Why Up-Market, Down-Market Acquisitions are different

September 15, 2010: (TMA International Headquarters)

Buyers like distress sales because “distress” translates into “value pricing.” Similar to used cars, which sell at significant discounts in part because of the risk of buying a lemon, distressed companies sell at significant discounts in part because of the risk that the buyer inherits unknown liabilities. The key to completing a successful distressed acquisition is handicapping and then limiting the risk of those unanticipated liabilities. Read more

 

 

November 11, 2013: Global South Summit

Monday, November 11, 2013
7:00 PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
10:00 PM (PST)
Downtown Nashville

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May 14 – August 16: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Judge and Mentor
Gig City Challenge
Chattanooga, TN
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March 14 – 17:  Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California

AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting
Invited Panel Member and Business Plan Judge
Anaheim Marriott
Anaheim, California USA
Networking and Professional Development Conference
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Keith Greg: Gig Tank Judge and Mentor Gig City Challenge Chattanooga, TN

Gig Tank: The best gigabit ideas, apps and businesses created during this summer’s Gig Tank will be awarded up to $300,000 in cash prizes and investment capital. The largest cash prize — $100,000 — will go to the entrepreneurial team with the most viable business built during the 14-week Gig Tank.

 

Entrepreneurs:

Each team selected for the Gig Tank will be offered $15,000 in investment capital to come to the Gig City this summer, develop their gigabit business idea and test it on a live residential and business test market.

 

Students:

Students selected for the Gig Tank will spend the summer in Chattanooga — lodging provided — collaborating, hacking and imagining the future of the Internet when bandwidth is no longer a barrier. All you need is a gigabit idea and the technical skills to start building it. Read More