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		<title><![CDATA[Private Equity Fundraising Recedes in Fourth Quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200701/ai_n21891133]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Channa Luma, The Weiser Group for NVCA, +1-302-368-2345, cluma@weisergroup.com; or Joshua Radler, Thomson Venture Economics, +1-646-822-7323, Joshua.radler@thomson.com NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Private equity fundraising activity slowed considerably in the fourth quarter of 2006 but still broke records for the full year according to Thomson Financial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture funding steady; money's on life sciences.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200501/ai_n20250790]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: anita jain    Venture capital investment in the New York area remained virtually  unchanged last year as 195 companies received $1.45 billion, according  to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture  Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Total funding  was in line...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our July cover, we failed to attribute the VC 100 listing to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association in conjunction with Entrepreneur.  Also, we omitted an "Online Exclusive" box in our VC 100 listing. For an "Online Exclusive" on how VC fared in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News: Venture capital up by 10 per cent.(PricewaterhouseCoopers)(Thomson Venture Economics)(National Venture Capital Association)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists poured $4.6bn into 618 companies during the  first three months of this year, according to the quarterly MoneyTree  survey.    Venture capitalists poured $4.6bn into 618 companies during the  first three months of this year, according to the quarterly MoneyTree  survey.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Venture Funding Adds Late Surge to Down Year; New England Up Slightly.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business  News    Jan. 27--Venture capital investing rose 11 percent nationally to  $4.92  billion in the fourth quarter, from $4.43 billion in the prior  three months,  according to the MoneyTree survey set to be released...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US venture industry braced for worst fundraising year on record.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Caroline Meehan    Fundraising in the US took a further knock in this year's  third quarter, reaching barely half the total raised for the same period  last year, in what is set to be the worst year for fundraising in the  industry's history.A total...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Flow of Venture Capital Slackens in Upstate New York.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin Harlin, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Nov. 3--Venture capitalists closed their wallets in the third  quarter  upstate but say there are deals in the works here.    Investors offered a mere $11.1 million to young upstart companies,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nationwide Venture Capital Investments Inch Higher in Second Quarter.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business  News    Jul. 29--Venture capital investing inched up 6 percent nationally  to $4.3  billion in the second ...uarter, from $4 billion in the first  three months of  the year, marking the first ...uarter-to-...uarter ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NO. OF VENTURE-BACKED CO.S ACQUIRED IN Q1 DECLINED TO 96 LEVELS. ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(For a full text of statement, contact www.asianet.com.au)   NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --    According to Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, 65 venture-backed companies were acquired through merger or acquisition for a total disclosed value of $1.34 billion in the first...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software attracts bigger share of venture capital. (Tech Cetera).]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the New York metropolitan area, 13 biotechnology companies  obtained the largest share of venture capital funds for the fourth  quarter with $48 million, or 24 percent of the total amount; invested,  according to the latest Money Tree Survey.    This  In the New...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Firms Return More Money to Investors, Take In Less.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200208/ai_n21653560]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Beth Healy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Aug. 6--For the first time on record, venture capitalists gave back  more  money to their investors last quarter than they took in for new  funds.    Seven US venture firms returned --...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Turn, Turn, Turn: A New Season Of Private Equity Performance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article asserts that private equity appears to be emerging from perhaps the most difficult period in recent memory. While there has been some improvement in the availability of attractive investment opportunities and more reasonable availability of financing alternatives, a tone of temperance remains. Several useful conclusions has been drawn...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private Equity Performance Continued Downward Trend in Q3 2001]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 19, 2002  As expected, Private Equity Performance Index results for Q3 2001 showed a continued downward trend for the third consecutive quarter, according to Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. This downward trend can be attributed to decreasing technology company valuations,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capitalists Utilize M&A Market to Compensate for Weak IPO Market In 2001; Venture-Backed M&A volume drops in Q4, But Year Ends with Record Number of Deals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 13, 2002  Venture-backed merger and acquisition activity saw a drop in volume during the fourth quarter of 2001 to 74 acquisitions with a combined, reported value of $1.66 billion, according to Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. This compares with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture capital returns hit the skids: ROI hits first negative numbers in a decade. (Finance).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3036/is_200202/ai_n7737567]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when a venture investment in a tech company was,  if not a sure bet, certainly a reasonable wager. Some returns were quick  and high. But now, this once high-flying opportunity compares  unfavorably with the biotech and medical segments.     ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture-Backed IPOs Begin to Rebound in 4th Quarter According to Thomson Financial/Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  ALEXANDRIA, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 7, 2002  After a modest showing in the third quarter, the venture-backed IPO market rebounded decisively in the fourth quarter, as 14 U.S. venture-backed companies raised $1.45 billion, according to Thomson Financial/Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. While down from the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Happy to be stable: Despite downturn, venture-backed M&A steady in Q3]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_47_47/ai_80232864]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this turbulent day and age, stability is not a bad thing. In fact, it can be pretty desirable.  And in the spirit of stability, venture-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity remained at relatively stable levels during the third quarter, according to statistics from Venture Economics, a Thomson Financial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture-Backed M&A Remains Steady in Third Quarter]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 7, 2001  Venture-backed mergers and acquisitions activity remained at relatively stable levels in the third quarter, according to statistics from Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association.  Seventy deals were closed, down from 78 in the second quarter. However, the total...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment & Fundraising Continue to Slow in Third Quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Oct_29/ai_79502501]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  NEWARK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 29, 2001  Venture Capitalists Remain Committed to Entrepreneurs with  $7.7 billion in New and Follow-on Investments and $6.2 billion Raised  by Venture Capital Funds  Venture capital investment and fundraising continued to slow in the third quarter of this year, according...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VC Deals Up, Values Down - Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association figures - Industry Trend or Event]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_35_47/ai_77673048]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The good news: venture capital-funded mergers rose in the second quarter. The bad news: the value of those transactions deteriorated.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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