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Selling an Edtech Business: The PositivePsychology.com Exit
PositivePsychology.com, a mission-driven edtech platform used by 19M+ professionals, was acquired in an 8-figure deal advised by FE International. This case study covers their growth, decision to sell, and the exit process.
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Website Investing Skills: Ways to Amplify Your Success | FE International
Josh Shogren runs PassionIntoPaychecks.com, where he chronicles his ventures buying, building and selling monetized websites. He’s a young, self-taught online entrepreneur, and promising intern at FE International.
Facebook accused of breaking antitrust laws, could be forced to divest WhatsApp and Instagram, C3.ai jumps over 130% in market debut, Wish plans to price shares between $22 and $24, and more
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys from 48 of the 50 United States filed two separate antitrust lawsuits against the social media monolith. The lawsuits stated that over an 18-month investigation, Facebook's purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram monopolized the social media market and eliminated potential competition. According to the prosecutors, Facebook should divest WhatsApp and Instagram and the company should incur new restrictions on future deals.
Salesforce acquires Slack for over $27 billion, Google releases December 2020 Core Update, Stripe announces Stripe Treasury, and more
Salesforce acquires Slack for over $27 billion On Tuesday, Salesforce announced that it will make the largest acquisition in its 21-year history. For just over $27 billion dollars, Salesforce is set to purchase Slack, making this one of the largest purchases ever for the software industry. Salesforce plans to buy Slack through a combination of cash and stock at about $45.86 per share. This deal values Slack at over 24-times the estimated revenue for next year. With this acquisition, Salesforce is beefing up its portfolio of enterprise applications in the hopes of further growth in both revenue and its broader software suite. This purchase will also position Salesforce as a stronger competitor against Microsoft, whose chat-service Teams competed as Slack’s biggest rival
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Buy an Amazon FBA Business: 5 Expert Investor Tips
In recent years many e-commerce entrepreneurs have been leveraging Amazon’s customer base and fulfilment infrastructure by using their Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) program, sometimes for huge financial returns.
SBA loan advice, Slack shares spike, Amazon Web Services has an outage, Magento gets an AI update, and more…
SBA Lending: navigating through the borrowing process when you are looking to buy an online business
SBA Lending: navigating through the borrowing process when you are looking to buy an online business
Over the past few years, FE International has helped many buyers successfully use SBA loans to acquire businesses.
SaaStock APAC 2020, Apple cuts App Store commissions, YouTube Analytics now gives insights on traffic sources, Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy, Twitter introduces “Fleets”
When should you start planning your exit strategy? How can you build a network of potential acquirers? In this session, Cameron Priest, Ex-CEO (Exited) at TradeGecko, and Thomas Smale, Founder at FE International will share best practices to get your company ready for a future exit. Join Thomas, Cameron, and tons of other speakers at SaaStock APAC 2020, on November 23-24th. Use coupon code: SMALE-20 for 20% off admission.
Alibaba and JD make record-breaking sales for Singles Day 2020, YouTube experiences worldwide outage, UK to make changes to intellectual property laws, and more
Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com hit sales totaling $115 billion following the annual Singles Day shopping event. The Chinese economy has shown steady improvement since seemingly controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have improved sales. Typically, Singles Day falls on the 24 hour period of November 11th, but this year, promotions began as early as November 1st. Alibaba reported a whopping $74.1 billion in sales over the eleven-day period, whereas JD reported $40.97 billion in sales. While both companies nearly doubled the prior years’ sales, the record achievement was overshadowed by steep stock falls for both companies.
Funding Options for Buying an Online Business
Naturally, one of the primary objectives for buyers when pursuing the acquisition of an online business is to secure the best possible deal in respect of their funds available and risk appetite. Business sellers can in many cases be at odds with this as they seek to maximise the upfront cash consideration and overall price paid. As is quite common in the world of online business brokerage, buyer and seller expectations can often be aligned by creative financing methods such as holdbacks, earn-outs, and seller financing. As such it is important to have a good understanding of the funding options for buying an online business.
