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Venture Capital! Non-public Equity.

During the 2nd quarter of 2009, U.S. Venture Capital funds raised $1.7 bn. versus. $9.3 bn. in Q2 of 2008, representing a drop of virtually 82 %! This astonishing statistic bolsters the proven fact that you Have to be prepared … Continue reading

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How To Raise Venture Capital – Venture Capital 101

Great news! After a long drought of M and A activity, the market for private companies is showing signs of life and recovery. If you own, operate or advise a middle market company, $5 million to $500 million in revenue, what does this mean for you and your clients when thinking about shareholder liquidity or selling the business? And how can you improve the odds of getting a deal done? From a private equity perspective, the dollars invested in middle market companies more than doubled from 2009 to 2010. Publicly traded strategic buyers like the S and P 500 companies have historical levels of cash, and are seeking to deploy part of this hoard to generate significant revenue through external growth initiatives like acquisitions, which can provide access to new customers, higher margin product lines, new technologies and entrepreneurial talent. The same concept applies to what private equity refers to as tuck-in or bolt-on acquisitions for larger existing portfolio companies. Continue reading

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The Advantage and Disadvantages of Venture Capital – Venture Capital

The idea of joint venturing is now attracting lots of business out there, and it does not matter whether they are big or small. This is because of the benefits that small businesses and even successful and big businesses. Continue reading

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