Intro to Tech Acquisitions
Live webinar and Q&A
Tuesday 7 July, 5:00 pm London / 12:00 pm New York
Tech startup founders dream of getting their companies acquired. Corporates need digital innovation to survive. Yet, so often the process goes horribly wrong on both sides.
Founders don't know how to talk to acquirers. Corporates can layer on so much bureaucracy that the startups run a mile. Or, they simply overpay for duds.
Join this session to learn from technology investment banker and author Paul Cuatrecasas:
- How to tech acquisition processes work: from start to money in the bank
- How smart corporates find and select startups to buy
- What happens post acquisition: advice for corporates & entrepreneurs
This is an essential session for entrepreneurs, corporate innovators and investors. Join us to prepare your company for acquisition, lead tech M&A and make the right investments.
Paul Cuatrecasas is the Founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners, a boutique M&A and strategic advisory firm. He has advised on over 50 TMT M&A transactions around the world worth over $25 billion and over 70 corporate finance advisory and strategic consultancy assignments.
Paul is also the author of Go Tech, or Go Extinct: How Acquiring Tech Disruptors Is the Key to Survival and Growth for Established Companies.
Presented by Sophia Matveeva
This session will be presented by Sophia Matveeva, Enty founder, Tech for Non-Techies host and Chicago Booth MBA (seen in Financial Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal etc).
This event is part of the Tech For Non-Techies series.
Samantha Constance
University of Chicago
Assistant Director, Career Development
In January 2020 Sophia hosted a webinar for the UChicago alumni community titled "The Non-Technical Founder's Introduction to Tech."
She provided insights on how to effectively work in the tech business without having a tech background, touching on product management, front-end vs. back-end development, user experience design and testing, and analytics.
She was a wonderful presenter providing actionable and motivating tips for fellow UChicago alumni.
We loved working with Sophia!
