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SecondMarket: 10 interesting facts from Q1 2012 [CHARTS]

Private secondary trading platform SecondMarket has revealed its Q1 2012 results. Many of the same charts are available, although the company has added the community banking sector results, reflecting its entry into this new space. Here’s what you need to …

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Venture capital funds pinned down by Facebook IPO

The Facebook IPO is expected to have broad implications for the market as a whole, and there are 63 venture capital-backed companies in the pipeline waiting to learn more. IronPlanet, backed by Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins (among others), is …

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Brightcove chooses NASDAQ for IPO

Online video platform Brightcove has selected NASDAQ for its IPO and plans to trade under the symbol BCOV. The company is looking to raise $55 mn in fresh capital by offering shares in a range of $10 to $12 each. …

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SecondMarket: 2011 results [CHARTS]

There’s no doubt that 2011 was an exciting year for private shares trading platform SecondMarket. Trading volume surged, and many of the companies trading on its platform are set to go public in the next year. Let’s take a look …

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Five tech IPOs to watch in 2012

In the tech IPO market, there wasn’t much to celebrate in 2011. Sure, some companies popped, but many of them fell back to Earth. Imperva is among the exceptions, according to an International Business Times report, but the likes of …

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Opower hires new CFO [IPO SIGNALS]

It’s hard not to take this as a hint. Energy software company Opower has picked up Thomas Kramer as its new CFO. Kramer used to be the CFO at Cvent and was previously the mind behind Boston Consulting Group’s ecommerce …