How We’re Doing It: What It’s Like to Be Acquired

June 9, 2021 by James Willison

A smaller company being acquired by a larger one is often compared to a minnow being swallowed by a bigger fish, and that’s quite understandable.

Executive Summary

When a growing, agile London-based tech company is acquired by a large American corporation, it can raise many questions about the future of the business. Here, James Willison, Managing Director of Web Connectivity Limited (WCL), explains how a well-executed acquisition can benefit both companies.
Executive SummaryWhen a growing, agile London-based tech company is acquired by a large American corporation, it can raise many questions about the future of the business. Here, James Willison, Managing Director of Web Connectivity Limited (WCL), explains how a well-executed acquisition can benefit both companies.

But that’s not always true and, to borrow another analogy from the natural world, it can instead lead to a symbiotic relationship that benefits both the acquirer and the acquired.