Comments on: Looking to be acquired? Think the 10/40 or 20/20 rules. https://berkonomics.com/?p=5163&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-to-be-acquired-think-the-10-40-or-20-20-rules Dave Berkus' business insights Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:42:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Brecher https://berkonomics.com/?p=5163&cpage=1#comment-159354 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:42:17 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=5163#comment-159354 I agree with all of these cost take-outs post acquisition. A prospective buyer who was a VC used different metrics than your 20/20 rule. Their combined target was 70 instead of 40 (35/35 for example). My guess is a 20/20 buyer would most likely be a strategic.

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