Post-Closing Briefs: The SRS Blog
SRS Blog Blog Archive
01.25.2012Planning 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
01.10.2012Perfect 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
11.02.2011SRS 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
09.08.2011Introducing 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
07.20.2011Industry 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
