YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Many acquisitions in the middle market require a combination of senior debt and some type of equity or quasi-equity like mezzanine financing. As part of the acquisition process, be sure to develop a sound financing strategy in which you: Determine the valuation and financial strength of the acquisition target.

Acquisition 124

Acquisition Finance Raleigh Mezzanine 124

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. The average Series A round is between $2 million and $5 million, with the expressed goals of funding early stage business operations. The five main stages include the following: 1.

Equity 88

Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving. There is no free lunch.

Mezzanine 120

Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Private Equity is relatively less developed than VC in Israel but with deep pockets. There are 27 active private equity funds operate in Israel, with total managed capital standing at $6 billion in 2010.

Private Equity 100

Private Equity Israel Equity Mezzanine 100

Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2011

Cons of using cash: Cash typically represents your working capital and is necessary for daily operations and emergency funds. Traditional banks, government programs, credit unions, micro-lenders, and mezzanine funds all have initiatives to help businesses at all stages of development. It doesn’t affect your credit.

Finance 76

Finance Mezzanine Equity Vesting 76

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Q: What are some Pre-Seed funds operating today? It is no longer cheap to start a software company.

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. This led to an explosion in startups.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Researchers divided the portfolio companies into six stages and startups are still operating a loss in each of the first four. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. A few more stats make that picture look worse.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62