Dow Jones VentureSource: M&As and IPOs of VC-Backed Companies Net $7.5B In Q4; Overall Liquidity in 2009 Down 34% From 2008
NEW YORK, January 4, 2010– The fourth quarter saw U.S. venture-backed companies begin reversing the trend that saw severely depressed liquidity levels through the first three quarters of 2009. While still sitting on the sidelines [...]
Dow Jones VentureSource: M&As and IPOs Net $2.7B Down 49% From A Year Ago; Upswing on the Horizon with Over $1 Billion in M&As Expected to Close in 4th Quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1, 2009– The third quarter proved to be a mixed bag for U.S. venture capitalists as capital raised via initial public offerings (IPOs) [...]
Navitas Capital, a venture capital firm investing in green technology solutions for the built environment, announced today that it participated in a $60 million Series C investment into Serious Materials. According to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource, this transaction represents one of the largest US venture [...]
Dow Jones VentureSource: Non-U.S. Investment Falls to $1.46 Billion, Lowest Since 2003; Europe Sees Record-Low Investment & Deal Count
LONDON and SHANGHAI, July 23, 2009– Venture capital investments in the international markets continued to slow in the second quarter of 2009, according to new global data from industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Investors put $1.46 billion [...]
Dow Jones VentureSource Finds Overall VC Deals & Investment at 2005 Levels; Health Care Buoys Industry While IT Investments Hover at 12-Year Low
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, July 18, 2009– After a sizable decline in the first quarter of 2009, the U.S. venture capital industry showed signs of recovery in the second quarter as venture [...]
