If your business is one of the many businesses that needs additional equity capital, then you have a basic choice: do you seek the expertise and capital of a financial or strategic investor? The two have very different implications. Financial investors, broadly defined, include venture capital funds (for start-ups or companies early into their life … Read more
Detailed Description- Tokyo June 2nd, 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the fifth issue of its acclaimed regional Roundtable scripts, the “Opalesque Japan Roundtable”. The Opalesque Japan Roundtable will be closing the 2008 coverage of the Asian hedge fund centers after having covered New … Read more
1. Introduction Over the past two decades, the forces of economic globalization, political transformation and technological innovation have increased the global reach and influence of the private sector. The number of transnational corporations has almost doubled from 37,000 in 1990 to over 60,000 today, with some 800,000 foreign affiliates and millions of suppliers and distributors … Read more