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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Globalization is a big trend.

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Interview with Cody Simms, Techstars LA

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Collectively, across all those programs, we've invested in a bit over 900 startups around the world. One could argue that in 2010, 2011, and 2012, that growth was in the video and entertainment area. We are investing in companies that are becoming part of our global network and ecosystem. billion combined.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.