Exit activity for venture-backed companies moved closer to levels
seen prior to the recent economic downturn, according to figures
released today by industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. 514 companies achieved liquidity in 2010, netting $39.3 billion, a 25% increase in exits from 2009.
46 venture-backed companies went public in 2010, raising $3.4 billion. That's a five-fold increase from the 8 IPOs that raised $903 million in 2009. M&A activity did drop off in the fourth quarter of the year, but overall it was ahead of 2009 as well, with 445 M&As raising $33.9 billion.
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Author: Audrey Watters
