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Gradually Improving IPO Market Produces Strengthened Venture Capital Fund Performance

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Arlington, VA (PRWEB) February 03, 2014

Venture capital fund performance continued to make gains across most time horizons as of September 30, 2013, according to the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S. Venture Capital Index®, the performance benchmark of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The quarterly, 1-, 3-, 5-, 10- and 15-year horizons all showed higher returns with no change in the 20-year horizon. The 10-year return inched higher for the 14th consecutive quarter and the 1-year performance indicator nearly doubled from one year ago. Despite these improvements, the 1-, 3-, and 5- year returns were bested by the DJIA, NASDAQ Composite, and S&P 500 as of Q3 2013.

“In the past 10 years, returns overall have been more modest than those of the previous decade but some great companies were created in this period, many of which are expanding their growth by going public or being acquired,” said Bobby Franklin, president and CEO, NVCA. “The industry has been optimistic about seeing an improvement in VC fund performance, and it’s encouraging to see that materialize. Given the better exit environment, the IPO markets generated welcomed returns to limited partners and that should continue through Q4 2013 and we hope in 2014,” Franklin added.

“A healthy IPO market and M&A activity both benefitted biotech and IT companies alike,” said Theresa Sorrentino Hajer, Managing Director, Venture Capital Research at Cambridge Associates. “While there were several success stories involving large companies, the IPO market remains highly selective and volatile. The stronger exit environment has meant good news for LPs in the form of distributions from venture funds.”

Vintage Year Return Ratios

The following chart lists the ratio between the dollars paid into venture capital funds by limited partners (LPs) and the dollars distributed to them by vintage year. For example, the 2002 vintage year funds have distributed cash of 0.67 times the amount of capital paid in by LPs and the residual value is 0.36 times the paid-in capital; the total value multiple is therefore 1.03 times. It is important to note that the residual value is unrealized and will change as companies exit the portfolio, are re-valued, or are written off. The 2003 and 2004 vintage year funds show the most positive ratio of the last decade, with returns at 1.58 and 1.49 times (respectively) the capital contributed by LPs, should those funds realize the value of what remains in the portfolio. More recent vintage years have yet to return significant cash to LPs as most funds do not have the opportunity to begin returning capital until after year five.

Additional Performance Benchmarks

To view the full, comprehensive report, which includes tables on additional time horizons, vintage years, and industry returns, please visit the Cambridge Associates or NVCA websites.

Cambridge Associates derives its U.S. venture capital benchmarks from the financial information contained in its proprietary database of venture capital funds. As of September 30, 2013, the database included 1,439 venture funds formed from 1981 through 2013.

About The National Venture Capital Association

Venture capitalists are committed to funding America’s most innovative entrepreneurs, working closely with them to transform breakthrough ideas into emerging growth companies that drive U.S. job creation and economic growth. As the voice of the U.S. venture capital community, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) empowers its members and the entrepreneurs they fund by advocating for policies that encourage innovation and reward long-term investment. As the venture community’s preeminent trade association, NVCA serves as the definitive resource for venture capital data and unites nearly 400 members through a full range of professional services. For more information about the NVCA, please visit http://www.nvca.org.

About Cambridge Associates

Founded in 1973, Cambridge Associates is a provider of independent investment advice and research to institutional investors and private clients worldwide. Today the firm serves over 950 global investors and delivers a range of services, including investment consulting, outsourced portfolio solutions, research services and tools (Research Navigatorsm and Benchmark Calculator), and performance monitoring, across asset classes. The firm compiles the performance results for over 5,500 private partnerships and their more than 68,000 portfolio company investments to publish its proprietary private investments benchmarks, of which the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S. Venture Capital Index® and Cambridge Associates LLC U.S. Private Equity Index® are widely considered to be among the standard benchmark statistics for these asset classes. Cambridge Associates has been selected to provide data and to develop and maintain customized industry benchmarks for a number of prominent industry associations, including the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL); the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA); the Canada Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA);the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA); the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA); the New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Inc. (NZVCA); the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA); and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Cambridge also provides data and analysis to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). Cambridge Associates has more than 1,100 employees serving its client base globally and maintains offices in Arlington, VA; Boston; Dallas; Menlo Park, CA; London; Singapore; Sydney; and Beijing. Cambridge Associates consists of five global investment consulting affiliates that are all under common ownership and control. For more information about Cambridge Associates, please visit http://www.cambridgeassociates.com.







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ACG Chicago, Inc. Presents the Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Market Trends Breakfast

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 31, 2014

ACG Chicago is proud to be hosting the annual Market Trends breakfast on Friday, February 7 from 7:30am to 10:30am (including networking time) at the Standard Club in Chicago. Hundreds have attended this classic each year for at least three decades. This year 250-300 will join our elite panel of experts to discuss the 2014 market and the best paths for capitalizing growth.

