Australian technology M&A advice for backed founders—cap-table outcomes modelled, stakeholders aligned, and the seller-side process run from preparation to close.
20Seven is an Australian sell-side M&A adviser for founders selling VC- and PE-backed technology companies. We align founders, boards, and investors through the sale.
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Selling a backed company is harder than selling one you own outright. Your governing documents may require board and investor approvals, while preferences and option terms can change how proceeds split. Your lawyer confirms the legal rights. We model the commercial outcomes, align the cap table, and coordinate the process—because we've been backed founders ourselves.
Before it reaches the board, you want to know if it's real and what it's actually worth. We read the intent, model the outcome across the whole cap table, and help you frame it for investors — so the conversation starts from strength, not surprise.
You want a clean process that aligns your investors and still lands the best outcome for founders and the team. We prepare the company, map the buyers, and coordinate any board or investor engagement identified by your lawyer—so the commercial process keeps moving.
We've raised VC, sat across the board table, and sold. We 100% get ESOP, multiple shareholders, boards, and cap tables — because we've lived every part of it, not read about it.
Your governing documents determine how preferences work and who gets paid first. Your lawyer confirms the legal mechanics; we model the commercial waterfall at every offer level, so you see the outcome before you negotiate—not after.
Vested and unvested options, dilution, and acceleration depend on the option plan and the deal. Your lawyer confirms the legal treatment; we model the commercial impact and coordinate it with the buyer so the team is accounted for.
Governing documents may require board or investor approvals. Your lawyer confirms the rights; we map the decision-makers and coordinate stakeholder engagement with the sale process so nobody is blindsided.
A full company sale can affect founders, the board, investors, and the team differently. Your lawyer confirms the legal rights; we model the commercial outcomes and align the whole cap table around a process that works for the seller.
We only ever represent the seller — never the buyer, never both sides. Your interests, and your cap table's, are the only ones we're paid to protect.
We prepare the company, map and rank the buyers, and run a tight process. Your lawyer confirms any legal approvals and consents; we align stakeholders and coordinate the commercial sequence so it does not stall the deal. The full method lives in our Strategic Sale Planning. See how Strategic Sale Planning works.
No pitch—just the truth about what your company is worth and who might buy it.
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