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Investments by Stage of Development

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

  2003   2002  
  Financings Investments Amount Financings Investments Amount
Stage # % # % $(mm) % # % # % $(mm) %
Early Stage 351 51 894 58 758 51   420 53 1,008 56 1,112 44
Expansion 282 41 579 37 666 45   291 37 646 36 1,263 50
Acquisition/Buyout 14 2 23 1 25 2   22 3 57 3 75 3
Turnaround 21 3 29 2 18 1   42 5 58 3 50 2
Other 15 2 25 2 19 1   21 3 25 1 29 1
Total 683 100 1,550 100 $1,486 100   796 100 1,794 100 $2,529 100

Prepared for the CVCA by Macdonald & Associates Ltd.