many private kindergartens that offer extensive education that ranges from foreign languages, advanced math and science class which costs thousands of dollars per year. When they go into elementary school, most of them will be forced to take advanced math or science classes. Then in high schools, students pick up calculus as soon as they finish middle school. Parents are willing to pay thousands of dollars for private tutoring so that their kids can be competitive and get accepted into private high
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1.Strategic Directions Although Cyclermate management have persuaded the bank to continue funding for the short-term, the directors of the company realise that they have to think about the longer term. Further discussion with Dai’s cousin have established that he continues to be interested in helping, both in financial and management terms. Furthermore, he has apparently persuaded the famous entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Sir Claude Solstice to consider the possibility of involvement in
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Christian Harbinson is an associate at Scharfstein Weekes (SW), a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto and specialised in Medical instrument industry. Harbinson joined the company 6 months ago and is responsible for covering the $600,000 investment (out of a $100m fund) in Seven Peaks Technologies (SP), a company that has developed an innovative cauterizer used for electro surgery. Jack Brandon, the founder of SP, has developed a new cauterizer that is faster and more reliable than currently
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with market averages for the same period. o In private equity investing, the same temptations are present. Try to time the market, time (buy at) an industry bottom, or invest at a country-risk bottom, sell at the top, etc. o If you base your private equity investments on market timing, you probably will not do any better than the average public market trader does. You will do rather badly. o The comparative advantages of a private equity investor are: (1) Access to a lot of legal
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Seagate Technology Buyout I. INTRODUCTION In 1999, Seagate Technology, Inc., decided that in order to increase their market value, they needed to make some big changes. Due to their undervalued stock price, Seagate decided to undergo a leveraged buyout (LBO) with Silver Lake Partners L.P. During this time, four main concerns arose among the parties involved: • • • • How can Seagate address the company’s low stock price? How should the buyout be financed? What should the capital structure look
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Get the inside scoop on investment banking careers in the Asia Pacific region! Read this extended excerpt of the all-new Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, Asia Pacific Edition and get the inside story on investment banking careers, including: • An inside look at corporate finance, sales & trading, research and other major functions at investment banks. • An oveview of equity and debt markets in the region • A discussion of industry trends and corporate culture in Asia Pacific • Days in the
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About Us |[pic] | | Axis Holdings is an investment management company offering specialist, value added services. Here at Axis, we aspire to invest in sectors that exhibit the potential to grow exponentially and look to translate these opportunities into tangible returns for our investors. We at Axis bring in a deep-drilled research on our chosen sectors coupled with hands on understanding of the macro economic environment. Our well defined investment processes leading to confident decision
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MBO The management buy-out process can last anywhere from three months to a year or even more. The following are the steps involved in a typical Management Buy-out. However, in some cases, some of the steps may not apply and also the order does not necessarily indicate the timing. A lot of issues outlined below would be dealt with simultaneously. STEP 1 - Initial Consultation (confidential "no fee" consultation) STEP 2 - Making the First Approach Who within an organisation to first
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PROPOSAL FOR (MBA) INTERNSHIP REPORT Topic: Problems of Private Universities of Bangladesh: The case study of Eastern University Submitted To: Dr. Syed Golam Maola Professor, Department of Management Studies Faculty of Business Administration
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Executive Summary Hertz group had initiated an IPO in July 2006 when Carlyle group, together with Clayton, Dubilier &Rice, and Merril Lynch Global Private equity , three prominent firms had filed to take the firm public. However this action has come just seven months after the three had combined to purchase Hertz from Ford Motor Company for Approx. $15 million. Berg, MD of Vandelay Capital Management debated whether to invest in this IPO.The LBO sponsors had borrowed an additional $1 billion on
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