2001 2003 Aggregator Finance 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. For the next four or five years, technology M&A boomed, growing from 50 in 2003 to 450 in 2006. Warning sign? Say 40 years = 20 years real direct experience.
Startup Company Lawyer
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless. This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations.
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