The constrained venture capital markets and difficult environment for IPOs, will make 2010 a big year for M&A transactions. The leaders in hot new software sectors will be swallowed up at a premium, along with entrepreneurs tired of running on the treadmill as they get closer to retirement, will drive more M&A transactions than ever. … Continue reading “Ringing in a New Year With Predictions for Hot Software Sectors”
Author: Dennis Clerke
Dennis Clerke, managing director and co-founder of DaggerBoard Advisors, has played a key role in numerous early-stage Southern California software companies. He served for three years as the CEO of Alignent Software, a venture-backed provider of collaborative business-strategy and product-planning software that was acquired by Minneapolois, MN-based Sopheon in 2007. He was a co-founder and CEO of Cardiff Software, a market-leading provider of business process management and content capture software. Cardiff was acquired in 2004 by Verity and is now part of Autonomy, the software giant based in Cambridge, England. At DaggerBoard, Clerke consults with a wide array of emerging software companies, helping them launch, optimize, or accelerate their operations. He also is an investor and advisor to several software companies including MadCap Software, Mochila, EcoLayers, Dasko, Pandimo. Clerke also is active with Connect, the San Diego Software Industry Council, and the University of San Diego entrepreneurial business program. He received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Boston University.