Cabrillo Advisors

Case Studies

Cabrillo Advisors

  • 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 270
  • San Diego, CA 92122
  • Telephone: 858-452-9500
  • Fax: 858-630-2867

BakBone

  • Leading provider of enterprise-class mainframe integration solutions.
  • Nasdaq: BKBO.PK.
  • Revenue: ~ $30M & Profitable.
  • Market Cap: $80M+
  • Complicated by delisting of BakBone’s stock due to audit delays, hindering ability to do larger/more acquisitions.

Objective

  • Retained as exclusive advisor to support M&A growth strategy, leading negotiations and financial due diligence activities for CEO/Board.

Activities

  • Supported management in development of strategy to reposition BakBone within its competitive landscape.
  • Evaluated over a dozen potential strategic acquisitions, including financial and operational due diligence.
  • Presented multiple LOIs to potential targets.
  • Successfully closed two acquisitions of strategic technology companies critical in keeping BakBone competitive in its market.
  • Stock price is up from $0.70/share when retained, and now trades on OTC $1.50, or a 200%+ share price gain.