We love what we do, so ClearCreek writes and publishes pieces for a somewhat irregular blog about emerging companies and the capital markets. Or we did for a while anyway, then we did less, and apparently we stopped entirely. But we kept the old posts below. Any errors are ours exclusively while the occasional sharp insight is probably borrowed. We hope you find them of interest, and we always welcome feedback.
Botanical was founded in 1995 by Judy Seaborn and Curtis Jones. Experienced gardeners themselves and focused intently on serving their growing community, Botanical became known for its bright and informative seed packets and service to independent garden centers, and soon developed a fiercely loyal tribe of customers. The Company has a broad national footprint, with its products available in over four thousand retail stores…
Read MoreIn 2004 Paul Batchedler and Dena Raley, colleagues at a large health care company, pooled a few thousand dollars and started Clinimark. From a small initial laboratory, they continued to refine their process and approach, eventually building the business into a leading expert in pulse oximetry and both invasive and non-invasive blood pressure.
Read MoreParticularly with the economic shock from the COVID Pandemic, the need for solutions to help displaced workers remains fierce. We were pleased to serve as financial advisors to LiteracyPro Systems in the divesture of their CommunityPro Suite (CPS) software product to PAIRIN.
Read MoreWe're pleased to announce that HOMER Energy has been acquired by UL (Underwriters Laboratories). HOMER provides the leading software platform for microgrid and distributed generation power system design and optimization, and is based in Boulder, CO.
Read MoreClearCreek served as exclusive financial advisor to Second Phase in their recent acquisition by Billtrust. Based in Boulder Colorado, Second Phase provides SaaS eCommerce and Product Information Management (PIM) solutions to wholesale distributors and manufacturers…
Read MoreWe were fortunate to provide advisory services to Mike Barsch, founder of Soda Jerk Presents, on his transaction with Live Nation Entertainment. There is an engaging story behind every deal — this was no exception with the basics well captured in the accompanying Denver Post article.
Read MoreAn insightful and numbers-full piece in, of all places, Pensions and Investments, discusses the traffic jam developing in Venture Capital. As with any other backup, there is an excess at the beginning and less near than the end: as total capital invested continues to rise…
Read MoreWe facilitate acquisitions. So it’s good for us if M&A activity pays off for everyone involved. But too often it does not. The Economist has an excellent post on the difficulty with many M&A deals, focusing on a new study on acquisitions by public companies…
Read MoreWith venture funding down and the market for IPOs still anemic — just eight venture-backed companies so far this year, compared to an annual average of 64 from 2003-2007 — emerging companies hoping for an exit are increasingly…
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