Report: U.S. Liquidity Markets Show Signs of Life in Q3

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2009 - 7:21am.

San Francisco - While capital raised from initial public offerings (IPOs) hit the highest level in two years, the number of venture-backed mergers and acquisitions continued to lag during the third quarter, according to new figures from Dow Jones VentureSource.

Venture-backed companies raised $451.25 million through two IPOs in the quarter, while M&As raised $2.25 billion through the sale of 71 companies.

Overall, venture-backed liquidity fell 49% from the prior year to $2.70 billion.

"The trickle of venture-backed IPOs over the past two quarters appears to be growing into a steady stream, which is a welcome sign of recovery for investors," said Jessica Canning, the director of global research for Dow Jones VentureSource.

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