August 2022: Columbia Pacific Capital Partners (“CPCP”) is pleased to announce its recent partnership with Panacea Healthcare Solutions (“Panacea”) to support its continued growth and future successes. Founded in 2007, Panacea is a provider of strategic pricing, price transparency, chargemaster, compliance, and mid-revenue cycle software and consulting services to healthcare companies across the full continuum of care. With this investment, …
6 Common Debt Financing Options in M&A
Today’s companies have more options when it comes to debt financing, ranging from traditional bank loans to venture debt facilities. Using debt to help finance an acquisition can offer several benefits, including reduced cost, lower complexity, greater speed and enhanced acquisition capacity. In this article, we explore the 6 of the most common types of debt financing options that buyers in …
5 Exit Strategies for Business Owners
Exit Strategies for business owners include a plan, that is executed by a business owner, trader, private equity investor or a venture capitalist to offload their investment in businesses, generally after a specific investment horizon. When the founder wants to reduce or liquidate his/her stake in a business and, if the business is successful, make a substantial profit. This EXIT can …
M&A Industry Insight – RetailTech
Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of these technological retail trends that were being tested out by some large industry players. The retail industry has been one of the hardest hit in this pandemic. And while there is uncertainty about what lies ahead for retail in the post-COVID-19 world, it has become clear that technology will play a key role in …
M&A Industry Insight – Healthcare IT
It has been a few years since investors began to take note of the changing landscape of the health industry. #HealthTech is blurring the lines between medical technologies, digital devices and diagnostics. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation in healthcare faster than ever imagined. “We were talking about healthcare in 2030. But what we are seeing now is that …
M&A Industry Insight – Cybersecurity
The Ryuk Ransomware operators continue to target hospitals even as these organizations are overwhelmed during the Coronavirus pandemic. On April 23, 2020, GoDaddy identified SSH usernames and passwords had been compromised through an altered SSH file in their hosting environment. Hotel chain Marriott International announced in March 2020 that it was hit by a second data breach exposing the personal …
Why Seller Note is a Win-Win Alternative?
SELLER NOTES M&A financing involves creative deal structuring and different sources of capital. With different arrangements of financing available, it becomes important for the acquirer to come up with a capital structure that offers the lowest cost of capital. One such financing alternative is seller financing or seller notes. What is a Seller Note? Seller note is a type of …
Why You Should Start Exit Planning Now and Focus on These 4 Things
Exiting a business is a daunting experience. Whether you are in control or not, you will reach a stage when you are preparing to exit your business. it is best to prepare for it now than later. It will help you command a better valuation. Imagine you are selling a house and it looks very attractive from the outside. However, …
9 Reasons why companies should consider M&A in 2019
This article was originally posted on Jan 9th, 2019 Having spent 8 years working with investment banks, I returned to the industry as an M&A advisor earlier last year after receiving my MBA. In the short span of a little less than a year, I got the opportunity to work on 8 US-based tech M&A deals spanning across various industry …