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Tale of the Tape: Think You’re Evenly Matched? Doubt it. - Payments & Fintech Deal Negotiations
Submitted by Adam Hark on July 31st, 2018
You’re a new boxer/fighter. You started training one year ago. Now, imagine entering the ring for your first true bout. Your opponent is equally matched in height, weight, speed and reach. It appears to be an even match – even to the casual observer. You feel good about your chances as you size up your opponent.
Selling Your Company? Break Out the Whiskey, Xanax (and Contempt) – Private Equity and the Re-Trade are Back
Submitted by Adam Hark on June 6th, 2018
When I hear the expression, “what’s old is new again,” I’m apt to reflect fondly on the days of yore, how something from the past - vinyl records, bell-bottoms, (hell, actually using a phone for talking) - has re-established itself in the contemporary ethos, having undergone a transformation, evolution, or innovation of some kind, and having done so, become a better vers
I’ve Secured Growth Capital for My Payments Company – How Do I Optimize Investment to Maximize Value?
Submitted by Adam Hark on May 31st, 2018Maximizing Portfolio Value in a Sale: Capitalizing on the Valuation Variance of Downline MLS Portfolios
Submitted by Adam Hark on February 25th, 2018
M&A activity in payments is prodigious, and maximizing portfolio value in a sale has never been more important. Though the heavy level of deal activity in the marketplace is a fairly current phenomenon ( the past 18 months or so), there’s nothing particularly new about trying to maximize the value of the businesses and/or assets we own when we attempt to sell them.
Optimizing Your ISV For Payments Processing
Submitted by Adam Hark on November 28th, 2016Payments Processing Strategy for ISVs, VARs, and MSPs
Submitted by Adam Hark on October 14th, 2016I recently had the opportunity to attend a Business Solutions Magazine sponsored conference for ISVs, VARs, and MSPs. Though not an owner/operator of the aforementioned business types, I do have a keen interest in the “goings on” of these businesses.
Exposing the Power Play between Integrated Software Vendors and Payments Processors for Ownership of the End-user Relationship
Submitted by Adam Hark on August 18th, 2016Payments M&A: Acquiring the Right Financial Technology to Complement Your Existing Payments Business
Submitted by Adam Hark on August 8th, 2016
Original Article Published in The Green Sheet, Authored 8.8.2016 by Adam T. Hark, Managing Director, Preston Todd Advisors
MRI for Your Business? - What a Sell-side Process Can Tell You About Your Company
Submitted by Adam Hark on July 28th, 2016
Original Article Posted to LinkedIn, Authored 7.28.2016 by Adam T. Hark, Managing Director, Preston Todd Advisors