Venture Capital Resources and
Buying & Selling a Publishing Company

For those of you who are looking for venture capital, other financing, or mergers & acquisitions advice for a publishing business, here are a few resources. Note: Many of these addresses have not been updated for a number of years. I welcome any additions or changes. — John Kremer, author, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books

Publishing-Related Venture Capitalists

Henry Ansbacher — 277 Park Avenue, New York NY 10172; 212-688-5544; Fax: 212-688-6110.

Atlantic Accord —Arjaan Everts, 1229 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20036; 202-659-5714; Fax: 202-429-4912. Email: arjaan.everts@atlanticaccord.com. A mergers & acquisitions advisory that specializes in publishing and information services.

Berkery, Noyes & Company — Joseph Berkery, President, One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 13th Floor, New York NY 10006; 212-688-3022; Fax: 212-747-9092. Email: Berkery@berkerynoyes.com. Investment banks for the publishing industry.

Brannigan & Associates — 340 Woodhouse Avenue, Wallingford CT 06492-5414; 203-269-5959; Fax: 203-269-4960. Email: info@brannigan.com. An M&A broker. Recently helped Random House to acquire Listening Library.

Business Marketing Consultants — Stephen Kerr, President, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, 2nd Floor, Carlsbad CA 92008-0262; 760-730-3400; Cell: 760-521-7781; 888-615-9727; Fax: 760-730-3411. Email: skerr@bizmark.net. London Office: Harry Midgley, 31 Battersea Bridge, London, SW11 3BA United Kingdom; 0870-033-0105. Email: hmidgley@bizmark.net. M&A for book and magazine publishers.

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. — Martin Levin, Counsel, 605 Third Avenue, New York NY 10158. Legal assistance and acquisitions advice.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette — 277 Park Avenue, New York NY 10172; 212-882-3000. Their venture capital affiliate, the Sprout Group (650-234-2700), invests in Internet companies. The Sprout Group has helped finance more than 275 companies in the past 30 years.

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The Fisher Company, Howard Fisher, Managing Director, 7620 N La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson AZ 85741; 520-547-2460; Fax: 520-744-0944. Email: howard.fisher@thefishercompany.com. Offers mergers and acquisitions, business development, financial and operations consulting to the publishing industry.

Gruppo, Levey & Co. — Fred Anderson, Managing Director, 60 East 42nd Street #3810, New York NY 10165-0006; 212-697-5753; Fax: 212-949-7294. Email: fanders@glconline.com. This company acts as investment bankers to the direct marketing industry. Its specialty is catalog deals. For an information packet on their services, call Karen Burka or Harry Chevan.

GSL Publishing Associates — Richard Gallen, 260 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10001; 212-889-9624; Fax: 212-889-0325. Also: Anthony Schulte, 488 Madison Avenue #1710, New York NY 10022; 212-751-1029; Fax: 212-688-1785. David Lamb, 55 Hawthorne Street, Lenox MA 01240; 413-627-0914; 800-730-9157; Fax: 413-637-0914. M&A and publishing consultants.

Hambrecht & Quist — They have “more analysts covering more Internet sectors than any other Investment bank.” But they also do book publishing deals.

IRA Global Network — Wardell Brooks. Email: wbrooks@apci.net.

Investor Guide — Features a database of private equity and venture capital companies as well as matchmakers, angel investors, and links.

InvestorProtector — 888-755-3852. Insurance guarantee for investors.

JPMC Associates — James P McGough, Principal, 7550 Folsom Auburn Boulevard #1602, Folsom CA 95630; 916-989-0494; 877-620-4151; Fax: 916-989-0266. Email: jpmcaso@aol.com. Involved in helping publishing and education-related companies to buy and sell. Has worked with Thomas Publishing, Grey House Publishing, Shen's Books, Blackbirch Press, and Nasco International.

MoneyHunter.com — Educates entrepreneurs who need money.

Moseley Associates — Peter W. Adams, President, 342 Madison Avenue #1414, New York NY 10173; 212-687-7600; Fax: 212-687-1520; Email: pwadams@pipeline.com. M&A and publishing consultants.

National Association of Small Business Investment Companies

National Venture Capital Association — Has posted copies of standard documents needed by technology companies, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists in order to make a deal.

