Article: Venture-Backed IPO Volume Plummeted in Q3 2006.

Acquisitions Also Slowed Considerably According to Exit Poll Release

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Only eight venture-backed companies raised $934.2 million through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the third quarter of 2006 reflecting the slowest quarter since 2003, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This figure represents a significant decrease from the second quarter of 2006 when nineteen venture-backed companies went public and raised more than $2 billion. The results continue to disappoint when comparing the statistics to the same period last year, when nineteen ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!