In the U.S., where there has been a large and active venture capital and entrepreneurial community for many years, 91 percent of venture capitalists deemed the U.S. IPO market a critical element of the U.S. venture capital industry.
Anyone who thinks the rise in valuations of venture capital-funded companies in 2010's fourth quarter was dominated by a handful of companies would be mistaken.
Private equity activity continued to recover in the first quarter. It is also worth noting that levels of uncalled committed capital (dry powder), continued to decline, hitting $414.0 billion globally, though they remained well above pre-recession levels.
JPM has purchased a 3.3bn ounce "short" position on silver, which with the recent widespread purchase of silver must be leveraged against the $2.2tn of JPM assets.
Near term contracts for milk powder rose 15 percent to $4,960 a metric ton over two weeks. Due to increased demand in Asia, prices have gained 41 percent over the past three months.
Maintaining price stability had always been a priority of China's economic development as excessive increases in consumer prices would not only affect people's lives, but also disrupt social stability, he said.