The 2014 Market Trends panel includes:

Maneesh K. Chawla, Principal, Prospect Partners, LLC
Eric D. Malchow, Managing Director, Lincoln International, LLC
Ryan R. McKenzie, Partner, Arbor Investments
Dennis R. Robleski, Managing Director, BMO Harris Bank, and
Suzanne L. Saxman, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Moderator)

Maneesh Chawla is a private equity veteran with 15 years of experience investing in smaller lower-middle-market companies. As a Principal of Prospect Partners, he is involved in all aspects of investment sourcing, execution, and management. Mr. Chawla currently serves on the board of directors of five of the firm’s portfolio companies. Mr. Chawla joined Prospect Partners in 2000 and became a Principal of the Firm in 2004.

Eric Malchow is Co-President North America and Managing Director of Lincoln International. He joined the firm during its founding in 1996 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-heads the Global Industrial Group. Eric has approximately 20 years of transactional experience focused in middle-market mergers and acquisitions assignments. Eric’s clients include leading private equity groups and publicly-traded corporations. His experience includes advising on the sale and acquisition of companies which are market-leading, overleveraged, distressed or proceeding through the bankruptcy process. His experience also includes advising on numerous cross-border transactions.

Ryan McKenzie joined Arbor in 2000. He is the former owner and Chief Operating Officer of Chicago, Illinois-based ice machine distribution & leasing firms Automatic Ice, Inc. and Icemakers, LLC. Prior to his involvement in the ice business, Mr. McKenzie spent 20 years in senior positions in the commercial banking industry, including senior lender, CIO, Head of Corporate Finance and Director of the Mezzanine Finance Group at American National Bank of Chicago. He is also the former President and COO of Pullman Bank, Chicago, Illinois. For Arbor Fund I, Mr. McKenzie was an Operating Partner and served on the Board of the Pinnacle Equipment Group. Mr. McKenzie serves as a Director of Columbus Manufacturing, Inc., New French Bakery, Inc. and Gold Standard Baking, Inc.

Dennis Robleski is managing director and group head of BMO Harris Bank’s sponsor finance group, where he manages a team of 45 professionals and more than $ 3.5 billion in assets. Prior to joining BMO Harris Bank, Mr. Robleski co-founded and served as managing director of Merrill Lynch Capital’s corporate finance group, which upon its sale had assets of more than $ 5.5 billion. Before joining Merrill Lynch Capital, Mr. Robleski spent 19 years at Heller Financial, where as executive vice president and group head for sponsor finance and private equity investments, he oversaw 85 individuals and more than $ 3 billion of assets. Mr. Robleski also served in origination, underwriting, portfolio management and workout roles in Heller’s Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas offices.

Ms. Saxman is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Chair of Seyfarth’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice group, concentrates her practice in mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and general corporate matters. She advises on the ideal form of organization, business plans, equity and stockholder agreements, commercial transactions, and exit strategies. Ms. Saxman has extensive experience resolving owner disputes and negotiating settlements. Ms. Saxman represents clients in mergers and acquisitions and other business development opportunities such as marketing, distribution and licensing agreements, and joint ventures. She strategizes on the business and legal aspects of negotiating transactions and corporate governance. Ms. Saxman also represents clients on the purchase and sale of distressed assets. She also advises clients on commercial financing matters and negotiates acquisition financing, private debt and equity financing, and venture capital.

The Market Trends event is open for registrations at http://www.acgchicago.com/14markettrends.aspx. Registration prices are $ 45.00 ($ 30.00 for ACG members) through February 3rd. Late registration after February 3rd is $ 60.00 ($ 45.00 for ACG members). You can call 877-224-6389 for more information.







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Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market – By Product, Application …

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Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market – By Product, Application …
China and India, in their respective ongoing five-year plans, have planned to invest heavily on growing their power generation capacities. They are already one of the largest markets of boilers in the world. In the U.S. … Reads 159. Copyright © 2014 …
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Clinical Trial Management System Market is expected to reach USD 1848.5 …
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Clinical Trial Management System Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2019," the global clinical trial management system market …
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CPhI Russia 2014 Helps Regional Market Grow at Over 10% Annually

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CPhI Russia 2014 Helps Regional Market Grow at Over 10% Annually
CPhI Russia plays a very important role within the region to accelerate this growth and further drive innovation within the market- a key goal within the country's plan", Erik Heemskerk, Brand Director Pharma. About CPhI. CPhI drives growth and …
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Search Engine Marketing Company Lets Clients Focus on Their Craft
In those cases, Cyberset would recommend meeting with a representative for a professional internet marketing consultation. These can be scheduled regularly (perhaps quarterly) or just at the onset of a marketing plan. During these sessions, Cyberset …
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on 5 reasons why BJP's manifesto stands apart
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon has written a blog on five reasons why BJP's manifesto stands apart from that of other political parties. Below is an exact reproduction of what she has written: The BJP seems to have …
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IAN and Michelin launch farm to market incubator

