They’re called private equity investors for a reason. In the world of angel investing, the sophisticated bunch are predominantly equity investors — investors who make money on exits. If they don’t see an exit, they don’t get in. Legendary angel investor Ron Conway, for example, said he won’t invest if he can’t think of five [...]
Sophisticated investors always think about exits before they invest. “Does the company have the potential to go public or become an attractive acquisition target?” If not, they’d take their money elsewhere. Going public or IPO means the company raises money by offering stocks to the general public – you know, those stocks that anyone can [...]
Through last year, millions of people sat in plush, brightly lit rooms till wee hours of the morning, trying their luck. That was in Macau, the world’s new gambling capital. Yes, the once-sleepy Portuguese colony attracted 27 million visitors in 2007. Macau has already surpassed Las Vegas in terms of gaming revenues. With the number [...]
It looks like Stanley Ho’s IPO is moving ahead as planned, with the price range set for somewhere between HK$3.08 and HK$4.08 per share. It’s a bad time in the region for an IPO, with several noteworthy examples of recent IPOs trading downward — including the disastrous IPO of Chonqing Machinery and Electric, which lost [...]
Few companies can claim the degree of success that has been enjoyed by China’s Alibaba. With a very interesting business model, Alibaba is billed as the world’s leading business to business e-commerce company. Alibaba brings together businesses of varying sizes from around the world. Alibaba is based in Hangzhou and has satellite offices in 30 [...]
Surprised that a tiny city like Hong Kong can find its place on the global map and is dubbed as one of the leading business centers in the world? Sure, its proximity to the booming Chinese economy plays a significant role in attracting promising startups and ambitious entrepreneurs. What about China, the country that houses [...]
Risk, it’s always about risk; how to manage it, how to evaluate it, how to mitigate it and how to embrace it. It’s the age-old question for investors. At what point does the risk/reward scale tilt too far in one direction or the other. That’s the dilemma for municipal bond investors, stock investors and venture [...]
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