News Digital Ventures — Kathryn Fink, President, 1925 S Bundy Drive, Los Angeles CA 90025; 310-998-4000; 620 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10011; 212-462-5000. This division of News Digital Media, the digital arm of News Corp. (owner of Fox, etc.), makes equity investments in companies, especially if there is a content-sharing opportunity involved.

NPL Consulting, Martin Foner, 116 West Service Road #201, Champlain NY 12919; 518-907-4494; 800-NPL-6146; Fax: 518-907-4495. Email: mfoner@nplconsulting.com or mfoner@nplconsultants.com or mfoner@nplconsult.com. Canadian: 511 Roslyn Avenue, Westmount, Quebec H3Y 2T6. Consults with small and mid-sized publishers in strategic planning, brand development, marketing, profitability, and turnaround situations. Also in buying or selling a company.

Private Equity Firms — Features a large listing of private equity and venture capital companies.

University Angels — A community of 150,000 investors interested in financing ventures launched by the graduates of their alma maters. $199.00 registration fee.

The Venture Capital Gold Book — Kennedy Information, 1 Kennedy Place, Fitzwilliam NH 03447; 603-585-3101; 800-531-0007; Fax: 603-585-9555. Email: bookstore@kennedyinfo.com. Web: http://www.kennedyinfo.com. This directory features 869 venture capital firms. $39.95.

Venture Capital Institute

The Venture Capital Marketplace — Brings investors and investment-ready start-ups together. Features a list of venture capital firms, a discussion forum, etc.

Venture Capital Resource Library — Provides business plan advice, posting opportunities, and many links.

Venture Line — Has people who can answer your start-up questions.

Veronis, Suhler & Associates —350 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022; 212-935-4990; Fax: 212-935-0877. Investment bankers, venture capital, and M&A for all media.

Whitestone Communications — Baran Rosen, President, 21 Penn Plaza, 9th Floor, New York NY 10001; 212-594-0202; Fax: 212-629-0521. Email: baran@whitestonecom.com or bsrosen@tiac.net. Founded in 1994, this investment banking firm specializes in M&A for publishing, information, and training companies. They publish the annual Who's Buying Whom: Highlights of Publishing/Information/Training Acquisition Activity.

Wittman Associates — Allan Wittman, President, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10011; 212-627-0799; Fax: 212-633-6294. M&A.

Computer-Related Venture Capitalists

These companies are more likely to help you if you have a major Internet site or software-related company.

Accel Partners — 428 University Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94301; 650-614-4800. Founded in 1984. $3 billion under management.

Alliant Partners — 435 Tasso Street, 3rd Floor, Palo Alto CA 94301; 650-325-1541; Fax: 650-325-0460. Advises clients on all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing.

Apex Investment Partners — 233 S Wacker Drive #9500, Chicago IL 60606; 312-258-0320. A venture capital firm “formed to make private equity investments in start-up to early stage telecommunications, information technology and software companies with an additional focus in the area of consumer products and services.”

ARCH Venture Partners — 8725 W Higgins Road #290, Chicago IL 60631; 773-380-6600; Fax: 773-380-6606. $325 million in start-up capital for technology companies. Since 1989.

Austin Ventures — 114 West 7th Street #1300, Austin TX 78701; 512-485-1900; Fax: 512-476-3952. Manages $770 million in investment capital.

BancBoston Robertson Stephens — A subsidiary of BankBoston Corporation. “Where semiconductor companies find ideas for every phase of growth.”

Band of Angels — Includes more than 150 angels that invest in a wide variety of ventures.

Battery Ventures — 20 Williams Street #200, Wellesley MA 02481; 781-996-1000 or 901 Mariner's Island Boulevard #475, San Mateo CA 94404; 650-372-3939. They offer venture capital funds with an emphasis on communication and software.

Benchmark Capital — 2480 Sand Hill Road #200, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-854-8180. Founded 1995. $1 billion under management.

Boston Capital Ventures — 45 School Street, Boston MA 02108; 617-227-6550. Manages venture capital partnerships.

Brobeck — Attorneys who advise Internet and other companies in making IPOs.

Charles River Ventures — 1000 Winter Street #3300, Waltham MA 02451; 781-487-7060. One of the country's oldest venture capital firms providing capital for high-potential, early-stage technology companies. Has invested $390 million in over 235 companies.

Corum — 425-455-8281; Fax: 425-451-8951. Email: corum@corumgroup.com. It bills itself as “the world's leading seller of privately held software companies.” They also put on Selling Up Selling Out seminars.

