Category: Investment Strategy
10/25/12
12:25:03 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Market Characteristics
CNN Money: The next generation of pre-IPO financing? October 23, 2012Buyout firms have a new strategy for reducing portfolio company debt. FORTUNE -- I recently wrote about private equity's golden hangover, or the glut of large-cap companies that… more »
08/30/12
10:53:52 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 8 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
May 2012
Keywords: Private Equity, Job Growth, Mitt Romney more »
07/25/12
06:52:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 62 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Various Market Info, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
DealBook, NYT: Taking a Risk, and Hoping That Lightning Strikes Twice, by Andrew Ross Sorkin, July 23, 2012...“How can you as an entrepreneur that’s had success, has a reputation, ever build the courage to go and do something again?” he asked, almost… more »
05/27/12
The bashing of Mitt Romney's entrepreneurial role by Obama election team members is in fact a scandal. This should be a definitive weak up call for any American earning his money in the free market place.Investors.com: The Real Scandal Is Obama's Pub… more »
05/19/12
05:44:51 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 198 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Market Characteristics
Looking at the poor performance of venture capital firms in many European countries, policy makers might be better off to attract the most experienced firms from abroad rather than try to boost activity with local firms which have limited experience.… more »
05/13/12
08:17:02 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 172 words
Categories: Valuation, Statistics, Investment Strategy, Various Market Info, Market Characteristics
Kauffman Foundatiôn: After Fees and Expenses, Most Investors Will Do Better in Public Markets, May 7, 2012A compelling new report out today from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation describes how most institutional investors, including larger state… more »
04/25/12
07:04:49 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 204 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Various Market Info, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
Crowdfunding to boost economic activity has been a measure not only in the US during difficult economic times. As an example, also the Swiss decided to rapidly invest a three digit million amount into entrepreneurial SMEs. Babson college's Daniel Isenber… more »
02/25/12
07:30:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 56 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Regulation
AEI: Government Is a Lousy Venture Capitalist, by Kenneth P. Green, Feb. 24, 2012While government has a legitimate and valuable role in basic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research, it is a lousy venture capitalist and is largely… more »
02/20/12
01:51:15 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 83 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Market Structure
Not long ago many people in the financial markets believed that globally integrated firms will be the winners. Practical life shows that strong local networks and know how are key to private equity players - not only in Brazil as shown in the video below… more »
01/30/12
07:22:41 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 28 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
The Facebook IPO could fuel fund raising for social media related companies:
WSJ: Facebook IPO: Is Another VC Boom on the Horizon? Jan. 27, 2012
Keywords: IPO, Tech Companies, Facebook more »
01/28/12
09:35:45 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 17 words
Categories: Statistics, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
The Economist: Bain or blessing? Jan. 28, 2012
Keywords: Private Equity, Buy Out, Buy Out Returns, Fund Raising, Leverage more »
01/23/12
09:26:35 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 13 words
Categories: Investment Strategy, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
The OECD on the importance of angel investing
Keywords: Venture Capital, Angel Investors more »
01/22/12
09:24:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 42 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Investment Strategy, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Aswath Damodaran: Private Equity: Hero or Villain? Jan. 14, 2012Aswath Damodaran looks at 4 elements when assessing the impact of active investors:1) Asset deployment and aperating performance2) Capital Structure3) Dividend Policy4… more »
12/04/11
08:09:41 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 36 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Market Characteristics
Shai Bernstein, Harvard University, Josh Lerner, Harvard University and NBER, Morten Sorensen, Columbia Business School and NBER, Per Strömberg, Stockholm School of Economics, SIFR, and CEPR, Private Equity and Industry Performance, 2011
Keywords: Pri… more »
10/28/11
06:25:52 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 120 words
Categories: Statistics, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation, Market Characteristics
Sorensen, Morten, Stromberg, Per and Lerner, Josh, Private Equity and Long-Run Investment: The Case of Innovation (June 1, 2010). The Journal of Finance, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 445-477, 2010
Abstract:
"A long-standing controversy is whether leveraged… more »
10/14/11
07:30:50 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 124 words
Categories: Statistics, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics, Market Structure
Da Rin, Marco, Hellmann, Thomas F. and Puri, Manju, A Survey of Venture Capital Research (October 12, 2011). TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2011-044. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1942821Abstract:"This survey reviews the growing body of… more »
10/12/11
09:30:55 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 152 words
Categories: Valuation, Investment Strategy, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
In contrary to wide-spread believes we support the thesis that successful entrepreneurs work extremely diligently and try to reduce risks. They are well aware that an enterprise has various stakeholders whose interests have to be respected. Murmann,… more »
06/23/11
06:35:14 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 79 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
Ludovic Phalippou an Oxford University academic has done research on the private equity performance. He summarized the research in a new paper titled "Why is the Evidence on Private Equity Performance So Confusing?". Dr. Ludovic Phalippou calls for an ac… more »
06/03/11
09:47:44 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 54 words
Categories: Deals, Valuation, Investment Strategy
"Like die-hard fishermen, serious investors are all too familiar with “the one that got away.” David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, talks to DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin about the deal he missed."DealBook NYT: "The Deal I Missed": D… more »
05/07/11
09:01:36 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 44 words
Categories: Deals, Investment Strategy, Various Market Info, Market Characteristics
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