The Blogging CFO
Recently, I was interviewed by Karen Bannan for an article on CFO bloggers in Inside Edge. I have to admit, not unlike most CFOs I know, I was initially a bit…
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Safeguard Insights
Strong Diversification Strategy Can Thwart Grim VC Numbers
The data from Thomson Reuters/NVCA on venture capital investing over the past 10 years has sparked an onslaught of debate and media coverage highlighting the…
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The Current Competitive M&A Climate
As reported recently in The Wall Street Journal, companies are sitting on nearly $2 trillion of cash. As a result, shareholders are beginning to ask…
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Exit Environment and Valuations
According to new research published in this month’s Journal of Business Venturing, privately held businesses that start the initial public offering (IPO) process at the…
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Capital Formation as the Engine of Economic Growth
A lot of media and industry attention has been focused on one particular provision in Congress’s Financial Reform Act, which changed the taxation on “carried…
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Safeguard Scientifics Announces $47 Million Debt Exchange
We have spoken frequently with shareholders about our objective to investigate opportunities to restructure, refinance or repay some of our existing 2024 debentures on or…
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Clarient Reports Improved Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Financial Performance
Safeguard Scientifics’ partner company Clarient (NASDAQ: CLRT) reported its fourth quarter (Dec. 31, 2009) and full-year 2009 financial results this afternoon. Clarient began 2010 with…
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An Overview of Our Partner Companies
Safeguard Scientifics’ strategy is to deploy capital in growth-stage companies in attractive sectors of the life sciences and technology industries. Within life sciences, we target…
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Safeguard Scientifics Presents at New York Investor Conferences
My takeaway from attending recent New York investor conferences with Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) President and CEO Peter J. Boni and Vice President of Business…
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