Tips on finding corporate venture partners
It has been hard to ignore the recent negativity surrounding traditional venture capital investment in Europe. Venture capital firms (VCs) invested only €951m ($1.2bn) in 219 deals for European companies in the third quarter of 2011 – the lowest quarterly deal count in Europe since Dow Jones VentureSource’s records began in 2000.
But despite the downturn, valuations in the technology sector in particular are growing rapidly. According to accountant Ernst & Young’s Global Technology M&A Update for the second quarter…
