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...

We are only beginning to realize the true impact of a robust social presence in the field of Investor Relations. Even as more and more companies begin taking their Investor Relations practices social, there is a portion of IR executives who view the social...

Earlier this afternoon, life sciences partner company Advanced BioHealing (ABH) announced it had signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), a leading $50+ billion, world leading specialty biopharmaceutical company. The...

In this morning’s Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart wrote an article titled “Companies Cling to Cash.” Justin reports that there is an increasing number of companies throughout the U.S. that are holding onto substantially more cash...

Recently, I was interviewed by Karen Bannan for an article on CFO bloggers in Inside Edge.  I have to admit, not unlike most CFOs I know, I was initially a bit skeptical about social media, and blogging in particular, as it relates to Safeguard’s...