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 Welcome to the August issue of KeiretsuNews.
This Newsletter is from, and for our members. Please enjoy reading about our "mind-share" and best practices in investing, due diligence, market trends, as well as the activities of the Keiretsu Forum Charitable Foundation. Founded in September 2000, Keiretsu Forum is now the largest North American angel network with four hundred members in our ten chapters. Our mission statement is "Great Association with Quality Deal Flow". As of June 2006, our members have invested over $70MM in 125 companies.Randy Williams, Keiretsu Forum Founder & CEO. |
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| Portfolio Company |
NAPO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We are proud to announce that NAPO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the first Keiretsu Forum portfolio company to go public. NAPO is the first US-incorporated company to IPO on the London Stock Exchange.[FULL
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Voxilla
When Voxilla first appeared on the web in September 2003 as an information source for Voice over IP, few had ever heard of the technology... and fewer had even used it. At the time, only three companies in the United States were offering full VoIP communications services directly to consumers and the largest, Vonage, had less than 30,000 customers. And Voxilla was a one-man shop, operating out of a small garage in a San Francisco home.[FULL
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Cannuflow, Inc.
The Wall Street Journal’s Marketplace section features an article which includes information about our portfolio company Cannuflow, its products and business.Made in USA? Now, Customers Get to Choose, by Christopher Conkey[FULL
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| By And For Members |
The Five Steps to Successful Merger Integration
By Michael Sarlitto and Dan Roman, Keiretsu Forum Chicago/Midwest Members
Business acquisition and subsequent merger integration is one of the biggest and most important challenges an organization can face. Unfortunately, estimates indicate that up to 80% of mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver anticipated shareholder value. Although merging two companies can indeed be a formidable task, there are ways to anticipate and overcome challenges, avoid common pitfalls, and position a company for M&A success.[FULL
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Market strong for office space
by Tapan Munroe
Although the sky is not falling, there is little doubt the housing market is cooling off. Will commercial real estate falter as well?[FULL
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Grandpere
by Ken Matusow, Keiretsu Forum Silicon Valley member
Between technology startups, investing and consulting contracts, Ken usually takes off to explore the developing world, often for months or years at a time. Grandpere is Editor’s Choice traveler story at Travelers’ Tales. The secret to navigating West Africa is its people.[FULL
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| Charitable Fountation |
| The Keiretsu Forum Charitable Foundation was founded as a non-profit counterpart to the Keiretsu Forum to encourage charitable giving among the members and friends of the Keiretsu Forum. The Fourth Annual “Sports for Charity” event raised $505,000 for local charities.[FULL
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