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October 18, 2022

So, you’re selling your startup: How to get your company acquisition ready

If an acquisition is on the horizon, here's what you need to know to maximise your chances of success


Sadia Nowshin

9 min read

Mergers and acquisitions

Any founder worth their salt will have an exit strategy built into their startup’s journey — whether a long-term goal of floating on a stock exchange or an earlier target of being bought out by a larger player. The latter really took off in 2021, with VC-backed startups exiting via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worth more than $55bn.

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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