SFES
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
OTC Markets OTCPK Financial Services United States
0,50 $US
-1.96% today
-36.71% YTD · -42.53% 1Y
0
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
1
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
55
/ 100
MIXED

Analysis Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFES) — Kairos Score 55/100

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About Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. no longer investing. It is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financings, growth capital, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, corporate spinouts, growth stage, and early stage financings. It initially invests in a Series A-C round and opportunistically in a seed round. The firm prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, financial services, and healthcare sector. Within the technology sector, it invests in software as a service, adtech / digital media, Internet of Everything, enhanced security, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, technology enabled services, internet/new media, financial technology, cloud, mobile, social, big data, in memory, and selected business services with capital requirements of up to $25 million. Within healthcare sector, the firm invests in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics, medical devices, regenerative medicine, medical technology, digital health, healthcare technology, specialty pharmaceuticals, and selected healthcare services. It invests throughout the United States with a focus on Mid-Atlantic region, and Southeastern Canada. The firm primarily invests between $5 million and $25 million in growth equity financing and between $5 million and $10 million in early-stage financing. It typically invests in the capital structures including owner financed and bootstrapped companies, corporate division or business unit, and venture capital-backed seeking a growth partner. The firm prefers to be the largest shareholder in its portfolio companies, with ownership in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. However, it may occasionally take a majority or smaller stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies having proprietary technology and intellectual property. The firm prefers to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. The company was founded in 1953 as Lancaster Corporation and changed its name to Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 1981. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with additional office in Weston, Massachusetts.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. Mark R. Dow
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HQ
150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200, Radnor, PA, 19087, United States
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Market cap
8 378 220,00 $US
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Dividend yield
—

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

0 transactions — 0 buys and 0 sales reported by Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. executives.

🏦 Hedge Funds

1 institutional funds report a position on SFES in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

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