Summary
HydroGlobe is but one example of a growing trend among investors to choose quicker exits than before. "In the past many investors wanted to wait until an IPO," says [Edward Zimmerman]. "People these days are more willing to take an offer that's good rather than wait for the company to hit the $1 billion mark." He says investment returns have been as good as five-fold or more in some cases.
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A Pick Up in Angel and Vc Investments
It was a bad case of feast and famine. In the late 1990, it was relatively easy for an entrepreneur with a good idea to raise money. Investors were anxious to get in on the ground floor for the next big thing in companies. That period ended with a bang in the early part of this decade when the dotcorn bubble burst. Then even companies with great ideas a...
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