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481: Achieving a Milestone Transaction | Mike Myshrall, CFO, Cyren

Of all the finance milestones that CFO Mike Myshrall uses to illustrate Cyren's appetite for success, perhaps few are more enlightening than the one involving private equity titan Warburg Pincus. Two years ago, Warburg Pincus offered to buy out Cyren shareholders at a 35 percent premium over the current price of their shares. However, unwilling…
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393: Origins of a Finance Leader | Joseph Falcao, CFO, JSI Store Fixtures

Unlike many, Joseph Falcao's finance career routinely jumped industries, revealing a stubborn reluctance to be tied to any one industry or business model. Today, as CFO of JSI Store Fixtures, Falcao reflects back on a career track that supplied a wealth of varied experiences not found inside in any one industry. Advice to Your Younger Self:…
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340: Private Equity’s Software Crush | Vic Chynoweth, CFO, Planview

Inside the high tech realm, private equity players have long been known for buying underperforming companies and quickly flipping them for a quick profit. However, a growing number of PE firms have begun to increasingly view the sector as an opportunity for deeper, more strategic partnering relationships. Or so Vic Chynoweth, CFO, Planview, explains as…
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295: The M&A-Minded CFO | Jack Walsh, CFO, Aptean

Having completed 11 acquisitions in the past two-and-half years, Aptean—an enterprise software developer—is making M&A best practices the cornerstone of an aggressive growth strategy. Join us when Aptean CFO Jack Walsh explains how the realization of cost synergies rather than revenue synergies has become a central component of Aptean's M&A success formula. Guest: Jack Walsh, CFO…
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276: Growing Alongside Private Equity | Rich Antoneck, CFO, Veritext

What are the management practices that help forge strong relationships with private equity partners?  Join us when finance leader Rich Antoneck explains how private equity partners have helped to guide his CFO career and fuel the growth of Veritext, a legal solutions provider that has closely collaborated with three different private equity partners. Guest: Rich Antoneck,…
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036: Brian Giambagno, CFO, Action Environmental Group, on Collaborating with Private Equity Partners

What’s it like to be CFO of a portfolio company? Join us as Brian explains the collaborative inner workings of a venture-backed firm determined to grow, as it hurries to implement the new management approaches and processes that growth demands. Key Metrics “We have daily, weekly, and monthly metrics. On a daily basis, our operations…
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027: Woody Whitcomb, CFO, La Familia Pawn & Jewelry, on Growing Inside an Ethnic Lane

How can an ethnic population become part of a business model? Join Woody as he shares the CFO mind-set that has helped an Orlando, Florida–based chain of pawn shops expand to 28 stores and an estimated $30 million in annual sales. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute.…
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016: Brendan Anderson, Managing Partner, Evolution Capital Partners on How Small Firms Come of Age

What separates a small business from a middle-market business? Join us as Brendan Anderson explains how a traditional finance function can be virtually almost absent from many small firms, but must eventually take root if a firm is to grow to into midsize. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per…
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