Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 1990-1998 13.3% 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6%
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Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 12, 2009
Second, emerging growth companies lose negotiating leverage in acquisitions when they have no other viable liquidity alternatives. Between 2001 and 2008 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accounted for 87% of venture-backed company exits, up from an average of 44% in between 1992 and 2000. years in 1998 to 9.6
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. It did not have the same success as Google’s acquisition and MySpace sold Photobucket 2 years later to a relatively unknown Seattle-based startup called Ontela for a reportedly $60 million.
Babbling VC
JUNE 15, 2010
I started interacting with the venture industry back in 1998 when still with Davis Polk & Wardwell but I didn't actually become a VC on paper until August of 2000. I rode down the whole VC cycle from 2000 to it's doldrums in 2001 and 2002. Now that was great timing, wasn't it? Call it what you will. So now what?
David Teten
APRIL 1, 2011
Daniel Confino, Founder, MergerID Is a qualified lawyer who has 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions with a strong international element. Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners Dan Burstein founded Millennium Technology Ventures in 2000 and co-founded Millennium Technology Value Partners in 2004.
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