will likely include personal factors such as planning to retire at a certain age, in […]

May 28, 2020

Everyone likes to feel in demand, so it’s no surprise that vendors often fall into the trap of trying to maximise the number of potential buyers for their business. In reality, however, whilst “interest” from multiple parties may be flattering, […]

March 5, 2020

Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it has acquired Onnie Media, an educator media hub for SA teachers, and the hub’s online marketplace for teachers in South Africa, Teacha!. The edtech company said in a statement today that […]

December 27, 2019

The 2010s were a busy time for mergers and acquisitions. As the global economy recovered from the biggest financial shock since the Great Depression, the healthiest companies emerged ready to swoop with big-dollar deals. All in all, the 2010s saw […]

October 28, 2019

French conglomerate LVMH, already one of the largest luxury companies in the world, wants to add Tiffany & Co. to its roster of brands. LVMH, whose portfolio includes names like Christian Dior, Fendi, and of course Louis Vuitton, confirmed on […]

August 29, 2019

Once a merger or acquisition deal is signed and moving forward, how do you measure success? And how long does it take to achieve that success? These are excellent questions — and we hope you are asking them early in […]

August 8, 2019

Digital technology has given small businesses access to more powerful solutions and tools. As a result, small businesses have been able to improve the efficiency of their operations across the board. And these tools include customer relationship management or CRM. […]

June 10, 2019

Salesforce.com Inc. agreed to buy Tableau Software Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $15.3 billion in a major bid to build its analytics offering. The takeover of Tableau will be Salesforce’s largest deal to date, according to data compiled […]

May 15, 2019

Cortex Group, the holding company of Cape Town based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cortex Logic, announced earlier this week that it will acquire Tesla Water’s water quality monitoring solution. In a statement earlier this week, Cortex Logic — which in […]