Tech Dealmaker Awards
2008
New England tech deals take center stage
Whether times are good or bad, from an economic standpoint, the model for the tech sector remains largely the same: Good ideas and good management teams attract funding that fuels growth for a startup company. And that growth, in turn, positions a young company for the next event: more funding, acquisition by a bigger player, or, maybe, acquisition of a rival.
It’s a cycle of great ideas and good people emerging from the crowd, and doing deals that take a company to the next level.
The annual Tech Dealmaker Awards program, sponsored by Mass High Tech and the Boston chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, recognizes some of the most significant deals — financings, mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings — involving New England technology companies. In some cases, the “most significant” deal is also the largest, but in other instances we recognize deals that are interesting because of the players, the impact on the industry or community, how the deal advanced a company’s goals, or how the deal was structured.
Mass High Tech editors assembled a team of judges who reviewed more than 350 deals in eight categories. All of the deals closed between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008. Some deals were brought to our attention through a nomination process, and others through public records. The 20 finalists profiled in this special supplement represent a broad range of technology companies, and all — along with their legal and financial advisers — were involved in significant deals. We salute each of these companies and their leaders for their work in advancing the tech sector in New England.
James M. Connolly
Associate Editor
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Platinum Sponsor:
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Gold Sponsors:
Capital Source
Silicon Valley Bank
TM Capital
Vitale, Caturano & Co. -
Silver Sponsors:
Capital IQ
Citizens Bank -
Supporting Sponsors:
Mass High Tech
Preston Productions
Trinity Communications