by Gerry Preville | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
You’re an entrepreneur – and hopefully, a successful one. But how is your Accounting IQ? Over the last 15 years at Laurentian, we’ve worked with many technology firms, from bootstrapping, entrepreneurial startups to successful, midsize companies. Our experience...
by Gerry Preville | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog
The UK-based Sage Group recently announced their acquisition of accounting software company Intacct, paying a substantial $850 million. This represents a remarkable multiple of about nine times revenue, which makes for a great exit for Intacct investors, management...
by Gerry Preville | May 21, 2017 | Blog
I’m a native of Montreal, so it’s probably no surprise that I’m also a big hockey fan. In fact, hockey is so popular in Canada that it probably seems to those born in the U.S. as if there must be a law requiring Canadians to love hockey. Of course, such a law wouldn’t...
by Gerry Preville | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog
What does it take to build a successful biotech company? More than just innovative biotech, as an audience in Maryland discovered recently. Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Rockville,...
by Gerry Preville | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Above: Intacct Dashboard Are you outgrowing your QuickBooks accounting software? How do you know if your firm is ready for an upgrade? If you have a growing company with a significant amount of accounting complexity, a new cloud-based accounting system could be the...
by Gerry Preville | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog
This weekend marks the birthdays of two great countries. Of course, I celebrate Independence Day on July 4th in my adopted home, the United States, but I also always celebrate Canada Day on July 1st, because of my Canadian roots. Given that both of these birthdays are...