PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 15, 2011) - Cooley LLP today released its most recent report on venture capital financing trends. The report analyzes Cooley's venture capital transactions nationwide that closed during the second quarter of 2011, with comparisons to the first quarter of 2011 as well as prior quarters.
Highlights from the second quarter of 2011 include:
"Our deal trends for the second quarter reinforce that the funding environment for emerging companies remained robust, and we saw continued optimism on the part of investors," said Craig Jacoby, head of Cooley's Emerging Companies practice.
Cooley's Private Company Financings Report is published quarterly and is based on private company transactions in which Cooley served as counsel to either the issuing company or the investors. The analysis in this report is based on 112 deals completed in Q2 2011 across the United States, totaling approximately $2 billion. A complete version of the report is available here.
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