1. Acquire an Education
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2. THINGS TO DO
Communicate your plan to all key stakeholders-clients, employees,
investors and partners
Align with investors and give them charge
Get all parties to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement till the buy-out is
complete
Be mentally prepared for things to go awry
Make sure business stays on course with all plans and targets
Get unbiased counsel on your side to advise dispassionately
3. THINGS NOT TO DO
Don’t shop the offer too much; it can go away
Work quietly and don’t respond to rumor mills, unless it can derail
you
Avoid making excessive demands from ‘Big Brother’- it can erase the
whole deal
Don’t be eager to sign without understanding implications
Don’t involve your team in the actual process, let them focus on daily
work
Don’t make false claims to your buyer
4. M&A Activity for 2014 & 2015
Company INVESTOR Amount
HealthcareMagic.com EBIX (MAY 2014) $4.81 m
Little Eye Labs FACEBOOK (JAN 14) $11 m
What’s On India TRIBUNE COMPANY (JUL 2014) $20 m
Eventifier BOOKMYSHOW (FEB 2015) $2 m
Myntra FLIPKART (MAY 2014) $370 m
FreeCharge SNAPDEAL (APR 2015) $450 m
TaxiForSure OLA (MAR 2015) $200 m
redBus NASPERS (JUN 2013) $93 m
5. For details and bookings contact:-
Parveen Kumar Chadha… THINK TANK
(Founder and C.E.O of Saxbee Consultants & Other-Mother
marketingandcommunicationconsultants.com)
Email :-saxbeeconsultants@gmail.com
Mobile No. +91-9818308353
Address:-First Floor G-20(A), Kirti Nagar, New Delhi India Postal Code-110015