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Investments by Stage of Development

Table 2
Fledgling Firms Still Command Attention
Venture Capital Investment Activity by Stage of Development

  2002   2001  
  Financings Investments Amount Financings Investments Amount
Stage # % # % $(mm) % # % # % $(mm) %
Early Stage 423 52 969 54 1,047 42   517 53 1,214 59 2,318 61
Expansion 303 37 665 37 1,272 52   331 34 638 31 1,106 29
Acquisition/Buyout 24 3 65 4 76 3   40 4 70 3 283 7
Turnaround 9 1 11 1 5 0   6 1 13 1 3 0
Other 55 7 68 4 66 3   74 8 108 5 90 2
Total 814 100 1,778 100 2,466 100   968 100 2,043 100 3,800 100

Prepared for the CVCA by Macdonald & Associates Limited