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.

Felix Braberg & Elena Egorova

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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