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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[iCrossing: The next aQuantive?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ko/" rel="tag">Coca-Cola (KO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gs/" rel="tag">Goldman Sachs Group (GS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aqnt/" rel="tag">aQuantive Inc (AQNT)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/07/icrossing.gif" alt="" />With <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) mega deal to buy <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/aquantive-inc/aqnt/nas">aQuantive</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/aquantive-inc/aqnt/nas">AQNT</a>), the digital agency space has been scorching hot. So, it should be no surprise that we are seeing some big fundings.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/vcprofile.htm?VCID=166">latest</a> is a $62 million round for <a href="http://www.icrossing.com/">iCrossing</a>. The investors include <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">Goldman Sachs</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-goldman-sachs-group-inc/gs/nys">GS</a>), Oak Investment Partners, RRE Ventures and StarVest Partners.<br /><br />Founded in the late 1990s, iCrossing has put together a cutting-edge firm and has clients like <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-motors-corporation/gm/nys">General Motors </a>(NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-motors-corporation/gm/nys">GM</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-coca-cola-company/ko/nys">Coca-Cola</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-coca-cola-company/ko/nys">KO</a>). The company has also been buying up rivals.<br /><br />Basically, iCrossing helps with such things as search, mobile strategies, and social media. In other words, the company probably doesn't have much of a problem getting new business - or projects.<br /><br />Although, it looks like the gem is iCrossing's search expertise (which goes back to the roots of the company).<br /><br />And, by having Goldman, it's a good bet that we'll soon see a sale of the company, or even a public offering.<br /><br />To check out more recent VC fundings, click <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/venturecapital.htm">here</a>. <br /><br /><em>Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the </em>Complete M&amp;A Handbook<em> and the </em>EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements<em>.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/">iCrossing: The next aQuantive?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/951797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/27/icrossing-the-next-aquantive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Goldman Sachs</category><category>GoldmanSachs</category><category>GS</category><category>iCrossing</category><category>venture capital</category><category>VentureCapital</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
