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We have taken company exits to an art form with ideal positioning, strategic exit partners, and smooth post-closing integration for maximum value to you.
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 If there's not any endgame, you're in quicksand.
- Carl Icahn
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 Engineering a great exit is an art form. Most CEOs find our services invaluable in preparing for an exit, ensuring it is executed with precision, and following up so the integration is successful for maximum value to the seller. Because we live exits, we help you avoid the most common pitfalls common to most acquisitions. An experienced team pays for itself many times over in more bidders, higher exit values, a smoother closing, and fewer problems after the acquisition to maximize the value you are able to extract. Our team of consultants includes:
 Ron Verni.
Ron led Peachtree Software's successful exit to Sage Group for $146 Million, then led Sage Software from $160 Million to over $1 Billion in revenue as their CEO. He has spearheaded the acquisition, integration and disposition of over 20 successful companies with good outcomes. Because of all the acquisitions and dispositions he has led, Ron has exceptional insight into how to maximize an exit and how to best position, execute, then integrate successful exits for maximum value to all stakeholders. Prior to Sage, Ron served as CEO of Corrigo, CEO of Peachtree Software, Vice President of ADP, CEO of EBS, and Founder/CEO of ASTEC. He currently serves on the boards of Craneware, Kewill, and On Deck Capital. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of company.com, CEOVentures, and the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.
 Dick Cook.
Dick served as CEO of MAPICS and led its all-cash exit to Infor for $346 Million. He originally managed IBM's 1993 sale of their MAPICS unit to Marcam. He led the complex 1997 reverse spin-out from Marcam with the public offering that created MAPICS. As CEO he was responsible for the all aspects of the company worldwide. In 1999 he led the acquisition of Pivotpoint and in 2002 he led the acquisition of Frontstep. MAPICS grew to $173 million with over 10,000 active customer sites using the applications in 19 languages, in over 70 countries around the world. Prior to MAPICS, he was an executive with IBM spanning 25 years including directing the Boca Raton operations that introduced the IBM Personal Computer. He serves on the boards of Virima Technologies, Edgenet, enrichIT, and is a Fellow on the advisory board for CEO Ventures. He is a past board member of Indus International, Tetradata, PrimeRevenue, EnteGreat, Qcept, and Agentek. He has also served on numerous non-profit boards such as the United Way, Urban League, YMCA, AeA, and member emeritus of the Goizueta Business School Advisory Board at Emory University.
 Michael Price.
Michael served as CEO of eTrain which was sold for a high multiple as part of a large rollup and Chairman of many other companies that have had successful exits. He has also served as the original founder of the Corporate Development Summit (the premier organization of top acquirers worldwide), CEO Ventures (venture capital firm), AngelPool (federation of the top 200 angel groups in North America whose advisory board includes most of the top tech acquirers worldwide), and has assisted over 250 companies in next funding rounds or exits. Michael is a former military officer, started his business career at an IBM/Diebold joint venture advising and providing systems to commercial banks, served over 7 years as an executive within the Risk Management Association (RMA) which advises banks on commercial lending best practices, and is a John Wiley published author in banking with books translated into multiple languages. He is active in philanthropic activities, serves on the board of Lekotek which helps children with disabilities, and contributes to funding inner-city minority Scholarships, autism and children's disabilities research through his charitable-giving foundation.
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