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OCTOBER 21, 2009

the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. Strategic investors are looking to consolidate their positions : The top 6 buyers in tech & media account for 27% of all purchases. Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010.

Technical Review 241

Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

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JUNE 18, 2010

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Structured data asset creation works in on demand in real-time across multiple data sets Including web, e-mail, internal databases, documents, and media. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

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JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). Acquired by Disney, who also invested in Playdom, and will become part of the Interactive Media Group. TechCrunch.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

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MAY 4, 2010

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236