Free,
SFE owns a significant stake in ICGE if I read the following information correctly. So if this is true, they must be doing it with the backing of ICGE, or am I missing something?
---------About Safeguard (www.safeguard.com)
Safeguard is a business-to-business Internet-centric holding and operating company, which incubates, acquires, operates and manages B2B companies engaged in e-communications, e-commerce, and e-business software and services. Safeguard also participates in several private equity funds, which help to expand the Safeguard network to 250 Internet-related companies. Safeguard generally acquires ownership interests in companies that allow it to have a significant influence over their direction and management over the long term. Safeguard also seeks to maximize shareholder value through its Safeguard Subscription Program, which allows shareholders to participate in the IPOs of Safeguard's partner companies. Safeguard's partner network encompasses 40 directly held partner companies, including Internet Capital Group, US Interactive, Pac-West Telecomm, eMerge Interactive, 4anything.com, Opus360, iMedium, Sanchez, DocuCorp, USDATA, OAO Technology Solutions, CompuCom, Tangram and ChromaVision among others, and 210 indirectly held partner companies through its private equity funds, creating one of the largest support networks available to both entrepreneurs and companies.
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