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• Corrections: Venture capital firms see exit avenues close up  Market Watch - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago A July 1 article from MarketWatch reported that the median price for venture-backed merger deals in the second quarter was $21.3 million. VentureSource, the firm that provided the original figure, later corrected its report to revise the number to $87.6 million. See corrected story.



• CORRECT: Venture capital firms see exit avenues dry up  Market Watch - Jul 01 11:40 AM Venture capital firms face a severe shortage of exit strategies with the drying up of the market for initial public offerings and merger deals, according to a pair of reports.



• Report: 'Drought' for venture capital backed IPOs  BizJournals - Jul 01 9:52 AM With the broader economy sputtering, venture capital firms are finding it increasingly difficult to generate returns through the sale or public listing of portfolio companies, according to a report released Tuesday.



• Lean times for venture-capital-backed IPOs  San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 01 12:33 AM For the first time in 30 years, Wall Street went through a three-month period during which not a single firm backed by venture capitalists went public, prompting cries of a crisis by the association whose members' risky bets built Silicon Valley. "Venture-...



• VC "canary in the coal mine" croaks [Venture Capital]  Valleywag - Jul 01 10:06 AM Not one venture-backed company went public in the second quarter. It's the first time that has happened since 1978, reports the New York Times. In the first half of 2008, venture-backed companies... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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