Dirk Sahlmer

Acquiring SaaS companies @ saas.group | saas.wtf Newsletter

Engineer turned M&A professional. After 20+ transactions on the buy-side, I'm now helping tech founders run a structured exit process.

Posting regularly here on LI and in my saas.wtf newsletter on SaaS and  M&A topics.

Head of Origination

It's Sunday and you're scrolling LinkedIn instead of doing anything productive? Cool, I have something for you..


Alexander from MRR Unlocked 🚀 asked me to contribute to a playbook for SaaS founders scaling from 0 to €1M ARR.

My brief: Share your #1 tip.

If you've been following me for a while, you can probably guess what mine was ab

(Spoiler: It involves KPIs)

The article also includes insights from many other people who are smarter than me covering positioning, ICP, content strategy, pricing, and CRM.

Definitely worth a read: https://lnkd.in/es-EzACY

One more thing: Alex asked me to post about it tomorrow. But I'm doing it on Sunday evening because I like to make life difficult.
 
Please engage and help me send this to the moon, so he won't complain that I didn't follow directions.
 
Thanks in advance. 🫶

I help Tech founders exit | Partner @ FE International | saas.wtf Newsletter

IKONA Partners

Founding Partner

Vista Point Advisors

Investment Banking

Greentech Capital Advisors

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

Corporate and Investment Banking

Founding Partner & Vice President at IKONA Partners

Little bit about me....

I love the satisfaction of having a part in life-changing outcomes for founders and management.

SaaS founders require representation in today's market environment. Founders have to be great at building scalable, high-margin products that delight customers, as well as the underlying organization that support that. On the other hand, institutional buyers of these businesses (Private/Growth Equity and Strategic Acquirers) are employed to find and close the best (read: best value) deals possible. Over my career, I have developed a skillset in harmonizing buyer and seller relationships and valuations, allowing all parties to be satisfied and sellers to walk away with as much cash and as little risk as possible.

I am a co-founder of IKONA Partners, an investment banking firm advising buyers and sellers of software businesses through M&A, recaps, raises, and other liquidity transactions. At IKONA and past firms, I have helped originate, market, negotiate, structure, and close transactions worth over $3 Billion in cash proceeds for founders and shareholders of SaaS businesses.

I've advised a range of private, public, bootstrapped, VC-backed, and PE-owned technology businesses over the last eight years - particularly in EdTech, field service, professional services, healthcare, GRC, travel/hospitality, GovTech, media/sports/entertainment, real estate, sales/marketing, and cleanTech. I'm always available to provide insight to SaaS leadership into how best to position your business for the ideal future outcome.

Before co-founding IKONA Partners, I was with Vista Point Advisors, Greentech Capital Advisors, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
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Outside of work, I am usually spending time with my wife and two daughters. I've managed to get all three hooked on tennis. My favorite foods are steak, ice cream, doughnuts, and kombucha, and my favorite actor is Jason Statham.

This information should not be regarded as an offer to sell any security in any jurisdiction. It does not constitute a recommendation or consider the investment objectives, financial conditions, or needs of specific investors. Investment Banking Services and Securities offered through Independent Investment Bankers Corp. a broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. IKONA Partners is not affiliated with Independent Investment Bankers Corp.

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