Smarter Thinking
Corporate-Scaleup partnerships bring benefits on both sides. In their most recent Global Capital Confidence Barometer, EY reported that 59% of executives expect to make an acquisition within the next year. Their motivations for acquiring range...
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By Jeanette Carlsson, Founder & Chair of Tech Nordic Advocates We all know the great success stories of the Nordic tech scene. Whenever I speak about the Nordics, I’m always asked about those magic ingredients...
Thought Leadership
By Sheana O’Sullivan A couple of years ago now, I remember a night when I just couldn’t get a cab. I wasn’t far out of town, barely on the outskirts of San Francisco, but as...
Demystifying M&A
Imagine receiving a call out of the blue from a major competitor: they want to buy your business. Apart from shock, your first reaction will likely be suspicion. Are they genuinely interested? What are their...
News
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Jason Purcell, recently completed a five-day extreme cycle challenge in the French Pyrenees to raise funds for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT). The team of 13 CPT supporters who rode this...
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By Sheana O’Sullivan The appetite for Europe in the Valley remains hot. Europe is increasingly maturing into a flourishing market for innovative start-ups, growth companies and unicorns alike. At FirstCapital, my role is to manage...
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Hazel Moore, who is Chairman of FirstCapital, has recently been appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the board of British Patient Capital. British Patient Capital was set up in 2018 to invest £2.5bn into funds...
Smarter Thinking
By David Smith Recently, I joined the M&A 20:20 Outlook panel for IgniteX as part of the Dublin Tech Summit, where 150 global investors and others gathered to discuss technology and investment. Here are a few of the...
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Over the last few years, we’ve seen a huge increase in the number of financial buyers acquiring tech companies. More and more sellers are choosing to include financial buyers in the mix alongside strategic buyers...
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The European payments market continues to demonstrate impressive growth. Globally M&A in payments is strong. In Q4 2018, payments registered the fastest quarter-on-quarter growth in M&A deals in the financial services sector (30.8%), despite only...
Smarter Thinking
By Sheana O’Sullivan I recently attended Irish Fintech in the Bay hosted by Enterprise Ireland, the economic development agency of the Irish Government. It was a great opportunity to meet some of the up-and-coming fintech companies...
Demystifying M&A
By Alastair Church Warranties and indemnities are an important part of most M&A transactions. They are the medium by which risk is allocated between the buyers and sellers of a business. Increasingly, Warranty and Indemnity...