Sentences with phrase «finding equity investors»

Equity: Finding equity investors can be a long process with an uncertain outcome.

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Mittal's FundersClub, founded in 2012, isn't to be confused with AngelList or other equity crowdfunding platforms, instead functioning as an online venture capital firm where high - quality deals are sourced for over 17,000 accredited investors.

Equity investors, especially venture capitalists, must be shown how they can cash out of your company and generate a rate of return they'll find acceptable.

«You have to find someone who's wealthy and loves wrestling,» fund steward and private equity investor Michael E. Novogratz told The Times.

With uncertainty and investor caution defining the global economy, public companies have found reassurance in Canada's stability, its strong equity culture and the expertise of this country's capital market participants.

Robb and Coleman reported findings from a 2014 survey that women founders prefer to rely on personal sources of financing and are three times less likely to approach angel investors or venture capitalists for equity financing.

Of those investors whose advisors had talked to them about a crash, 62 percent believe their loss would be less than what their stated exposure to equities would suggest, the survey found.

Hostess, founded in 1919, was picked up from bankruptcy in 2013 by private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC and consumer industry investor C. Dean Metropoulos for $ 410 million.

Second, if — as many people believe — the publication of findings on the value premium has led to cash flows that have caused it to disappear, we should have seen massive outperformance in value stocks as investors purchased those equities and sold growth stocks.

While additional terms are found in a typical preferred equity financing, the few listed above serve as the primary reasoning behind venture capital investors pursuing a preferred stock structure when making an equity investment.

What we've found is that money has been going into equities at the expense of interest rates early in the calendar year as investors make allocations.

As bond investors find their preferred yield levels, some equity volatility may persist.

It found that in the 17 - year period to December 2000, the S&P 500 returned an average of 16.29 % per year, while the typical equity investor achieved only 5.32 % for the same period — a startling 9 % difference!

It found that «the average equity mutual fund investor underperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin of 8.19 %.

And while some businesses are able to find equity investment from an angel investor or venture capitalist, many small businesses rely on borrowed money...

The founding of Greycroft alone would define Alan as one of the leading growth investors in the world, but Alan was also one of the first active investors in the formative days of growth equity; he helped create Patricof & Co..

These investors helped define an asset class and have founded some of the world's most successful private equity firms along the way.

What I find most interesting is that, although investors are increasingly moving capital from actively - managed equity funds to ETFs, they still prefer actively - managed muni bond funds.

«Bangladesh offers one of the most promising environments for private equity, especially for patient investors that are medium - to long - term in their perspective,» says Khalid Quadir, chief executive officer and founding partner of the Frontier Fund.

«Investment Advice and Individual Investor Portfolio Performance», based on over 600,000 monthly portfolio returns (encompassing individual equities, funds, bonds and derivatives) for 16,053 investors, finds that:

The benchmark has been gyrating between resistance at this short - term moving average and support at the 200 - day moving average for the past three weeks, charting large intraday swings as investors attempt to find a level of comfort amongst equity prices.

Those investors favor income and capital protection investments, but are still overweight in equities, the survey found.

Notwithstanding the value destruction that has resulted from the carpet - bombing of investors by equity issuance to finance ill - conceived capital programs, we find many reasons to consider investing selectively in gold - mining equities.

The spotlight that private equity firms and hedge funds find themselves under in the current regulatory environment, as well as the changes in fair value rules for financial reporting, increase the scrutiny of alternative asset managers by investors, fund administrators, and auditors.

We like to remind our shareholders that as managers and investors in the Fund, our motivation is to invest in the most attractive equity securities wherever they may be found, and not to mirror an index's allocations.

Ventures with existing equity investors are not eligible and should consider Next Founders, a program for entrepreneurs who have founded early - stage tech companies and are seeking founder development and access to networks to scale their business.

Boosting revenue is the best option, but borrowing money or finding investors to make capital contributions in exchange for an equity interest in the business are also available.

Precious metals provide an alternative way for investors to diversify their holdings and to find shelter from the volatility of traditional equities.

