XPX Philadelphia - Perspectives of a corporate buyer

In the exit planning world, we tend to focus on the process of transferring or selling a business. But it's extremely valuable to also understand this process from the buyer's perspective. So we're happy to present this conversation with Mike Rowbotham (Vice President of Strategy and Innovation ) from Corcentric www.corcentric.com (formerly AmeriQuest), a leader in the provision of procurement, accounts payable, and billing solutions.

Corcentric has been an active acquirer of smaller companies to help supplement their organic growth. Mike will talk to us about his views from the strategic buyer-side about his last three acquisitions of owner/manager companies (one with agent; two without). He is also willing to address their company’s general aversion to selling.

At this meeting, you'll learn about how transactions look from the outside in from this seasoned executive. You'll also meet and learn from private company advisors from a dozen professions who all work in the lower middle market. Hope to see you there!

Our Speaker:

Mike Rowbotham, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation for Corcentric www.corcentric.com has been with the company since 2001. Mike leads corporate development, handling mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy. He is responsible for identifying and executing on inorganic growth opportunities for the company. Mike has held various leadership roles in the company over the past 15 years. He was previously Vice President of Information Technology, where he was responsible for setting IT strategy and overseeing the company’s software engineering and technology functions. Mike has been involved in every corporate acquisition since the company’s inception.

Prior to working for Corcentric, Mike held various technology positions at companies large and small. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia.