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May 17, 2013

How Convertible Debt Deal Further Strengthened Safeguard’s Balance Sheet

Safeguard’s convertible debt deal last November reduced Safeguard’s debt to less than a third of its debt level in 2005 and cut interest rate expenses…

Posted by John E. Shave III

April 29, 2013

Steve Zarrilli on FOX Business: What the GDP Numbers Don’t Show

The first quarter 2013 GDP numbers posted on Friday and were greeted with mixed emotions on Wall Street. FOX Business asked Safeguard’s President and CEO,…

Posted by John E. Shave III

September 27, 2012

The Biggest Challenge for Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Companies? Lack of Liquidity.

Over the past twelve months, there has been a significant shift in investor behavior. Today, investors are putting money to work in “safe havens” such…

Posted by John E. Shave III

August 24, 2012

Week in Review: JOBS Act Update and Inc. 500|5000

Safeguard Scientifics’ CFO Steve Zarrilli covered the JOBS act as a win for startups, venture capital, and the economy. Since then, the law was passed by Congress…

Posted by John E. Shave III

August 23, 2012

Warren Buffett Has Left the Building. Enter Lumesis.

Despite what many believe about Meredith Whitney’s prediction regarding the $3 trillion municipal bond market being a house of cards about to topple, you can’t…

Posted by Philip D. Moyer

July 12, 2012

What health tech innovations will drive growth?

In the second quarter of 2012, the dollar value of venture capital deals was up, but the number of funds was down, according to data…

Posted by Gary J. Kurtzman, MD

May 31, 2012

Putting Growth Capital to Work in Philadelphia

On average, Safeguard Scientifics evaluates more than a thousand business plans each year—that’s 20 business plans per week. Last year, we chose to partner with…

Posted by James A. Datin

May 18, 2012

Week in Review: Facebook and Other Venture-Backed IPOs Grab Headlines

The big news today is the Facebook IPO. The company that famously started in a Harvard dorm room set three records at IPO, including the…

Posted by John E. Shave III

March 15, 2012

The JOBS Act: A Win for Startups, Venture Capital, and the Economy

In 2002, in the wake of the dot-com era and a number of major corporate and accounting scandals, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. The federal…

Posted by Stephen T. Zarrilli

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