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The Rise of the Secondary Market for Emerging Growth Equities– Necessary But Insufficient

Pascal's View

Median age of a venture backed company hits 8.7 years in 2007- the longest gestation period since 1991: What has driven these changes to the capital markets and are they permanent or temporary? 2001: Decimalization (further loss of economics to provide market support for small companies), by reducing minimum commissions from 12.5

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. Proceeds from M&As involving Israeli companies that were either acquired or merged, totaled $2.54 billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 AMDOCS BUYS LEADING UK MOBILE COMPANY MX TELECOM.

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