Because as investors if you're looking at this current contemporary global macroeconomic backdrop from the 10 - 12 year perspective, I find it with the typical disclosure here that I'm not able to see with a perfect crystal ball or anything but it's hard to believe that traditional assets, that global equities, will be thriving in this environment just from the simple perspective of how overstretched they are from any reasonable measure of valuation.

A few considerations on things I've found over the years as a DIY investor (it's a fascinating arena): * Intermediate Treasuries are the prime diversifier for many equity portfolios.

Kinder Morgan was unable to raise debt or equity and no joint - venture partner could be found — U.S. investors saw the writing on the wall.»

HOOPP was an initial private equity investor at Teranet's founding, remained the largest shareholder when the company was taken public on the TSX, and eventually sold its stake into a $ 2.0 billion take - over bid in 2008; and Ducati Motorcycle Company, initially an NYSE / Milan listed Italian sport motorcycle manufacturer, which was the subject of a deleveraging capital increase, taken private and eventually sold to Volkswagen / Audi Group in 2012 for US$ 1.1 billion.

As investors scramble to find returns in this stretched market, some are turning to IPOs, private equity, and other risky, often speculative investments.

HOOPP was an initial private equity investor at Teranet's founding, remained the largest shareholder when the company was taken public on the TSX, and eventually sold its stake into a $ 2.0 billion take - over bid in 2008; Ducati Motorcycle Company, initially an NYSE / Milan listed Italian sport motorcycle manufacturer, which was the subject of a deleveraging capital increase, taken private and eventually sold to Volkswagen / Audi Group in 2012 for US$ 1.1 billion; and Novadaq Technologies Inc., a medical devices company in which HOOPP was the largest private investor, with such company completing an initial public offering on the TSX in 2005 and which continues today with a market capitalization in excess of $ 730 million.

We remain optimistic that these opportunities will continue to be recognized more broadly and that institutional investors will find ways to participate in this dynamic and promising segment of the private equity and venture capital market.

Therefore, given the newly initiated distribution policy, and the company's positive financial outlook, investors looking for extra income may find this high - yielding equity of interest.

He has visualized, founded, built and sold five companies through management buyouts, private equity firms, private investors and public markets.

«Simple Asset Class ETF Value Strategy» (SACEVS) finds that investors may be able to exploit relative valuation of the term risk premium, the credit (default) risk premium and the equity risk premium via exchange - traded funds (ETF).

We not only provided a commercial banking function for the client but also found a private equity investor for the business through our Global Banking and Markets network.

Donald B. Marron, Chairman, Lightyear Capital Peter W. May, President & Founding Partner, Trian Partners John McAvoy, Chairman, President & CEO, Con Edison Charles R. McCall, Chief Executive Officer, Astoria Energy II LLC &, Astoria Energy LLC Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., President & CEO, Moody's Investors Service Edward J. Minskoff, President, Edward J. Minskoff Equities, Inc..

Kendra Scott Founded in 2002 Estimated Revenue: $ 225 million in 2016 Estimated Funding: Undisclosed (Minority investor is private equity firm Berkshire Partners) Austin - based jewellery designer Kendra Scott famously started her business with $ 500 out of a second bedroom.

Rick Ford, president of RFJ Auto Partners Inc. in Plano, Tex., found private equity investors to fund his dream of owning his own dealership group, reports Automotive News here: Share this a...

Equities and SIP's (Systematic Investment Plans) have increasingly found favour amongst retail investors, so they are unlikely to be affected by Long Term Capital Gain tax.

There are financing difficulties, like KKR finding it hard to get additional private equity investors.

We find that Canadian investors benefit from retaining currency risk in international equities, as foreign currency acts a natural diversifier that can reduce overall volatility

Not long ago, index investors were asking why it was so hard to find an international equity ETF without currency hedging, but iShares changed that in April with launch of the iShares MSCI EAFE IMI (XEF).

It seems likely that the ETF is aimed primarily at American investors who want exposure to our equity markets, but Canadian individuals and business with significant US cash holdings may find it useful.

«Finding equity - like returns with less volatility is something many market weary investors are looking for,» the Mackenzie ad says.

Over the long - term, the market has historically greatly rewarded equity investors but there is a balance to be found.

With similar yields hard to find elsewhere, investors have sought out high dividend equities.