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IAN and Michelin launch farm to market incubator
The challenge of moving food produce efficiently from farms to tables, reducing the current level of waste, creates many opportunities to invent and grow profitable businesses in India. IAN encourages entrepreneurs to come forward with ideas and …
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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Turn Small Ideas Into Big Impact
Everyone talks about cross-sector partnerships, but what does it really take to effectively solve global problems and have a viable business? As an entrepreneur, it can be daunting to figure out which partners can help you scale an idea to truly have …
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Comedian Carl Donnelly loves the silliness in his business
It doesn't really matter what the joke was about; suffice to say it involved shellfish and food poisoning. What he liked about it was … "I never knew what I wanted to do," he says, "but I always had ideas constantly going round my head." He had kept …
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Bright Employment Report: The Labor Market Gained 177,000 Net Jobs in May 2013

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 05, 2013

Employment increased by 177,000 net jobs from May to June 2013 according to the May 2013 Bright Employment Report, which is produced by Bright Media Corporation and Bright.com. The report is derived from one of the nation’s largest aggregations of job postings and resumes. This data is supplemented with government, financial, real estate, and other data sources, in order to measure changes in nonfarm private employment through a novel method utilizing inter-temporal substitution, regression, and labor supply.

Two other reports issued by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Automatic Data Inc. (ADP) also include monthly estimates of net jobs created. For their monthly Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey), which derives their net non-farm jobs created estimate, BLS collects data each month from the payroll records of a sample of approximately 145,000 nonagricultural business establishments. ADP also uses payroll data, however their estimate focuses on the payrolls of private businesses in their system. Thus, these three metrics from Bright, BLS, and ADP each examine unique aspects of the labor market.

This month’s estimate of 177,000 net jobs created comes on the heels of last month’s report by the BLS indicating that 165,000 jobs were created in April, compared to 171,000 estimated by Bright. Rather than slipping further, job creation appears to have recovered nearer the levels seen around the beginning of the 2013.

About Bright.com

Bright was founded in 2011, and has raised over $ 10 million in financing from Silicon Valley institutional and angel investors. A first in the market, Bright is not just an innovation in online job search; its mission is to move the labor markets faster.

Bright spent 18 months developing the Bright Score, an algorithm that instantaneously scores and sorts candidates for any given job position based on the candidate’s education, experiences, skills, and network connections. The Bright Score eliminates the lengthy and expensive task of finding the right fit between an open position and a qualified candidate. Now, job seekers may apply to jobs where they have the best chance of attracting the attention of hiring managers. Recruiters can locate the most qualified candidates within seconds, reducing the time spent searching for top prospects and sifting through applicants by up to 90%.

In order to accomplish this, our data science team analyzes the hiring trends of every company and industry in every city in the United States, and delivers the most up-to-date, specific, and comprehensive analysis of the employment market. For more information about Bright, visit our websites at Bright.com and Bright.com/labs © Copyright 2013, Bright.com. All Rights Reserved.







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People May Compare Retirement Incomes With Whole Of Market Annuity Quotes

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Many people save towards their retirement with personal and occupational pension schemes. Most of the schemes can be categorized as money purchase schemes. This means that when the person retires the money invested in the pension fund is converted to cash and used to purchase an annuity. There are many different options when purchasing one of these products, such as level and escalating annuities, and single life or joint life annuities. This article explains some of those options, and shows how an annuity quotes can be used to let a person estimate the amount of retirement income they will get.

Most pension schemes other than final salary schemes, and other defined benefit schemes, can be categorized as money purchase schemes. A person, and possibly also their employer, make contributions into a pension fund, which is invested in the financial markets with the intention of building up a suitably large pension pot by the date of the person’s retirement.

On retirement the pension pot is then used to purchase an annuity. These are a type of insurance, which are sold by life insurance (or life assurance) companies. They provide a guaranteed lifetime income, regardless of how long the pensioner lives for. This is desirable as it protects pensioners from the danger of exhausting their pension pot.

Those who buy an annuity to provide a retirement income will normally have one of the following types of pension: a personal pension, a stakeholder pension, an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) or Freestanding Additional Voluntary Contribution (FSAVC) scheme, or a retirement annuity contract. Those who are members of an occupational defined contribution scheme may find that the scheme managers purchase the annuity for them, but they are entitled to choose the type of product which they want.

There are many different types of product, allowing the retired person to choose something suitable for their needs. The most basic choice is between a single life or a joint life policy . Joint life annuities will provide a pension for a person’s spouse or partner. These are therefore most normally chosen by couples, unless the spouse or partner already has an independent source of retirement income.

