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Dear SaaStr: How Do I Do My Retention Negotiation in an Acquisition?

SaaStr

An escrow doesn’t sound like a stick, but sometimes it is. Sometimes, acquirers don’t really make founders pay out anything from the escrow if they are still employed at the company and there’s an escrow claim. You leave, you don’t get it. You’re fired other than for cause, usually you do.

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8 Things That Change When Your Company is Acquired

SaaStr

Oftentimes, as much as 20% will be held in escrow for claims. to be the head of all business services, or all web something or other. To solve an organizational hole for them. This can have pros and cons. Contingent payments incent — and modify — behavior. If you have incentives tied to growth, you’ll focus there.

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What happens to the founders after big tech acquisitions?

SaaStr

In private acquisitions, 5%-25% of the deal is generally placed in escrow as contingent payments for issues that come up. So that can be a material reason to stay until the escrow period ends (often 24 months). Leave, and you leave the unvested piece behind. View original question on quora.

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Dear SaaStr: What’s It Like to Have Your Company Acquired by One of the Tech Giants?

SaaStr

Oftentimes, as much as 20% will be held in escrow for claims. to be the head of all business services, or all web something or other. To solve an organizational hole for them. This can have pros and cons. Contingent payments incent — and modify — behavior. If you have incentives tied to growth, you’ll focus there.

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Why I’d Rather Be Acquired by Vista Than a Big Tech Company

SaaStr

And they often don’t mess around with large escrows, massive indemnities, claw backs, and other provisions traditional Big Tech Cos. PE firms know how to replace you, and won’t make you “rest and vest” or stay any longer than you want. put in place. The deals are so, so much simpler and faster.

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Escrow: What It Is and How It Works In Real Estate

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For most people, buying a property is a big deal.

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What are some of the most overlooked details or challenges when integrating two companies post-acquisition?

SaaStr

What happens if there are disagreements on the escrow, the holdbacks, and other incentives? If not, you may not be ready to let go. Are you OK if in 3–5 years they shut down the product? If not, you may not be ready to let go. The instant there are material disagreements, things become at least subtly antagonistic.