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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. The top quartile DPI for the 2012 vintage is 0.62.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

If the VC your talking to raised its last fund in 2002 then they likely don’t have much fire power for new investments. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals. Why does vintage matter to you?

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

The total number of M&A deals in the US this year is projected to be a paltry 225 transactions relative to more than 450 deals just 2 years ago, which was the norm between 2002-2007, varying only by around 3% per year. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

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Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. Overall, the portfolio value (including realizations) was being held at around 5% below cost. MPM BioVentures III (2002): 76% (44%).

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. MCFaul+Day was founded in 2002 by John McFaul in Portsmouth, England. The design studio has a reputation for bold design choices. McFaul+Day.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. Alex Vukajlovic, is CEO of Zurich based asset management company Cape Capital which he set up in 2002, and Chairman of DealMarket which he founded in 2010. Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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Update March 2012: See also my expanded critique of Colin Wheildon’s legibility research. Bix, 2002). The difference between point size and actual letter size (Image © Bix, 2002). It is often a better indicator of the apparent size of a typeface than point size ( Poulton, 1972 ; Bix, 2002 ). Site français. Deliverables.