Strategic fit: worth more to one specific buyer, but you can't know their priorities
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-30
Continuing his M&A thread, dunkhippo33 explains strategic fit — the least obvious of the four acquisition drivers: you're worth more to a specific buyer than to anyone else, perhaps because you fill a product gap or open a new market. The catch: you can't really know any would-be acquirer's current priorities.
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