The M&A Growth Stages for Growing Tech Startups

Chris Spillman Biztech Lawyers

Authored by Chris Spillman

Discover how you can grow your startup to new heights through M&A deals. BestStartup.us has featured an exclusive article by Chris Spillman, our US MD that highlights essential considerations that enable startups to master their growth M&A process.   

In this brief taster, discover the pivotal stages of the M&A process: strategic planning and target identification, preliminary assessment, due diligence, valuation and negotiation, deal structuring, pre-closing, closing, post closing integration, and monitoring and synergy realization. Understanding the nuances and intricacies of navigating each stage of the M&A process is crucial for startups considering the M&A route, whether through asset purchases, stock acquisitions , or mergers.Ready to elevate your M&A growth journey? Explore Chris’s insights here and equip yourself with strategies that could elevate your startup’s future success to new heights.

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Chris Spillman Biztech Lawyers
Chris Spillman
Managing Director - Americas
Chris holds an indisputable reputation as a key and trusted advisor in the areas of corporate law and commercial transactions, having started out with Kirkland & Ellis. He later became general counsel for NYC fintech Quadpay before, during and after major cross-border acquisition and was responsible for all operational, partnerships, financing, contracts, and compliance work.

Through Spillman & Partners, he helped buy and sell multiple US tech companies, finance global growth through debt, equity and hybrid offerings, negotiate global tech agreements and commercial contracts with national and global e-commerce retailers and consumer brands.

Chris is Biztech Lawyers’ Managing Director for the Americas. As a tech-centric law firm we use an array of legal technology to make legal processes more efficient, allowing clients to grow as painlessly as possible. Our global offerings are also an opportunity to propel the world’s most innovative companies to reach international markets. We’re your growth partners.
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