20 min

Season B - Ep. 6: Diamond Innabi, Vice President at Software Equity Group, on SaaS Valuation and M&A SaaShimi

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Diamond discussed SaaS valuation and how multiples have changed over the past several years, the main drivers of multiples, and M&A market trends.
BIO
Diamond Innabi is a Vice President at Software Equity Group, a boutique investment bank focused on B2B software companies. Over her nearly a decade career at SEG, she was instrumental in numerous M&A transactions involving public and private companies as well as private equity funds.
TIMESTAMPS
1:45 Why are SaaS companies valued at a multiple of revenue or ARR?
4:00 Drivers of SaaS Valuation and how they have changed in the current environment
6:30 Mission-critical software
7:50 Multiples over 5 years
9:05 SaaS valuation during COVID
10:00 Comps contribution to assigning multiples
11:25 On-prem vs cloud valuation
14:20 Buyers and Sellers
16:20 Most durable SaaS categories
17:15 Recommendation to sellers
19:30 Calculation of Gross Margins

Click the following links to "double-click" on Diamond's comments about M&A Update, The Rule of 40, Gross Margin impact, and COGS

Season B is Sponsored by CELIGO, IPaaS for Mid-Market companies.

SIGN UP at https://www.saashimi.cloud to receive transcripts of the interviews and news about upcoming guests and events.

Diamond discussed SaaS valuation and how multiples have changed over the past several years, the main drivers of multiples, and M&A market trends.
BIO
Diamond Innabi is a Vice President at Software Equity Group, a boutique investment bank focused on B2B software companies. Over her nearly a decade career at SEG, she was instrumental in numerous M&A transactions involving public and private companies as well as private equity funds.
TIMESTAMPS
1:45 Why are SaaS companies valued at a multiple of revenue or ARR?
4:00 Drivers of SaaS Valuation and how they have changed in the current environment
6:30 Mission-critical software
7:50 Multiples over 5 years
9:05 SaaS valuation during COVID
10:00 Comps contribution to assigning multiples
11:25 On-prem vs cloud valuation
14:20 Buyers and Sellers
16:20 Most durable SaaS categories
17:15 Recommendation to sellers
19:30 Calculation of Gross Margins

Click the following links to "double-click" on Diamond's comments about M&A Update, The Rule of 40, Gross Margin impact, and COGS

Season B is Sponsored by CELIGO, IPaaS for Mid-Market companies.

SIGN UP at https://www.saashimi.cloud to receive transcripts of the interviews and news about upcoming guests and events.

20 min