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Emily Mendell, NVCA, 610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org
Matthew Toole, Thomson Financial, 646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com
Sandy Anglin, Thomson Financial, 646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com

               Venture-Backed Exits Decline Significantly in First Quarter 2008

         IPOs At Lowest Volume Level Since 2003; Acquisitions at Lowest Volume in Decade

New York, NY- April 1, 2008 – Only five venture-backed initial public offerings totaling $282.7 million
in proceeds were issued in the first quarter of 2008, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Financial
and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This volume represents the lowest quarterly
number of IPO’s since the second quarter of 2003 when there were two issues. Similarly, the venture-
backed M&A market had only 56 deals in the first quarter, 20 which had a combined disclosed value
totaling $2.5 billion. The acquisitions volume represented one of the lowest quarterly levels in the past
decade.

“U.S. economic uncertainty clearly impacted the venture backed IPO market in the first quarter,” said Mark
Heesen, president of the NVCA. “It was not a great start to the year by any measure and we will need to
see a significant increase in volume in the remaining three quarters to salvage the rest of the year. And
while the acquisitions market is also showing lower volumes, the quality of exits – both IPO’s and
acquisitions – appears to be holding up, which should translate into some much needed confidence for
venture backed companies looking to exit in 2008.”

     Venture-Backed Liquidity Events by Year/Quarter, 2001-2008ytd

                                               *Total
                                   M&A        Disclosed   *Average                  Total      Average
                                 Deals with    M&A         M&A                      Offer     IPO Offer
                       Total
                                 Disclosed                Deal Size                Amount      Amount
                       M&A                     Value                  **Number
     Quarter/Year      Deals      Values        ($M)        ($M)       of IPO's     ($M)        ($M)
     2002               318         152        7,916.4      52.1         22        2,109.1      95.9
     2003               290         122        7,721.1      63.3         29        2,022.7      69.8
     2004               339         186       15,440.6      83.0         93        11,014.9     118.4
                         81          46        4,364.9      94.9         10         720.7       72.1
     2005-1
                         80          36        4,791.0      133.1        10         714.1       71.4
     2005-2
                         98          47        4,374.8      93.1         19        1,458.1      76.7
     2005-3
                         87          39        2,563.7      65.7         17        1,568.1      92.2
     2005-4
     2005               346         168       16,094.4      95.8         56        4,461.0      79.7
                        104          49        5,446.4      111.2        10         540.8       54.1
     2006-1
                        104          39        3,935.6      100.9        19        2,011.0      105.8
     2006-2
                         94          42        3,894.8      92.7          8         934.2       116.8
     2006-3
                         61          25        3,866.8      154.7        20        1,631.1      81.6
     2006-4
     2006               363         155       17,143.5      110.6        57        5,117.1      89.8
                         82          29        4,540.3      156.6        18        2,190.6      121.7
     2007-1
                         85          35        3,882.3      110.9        25        4,146.8      165.9
     2007-2
                         97          50       10,530.3      210.6        12         945.2       78.8
     2007-3
                         83          40        8,370.4      209.3        31        3,043.8      98.2
     2007-4
     2007               347         154       27,323.3      177.4        86        10,326.3     464.5
                         56          20        2,491.9      124.6         5         282.7       56.6
     2008-1
2008                    56             20          2,491.1           124.6            5            282.7            56.6
     Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital Association
     *Only accounts for deals with disclosed values
     **Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges, regardless of domicile.




IPO Activity Overview

The Life Sciences sector saw the majority of venture-backed companies come to market with four IPO’s
raising $221 million during the first quarter. Until this quarter, Life Sciences IPO issues have not
accounted for the majority of issues brought to market since the first quarter of 2006. The largest Life
Sciences IPO exit of the quarter was the $83 million issue by the California based IPC The Hospitalist
Company, Inc., which provides, manages, and coordinates care of hospitalized patients. Venture investors
in the company include Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, CB
Health Ventures, and Crucible Group, a non-venture investor.

There was one Information Technology (IT) IPO in the first quarter of 2008. This offering, valued at $61.8
million, was issued by ArcSight, Inc, a security management solutions provider located in California.
Venture investors in ArcSight included Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
Integral Capital Partners, In-Q-Tel, Inc., Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), and other
undisclosed investors.

