Mergers & Acquistions

May 31, 2007

The year 2006 saw more software industry mergers and acquisitions than any other year since the bubble burst. Strategic buyers returned in force. Moreover, financial buyers sought to put their substantial hordes of cash to work.

But it wasn't M&A business as usual. Valuations, deal activity and buyer motives varied widely by software sector. The year ahead portends even greater change. Join our speaker, Ken Bender, Managing Director of Software Equity Group, the leading software industry boutique investment bank, as he provides unique and practical fact-filled insights into the rapidly changing software industry M&A landscape, including:

• Today's buyers: What are the changed priorities and deal parameters of the mix of buyers in today's market?
  
  
• Private equity: How have private equity leveraged buyouts changed the software M&A landscape and what does that portend for a privately held software company?
  
  
• Valuations: How are the huge variances driven by software product category, revenue and revenue model?
  
  
• The SaaS premium: How are pure-play SaaS providers valued in the current M&A marketplace and what's driving these acquisitions?
  
  
• Today's deal structure: What's the mix of cash, stock, earnouts and escrows?
  
  

• What are the keys to success in today's changed environment? How does an IT cmpany increase its chances for a successful exit in near future?

• What lies ahead?

Everyone who might have a M&A event in their future or has an interest in what is driving today's M&A market will want to attend. All attendees will receive a copy of Software Equity Group's First Quarter 2007 Equity Report.