Sarbanes

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Here's a quick post to mull over on the weekend..

The latest reports from the VC community(courtesy: PE week wire, April 3) continue to show a non-flattering picture for VC backed exits in the U.S

IPO: The number of Venture-backed IPO's in the U.S declined from 93 in 2004 to 56 in 2005 to 10 in Q1 of 2006.

M&A: Total value of exit was $15.4 billion in 2004; $15.8 billion in 2005 and $4.8 billion in Q1 of 2006. The number of deals fell from 186 in 2004 to 167 in 2005; and 43 in Q1 of 2006.

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The Sarbanes Oxley, passed by both Houses in 2002 is bound to have a profound impact on the VC community in the U.S.

Put simply, the act imposes many stringent regulations on companies that wish to file for a public offering(IPO). For VC's this means that far fewer of their portfolio companies will go public, and an acquisition by a bigger company is the most viable 'exit'. These acquisitions typically do not fetch as much as a firm going public, and hence VC's find it harder to earn returns manadated by their LP'S.

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