SAN FRANCISCO, California—Vaquero Capital is pleased to announce that Managing Partner David Grove will be a featured speaker at Techstars FounderCon 2003 invitation-only event taking place September 17-19 in Chicago, IL.  Event attendees at Verizon’s Keynote Lunch on Tuesday, September 19 on the topic of “The State of M&A.”  The conversation will cover trends in M&A, valuation perspectives, and how young entrepreneurs can prepare their companies for an eventual exit.  Recent Vaquero M&A transactions such as Streeteasy sale to Zillow, Netshelter’s sale to Ziff Davis, Drilling Info’s acquisition of Transform Software will inform the discussion.

Vaquero Capital is a leader in strategic advisory and execution of transactions including capital raises for growth or shareholder liquidity, sellside and buyside M&A, acquisition finance, late-stage pre-IPO crossover transactions.  Please contact 415.798.2300, joilene@vaquerocap.com, or visit www.vaquercap.com.

Techstars FounderCon is a networking and development event for Techstars program participants, alumnae and staff. Techstars is a mentor driven start-up accelerator that selectively accepts participants from thousands of applications every year. Techstars programs are offered in seven cities. Program participants receive seed funding and intensive mentorships with seasoned technology success stories. Techstars is backed by over 75 different venture capital firms and angel investors.

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