Credit Suisse First Boston — An investment bank that has a passion for technology. Since July 1998, they have handled 101 transactions totaling more than $78.2 billion in value.

Crosspoint Venture Partners — 2925 Woodside Road, Woodside CA 94062;; 650-851-7600. Founded in 1971. $2 billion under management.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson — 400 Seaport Court #250, Redwood City CA 94063; 650-599-9000; Fax: 650-599-9726. Email: mail@drapervc.com. Invests venture capital money in the Internet, intranet, e-commerce, photonics, communications, software, and semiconductors. For cool jobs at startups, check out http://www.drapervc.com/jobs.

E*Offering — The online investment banker.

Euclid Partners Corporation — 45 Rockefeller Plaza #907, New York NY 10111; 212-218-6880; Fax: 212-218-6877. Email: graham@euclidpartners.com. $70 million in early stage, seed financing, and start-up financing.

Friedman Billings Ramsey — Investment banking, institutional brokerage, asset management, and venture capital for leading technology companies.

Gaebler Ventures — Ken Gaebler, 641 West Lake Street #100, Chicago IL 60661; 312-207-1190; Fax: 312-207-1192. Email: ken@gaebler.com. A business incubator and holding company providing venture capital investment to early-stage companies.

Garage Technology Partners, Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Atherton CA. Email: kawasaki@garage.com. A venture capital firm making direct investments in early-stage technology companies.

IDG Ventures — 415-439-4420. Early stage venture capital firm associated with International Data Group.

Kleiner Perkins Caufiled & Byers — 2750 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-233-2750. Founded in 1972. $1.5 billion under management.

Lehman Brothers — “The leading investment bank to the semiconductor industry.”

Mayfield Fund — Email: info@mayfield.com. Start-up and later-stage financing for information and health care technologies.

MeVC.com — 877-474-6382. Motto: Introducing venture capital, reinvented.

New Enterprise Associates — 2490 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-854-9499. Founded in 1978. $2.5 billion under management.

Norwest Venture Partners — 245 Lytton Avenue #250, Palo Alto CA 94301; 650-321-8000. Founded in 1961, this company has $850 million in venture capital for IT companies.

Oak Investment Partners — 525 University Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94301; 650-614-3700. Founded in 1978. $2.6 billion under management.

OneVC.com — Ghiath Osman, CEO, Mountain View CA; 650-934-6155. OneVC.com is a venture capital firm and new business incubator focused on innovative B2B business models.

Onset Ventures — 2490 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-529-0700; Fax: 650-529-0777. Founded in 1984, this company has $200 million in investment capital for startup information and medical technology companies in northern California.

Polaris Venture Partners — 1000 Winter Street #3350, Waltham MA 02451; 781-290-0770; Fax: 781-290-0880. Since the early 1980's, they've backed “extraordinary entrepreneurs in leading early stage information and medical technology companies.”

Redpoint Ventures — 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 2 #290, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-926-5600. Founded in 1999. $700 million under management.

Sequoia Capital — 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 4 #280, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-854-3927. Founded in 1972. $1.2 billion under management.

Softbank Venture Capital — 200 W Evelyn Avenue #200, Mountain View CA 94043; 650-962-2000. Founded in 1996. $2 billion + under management.

Technology Partners — 1550 Tiburon Boulevard #A, Belvedere CA 94920. Email: admin@technologypartners.com. Founded in 1980, this company has $200 million in capital for acting as a lead investor and business adviser to technology-based ventures in information processing, communications, and health care.

Tenex Medical Investors — 650-372-0206. Invests in medical, health, and life science companies.

Trident Capital — 2480 Sand Hill Road #100, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-233-4300; Fax: 650-233-4333. Founded in 1993, this company has $250 million in investment capital for information and business services companies.

U.S. Venture Partners — 2180 Sand Hill Road #300, Menlo Park CA 94025; 650-854-9080. Founded in 1981. $2.9 billion under management.

Update Capital — 960 Holmdel Road, Holmdel NJ 07735; 732-946-2000. “The new standard of performance in IT M&A.” Since 1987, they've managed 180 mergers and acquisitions for software and information technology companies, with an aggregate value of $7 billion.

Zero Stage Capital — 101 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02142; Email: inquiry@zerostage.com. Invests in northeastern U.S. information technology, software, communications, and health care companies.

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