Another choice which can be made is between a level, and an escalating annuity. Level annuities will pay out the same income throughout the rest of a person’s life, while escalating annuities will constantly increase. The increase may be a fixed rate (e. G. 3%), or it may be linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI).

A third option involves a guarantee period. With a standard policy, if the pensioner was to die very soon after buying the annuity, the payments would simply stop. This would mean that the pensioner’s estate did not really benefit from that person’s lifetime of saving. With a guaranteed annuity, the life assurance company will pay the annuity for some predetermined period (usually five or 10 years) even if the pensioner dies.

All these options affect the amount of retirement income. For example a joint life policy will pay out less than a single life policy, because the life company have the additional commitment of funding the spouse’s pension. An annuity quotes is a simple online tool, which allows a person who is approaching retirement to estimate the effect of different options on their retirement income.

When approaching retirement it is vital to shop around using the open market option and to make sure that you use a broker that advises from the whole of market for annuity quotes.

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Global Calcium Carbonate Market is Expected to Reach USD 25.01 billion by …

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Where Will Tech Support Be 1 Year From Now?
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Big B writing about my album is an honour: Shibani Kashyap
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Cognitive Training & Assessment Market to Grow at a CAGR of 27.3% to 2018 Says a New Research Report at RnRMarketResearch.com

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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 17, 2014

In this report, cognitive assessment and training is defined as solution that is able to monitor, assess, train, or enhance cognitive functions. These solutions are applied for several uses such as in dementia screening, clinical trials, driver’s safety, rehabilitation, academic research, concussion management, classroom learning, self assessment, brain training, and employers’ assessment and training by end customers. Furthermore, professionals across verticals such as sports, healthcare, pharmaceutical, education, defense, and many others also use these solutions. The market sizes take into consideration the estimated revenue generated from the analysis of traditional pen and paper-based cognitive assessment by medical practitioners and professionals from other verticals as well as from the cognitive assessment and training products available in the form of software/hosted assessment and training tools and hardware (via innovative medical instruments and biometrics) available in the market.

Complete report available @ http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/cognitive-assessment-and-training-market-dementia-screening-clinical-trials-classroom-learning-brain-training-cognitive-abilities-test-cogat-cat-concussion-management-academic-research-worl-market-report.html .

A few high growth markets are the following:

    Dementia screening: Growing need for early detection of dementia across multiple regions
    Concussion management: Increase in number of athletes and defense personnel facing concussion
    Employers’ assessment and training: For the purpose of recruitment decisions or for the enhancement of the mental performance of their employees
    Innovative medical instruments and biometrics: Increase in number of companies providing innovative hardware to measure, assess, monitor, or train psychological responses linked to neuro-cognitive functioning

This expects healthcare will account for the largest market share throughout the forecast period. However, there are a few revenue pockets, namely pharmaceutical, sports, and defense that will witness significant growth in this period.

Majority of the challenges in this market are specific to the constant research required and increasing need for tests in multiple languages because in order to build tests that can cater to verticals such as healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, as well as for applications such as cognitive training, employers’ assessment and training, uninterrupted funding in research is needed to build and improve tests, which are adaptable and can give flawless subjective results and recommendations to each individual. Also, for companies catering to sectors such as healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, and HR, global expansion on a large scale is only possible if they have a portfolio of tests present in multiple languages so that they can cater to specific requirements of each individual or organization present anywhere across the globe.

The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways –

    This report segments the market into products and applications, covering this market comprehensively. The report provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the sub-segments. The market numbers are further split across the different verticals and regions.
    This report will help them better understand the competitor and gain more insights to better position their business. There is a separate section on competitive landscape, including competitor ecosystem, mergers and acquisition and venture capital funding. Besides, there are company profiles of top players in this market. In this section, market internals are provided that can put them ahead of the competitors.
    The report helps them understand the pulse of the market. The report provides information on key market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.

Major points from table of content

9 Company Profiles

9.1 Bracket Global

9.2 Brain Resource

9.3 Cambridge Cognition

9.4 CNS Vital Signs

9.5 Cogstate

9.6 Ctb/Mc Graw Hill

9.7 Gl Assessments

9.8 Impact

9.9 Lumosity

9.10 Neurosky

9.11 Neurotrax

9.12 Pearson Assessments

9.13 Posit Science

9.14 The Cognition Group

9.15 Key Innovators

9.15.1 Anthrotronix

9.15.2 Beemedic

9.15.3 Emotiv

9.15.4 Happy Neuron

9.15.5 Neuroscan

9.15.6 Play Attention

9.15.7 Smart Brain Technologies

9.15.8 Vivity Labs (Rosetta Stone)

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