Moderator:
Patricia Sabosik, President, Elm City Consulting
Panelists:
George Bell, President & CEO , Jumptap
Steve Brotman, Managing Director, Greenhill SAVP
Bob Egan, Founder, Chief Analyst, Sepharim Group, LLC
Michael Marchesano, Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
The Mobile B2B M&A Landscaepe Who Will You Partner, Purchase or Poach?
1. Mobile B2B M&A Landscape
Interplay of Strategic Partnerships
Mobile Technology Corporate Strategy
Internet shifts to mobile Refocus acquisition strategy
Access barriers lowered Business models: margin pressure
Technology focus on experience User base expands
Info contextual across modalities Different partners
Venture Capital Investment Bankers
Mobile revolution 10x PC M&A activity in tech sector
Opportunity base 3000 : 1 Focus on applications & services
handsets to PCs Bolt-on acquisitions – nimble vs
Venture funds grow with Large-scale acquisitions
corporate investments
Consumers
Driving mobile use
Communication
Entertainment
Advertising
Retail
Elm City Consulting, LLC SIIA Annual Conference January 2011