41.   Seventeen of its companies on which it held board seats went public last year, ranking it number three among all US venture firms, said VentureOne.

42.   Smaller venture firms cross paths less often with Bain, whose partners have historically spent most of their time in the large-deal and buyout arena.

43.   Some venture firms are running scared over the threat of claw backs.

44.   That means many venture firms are now reassessing their portfolios and setting aside money for third and fourth rounds of financing for companies they had hoped to take public.

45.   That means that in the case of a sale or IPO, the venture firm gets back twice the value of its shares.

46.   Summit Partners is opening a London office, the Boston venture firm confirmed last week.

47.   That means the venture firms think the firm has gained value since its last round in July.

48.   That story may be too complicated, too unsexy and too ill-formed for the typical venture firm to consider.

49.   That was more than any other venture firm, according to VentureOne.

50.   That business is run by Smith along with John G. Berlyson, his son-in-law who once worked at Advent International, the big Boston venture firm.