It was a very good year for M&A for venture investors, partly because the prior years were so bad for venture-backed companies that went public in the second half of the last decade.

Noah Walley, managing director at Investor Growth Capital, thinks 2010 was better than 2009 - though that's not saying much - but that the IPO market needs to rebound significantly.

Second Century, which is investing out of a $20 million fund provided by the National Association of Realtors, says deal flow is “robust.”

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Axiom Capital Management's Gordon Johnson this afternoon writes that conversation with polysilicon producer Sumitomo, and others, indicate the spot market price for polysilicon has fallen substantially in the last month, with quotes for the high-end solar grade polysilicon that GCL-Poly makes falling from an average of $80 to $85 per [...]

Shares of Chinese solar technology provider ReneSola (SOL) jumped 66 cents, or almost 8%, to $9.06 today after Goldman Sachs analyst Amy Song started coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and an $11 price target, writing that the stock is a good “defensive” play should risk appetites cool [...]

Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh this afternoon reiterated a Buy rating on shares of Rovi (ROVI) after the company, which makes interactive program guides, said this morning it will pay $720 million to buy Sonic Solutions (SNIC), a maker of the “Roxio” line of DVD-Burning and content management software, among [...]

Shares of Sonic Solutions (SNIC) continue to add to gains after this morning's announcement that it agreed to be acquired by Rovi (ROVI) for $14.17 per share in cash; the stock is currently up $2.98, or 27%, at $14.18. Barrington Research analyst James Goss this afternoon reiterated an Outperform rating on [...]

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