Dave Kauppi (David Kauppi)

Dave Kauppi is the editor of The Exit Strategist Newsletter and author of Selling Your Software Company - An Insider's Guide to Achieving Strategic Value (on Amazon) Dave is also a Merger and Acquisition Advisor and President with MidMarket Capital, Inc. MMC is a private investment banking, merger & acquisition firm specializing in providing sell-side M&A services to entrepreneurs and middle market corporate clients in information technology, software, high tech, and a variety of industries.

In the Spotlight

Software Company Business Valuation - Why Is It So Difficult?

Traditional valuation techniques focus on easily quantifiable metrics such as EBITDA, revenue, and projected sales. These models fail to capture the leverage of technology and strategic value.

In the Spotlight

Selling a Company for Strategic Value

In our technology focused mergers and acquisitions practice we are often approached by an entrepreneur saying, "I want to sell my company for strategic value." This article explores what strategic value means and why a buyer would pay more than an EBITDA multiple for a seller's company.

In the Spotlight

I Just Got an Offer to Buy My Business, Now What?

It can be intoxicating for a business owner to be approached with an unsolicited offer from a larger company to buy his/her company. Smart buyers want to limit the process to a single buyer.

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  Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs

  Selling a Company for Strategic Value

  5 years ago

  In our technology focused mergers and acquisitions practice we are often approached by an entrepreneur saying, "I want to sell my company for strategic value." This article explores what strategic value means and why a buyer would pay more than an EBITDA multiple for a seller's company.

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  Computer Software

  Software Company Business Valuation - Why Is It So Difficult?

  2 years ago

  Traditional valuation techniques focus on easily quantifiable metrics such as EBITDA, revenue, and projected sales. These models fail to capture the leverage of technology and strategic value.

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  Business & Corporate Finance

  I Just Got an Offer to Buy My Business, Now What?

  2 years ago

  It can be intoxicating for a business owner to be approached with an unsolicited offer from a larger company to buy his/her company. Smart buyers want to limit the process to a single buyer.