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Accruent Acquired By Genstar Capital

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Accruent was venture backed by Constellation Ventures, FirstMark Capital, GGV Capital, Innocal, Marcus & Millichap, Peninsula Equity Partners, Red Rock Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and Stanford University. Accruent was advised by Lazard in the acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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Aktino Acquired By Canadian Firm

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Aktino has previously raised funding from Crosspoint Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Huntington Ventures, Innocal, J.F. Tags: aktino positron merger acquisition telecom hardware broadband. Shea, Miramar Venture Partners, Silver Creek Technology Investors, and Ventana Capital Management.

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7 Ways Due Diligence Helps Before Final Commitment

Startup Professionals Musings

What they don’t realize is that about half the investment deals fail to close at this stage, including mergers and acquisitions , during the due-diligence process. Most entrepreneurs work long and hard to get a handshake agreement from an investor, and then tend to relax and wait for the check to clear.

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Software Patents are Becoming a Tax on Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” every patent can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement.