Much has been written recently about the amount of cash companies are accumulating through their operations. In an August 2011 report, the Wall Street Journal noted that “non-financial companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index were holding...

While developing a perspective on future trends is always a tricky business, there are few moments when the direction of things seems obvious, such as with the development of the Internet. The convergence of mobile computing, social media and cloud computing...

Last week, I sat on a panel session at the IMPACT 2011 Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic conference held by the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) and AlwaysOn. The summit is a premier venture conference in the Northeast,...

Here at Safeguard Scientifics, we provide capital to growth-stage companies in both the life sciences and technology. It’s important to note, however, that Safeguard provides a lot more than just capital to our partner companies. Whether it is helping...

Last week our own Gary J. Kurtzman, MD, Senior Vice President and Managing Director in the Safeguard Life Sciences Group, participated on a panel at the Southeast BIO Investor Forum in North Carolina that featured “The Story of Shire’s Acquisition...

Safeguard Scientifics announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 36% ownership interest in Penn Mezzanine, a mezzanine platform which commenced operations in early 2010 with over $30 million of initial fund capital. In addition...