Welcome dear listener! This is a 2.5 gamers podcast with an honest interviews segment #2. Asking tough questions, having fun and dropping some knowledge with gaming industry peeps.  
Felix Braberg & Elena Egorova  
Youtube: https://youtu.be/BFfe9djd7g0
Agenda
1:30 Elena intro 
5:40 About Flexion mobile 
9:00 M&A process (How do you find companies? How do you approach them?) 
14:00 Initial due diligence = evaluation 
20:00 How long does this process take? From scouting to popping the champagne? 
22:30 Eye popping valuations - how are companies priced?  
27:30 Multiples in gaming 31:20 acquiring a company (cash vs. stock deals)  
36:00 What is earn-out? How is it structured? 
39:30 golden handcuffs - how is it decided? 
44:00 Failure rate in gaming M&A 
50:45 M&A predictions (or not) 
55:00 Model situation 
Model Situation I run a mobile gaming company and I want to be bought. How do you go about it and what are some common pitfalls to avoid as the entity being acquired?  
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