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Jan 2022
38m 22s

The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

KISON PATEL
About this episode

Noah Waisberg, Co-Founder & CEO - Zuva; Author of "AI for Lawyers"

In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Noah Waisberg, Co-Founder & CEO - Zuva shares his experience and top learnings after he creatively decided to sell his own company, Kira to Litera in 2021.

Things you will learn in this episode:

-What made Noah sell his company even though he was reluctant at first

-How empathy and creativity helped Noah create more value to shareholders

-Why they opted out of an auction process

-How easy the TSA was for both companies

-Noah’s biggest lessons learned from selling his company

-Advice for founders looking for an exit

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