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To: Paul Senior who wrote (481)	8/9/2000 11:23:51 PM
From: J. Conley	Respond to of 955

Don't know if you can assume it from the two recent acquisitions, but the typical investment has been between $5 and $15 million. On a percentage basis, I am uncertain what kind of assumptions to make. I do suppose, however, while one is making assumptions it would not be unreasonable to assume that most of the investments are similar to the others. As you know, LDP is typically late-stage and is not an incubator as the term is applied to other companies. By late-stage, they limit risk. IMO, incubator is a misnomer as applied to LDP's VC activity, and would only possibly in the future apply to LDP's other activities if those companies that are subsidiaries of the parent become stand-alone entities (as alluded to by Trueger.) One thing to keep in mind in all this is Trueger's public statement about making a much larger investment, up to $200 million, if they find the right company.