In This Issue:
-Market Trends
-Venture Capital
-Private Equity
-Initial Public Offerings
-Mergers & Acquisitions
-Legal Updates
-Jobs Act & Capital Markets
-Mergers & Acquisitions
-General Corporate & Corporate Governance
-Our Team
-Questions
In our quarterly update materials, we share the key trends in:
-venture capital and emerging growth investing (overall investment decreased on a quarterly basis by 25% - software remained robust while investment in consumer products and services increased 232% over Q3 levels)
-venture capital fundraising (dollar commitments increased by 10% compared to 2011, with the top 5 venture capital funds accounting for 55% of total fundraising for Q4, on par with Q3)
-private equity (deal flow increased compared to Q3, making it the second highest quarterly total in the last four years)
-capital markets and initial public offerings (Q4 2012 saw an increase in volume in the IPO market compared to Q3, but there was an 11% decrease in venture-backed IPO activity from 2011)
-mergers and acquisitions (2012 M&A deal size by value has remained consistent with 2011 but 2012 M&A deals by volume continue to be concentrated)
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