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Friday, September 23, 2005 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2  
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M&A Exits Up - How do Returns Compare?
Making Sense of Sellers' Valuation Expectations
BOOK REVIEW: Family Wealth: Keeping it in the Family
Bicycle Trip From Geneva to Milan
About The Mercator Group
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M&A Exits Up - How do Returns Compare?
by David Wolf

Source: NVCA M&A continues as the preferred exit for VC backed companies. Mercator partner, David Wolf, takes a look at how results compare with prior periods and IPO exits. You may be surprised to learn what % of exits actually made money for investors.
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Making Sense of Sellers' Valuation Expectations
by Howard Samuels

Mercator partner Howard Samuels shares his insights and a little humor about how sellers set valuation expectations.
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BOOK REVIEW: Family Wealth: Keeping it in the Family
How Family Members and their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual and Financial Assets for Generations James E. Hughes, Jr. (Bloomberg Press 2004)
by Steven Smith

Most of our readership is interested in creating wealth. Financial planner, Steve Smith reviews a surprisingly brief book that addresses the purpose of wealth creation and planning. for generational wealth transfer.
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Bicycle Trip From Geneva to Milan
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
by David Wolf

Mercator partner David Wolf and two friends took a one week bike trip from Geneva to Milan. Click on a link to our web site if you are interested in seeing route maps and photos of the trip. http://www.mgboston.com/bike


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About The Mercator Group

The Mercator Group
offers Merger & Acquisition, consulting and implementation services to enhance value. We help businesses and non profit organizations develop and implement strategies and tactics to achieve their objectives.
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