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The A-List: 2005's Trend-Shaping Series A Financings

 
• By Chris Morrison and Nancy Dvorin

2005's top early stage venture financings reflect a drive for size and experience on the biotech side, and the demand for less-invasive procedures in the device world. Start-Up lists the top ten Series A rounds of 2005.

By Christopher Morrison and Nancy Dvorin

IPO valuations in 2005, particularly on the biotech side, continued to disappoint; as such, fewer companies than in 2004 could afford to tap the public markets. Not that there weren't plenty of exits: the past year has been a bumper one for the acquisition of private biotechs and, in general, the returns earned by venture investors have been nothing to sniff at. (See "Trade Sales Trump IPOs, Even for Platforms," START-UP, September 2005 Also see "Trade Sales Trump IPOs, Even for Platforms" - Scrip, 1 September, 2005.

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