Dear Friends of Founders, Founders will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary next year, which is cause for great thanksgiving, celebration, and reflection. Founded in 2003, Founders was started with a vision of helping business owners access growth capital and or monetize the enterprise value of their business through a full or partial sale. We…
Over the past 18 months, Founders has added two new M&A practice groups, focused on serving industrial technology and healthcare companies. To support this growth, the firm has brought on additional talented professionals to better serve clients’ needs. Billy Pritchard is an associate for the firm. Prior to joining Founders, Billy served as Director of…
Founders held its 5th annual SaaS and Internet Summit earlier this week at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The Founders team hosted more than 60 CEOs and leaders of top SaaS and Internet companies, 11 technology-focused private equity and venture capital groups, and several strategic buyers with extensive M&A experience to…
Founders advised six clients on transactions that closed in the third quarter, bringing the total to 14 deals closed so far this year. “Our team is extremely pleased with the outcomes achieved for our clients,” remarked Duane Donner, managing partner of Founders. “It’s rewarding to see the tangible value created in the transactions, and we’ve…
Zane Tarence, Managing Director of Founders, was recently featured on the How to SaaS podcast. During the episode, Zane discussed the 5 critical factors private equity investors analyze when investing in SaaS companies. How To SaaS is the go-to podcast for growing your cloud software company. The host, Shiv Narayanan, is also CMO of Wild…
Every owner/operator should be diligently tracking and benchmarking against their competition. Prospective customers are always shopping solutions, and a variety of factors contribute to their ultimate decision of whether to go with your company’s solution, or a competitor’s. Effectively keeping tabs on competitors allows you to make educated decisions on pricing, your product road map,…