Panel: How to Prepare Your Studio for M&A
summary
Panel argues studios hire a finance director and use a banker to run the VDR and process so financials, cap table and corporate docs are clean; align all shareholders and agree post‑deal roles because deals unravel up to signature; expect long due diligence and hard SPA negotiations; roll‑up models keep teams independent while sharing common IT, finance and data dashboards; market sees ~USD60bn in deals and boutique investors (Ignition ~15 studio investments) driving consolidation.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 5:26What Would You Say Are the Best Practices To Prepare Your Studio for Ma
- 9:16Align All the Shareholders
- 12:51Communicating the Vision
- 13:09What Are the Biggest Challenges Faced during Ma Period
- 15:42Deal Fatigue
- 19:38What Would You Say Are the Main Differences between an Indie Developer Being Taken Over and a Bigger Company
- 24:44How Does a Company's Strategy Change under New Ownership
- 37:18What Advice Would You Give to Companies That Are Looking To Make an Acquisition or To Be Acquired and What Are the Positives for both Parties
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