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วันเสาร์ที่ 7 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

To VC Or Not to VC - What is the State of the Venture Capital Market?

During the second quarter of 2009, U.S. venture capital funds raised 1.7 billion U.S. dollars, compared with $ 9.3 billion in the second quarter of 2008, representing a decrease of almost 82 percent! This surprising statistic confirms the fact that you have to be ready when they are trying to raise capital and venture capital firms. Companies go to a much smaller pool of capital, venture capital firms will only fund, if your company is represented in a way that the professional, memorable andcredible.

Here is a checklist of things that 8-address which your chances of winning the interest of venture capital firms raise:

Be honest with yourself - Is your company a viable candidate for venture capital? When you go through all the steps necessary to prepare an executive summary / business plan, you will have the answer to this question. You can have a very viable business, but it is not a venture capital candidates.
Problem orOpportunity - What specific problem or opportunity you are addressing with your product or service? You must be over the pain or the opportunity and how you have clear cut costs, increase revenue, reduce time-to-market, etc.
Solution - How do you fix the problem? What hardware, software and services you offer?
Market Opportunity - What are the specific market segment are you targeting? Remember, there are richesAmerica! They show that research is necessary to have a strong go-to-have-to market strategy.
Unique Selling Proposition (USP) - What is offered with your product or service and why a customer should pay money vs. all the competition is unique in the market? (For new technologies where there are no competitors, you) in competition with inertia
Management Team - Who will run the business and how they are uniquely qualified to take your business successful?
Financial Projections - Remember that investors only invest in your company if you can demonstrate how it will be them money. Their five years financial projections should demonstrate clearly how you will do that ... But they need to be credible, or you're wasting your time. Nothing turns on investment faster than projections of your company achieve realistic sales targets.
Funding Request - Many> Business plans not on how much capital they need, and its use. If you have a certain amount for the Phase 1 request and explain plan of the second round for a later phase, to be as specific as possible.
These are just some of the areas to be addressed in improving the financing you need to be successful for your business. You need the "thick skin" when dealing with rejection, get a small percentage of deals actually be funded with Venture Capital. After thisSteps will not guarantee success, but also strengthens the chances of raising capital for your business if properly prepared.



วันศุกร์ที่ 6 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

Attracting Investments for Venture Capital

Many startups do not have as much capital to start their businesses and fight to stay in operation. They would usually turn to support from investors in the open until the time that they are able to reach into the profit zone. If you own a small business, then you probably know that more funding for your company one of the toughest business challenges that you would face.

Look for this venture would be an ever-growingTrend that the combination of various factors, such as entrepreneurial talent is abundantly filled up, the improvement of the IPO market, promising new technologies and government policies that encourage venture capital formation. It is no wonder why help venture investors, the market and the development of a large number of new business concepts and technologies continue.

Venture capital investments are in a position to how your company with theResources that it needs to be able to grow to its maximum potential because it is used for many things. For example, if you are in, new equipment, invest-class talent, craftsman, or you may want to invest in new technologies or research. To help you with you with the implementation on the way to securing your risk, try to follow these steps to the attention of investors to risk capital.

For one could connect to. This would be atake the most important steps in the process of obtaining a difficult venture. Business Networking is really an important tool to use in your business any time of the year. They would then have to have an experienced group of business partners to work with you, such as venture capitalists usually according to when you are a structured organization and loyal employees in your company. Also, you should be able to put together a professional presentation to sell the destinationand your own ideas. Finally, remember that the media coverage is always an advantage for a company.



วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 5 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

Risk and Return in Fixed - Income Arbitrage

What is Fixed Income Arbitrage?

Those who are familiar with hedge funds no strangers to fixed income arbitrage. Although a widespread phenomenon, thus this strategy with the discovery of inefficiencies in bond prices and uses associated with a fixed source of revenue by contract on a global basis yield.

These fixed-income investments include both steady returns and low volatility and thus the promotion of interest-rate swaps arbitrageurs. However, it can merrilysounding pickup but money under the wheels of a moving steam roller includes lesser risks to practice as a fixed-income arbitrage.

Risks and returns of fixed-income arbitrage

The associated risks and returns of fixed-income arbitrage strategies require a very high level of expertise to a significant and positive excess produce. It goes without saying that massive changes are needed to address the risks, transaction costs and management fees in an appropriateOk, still found the strategies of fixed income arbitrage, the small differences that hold the securities to be made between their respective market prices and intrinsic values to use. It is questionable whether the low-risk arbitrage, or their dramatic losses, but this form of fixed-income investments generally still the castle.

Tests have established that tested from all five strategies, there are those that require great intellect as the only capital. These are:


Yield curve arbitrage.
Mortgage arbitrage.
Capital structure arbitrage.
Swap spread arbitrage.
Volatility Arbitrage.

