Blog - Corniche Growth Advisors

27 May 2019

Where do European startups find their exits?

As a European venture-backed startup, you are more likely than not to exit to a European buyer. However the largest exits are outside of Europe, so you would be be well advised to look more broadly, particularly in the US, for your buyer. The data from The State of European Tech 2018 Report by Atomi...

18 Apr 2019

Co-working spaces not just for start-ups

Co-working is no longer the sole preserve of digital nomads and startups – enterprises and professional firms are also getting in on the act, making it more mainstream. Globally, the number of co-working spaces in 2018 was double that of 2015, and is set to continue to grow a further 43% betwe...

18 Apr 2019

Strategic boutique M&A firms are taking on the big name investment banks

As technology M&A transactions are increasingly being driven by strategic rationale rather than simple consolidation, there is a greater demand for specialist M&A firms who have a deeper understanding of their sectors, rather than traditional investment banks, according to a new CB Insights ...

19 Feb 2019

Who will be the winners in POS lending?

Tech startups are reviving physical and online Point of Sale (POS) lending to consumers, where money is advanced to complete the purchase of a specific item, usually over a fixed period. This contrasts to the revolving credit from credit card issuers (which never seems to go away), although issuers ...

08 Feb 2019

How to Manage Carve-Out M&A Transactions

Carve-outs are more complex than the usual M&A transaction of a complete divestiture, but have advantages where the seller would like to retain a stake for financial or strategic reasons, or for both financial and strategic buyers to invest on a smaller initial scale whilst benefitting from the ...

20 Dec 2018

How long does it take to raise capital or conclude a transaction?

We often get into the discussion around timing in a capital raise situation with potential clients and there are a number of issues that flow from this. But before we get further into the issues, it is worth citing a specific example of our own experience where a multinational deal was done handshak...

11 Dec 2018

The mPOS groundswell in both developed and emerging markets

What’s up with Square’s market cap at $26 billion, PayPal’s recent acquisition of iZettle (the “Square of Europe”) for $2,2 billion, and a new study predicting that 1 in 4 Point-of-Sale terminals will be mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS) by 2023? mPOS turns your smartphone into a card ...

28 Nov 2018

Some tips on planning a capital raise

Recently we were pitching for an advisory mandate and the potential client seemed quite keen to have a number of transaction advisors and couldn’t see why this would not work, after all if each is geographically separated, can one not extend the possible reach? In this sequel to our article “Do ...

11 Nov 2018

IoT interoperability is a real game-changer

IoT is poised for an even more dynamic future due to standards-based interoperability, as was the case for the mobile industry (starting with the open GSM standard) which has delivered affordable communication services to the majority of the world’s population, a vibrant ecosystem of vendors, serv...

30 Oct 2018

When is the best time for your Series A?

Timing is crucial to a successful Series A, which is usually your first institutional round. There could be very limited interest if it is too early, and you may run out of money if it is too late. Worst of all is successfully raising capital when your startup is not ready for it. As the […]...