Comments on: Big European exits http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mathias http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-3028 mathias Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:11:32 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-3028 are there any news on this list? im looking for the biggest vc-backed exits of the last 10 years can someone help me out with resources or links? thank you very much are there any news on this list?
im looking for the biggest vc-backed exits of the last 10 years

can someone help me out with resources or links?
thank you very much

]]> By: mathias http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10480 mathias Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:11:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10480 are there any news on this list? im looking for the biggest vc-backed exits of the last 10 years can someone help me out with resources or links? thank you very much are there any news on this list?
im looking for the biggest vc-backed exits of the last 10 years

can someone help me out with resources or links?
thank you very much

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-576 nic Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:19:50 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-576 Thanks everyone. I will make a new post with a longer fuller list shortly. I might try and get the life sciences plays in their too. Thanks everyone. I will make a new post with a longer fuller list shortly. I might try and get the life sciences plays in their too.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10479 nic Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10479 Thanks everyone. I will make a new post with a longer fuller list shortly. I might try and get the life sciences plays in their too. Thanks everyone. I will make a new post with a longer fuller list shortly. I might try and get the life sciences plays in their too.

]]> By: Max Bleyleben http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-573 Max Bleyleben Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:37:27 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-573 Great point Nic. Let's keep this list going - I would add: - Poliris (seloger.com) - just floated on Euronext - Chipcon AS - acquired by TI - Eontec - acquired by Siebel - Gate5 - acquired by Nolia - Mobile.de - acquired by eBay - Musiwave - acquied by Openwave Systems - NetCentrex - acquired by Comverse - VideoIsland merging with Love Film - maybe? Great point Nic. Let’s keep this list going – I would add:

- Poliris (seloger.com) – just floated on Euronext
- Chipcon AS – acquired by TI
- Eontec – acquired by Siebel
- Gate5 – acquired by Nolia
- Mobile.de – acquired by eBay
- Musiwave – acquied by Openwave Systems
- NetCentrex – acquired by Comverse
- VideoIsland merging with Love Film – maybe?

]]> By: Max Bleyleben http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10478 Max Bleyleben Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10478 Great point Nic. Let's keep this list going - I would add: - Poliris (seloger.com) - just floated on Euronext - Chipcon AS - acquired by TI - Eontec - acquired by Siebel - Gate5 - acquired by Nolia - Mobile.de - acquired by eBay - Musiwave - acquied by Openwave Systems - NetCentrex - acquired by Comverse - VideoIsland merging with Love Film - maybe? Great point Nic. Let’s keep this list going – I would add:

- Poliris (seloger.com) – just floated on Euronext
- Chipcon AS – acquired by TI
- Eontec – acquired by Siebel
- Gate5 – acquired by Nolia
- Mobile.de – acquired by eBay
- Musiwave – acquied by Openwave Systems
- NetCentrex – acquired by Comverse
- VideoIsland merging with Love Film – maybe?

]]> By: Rory http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-572 Rory Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:52:14 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-572 Nic - great post, and excellent point. I know its not an exhaustive list, but there have been even more $100m+ exits recently. A few others in 05/06: eDreams acquired by TA Associates (€153m) Bookings.com acquired by Priceline ($133m) Inventel acquired by Thomson (€146m) OASIS SiliconSystems acquired by SMSC ($135m) Couldn't help pointing out the last two deals (ours), and apologies for the shameless self-promotion ;-) Nic – great post, and excellent point. I know its not an exhaustive list, but there have been even more $100m+ exits recently. A few others in 05/06:
eDreams acquired by TA Associates (€153m)
Bookings.com acquired by Priceline ($133m)
Inventel acquired by Thomson (€146m)
OASIS SiliconSystems acquired by SMSC ($135m)
Couldn’t help pointing out the last two deals (ours), and apologies for the shameless self-promotion ;-)

]]> By: Rory http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10477 Rory Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10477 Nic - great post, and excellent point. I know its not an exhaustive list, but there have been even more $100m+ exits recently. A few others in 05/06: eDreams acquired by TA Associates (€153m) Bookings.com acquired by Priceline ($133m) Inventel acquired by Thomson (€146m) OASIS SiliconSystems acquired by SMSC ($135m) Couldn't help pointing out the last two deals (ours), and apologies for the shameless self-promotion ;-) Nic – great post, and excellent point. I know its not an exhaustive list, but there have been even more $100m+ exits recently. A few others in 05/06:
eDreams acquired by TA Associates (€153m)
Bookings.com acquired by Priceline ($133m)
Inventel acquired by Thomson (€146m)
OASIS SiliconSystems acquired by SMSC ($135m)
Couldn’t help pointing out the last two deals (ours), and apologies for the shameless self-promotion ;-)

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-571 nic Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:30:36 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-571 Shantanu - thanks for the comment and yours is a good post. I will update mine to link to yours. Alan - getting in early is always - if you call the market right.... The other thing about post 1998 deals is that they wouldn't have had enough time to exit before the bubble burst. That begs the question of where we are in the current cycle. Shantanu – thanks for the comment and yours is a good post. I will update mine to link to yours.

Alan – getting in early is always – if you call the market right…. The other thing about post 1998 deals is that they wouldn’t have had enough time to exit before the bubble burst. That begs the question of where we are in the current cycle.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10476 nic Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/12/big-european-exits/#comment-10476 Shantanu - thanks for the comment and yours is a good post. I will update mine to link to yours. Alan - getting in early is always - if you call the market right.... The other thing about post 1998 deals is that they wouldn't have had enough time to exit before the bubble burst. That begs the question of where we are in the current cycle. Shantanu – thanks for the comment and yours is a good post. I will update mine to link to yours.

Alan – getting in early is always – if you call the market right…. The other thing about post 1998 deals is that they wouldn’t have had enough time to exit before the bubble burst. That begs the question of where we are in the current cycle.

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