Dr. Tianyi Jiang, CEO at AvePoint
Raising capital is only half the battle. The real challenge is fostering strong relationships with investors while ensuring your business continues to grow. It’s easy to focus on securing funds, but investors look for more than just short-term returns. Without that clarity, it’s harder to build lasting trust and keep things moving forward.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Dr. Tianyi Jiang, CEO at AvePoint, explains how to navigate investor relations and capital raising for sustainable growth.
Things you will learn:
• Engineering discipline in M&A
• Lessons in driving growth through organic and inorganic strategies
• Building a strong distribution network
• Balancing primary and secondary capital
• Capital advantages of going public
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Episode Bookmarks
00:00 Intro
04:53 Engineering discipline in M&A - Before even the M&A
07:08 Lessons in driving growth through organic and inorganic strategies
11:37 Building a strong distribution network
13:36 The importance of strategic capital raising for long-term growth
17:41 How to recapitalize and scale without losing control
20:30 Structuring a recap
22:11 Balancing primary and secondary capital
24:32 Maintaining control and avoiding founder dilution
28:42 Maximizing returns while retaining control
30:14 How going public challenges companies to maintain discipline and long-term focus
34:20 Capital advantages of going public
36:46 Structuring acquisitions and aligning acquirer and founder interests
40:20 Strategic capital allocation to drive growth
42:29 Key advice for growing, raising capital, and allocating resources
45:30 Craziest thing in M&A