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Venture Capital: ‘Venture buyouts’ becoming popular

Venture capitalists continue to look at corporate buyout opportunities. The latest entrant in that finance niche is Polaris Venture Partners, which recently invested an undisclosed amount in Ferndale-based Botanical Laboratories.

With more than 100 employees, an established line of natural medicines and nearly two decades in business, Botanical Laboratories doesn’t fit the traditional profile of a venture-backed company.

Typically, venture capitalists invest early in a company’s life cycle so they can share in the financial upside that sometimes accompanies fast-growing startups.

But some venture capital firms are now considering majority positions in later-stage companies that have established management teams, customers and, in some cases, profits. In the past, that has been the realm of large buyout firms such as the Carlyle Group, KKR and The Blackstone Group.

By JOHN COOK
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Full Story: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/224077_vc13.html

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