Dear Mr. Buffett
Evergreen Team, Every year I circulate my takeaways from the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. With the big news that Buffett shared on Saturday, it feels like a good time to reflect on my cumulative lessons learned from Warren Buffett. Without further delay, here are my top 5 lessons from Warren Buffett: Do the right thing, always: “If […]
Women in Leadership: Leading Effectively
“I realized I can’t lead effectively if I’m spending energy trying to be someone I’m not.” As a woman in leadership, oftentimes you are told to suppress certain sides of yourself to equate to what your male peers bring to the table. We had the opportunity to sit down with Kristen Sage, CEO of Western […]
Pine Services Group Welcomes ERP Industry Veteran, Nancy Harris, as an Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Today Pine Services Group, the ERP branch of Evergreen, is announcing that executive leader and ERP expert, Nancy Harris, will be working with the team as an advisor. In her role, Harris will provide strategic and industry guidance to Pine’s leadership team, assisting in continuing Pine’s mission of being a long-term destination […]
Pine Services Group Appoints Jana Schmidt as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2024 — Today Pine Services Group, the global business applications software and services branch of Evergreen, announces the appointment of Jana Schmidt as its new chief executive officer. Schmidt’s leadership will play a pivotal role in guiding Pine to greater heights as a permanent home for leading software partners and independent software vendors (ISVs). “I am […]
Evergreen Announces Key Updates to Leadership and Organization
Evergreen Announces Key Updates to Leadership and Organization Newly Appointed Leaders Demonstrate Evergreen’s Commitment to Recognizing and Rewarding Excellence Within Growing Portfolio of Service Companies SAN FRANCISCO, CA., Feb. 1, 2024– Evergreen, a family of leading managed IT services and software companies today announced key transformational business updates to capitalize on the outstanding performance of […]
Celeste Ryan: Building things that last: Path to CPO
Tell me about your upbringing and how it informs how you thought about your career? “I grew up in the Dallas Texas area, and am the third kid of 4. I have an older sister, an older brother, then me and a younger brother and two amazing parents. I think the two biggest influences from […]
MSP Mergers & Acquisitions: On Hold or Moving Forward?
by Joe Panettieri • Mar 20, 2020 What does the coronavirus pandemic mean for MSP mergers and acquisitions? ChannelE2E has some strong opinions. But we also wanted to open the conversation to third-party experts. Evergreen Service Group’s Ramsey Sahyoun Among our first moves: Reaching out to Ramsey Sahyoun at Evergreen Services Group, a private equity-backed investment firm that […]
MSP Valuation Worksheet: 8 Variables and KPIs to Consider
by Joe Panettieri • Jan 22, 2019 How much is your managed services provider (MSP) business worth? Evergreen Services Group, which acquired roughly a dozen MSPs in 2018, built a worksheet to help frame that conversation with business owners who are exploring potential company sales. The worksheet, known as the MSP Acquisition Scorecard, lists eight […]
Evergreen’s Mission to Create Regional MSP Powerhouses Is Redefining Managed Services
This latest deal was the 12th investment made by Evergreen in 2018. Bay Area investor Evergreen Services Group recently purchased NetGain Technologies, a longtime member of the MSP 501. This month’s deal was the 12th investment made by Evergreen this year. Previously, the San Francisco-based investment company made investments in Wolf Consulting, Executech, Jenlor, Interlaced, […]
Friday’s Exit Strategy: Why Private Equity Firms Acquire MSPs
by Joe Panettieri • Nov 16, 2018 Evergreen Services Group has acquired 13 MSPs so far in 2018. Head of M&A Ramsey Sahyoun shares some background and describes why private equity firms are pursuing MSPs. Read full article here: https://www.channele2e.com/investors/mergers-acquisitions/why-private-equity-firms-acquire-msps/