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Mid-Atlantic VCs more active in Q4 2007 than a year ago06/02/2008. Source: AltAssets. 
 In Q4 2007 a total of 89 per cent of the regional investors closed at least one new investment, compared to 64 per cent in the previous quarter and 72 per cent in Q4 2006, according to the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's venture capital survey results for the fourth quarter of 2007.
Investments in companies based in the mid-Atlantic region also saw an increase in Q4 2007 with 58 per cent of VCs indicating that 60-100 per cent of their quarterly investments were in regional companies. This figure is a 17 per cent increase over the previous quarter's results of 41 per cent in Q3 2007, but similar to that of a year ago when 57 per cent of VCs invested in regional companies.
'The investment climate in the mid-Atlantic region - from both the investor and entrepreneur's perspectives - is as strong as ever with positive market indicators such as new investments, forecasted exits, and healthy valuations having increased,' said Julia Spicer, executive director of MAVA. 'Despite current uncertainty in the public markets, venture capitalists in the region are actively closing new investments, increasing time spent evaluating new deals, and seeking more early stage deals in a market where valuations are increasing.'
Compared to a year ago, 31 per cent more VCs indicated in the survey that they would like to increase their deal flow at the early stage (up to 66 per cent from 35 per cent in Q4 2006. Interest in late stage deals also saw an increase, up to 35 per cent from ten per cent a year ago. Interest in buy-out declined to zero per cent from six per cent last year and expansion decreased to six per cent from 19 per cent in Q4 2006.
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