Exits
400+ Deals – Top Technology Investments & Acquisitions by Sector – 2014
Thanks to the team at Internet Deal Book for putting together this fantastic report which details the more than 400 Technology Investments and Acquisitions Globally for each Sector for 2014. The report is organised by Sector, has the investors, company and has a link to a background story for each deal →
Freelancer’s ASX Debut – Share Price soars 5x on a listing PE of 463 – under or overpriced?
Freelancer made its debut on the ASX last week. Initially listing at $0.50 the company’s share price skyrocketed to $2.60 and finally closed at $1.60. Matt Barrie, the company’s CEO and founder, had announced Freelancer’s intention to list at the Startup Spring Entrepreneurship event. His decision to not sell the →
@OzForex, Australia’s biggest Tech IPO for 2013 – text book example of finding & solving a big problem
Late last week OzForex raised $439.4 million by the issue of 12 million new shares and the sale and transfer →
Connect2Field acquired by UK public company Fleetmatics
Melbourne based Connect2Field has been acquired by Fleetmatics PLC. Connect2Field was founded by CEO Steve Orenstein in 2009, who funded the development of the platform by providing web development services to small and medium businesses. The platform provides a streamlined experience for businesses who manage field workers and can allow office →
Huge Exit – Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire Sourcefire for $2.7 billion
Whilst not exactly an overnight success Sourcefire seems to have been a massive exit for its owners and investors, given the company achieved revenue of $223 million and net revenue of $24m a purchase price of $2.7 billion is amazing. Originally launched in 2001 by Martin Roesch, the creator of Snort →
