A Slow Year for Startup Exits

VentureSource report shows fewer deals, more money in 2011

Despite some high-profile tech IPOs, 2011 was a slow year for startups and startup investors looking for an exit, according to a new report from Dow Jones VentureSource.

Venture-backed companies saw a total of 522 mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, and public offerings in 2011, VentureSource said, down 14 percent from 2010. Another sign that interest is cooling: There was no end-of-year rush to complete deals. For the first time in five years, there were fewer acquisitions in the fourth quarter than the third.

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