                        Venture-Backed IPO Industry Breakdown
                                                                                           Q1 2008
                                                                                  *Number        Total
                                                                                      of        Venture-
                                                                                  Venture-      Backed
                                                                                   Backed       Offering
                                                                                   IPO's in       Size
                                                          Industry                 the U.S.      ($M)
                                          Computer Software and Services               1           61.8
                         Information
                         Technology       TOTAL                                        1           61.8
                                          Medical/Health                               3          215.2
                                          Biotechnology                                1           5.8
                        Life Sciences     TOTAL                                        4          221.0
                                                                         TOTAL         5          282.7

                        *Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S.
                        exchanges, regardless of domicile

Geographically, first quarters’ issues came from companies located in California and Florida. While
California is globally recognized as the most active region for venture-backed start-ups, two IPO exits from
Florida-based companies in one quarter has not occurred since the fourth quarter of 2005.

There were no foreign IPOs on US exchanges in the first quarter, the first time since the third quarter of
2000.


                             1Q 2008 Venture-Backed IPO State Breakdown
                                                              *Number of
                                                            Venture-Backed
                                   Metro Region             IPO's in the U.S.
                             California                              3
                             Florida                                 2
TOTAL                                  5

                            *Includes all companies with at least one U.S.
                            VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges,
                            regardless of domicile



As of March 28, 2008, 28% percent of the venture-backed companies that went public during the previous
12-month period were trading at or above their offering price.

Thirty-seven venture backed companies have filed for an initial public offering with the SEC since 2007
and are currently “in registration.” This marks a significant decrease from the previous quarter when 60
venture-backed companies were in registration.


Merger and Acquisition Overview

In the first quarter of 2008, 56 venture-backed M&A deals were completed, 20 which had an aggregate deal
value of $2.5 billion. The average disclosed deal value for the quarter was $124.6 million.

The Information Technology sector dominated the venture-backed M&A landscape, with 41 deals and a
disclosed total dollar value of approximately $2.0 billion. Within this sector, Internet Specific companies
accounted for the bulk of the target companies, with $1.7 billion in issuance across this sector subset. Non-
High Technology saw the next highest disclosed dollar volume at $266.2 million. Finally, Life Sciences
deals accounted for $229.3 million of M&A exits.

Venture-Backed M&A Industry Breakdown
                                                                       Q1 2008
                                                                        Number
                                                                            of
                                                                        Venture-      Total
                                                                                    Disclosed
                                                          Number         Backed
                                                                                    Venture-
                                                             of          M&A
                                                          Venture-        deals      Backed
                                                                                      Deal
                                                          Backed         with a
                                                                                     Value
                                                           M&A          disclosed
                                Industry                   deals          value       ($M)
                Communications and Media                      6              2        90.0
                Internet Specific                            12              8       1678.7
                Computer Software and Services               16              2        43.0
                Semiconductors/Other Elect.                   4              3       184.8
                Computer Hardware                             3              0         0.0
Information
Technology      TOTAL                                        41              15      1,996.4
                Biotechnology                                 1              1        12.0
                Medical/Health                                4              2       217.3
Life Sciences   TOTAL                                         5              3       229.3
                Other Products                                4              1       247.0
                Consumer Related                              3              1        19.2
                Industrial/Energy                             3              0         0.0
   Other        TOTAL                                        10              2       266.2
                                              TOTAL          56              20      2,491.9
Source: Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital Association


The largest disclosed deal of the quarter was the $1.4 billion acquisition of EqualLogic, Inc, a developer of
storage area network solutions, by Dell, Inc. in January.
Deals bringing in the top returns, those with disclosed values greater than four times the venture
investment, accounted for 50 percent of the total compared to 46 percent last quarter. Those deals returning
less than the amount invested accounted for 39 percent of the quarter’s total, up from 17 percent of the total
last quarter.


                             Analysis of Transaction Values versus Amount Invested
Relationship between transaction value and          Q407    Q108
investment                                         M&A**   M&A**
Deals where transaction value is less than total
                                                     6       7
venture investment
Deals where transaction value is 1-4x total
                                                    13       2
venture investment
Deals where transaction value is 4x-10x total
                                                     8       6
venture investment
Deals where transaction value is greater than
                                                     8       3
10x venture investment
Total Disclosed Deals                               35      18
Source: Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital
Association
** Disclosed deals that do not have a disclosed total
investment amount are not included.


About Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial, with 2006 revenues of US$2 billion, is a provider of information and technology
solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the
industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more
productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation
(www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and
professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added
information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial
services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York
and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) represents approximately 480 venture capital and
private equity firms. NVCA's mission is to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital
to the U.S. economy, and support entrepreneurial activity and innovation. According to a 2007 Global
Insight study, venture-backed companies accounted for 10.4 million jobs and $2.3 trillion in revenue in the
United States in 2006. The NVCA represents the public policy interests of the venture capital community,
strives to maintain high professional standards, provides reliable industry data, sponsors professional
development, and facilitates interaction among its members. For more information about the NVCA, please
visit www.nvca.org.

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Venture Backed Exits - Q1 2008

  • 1. Emily Mendell, NVCA, 610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org Matthew Toole, Thomson Financial, 646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com Sandy Anglin, Thomson Financial, 646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com Venture-Backed Exits Decline Significantly in First Quarter 2008 IPOs At Lowest Volume Level Since 2003; Acquisitions at Lowest Volume in Decade New York, NY- April 1, 2008 – Only five venture-backed initial public offerings totaling $282.7 million in proceeds were issued in the first quarter of 2008, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This volume represents the lowest quarterly number of IPO’s since the second quarter of 2003 when there were two issues. Similarly, the venture- backed M&A market had only 56 deals in the first quarter, 20 which had a combined disclosed value totaling $2.5 billion. The acquisitions volume represented one of the lowest quarterly levels in the past decade. “U.S. economic uncertainty clearly impacted the venture backed IPO market in the first quarter,” said Mark Heesen, president of the NVCA. “It was not a great start to the year by any measure and we will need to see a significant increase in volume in the remaining three quarters to salvage the rest of the year. And while the acquisitions market is also showing lower volumes, the quality of exits – both IPO’s and acquisitions – appears to be holding up, which should translate into some much needed confidence for venture backed companies looking to exit in 2008.” Venture-Backed Liquidity Events by Year/Quarter, 2001-2008ytd *Total M&A Disclosed *Average Total Average Deals with M&A M&A Offer IPO Offer Total Disclosed Deal Size Amount Amount M&A Value **Number Quarter/Year Deals Values ($M) ($M) of IPO's ($M) ($M) 2002 318 152 7,916.4 52.1 22 2,109.1 95.9 2003 290 122 7,721.1 63.3 29 2,022.7 69.8 2004 339 186 15,440.6 83.0 93 11,014.9 118.4 81 46 4,364.9 94.9 10 720.7 72.1 2005-1 80 36 4,791.0 133.1 10 714.1 71.4 2005-2 98 47 4,374.8 93.1 19 1,458.1 76.7 2005-3 87 39 2,563.7 65.7 17 1,568.1 92.2 2005-4 2005 346 168 16,094.4 95.8 56 4,461.0 79.7 104 49 5,446.4 111.2 10 540.8 54.1 2006-1 104 39 3,935.6 100.9 19 2,011.0 105.8 2006-2 94 42 3,894.8 92.7 8 934.2 116.8 2006-3 61 25 3,866.8 154.7 20 1,631.1 81.6 2006-4 2006 363 155 17,143.5 110.6 57 5,117.1 89.8 82 29 4,540.3 156.6 18 2,190.6 121.7 2007-1 85 35 3,882.3 110.9 25 4,146.8 165.9 2007-2 97 50 10,530.3 210.6 12 945.2 78.8 2007-3 83 40 8,370.4 209.3 31 3,043.8 98.2 2007-4 2007 347 154 27,323.3 177.4 86 10,326.3 464.5 56 20 2,491.9 124.6 5 282.7 56.6 2008-1
  • 2. 2008 56 20 2,491.1 124.6 5 282.7 56.6 Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital Association *Only accounts for deals with disclosed values **Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges, regardless of domicile. IPO Activity Overview The Life Sciences sector saw the majority of venture-backed companies come to market with four IPO’s raising $221 million during the first quarter. Until this quarter, Life Sciences IPO issues have not accounted for the majority of issues brought to market since the first quarter of 2006. The largest Life Sciences IPO exit of the quarter was the $83 million issue by the California based IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., which provides, manages, and coordinates care of hospitalized patients. Venture investors in the company include Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, CB Health Ventures, and Crucible Group, a non-venture investor. There was one Information Technology (IT) IPO in the first quarter of 2008. This offering, valued at $61.8 