Venture capital M&As drop
Published April 7, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
Liquidity generated by mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings of venture-backed companies fell to $8.2 billion during the first quarter of 2008 – the lowest total since the fourth quarter of 2005.
A Dow Jones VentureSource report showed first-quarter mergers and acquisitions at 80, accounting for $7.8 billion in liquidity, versus 105 M&As and $10.2 billion during the first quarter of 2007. Only six U.S. venture-backed companies went public in the first quarter, raising $392 million, a 67 percent decline from last year.
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