Comments on: Angel Investing: Early Exits via M&As

By: Angel Investors Need to Break Bread With VCs | Venture Hype

Angel Investors Need to Break Bread With VCs | Venture Hype — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:05:26 +0000

[...] large tech companies didn’t invest heavily in research and development, and lately they have been buying into younger deals because they can’t afford to wait for these start-ups to mature into serious competitors that [...]

By: Deal Syndication: Angels and VCs - Friend or Foe? | Venture Hype

Deal Syndication: Angels and VCs - Friend or Foe? | Venture Hype — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:20:59 +0000

[...] who target small exits will find that their interests are better-aligned with those of angels than with most VCs, such as [...]

By: China Steels the Show! | Venture Hype

China Steels the Show! | Venture Hype — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:16:03 +0000

[...] largest steelmaker, is currently in preliminary talks with China’s Angang Steel for a possible merger. According to the Financial Times, ArcelorMittal’s CEO Lakshmi Mittal has offered to acquire a [...]

By: Leadership Qualities Angel Investors Should Look for | Venture Hype

Leadership Qualities Angel Investors Should Look for | Venture Hype — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:34:42 +0000

[...] startups. He creates businesses for a living it seems, growing them until they go public or get sold off, then repeating the process. Leader? Could be your [...]

By: Angel Investing: Exit Dependence Investment Models | Venture Hype

Angel Investing: Exit Dependence Investment Models | Venture Hype — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:08:11 +0000

[...] the potential to become an attractive acquisition target that can be sold for around US$20 million to US$40 [...]

By: Angel Investment Asset Allocation (2): Time to Liquidity, Allocation Pie | Venture Hype

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:56:46 +0000

[...] At a mere age of 3 at the time of acquisition, Mint went on to become “The 2009 Poster Child of Early Exits” for angel [...]

By: How to Select M&A Advisors | Venture Hype

How to Select M&A Advisors | Venture Hype — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:12:21 +0000

[...] A SPAC is a newly formed company organized for the sole purpose of going public and using the proceeds of the offering to acquire an existing business. [...]

By: M&A Exits: Sell-Side M&A Process | Venture Hype

M&A Exits: Sell-Side M&A Process | Venture Hype — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:04:51 +0000

[...] According to exit strategist Basil Peters, an increasing number of young tech startups (2 to 3 years old) are getting snapped up by big companies to increase competitive edge. Most of the M&A deals are done in the US$15 to US$40 million range, and the sweet spot is about US$30 million. Once the selling price exceeds that sweet spot, it’d become more difficult for the corporation’s M&A department to get approval for the acquisition. [...]

By: Angel Investing Glossary | Venture Hype

Angel Investing Glossary | Venture Hype — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:50:19 +0000

[...] M&As (mergers and acquisitions): A merger is the combination of two companies to create a new business entity; an acquisition is the purchase of one company by another, usually bigger, company with no new entity being created. M&As are common exits for angels. [...]

By: Silicon Valley Ready to Make a Comeback? | Venture Hype

Silicon Valley Ready to Make a Comeback? | Venture Hype — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:58 +0000

[...] News’ Maggie Shiels reported that Silicon Valley is showing strong signs of life, citing such acquisitions as, “Mint.com by Intuit for [USD]$170m (£102m), Adobe buying Omniture for [USD]$1.8bn [...]