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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Also in the 80’s, the megafunds were created (at the time defined as $100 million plus); the LBO sector outperformed venture through financial engineering; asset gatherers, such as Blackstone, were created. As mentioned, the industry also experimented with new strategies such as industry focus funds and regional focus funds.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

You can either arrange an LBO of their business, or a mutual partnership that can benefit both firms. If you find that your business is snowballing faster than you can control it, then it may be time to consider partnering with other firms or acquiring other firms that have the skill sets you need to accelerate your business growth.

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Go early, go late, or go home

BeyondVC

I see this as a trend that will only accelerate in the next few years as you have venture funds, LBO shops, and even hedge funds get into the tech buyout action. Witness the recent Sungard deal and others. If the private investors are willing and able to pay $11.3b for a company then no public software company is sacred.

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Twitter Link Roundup #330 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

The problem was billions of dollars of debt incurred by a private equity firm extracting capital via an LBO. . — Cindy Baccus (@OuttaTheBoxMktg) March 17, 2018. Toys R Us was making plenty of money as an operating business. Financial looting is what's wrong with our economy [link]. This is a very important concept.

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When Does Zynga Become a Value Stock?

Agile VC

Given Marc Pincus’s voting control, being acquired is presumably not in the cards for Zynga and a take private or LBO would be nearly unthinkable in the near term so there’s little chance of an M&A situation to arbitrage. But at what point does Zynga become a value play?

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Planning for a Harvest - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked. Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked.

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What Is Really Happening to the Venture Capital Industry?

abovethecrowd.com

[Follow Me on Twitter] Many are speculating that the year two thousand and nine represents a fundamental turning point for the venture capital industry. Some are arguing that the industry is in dire straits after years of poor performance. Others have argued that the math simply does not work for the industry’s current size.