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01.25.2012

Planning for M&A in 2012? Read Tales from the M&A Trenches

SRS has released the third edition of Tales from the M&A Trenches: Pre-Closing Practices to Mitigate Post-Closing Risks. Co-authored by SRS Managing Directors, Paul Koenig and Mark Vogel, the book presents issues that can impact parties after M&A transactions close, including potentially problematic deal terms, challenges with financial statements and tax matters, and the complexity surrounding earnouts and disbursements of consideration held back at closing. read more

01.10.2012

Perfect Storm Forming for M&A in 2012

Market indicators suggest that there will be an uptick in acquisitions of privately held companies in the next 12 months. The combination of corporate buyers with large stockpiles of cash, the fact that it is exceedingly difficult to get any meaningful yield on that cash in the marketplace, and the abundance of attractive and proven acquisition targets should make for a strong deal pipeline. read more

11.02.2011

SRS Deal Terms Study Reveals New M&A Benchmarks and Trends

SRS has just released the 2011 M&A Deal Terms Study, which looks at multi-year trends for the first time. We found that buyers are purchasing more mature companies, which have consumed more rounds of financing and increasingly achieved profitability. read more

09.08.2011

Introducing SRS EscrowExchange: Early Liquidity for M&A Escrows

We are pleased to bring to market our newest innovation, SRS EscrowExchange, a financial product designed to serve the liquidity and risk-mitigation needs of selling shareholders in M&A exits where a portion of merger consideration is tied up in escrow. Offered exclusively in transactions where SRS serves as shareholder representative, SRS EscrowExchange allows selling shareholders, including private equity and venture capital firms, to convert illiquid escrow holdings to cash. read more

07.20.2011

Industry Pioneer Hits 200th M&A Deal

We are excited to announce SRS’ completion of 200 M&A transactions comprising more than $20 billion in aggregate deal value. SRS serves as the shareholder representative on approximately 34% of all venture-backed M&A transactions based on the official national venture industry Q2 2011 deal volume benchmark. read more