Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso -- Strategic Acquisitions
Description: Strategic Acquisitions Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. There are strategic acquisitions and financial acquisitions. Strategic acquisitions are made for factors other than financial considerations. Here’s a list of strategic reasons buyers acquire companies: The acquired company provides sales growth for the buyer. Startups are often in emerging technology markets with the promise of future sales growth. The buyer wants to roll up several companies to pursue a new market. Collecting a group of startups into an acquisition can provide a competitive advantage. The buyer wa...