As investors aim to build larger success stories, more private companies are resorting to external growth via M&A to accelerate shareholder value creation and their investors’ path to exit.

As our expertise in specific segments of the technology market grow (mobile software, IT security, IT services), we are increasingly working with larger corporates who are particularly valuing our knowledge of “below the radar” private companies.

Building existing portfolio companies I Back to top

Venture capital funds are becoming increasingly aware of the need to build larger companies in order to ensure international success. Merging a company can be a defensive move as we have seen in recent years. Increasingly VCs are taking a more pro-active stance with view to increase long term success.

Whether driven by defensive motives or ambitions, successful M&A needs to draw upon an intimate understanding of the part of the industry the company is in. Successful execution will often be dependent on the clarity of the strategic thinking. We believe that Go4Venture is particularly strong in that area, reflecting the mix of backgrounds of our principals.

Corporate Buyside I Back to top

Larger IT corporates are increasingly relying on their acquisition strategy to feed their innovation pipe-line, just like large pharma acquire or partner with biotech companies to remain leading-edge companies.

We at Go4Venture have considerable experience in helping corporate manage buyside processes. We tend to cater to the needs of three types of buyers: