This fourth annual report on the state of the venture capital industry indicates that while in the near term in the US there will probably be continued reliance on both M&A and exploration of more innovative exit opportunities, improving market conditions and investor demand for venture-backed offerings are likely to result in increased venture-backed IPO activity in both the U.S. and Europe through 2006.
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http://www.ey.com/global/download.nsf/International/SGM_-_VC_-_Insight_-_May_2006/$file/EY_SGM_VC_Insight_Report_May2006.pdf