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Craig Sherman at Meritech Capital Partners, which invested in Facebook in 2006, said his venture firm was cautious about throwing money at start-ups in 2011 because "private-company values were higher than public company values."

Some Venture Funds Hit 'Pause' on Big Deals Pui-Wing Tam 2012

"Everybody, just everybody, is interested in Facebook," said Larry Albukerk of EB Exchange Funds in San Francisco, who brokers private-company deals.

Facebook Fever: Investment Doubles in Just 6.5 Hours Pui-Wing Tam 2011

The new panel would be "very responsive to what we've heard from the private-company community," said FAF Chairman John Brennan .

Panel Plans Private-Firm Accounting Changes Michael Rapoport 2011

Any breather may be healthy to slap back private-company valuations, said some venture capitalists.

Some Venture Funds Hit 'Pause' on Big Deals Pui-Wing Tam 2012

Starting late last year, Mr. Mattera and others allegedly solicited money by engaging brokers for investment vehicles that purportedly held the private-company stocks.

Florida Man Is Accused of Fraud Michael Rothfeld 2011

Then the FAF's trustees would assess whether further changes to private-company accounting rules are needed.

Panel Plans Private-Firm Accounting Changes Michael Rapoport 2011

SecondMarket, which is one of the well-known firms in this market, earlier this year received an inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the pooled investment funds that have been formed to buy private-company stock.

'Dark Pool' Looks to Bring Pre-IPO Firms to Institutions Steven Russolillo 2011

"The private-company market is ready for what Liquidnet does best—driving improvements in efficiency that benefit all market participants," Seth Merrin , founder and chief executive at Liquidnet, said in a statement.

'Dark Pool' Looks to Bring Pre-IPO Firms to Institutions Steven Russolillo 2011

"As we've seen a dropoff in IPOs, we've seen a lot more private-company deals, so tools like escrow claims and earnouts have come into greater use," said David Berger , an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Cashing Out Start-Ups Gets More Complicated Pui-Wing Tam 2011

Valuations of private-company shares on its website are based on contracts signed using the brokers.

Private-Share Trade Is Probed Liz Rappaport 2011