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| About Brad Feld |
| Brad Feld is currently a Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital and has been with the firm since 1996. Prior to Mobius, Brad founded Feld Technologies, which was sold to AmeriData Technologies in 1993, where he became Chief Technology Officer. Brad currently serves on the boards of a number of private companies, including Atreus, Comergent, ePartners, FeedBurner, Gold Systems, Judy's Book, Klocwork, NewsGator, Quova, Rally Software, and StillSecure. In addition, he is on the board of The National Center for Women & Information Technology, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, and The Colorado Conservation Trust. Brad has previously been a member of the board of directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and founded the Boston and Colorado chapters. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
Recent Article:
Modest Deals, Happy Deals
- For more on Brad Feld visit www.feld.com
I was talking to a friend yesterday about exits. In it, he suggested that the tech M&A market had shut down just like the tech IPO market had.
This didn't square with my experience. I've seen plenty of modest M&A in the last two months (which I categorize as sub-$100m deals.) Two popped up today - AOL acquired Sphere for a reported $25m and someone is rumored (possibly Expedia) to have acquired Farecast for $75m.
While these are modest acquisitions, they are not distressed deals (e.g. company that is struggling gets bought for very little by other private company, usually for private company stock.) There are plenty of distressed deals happening - they are usually pretty easy to recognize.
While modest deals aren't the end game of a VC investor, they are definitely a key part of the diet. Everyone knows that "singles and doubles" don't turn a VC fund into a winner, but they are needed to fill in the holes. So - it's good to see a steady tempo of these modest deals continuing. Plus, it makes for good copy.
Read this post in Brad's blog.
Modest Deals Happy Deals - To learn more about this author, visit Brad Feld's Website.
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