two & a half gamers honest interviews #2 - Elena Egorova (Can you even M&A bro?)
Episode description
Welcome dear listener! This is a 2.5 gamers podcast with an honest interviews segment #2. Asking tough questions, having fun and dropping some knowledge with gaming industry peeps.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/BFfe9djd7g0
Agenda
1:30 Elena intro
5:40 About Flexion mobile
9:00 M&A process (How do you find companies? How do you approach them?)
14:00 Initial due diligence = evaluation
20:00 How long does this process take? From scouting to popping the champagne?
22:30 Eye popping valuations - how are companies priced?
27:30 Multiples in gaming 31:20 acquiring a company (cash vs. stock deals)
36:00 What is earn-out? How is it structured?
39:30 golden handcuffs - how is it decided?
44:00 Failure rate in gaming M&A
50:45 M&A predictions (or not)
55:00 Model situation
Model Situation I run a mobile gaming company and I want to be bought. How do you go about it and what are some common pitfalls to avoid as the entity being acquired?
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