Not exact matches
While it's true that Europe is no longer cheap and faces political challenges, contagion
from the
situation in Greece is unlikely, and we still expect European
equities to notch decent performance relative to pricier U.S. stocks.
There are real risks —
from China to signs of overvaluation in parts of US
equity markets,
from build - ups in leverage after a long period of low rates and tranquil markets to a highly disordered geopolitical
situation in which US credibility has fallen off sharply.
Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Ingersoll was a Partner at J.P. Morgan Partners (formerly Chase Capital Partners)
from 1993 to 2002, where he focused primarily on private
equity and restructuring
situations in various industries including healthcare, branded food products and distribution, consumer products, specialty insurance and outsourced business services.
To paraphrase (read the report itself for fuller explanations), sprinters are looking for a quick path to exit, often through re-financings, and their added value lies in their ability to extricate themselves rapidly
from complex
situations; marathon runners are (unsurprisingly) in it for the long run, seeking to convert debt to
equity, taking control of borrowers and turning them around private
equity - style; the milers have the ability to target either a quick exit or an extended process depending on the circumstances.
From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Shingler was with Seneca Capital Advisors, focusing on special
situation equity and debt investments.
 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned
from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget
situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public
equity share).
This puts you in a negative -
equity situation, right
from the start.
Until the developed stock markets retreat
from record levels of valuation, we expect to have less portfolio exposure to
equities going forward and more exposure to event driven
situations such as liquidations and reorganizations that are not so dependent on the vicissitudes of the stock market for their investment return.
In certain
situations, such as my friend's, it seems you can have your home and spin off extra cash
from the
equity too.
In normal
situations, you may not find the need to calculate total
equity from debt to
equity ratio, but this is good to know for back of the envelope calculations or accuracy checking your analysis.
Private
equity faces a
situation where debts need to be serviced, but business is slow, and contributions
from limited partners are not forthcoming.
It's an interesting
situation where an
equity committee exists in a bankruptcy, largely because the management team looks like it is not trying to maximize the value of the bankruptcy estate, but is perhaps instead trying to sell the company off to creditors cheaply in an effort to receive a benefit later
from the new owners.
More and more investors in Minnesota are instead opting to secure financing
from St. Paul hard money lenders, in a
situation where a borrower receives funds secured by
equity in real estate.
If the appraisal is much lower than the purchase price, you could wind up in a negative -
equity situation right
from the start.
So, unless there is very much over-weight
situation in Portfolio skewed towards
equity or some cash - flow requirement, there is no point of holding back
from investments.
A sizable portion of a mortgage payment does to
equity, which can be directly subtracted
from the price of a more expensive house down the road, or if it's all paid off, is essentially a payment towards lower housing expenses (since all you need to pay then is rent and insurance, a fraction of the total mortgage payment or any rent
situation).
With his experience as an underwriter, Craig can look at many different
situations and provide expertise as to the best choice among the many that LNB offers
from mortgages, fixed rate home
equities and lines of credit.
And, of course, I'm always attracted to shares in a company that has just emerged
from bankruptcy, especially
situations where bondholders are given a majority of the post-bankruptcy
equity; we know
from Joel Greenblatt that bondholders are often uninterested in holding their post-bankruptcy
equity, and that their primary interest is not always price.
That means dialoguing about privilege with other privileged folks, and recognizing
situations in which we benefit
from privilege and rejecting that privilege in favor of
equity.
Thus we can deduce
from the Apollo Alliance's sales pitch that they think their customers will be motivated by basic notions of
equity, and will consider a
situation in which they are profiting at the expense of others (ie, by using fossil fuels, the greatest harms of which will afflict the poorest globally) undesirable.
While the home
equity situation in America is much better today and the volume of short sales and foreclosures has receded
from record highs, there are still about 2.5 million homes underwater, according to industry data.
[iii] One
situation which does crop up quite often is where the source of funds used to acquire an item of matrimonial property came
from outwith the marriage — for example, where
equity from a pre-marriage property is used towards the purchase of a matrimonial home.
Linklaters helps clients structure the best investment methods for them,
from helping sponsors position themselves to ensure they are the lead
equity sponsor when looking at M&A
situations to clubbing together to compete for distressed assets.
While the home
equity situation in America is much better today and the volume of short sales and foreclosures has receded
from record highs, there are still about 2.5 million homes underwater, according to industry data.
the difference is that a wholesaler adds to a sale price keeping that as compensation, that is basically a net listing
situation for an agent and it is derived
from the
equity the owner had but didn't collect, an agent is paid
from the highest price they may obtain for the owner who then pays a commission
from the price attained.
If you meet these and other established guidelines, you could qualify for government refinancing help to escape
from your negative -
equity situation.