two & a half gamers honest interviews #2 - Elena Egorova (Can you even M&A bro?)

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?   Please share feedback and comments - [email protected] / lancaric.me