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Behind the ALM Acquisition and What's Next for the Legal Information Company
Ist Teil von
Folio, 2014-10, p.1
Ort / Verlag
Stamford: Access Intelligence LLC
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate
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In an interview, ALM CEO Bill Carter talked about the private equity investment firm Wasserstein & Co acquiring ALM Media from Apax Partners. Apax acquired ALM in 2007 and the deal was reaching the end of its lifecycle. Because of the 2009 restructuring, there were restrictions put on what the company could do and it limited their growth opportunities. It prompted the board to have a discussion on what was right for the company and they began looking for interested parties. Wasserstein emerged because they had the deepest understanding of their revenue streams and they appreciated their challenges. Carter thinks the markets are pretty good right now in terms of raising debt, especially if you have a business that's performing well. There is still a factor that goes into any B2B company that's being looked at right now and that is how well they held up during the 2008 cycle. Everyone acknowledges a revenue swing.