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Initial public offerings and acquisitions of tech start-ups have not rebounded yet. But a third exit option — an exchange where investors can trade shares of private companies — is expanding. SecondMarket has acquired InsideVenture, a Menlo Park, Calif., company that was also formed to deal with the large number of mature start-ups languishing in the portfolios of venture capitalists. InsideVenture helps these private companies raise money from investment banks and other investors. SecondMarket’

PPR, the French retail and luxury group, plans to launch an initial public offering of its CFAO distribution unit on the Euronext stock exchange in Paris by the end of the year, provided market conditions are favorable, Reuters reported.PPR, which owns brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, said it expected to sell a majority stake in CFAO, a leader in the specialized distribution of goods like pharmaceutical products and cars, and which operates mainly in Africa.“This project is a further st

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