Avoid The High Valuation Trap To Bcit Nov 09 Beta Draft
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The document discusses various services provided by Stirling Mercantile including mergers and acquisitions advisory, fairness opinions, expansion capital, early stage financing, and divestitures. It also provides tips for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital funding, including what VCs need, want, and look for in potential investments and exits. The presentation emphasizes the importance of considering downstream valuations and acquiring companies that are accretive to valuation.
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Avoid The High Valuation Trap To Bcit Nov 09 Beta Draft
- 1. Entrepreneurship & Strategy Class
- 2. My Bio Entrepreneur – 3 meaningful startups Corporate Finance – negotiated over 100 transactions, CIBC Investment Banking Boards Chair of a pre-revenue start-up Founding director of MetroBridge, recent IPO Director of award-winning local VC, BCAF
- 3. About Stirling Mercantile Divestitures M&A Advisory Expansion Capital Fairness Opinions Early-Stage Finance FAIRNESS OPINIONS Director comfort & legal protection from independent, expert valuation EXPANSION CAPITAL Multiple industry experience Seasoned corporate financiers EARLY-STAGE FINANCING Full-service approach throughout process Aligned interests likely to secure funding DIVESTITURES Corporate financier involvement can improve price, simplify process M&A ADVISORY Sage advice in times of need or growth opportunity .
- 4. About Stirling Mercantile Divestitures M&A Advisory Expansion Capital Fairness Opinions Early-Stage Finance FAIRNESS OPINIONS Director comfort & legal protection from independent, expert valuation EXPANSION CAPITAL Multiple industry experience Seasoned corporate financiers EARLY-STAGE FINANCING Full-service approach throughout process Aligned interests likely to secure funding DIVESTITURES Corporate financier involvement can improve price, simplify process . M&A ADVISORY Sage advice in times of need or growth opportunity
- 5. Experience
- 11. Diverse Portfolio - Successful Exits 7 Technology IRR 342% 23x Cash 5x Cash 3x Cash Life Science
- 12. Perspectives Advisor Investor Exit Transactions . Founder
- 13. Funding Road Map Confidential F, F & E Seed, Angel Series A Series B Year 1 2 3 4 5 Early Adopters Crossing the Chasm Mainstream Growth Develop Scale Expand Phases Funding Roadmap Investor Exit Revenue today Launch .
- 14. What happens when you bring in equity investors? Dilution More governance and oversight Additional management Capital to accelerate development Access to broader network Added business insight Background .
- 15. What Do VCs Need? Strong team, with integrity Clear, lucrative and sustainable value proposition Large market opportunity and the ability to scale into it Realistic valuation and deal terms .
- 16. What Do VCs Want? Traction from the target market 2 or 3 independent board candidates Appropriate deal size for their fund Appropriate market sector for their fund Transaction ready due diligence binder/site Close proximity .
- 17. What Should You Look For in a VC? More than money Strong team, with integrity “Been there, done that” management Exit strategies .
- 18. What Should You Look For in a VC? More than money Contacts for additional management for customers for partnerships .
- 19. Why VCs Need ‘Home Runs’ 40% return on a fund, which lasts about 7 to 10 years
- 20. One in Ten Some make a break-even or make a modest gain. Others die. $40m $100m
- 21. Objectives
- 22. Murphy’s Law
- 23. High Valuation Trap Problem: Follow-on investors value lower than last Forced to “cram down” last investors or no deal Solution: Understand downstream valuations .
- 24. Valuation Consider the post $ cap table for the next round And subsequent rounds to the exit .
- 25. Exit Valuations Multiple of Revenue (eg. $10m x 2 = $20m) Profit or EBITDA (eg. $3m x 6 = $18m) Discounted Cash Flow (can be lame) All are better when company is growing (Importance of timing) .
- 26. Relative Valuations Big Co Experienced management, board Large revenues Diversified customer base Scaled Infrastructure Worth 3 x Revenues Small Co Great founder, some holes on team Small growing revenues Concentrated customer base Scalable infrastructure Worth 1.5 x Revenues .
- 27. Deal Drivers Accretive acquisitions You must add to buyer’s valuation For example: Buyer: $100m Revenues x 3 = $300m market cap Buys $10m Revenues x 1.5 = $15m Adds $10m x 3 to valuation or $30m Accretive value is 2x cost .
- 28. Deal Drivers Strategic Add value to other products or assets Adds customers Keep away from competitors Product or geographic expansion .
- 29. Marketing the Exit Plan the exit from the outset Get to know your potential buyers early Get to know your service providers early .
- 30. Think Like A Buyer Strategic Market share, keep away from competitor Financial Earnings, valuation multiples, accretive value to a stock price Entrepreneur Lifestyle .
- 31. Think Like A Buyer Spend money to… … make money, or … save money .
- 32. Reading Fred Wilson www.avc.com Brad Feld www.feld.com Chris Dixon www.cdixon.org Mark Suster www.bothsidesofthetable.com Legal www.startupcompanylawyer.com Bootup Labs http://blog.bootuplabs.com/ News www.techcrunch.com .
- 33. Thank you A copy of this presentation is available at: www.stirlingmercantile.com/ speakers.htm [email_address] [email_address] davidshore
Editor's Notes
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