I am happy to repost an excellent piece I first read in March 2013 that is as applicable and useful today as it was then. Many thanks to Mr. Henry Wolfe for his wisdom, candor and expertise. What You Want in a Non-executive Chair By Henry D. Wolfe, Chairman of DaVega & Wolfe Industries Holdings. […]
Jack Warnock
Jack Warnock is an M&A pro and a consigliere to CEOs who are exiting their businesses. He will ensure that the outcome is optimal, the best value is achieved, and the transition is smooth, all while you and your team continue to effectively do your day job. Jack is a trusted resource with proven knowledge about how companies work; how ownership changes; how to buy businesses; how companies are sold; and how owners win.
Exit Advice from “Exits – Traps and Triumphs” CEOs
Well, the CEO panelists for “Exits – Traps and Triumphs” at Drexel did not disappoint the audience one bit. Jean Anne Booth, Founder and CEO of UnaliWear, Paul Litwack, CEO of Axcentria Pharmaceuticals, Gerie DiPiano, Chairman, President and CEO of FemmePharma Healthcare, and Lars Bjork, former Founder and CEO of Qlik Technologies each came with […]
Buying In – Cybersecurity Risk and Due Diligence
Cybersecurity issues are deal breakers. In a recent survey on software mergers and acquisitions conducted by West Monroe Partners, more than half of the respondents surveyed reported discovering a cybersecurity problem after deal closing. Cybersecurity issues were the second-most common reason that deals were killed, and the second-most common reason buyers and investors regretted doing […]
A Panel of CEOs Speaking About Exits to CEOs and Business Owners
Here is the scoop on the CEO panel discussion on exits on which I have been working with Chuck Sacco at the Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University. “Exits – Traps and Triumphs” is a conversation by CEOs for business owners, CEOs and other C-level executives who want to learn about the execution phase […]
What Worries CEOs When They Exit
Whenever I speak to CEOs I usually get the impression that they totally have their act together and do not experience fear, worry or regret when running their companies and leading their teams. And I guess that for the most part, that is true because in their predominant domain as the leader of their business, […]
Cyber Security Problems in M&A – Real, Not Imagined, and Hitting Hard
Cyber security problems in M&A deals are no longer for the other guy to worry about. If you think that it is only software, communications and related information technology companies that are impacted by cyber security issues before, during and after their sale, then you are flirting with potential disaster and real hard money losses […]
Cyber Security Summits – Great Content; Deep Learning; Excellent Connections
I have had the good fortune this spring to feed my addictive interest in cyber security by attending several high quality conferences full of great content, deep learning and excellent connections. The first one this year was the Financial Times Cyber Security Summit in Washington. I had the pleasure of attending the 2016 Financial Times […]
The CEO at Exit: Prepare; Talk; Listen; Empathize
Be Prepared! Because “Startups get bought, not sold”
Cyber Security Before, During and After Your Sale – Part II
No doubt that cyber security is a key risk in business, but more specifically in mergers and acquisitions. Certainly, logic says that the larger and more diverse the entity, the more complicated the information technology environment will be, but so too will be the resources to adequately handle due diligence scrutiny. For small and medium […]