In the early part of Q3, a number of deals are valued at $200M or more
Acquisitions are flying high as VCs cash in on their Web 2.0 bets. Expect a second half surge of activity
Startups that make games and other applications for Apple devices are increasingly being wooed by companies looking to buy an instant foothold in the rapidly growing mobile market, said the manager of a fund that invests in smartphone app makers. The mergers and acquisitions market in the mobile space will be active over the next […]
Big price tags for AdMob, LifeSize Communications, Playfish and Revolution Money raise hopes that acquisition market is coming back
In frigid IPO market, seed stage investor highlights $2.2B worth of portfolio company sales since mid-2005
Operator of beauty shops prices at $18, soars 90%
It’s no secret that the private equity universe is coming under serious scrutiny by federal regulators. But what’s still unknown is how some proposed regulations would impact venture capital firms. Of course, most of the unwanted attention—including tough talk from politicians, trade groups and the press—is directed at venture capital’s richer relatives: buyout firms and […]
Tampa, Fla. • 813-207-7700 • www.switchanddata.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: SDXC Filing Range: 9M shares @ $14.00 to $16.00 Offering Price: $17.00 Close on First Day: $19.00 Offering Size: $198.30M Shares Outstanding: 33,806,677 Underwriters: Deutsche Bank Securities Corp./ Jefferies & Co. Inc. Co-managers: Lazard Capital Markets/ Merriman Curhan Ford & Co./ Raymond James & Associates […]
Garnett & Helfrich Capital has postponed raising a second fund with a target of $750 million following the departure of two directors and a vice president. The departures started in December. First to leave was Betty Hung, vice president of portfolio development. She took a similar job with Vista Equity Partners. Next was Mark Barrenechea, […]
Here’s an ominous statistic: Only eight venture-backed companies went public in the third quarter of 2006, raising just $934.2 million. This compares dimly with the previous quarter, when 19 venture-backed companies went public raising more than $2 billion. And in the same period last year, another 19 venture-backed companies went public, raising $1.5 billion, making […]