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GrowthPoint Technology Partners is a unique kind of investment bank for entrepreneurs with global execution capabilities, with offices in the Silicon Valley and London.  The firm advises technology entrepreneurs and their boards on potential growth strategies to optimize the strategic business opportunities and value of their companies, including conducting mergers and acquisitions and raising equity capital. The firm has a diverse, extensive network of financial and strategic technology investors and buyers around the world and has closed hundreds of successful transactions. 

The team at GrowthPoint has broad operating experience and deep technology domain expertise in consumer/Internet applications, digital media and entertainment, mobile applications, cloud computing, virtualization, graphics, systems and application software, telecommunications and wireless technology, semiconductors, security, RFID and supply and demand‐side energy technologies.

For more information on GrowthPoint Technology Partners, please visit:  www.gptpartners.com.

PwC firms help organizations and individuals create the value theyre looking for. We're a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Tell us what matters to you and find out more by visiting us at www.pwc.com.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the public and private capital markets that finance them. The firm's broad array of services and practice areas is focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations. Our distinguished international roster of clients are leaders in a wide variety of industries, including information technology, life sciences, energy and clean technology, communications, retail, and financial services. www.wsgr.com

 At the heart of Wall Street, Kranjac Manuali & Viskovic LLP represents financial, commercial and business clients, both domestic and international, in the global marketplace and is firmly dedicated to providing exceptional client service and innovative, pragmatic solutions.  Our clients work exclusively with senior, experienced attorneys at cost effective and sensitive pricing, which is often vital to the success of their business plans.  KMV handles a wide variety of general corporate, tax, commercial and real estate matters.  Our attorneys focus on structuring, negotiating and properly documenting client transactions, which may include mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings, purchase and sale transactions, investment management fund start-ups, joint ventures and commercial transactions.  Given the breadth of experience of KMV attorneys in all aspects of corporate and securities representation, our firm is adept at serving our clients needs in a wide range of legal areas impacting their respective businesses.

mergermarket is an independent M&A intelligence service that provides proprietary origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database. With an unrivalled network of 300+ M&A journalists based in 65 locations worldwide, mergermarket is the only tool that offers active intelligence on potential transactions, and historical data to analyze past deals, providing a full M&A picture that achieves real revenue for clients. mergermarket is part of The Mergermarket Group, a division of the Financial Times Group, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and FT.com. The FT Group is a division of Pearson plc, the international media group. Visit www.mergermarket.com.

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) is an international membership organization that advances the growth of seed and early-stage innovation capital through Advocacy, Communication, and Education. NASVF connects the people in the world of venture capital and regional economic development. NASVF collaborates with public and private funds, technology transfer professionals, entrepreneurs and innovators who are committed to building their local economies by investing in local entrepreneurs and commercializing technologies. www.nasvf.org

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy.  Representing nearly 1,000 member companies of all sizes, TechAmerica is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines.  It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices and partnerships in state capitals across the country, Washington DC, Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing) and around the world.  For more information visit http://www.TechAmerica.org.

Venture Capital Access Online (vcaonline.com) is an online marketplace for the venture capital and private equity industry. vcaonline.com provides online services and tools to entrepreneurs, investors and advisors/service providers worldwide. Our flagship product, VCPro Database, has become the most popular venture capital directory of its kind available today. We also offer valuable venture capital resources and timely industry news to entrepreneurs and professionals.

VC Experts.com, Inc. serves the needs of the global private equity and venture capital communities with a comprehensive collection of fully annotated model legal forms and expert commentary on industry best practices by industry leading professionals. Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital is the definitive e-compendium on all aspects of Private Equity & Venture Capital fundraising.

The Portfolio Company Analysis Tool drastically reduces the time it takes to analyze an investment or financing event and model related exit scenarios. The system produces a wide range of tabular and graphical outputs that explain the precise impact of valuation and deal terms on investment returns.

VentureDeal is a database that provides the latest information about venture capital, venture-backed technology companies, venture capital firms and transactions in the United States. VentureDeal is updated daily and offers convenient access to detailed and actionable information for business development, venture capital financing search and investment goals.