First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter 
About Alex Feldman
Alex Feldman is founder and group CEO of Tiger & Bear Partners, a Sydney corporate advisory and law firm he set up with five former colleagues from amaysim. He was previously chief strategy officer and general counsel at ASX-listed amaysim, running legal, regulatory, strategy, investor relations and corporate development, and before that a senior associate at King & Wood Mallesons on energy, infrastructure and technology deals. He sits on the boards of Prvidr and Willow, and discussed M&A strategy for startups on First Cheque with Cheryl Mack and Maxine Minter.
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- Growth & Scaling, Startup Lessons, Venture Capital
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Key moments from How to Think About M&A as a Startup with Alex Feldman.
- 2:25Alex's first investment: going all in on the BHP Rio Tinto merger that never happened
- 6:19How to do M&A in volatile markets and why this cycle isn't that different
- 11:50Timing for buyers vs sellers: why uncertainty kills deals, not direction
- 13:08The SaaSpocalypse: what happens when your natural buyer is struggling
- 18:10Why European and Asian capital is replacing American buyers in Australia
- 21:08What M&A looks like in the Australian tech ecosystem right now
- 24:01When is a company big enough to buy and too small to be acquired
- 28:30Mergers of equals: why similar-sized companies come together in downturns
- 38:39How to become a disciplined buyer: capital, internal muscle, and integration
- 43:08Why the hardest part of any deal is admitting the other side does it better
The path so far.
- Now
Founder & Group CEO · Tiger & Bear Partners
- Earlier · Scale-up
Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel · amaysim
- Earlier
Senior Associate · King & Wood Mallesons
Sources: tigerbearpartners.com.au
Tiger & Bear Partners on Day One
Tiger & Bear Partners is a Sydney and Melbourne corporate advisory firm offering M&A, capital raising, legal advisory and company secretary services to growing…
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