Comments on: Salesforce.com for sale? http://blogs.451research.com/techdeals/application-software/salesforcecom-for-sale/ The 451 Take on Tech M&A Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 By: Brenon Daly http://blogs.451research.com/techdeals/application-software/salesforcecom-for-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:08:54 +0000 http://blogs.451research.com/techdeals/?p=156#comment-193 Hey Martin — Nice to see the alumni network is still buzzing.
I, too, have seen the 5-10x sales multiples on SaaS deals — just not any done in 2008. Now, 3x is the ‘new’ 7x for startups, mirroring SFDC’s valuation.
Brenon

]]> By: Martin Schneider http://blogs.451research.com/techdeals/application-software/salesforcecom-for-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:02:52 +0000 http://blogs.451research.com/techdeals/?p=156#comment-186 Brenon,

What’s your take on an offer price for a publicly traded SaaS company? I can’t think of any stock deals for a SaaS firm.

I have seen between 5-10x multiples for private SaaS firms, and we saw a $75 a share “offer” in the rumor mill for SFDC from Oracle. BUT…what would a real offer for SFDC these days look like? A premium of 40-50% given recurring revenue models?

Just curious as to your thoughts…

-MS

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