Labs

A Technical Due Diligence Need Not Feel Like a Medical Procedure

 150 150 Stephen Hardisty
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After supporting upwards of 1000 buy-side and sell-side technical due diligence processes, our team at Palo Alto Strategy Group has seen what works and what doesn’t. If your technology company is considering an investment round, here’s our guide to ensure…

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Amazon Web Services Continues to Build Enterprise Applications – Will CRM be next?

 150 150 Malcolm Stewart
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In our work at PASG, we examine enterprise software market dynamics and the ability of companies to compete effectively given their solutions’ positioning, leadership and development teams, channel partners and other capabilities. We frequently encounter Amazon Web Services (AWS) –…

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2018 Will be an Active Year for Insurance Software Investors

 150 150 Jamal Ahmed
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Insurance software companies have been popular targets for Private Equity and strategic investors alike over the last 5+ years. 2013–2014 was a period of high activity for PE investors, and though transaction volume has declined from that peak, many of the largest buyouts on record, like Vertafore and…

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Expect more BI buyouts in 2018

 150 150 Carlo Franke
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Business Intelligence and Analytics companies have recently been popular acquisition targets for principal and strategic investors alike. While TIBCO and Qlik partnered with Private Equity investors, Birst, BeyondCore, DataRPM, Platfora, and Prevero were acquired to strengthen platforms of larger software…

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