million, was issued by ArcSight, Inc, a security management solutions provider located in California. Venture investors in ArcSight included Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Integral Capital Partners, In-Q-Tel, Inc., Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), and other undisclosed investors. Venture-Backed IPO Industry Breakdown Q1 2008 *Number Total of Venture- Venture- Backed Backed Offering IPO's in Size Industry the U.S. ($M) Computer Software and Services 1 61.8 Information Technology TOTAL 1 61.8 Medical/Health 3 215.2 Biotechnology 1 5.8 Life Sciences TOTAL 4 221.0 TOTAL 5 282.7 *Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges, regardless of domicile Geographically, first quarters’ issues came from companies located in California and Florida. While California is globally recognized as the most active region for venture-backed start-ups, two IPO exits from Florida-based companies in one quarter has not occurred since the fourth quarter of 2005. There were no foreign IPOs on US exchanges in the first quarter, the first time since the third quarter of 2000. 1Q 2008 Venture-Backed IPO State Breakdown *Number of Venture-Backed Metro Region IPO's in the U.S. California 3 Florida 2
  • 3. TOTAL 5 *Includes all companies with at least one U.S. VC investor that trade on U.S. exchanges, regardless of domicile As of March 28, 2008, 28% percent of the venture-backed companies that went public during the previous 12-month period were trading at or above their offering price. Thirty-seven venture backed companies have filed for an initial public offering with the SEC since 2007 and are currently “in registration.” This marks a significant decrease from the previous quarter when 60 venture-backed companies were in registration. Merger and Acquisition Overview In the first quarter of 2008, 56 venture-backed M&A deals were completed, 20 which had an aggregate deal value of $2.5 billion. The average disclosed deal value for the quarter was $124.6 million. The Information Technology sector dominated the venture-backed M&A landscape, with 41 deals and a disclosed total dollar value of approximately $2.0 billion. Within this sector, Internet Specific companies accounted for the bulk of the target companies, with $1.7 billion in issuance across this sector subset. Non- High Technology saw the next highest disclosed dollar volume at $266.2 million. Finally, Life Sciences deals accounted for $229.3 million of M&A exits. Venture-Backed M&A Industry Breakdown Q1 2008 Number of Venture- Total Disclosed Number Backed Venture- of M&A Venture- deals Backed Deal Backed with a Value M&A disclosed Industry deals value ($M) Communications and Media 6 2 90.0 Internet Specific 12 8 1678.7 Computer Software and Services 16 2 43.0 Semiconductors/Other Elect. 4 3 184.8 Computer Hardware 3 0 0.0 Information Technology TOTAL 41 15 1,996.4 Biotechnology 1 1 12.0 Medical/Health 4 2 217.3 Life Sciences TOTAL 5 3 229.3 Other Products 4 1 247.0 Consumer Related 3 1 19.2 Industrial/Energy 3 0 0.0 Other TOTAL 10 2 266.2 TOTAL 56 20 2,491.9 Source: Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital Association The largest disclosed deal of the quarter was the $1.4 billion acquisition of EqualLogic, Inc, a developer of storage area network solutions, by Dell, Inc. in January.
  • 4. Deals bringing in the top returns, those with disclosed values greater than four times the venture investment, accounted for 50 percent of the total compared to 46 percent last quarter. Those deals returning less than the amount invested accounted for 39 percent of the quarter’s total, up from 17 percent of the total last quarter. Analysis of Transaction Values versus Amount Invested Relationship between transaction value and Q407 Q108 investment M&A** M&A** Deals where transaction value is less than total 6 7 venture investment Deals where transaction value is 1-4x total 13 2 venture investment Deals where transaction value is 4x-10x total 8 6 venture investment Deals where transaction value is greater than 8 3 10x venture investment Total Disclosed Deals 35 18 Source: Thomson Financial & National Venture Capital Association ** Disclosed deals that do not have a disclosed total investment amount are not included. About Thomson Financial Thomson Financial, with 2006 revenues of US$2 billion, is a provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) represents approximately 480 venture capital and private equity firms. NVCA's mission is to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital to the U.S. economy, and support entrepreneurial activity and innovation. According to a 2007 Global Insight study, venture-backed companies accounted for 10.4 million jobs and $2.3 trillion in revenue in the United States in 2006. The NVCA represents the public policy interests of the venture capital community, strives to maintain high professional standards, provides reliable industry data, sponsors professional development, and facilitates interaction among its members. For more information about the NVCA, please visit www.nvca.org.