Sponsored by: Cooley LLP and the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons. In today’s capital markets, venture backed companies are overwhelmingly choosing mergers over initial public offerings to achieve liquidity for their investors. According to a recent Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association, more than three-quarters of exits in 2010 have...
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Sponsored by: Cooley LLP and the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons. In today’s capital markets, venture backed companies are overwhelmingly choosing mergers over initial public offerings to achieve liquidity for their investors. According to a recent Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association, more than three-quarters of exits in 2010 have been via M&A.
Despite the deal flow, there are a number of obstacles and considerations for all sides when negotiating the deal.