Of these five, the last one was found positive effect, it stated if more than fifty examples, can, if they incur substantial losses.



วันอังคารที่ 3 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

Some of the Characteristics That Define Venture Capital

Here we present some of the factors that the venture capital set alongside other types of financing.

Venture capital financing generally provides for companies that are in their early stages of development. The main receptors for these funds are small and medium enterprises because they are on the rise, and large range of development compared to the already established companies.

Venture capital is articulated through the acquisition of shares in the capital of the companyThe investment, usually through the purchase of shares. It is a way to save by the lack of self-financing of small and medium enterprises channel.

Venture capital at low cost for small businesses. They would only pay for the cost of transactions, if they are not. The benefits are greater than the costs.

Some venture capitalists are investing companies in promising areas of work are more advanced sectors of industry and science. Companyhow Eurocorp function as venture capitalists, but merely funding for new technologies in areas such as bio-genetics, biotechnology, hospitality industry, tourism and leisure industry. Venture Capital is focused recently on the green or environmentally friendly technology and industry. Examples would be fishing, water management and ecotourism.

The largest investor is willing to take some of whom, as a rule, a lender.

Risky investments are attractive because venture capitaliststhey offer them significant benefits if the company is successful in their lines of work. Venture capitalists will recover their investment when they sell their shares at a much higher price than that which they have acquired.

Called venture capital, including venture capital, is not comparable with investments involve a different degree of involvement, like commercial loans and investment trusts.

Commercial loans can provide greater security to the entrepreneursin which he or she receive the money.

Finally, the distinction between investment companies and venture capital is still both a degree of risk, the former is associated with a pledge support to improve the situation of the company, still in the area of corporate governance and venture capital. Consider the credit risk capital as a participatory study required that during this one are Liquidity Provider for the company, it is a financial report, negotiatedContract.



วันจันทร์ที่ 2 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

Expert Witnesses Were an Expert Before They Witnessed

How to be an "expert witness"? Expert witnesses have specific knowledge and skills, and have training and education course work to complete the experience exceeds the average person. In his statement to certain facts and conclusions as a witness has not benefited as a expert. The assessor is an expert before he or she is a witness.

Anyone can be subpoenaed to testify as a witness in a deposition or at trial about his habits of action.For example, each observation can prove a road accident on Main and Elm Street, what he or she actually exercised. The witness may on the type and models of cars are involved, their relative position to testify, and the speed with which the cars were on the road. However, the average observer can not know whether the accident was caused by a car high rate of speed, to give evidence unreliable or that the brakes on a model of car are involved, leaving the wreck. These provisions requireExpertise in the investigation of accidents and automobile brake technology and performance.

On the other hand, an expert can testify from the conclusions or inferences drawn on the facts and evidence gathered from the scene - despite that the expert did not actually witness the accident. Consider, as an expert in car accidents photos or samples were examined residues of skid marks, on the tire size and brand, or the speed to testify. Or consider how an expert in carBrakes could testify that the uneven skid marks or noises heard from other witnesses, evidence that a car had been faulty brakes.

The judge must act to qualify as expert witnesses presented by a lawyer. The judge should have the witnesses, or opposing counsel can serve to question the witness about his possession of the requisite knowledge, experience question of professional qualifications and training as the expert on matters under consideration. Regardless of which partyserves as the trier of fact whether there is a jury, the judge or a tribunal to determine how much credence, if any, is the testimony and other evidence submitted by the expert did.

An experienced experts will take the necessary steps to deny his credibility and the resistance to the efforts of opposing counsel, that the credibility. The expert will be familiar with the case and the relevant facts prior to the presentation of a certificate, report, or an affidavit. HeLiterature is the independent study on the issues and research in a professional or scientific reports.

The expert testimony was clear and without bias. He will impress the courtroom as an honest, objective evaluator of the issues. Testimony offered, will be the exaggeration and without exaggeration, and is on the field of view of experts of the test are limited. The answers should be as short and to the point, the witness should not volunteer additional information. Finally, the experts shouldremain calm and not try to initiate a debate with the opposing attorney - even if the debate is won, could be damaged his credibility in the eyes of the jury.



วันอาทิตย์ที่ 1 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552

A Reality Check For Venture Capital Seekers

Venture Capital. It comes in many shapes, forms, possibilities ... But shares of common characteristic: the risk taken,. In my profession, I run against many "fire-in-the-belly" entrepreneurs who are really a fantastic idea or business plan is missing. Unfortunately them the necessary capital to implement its business plan and / or ideas into reality .

Every month, over 100 projects at least my desk, if the borrower looking for a joint-venture partner or ventureCapital. Unfortunately, only one or two of those get funded. One of the reasons is the market itself: the banks are not lending is not the secondary market so far .... So all that remains is, is money from private equity ... especially if you financed 100%.

Let's talk about the transactions that actually DO ... GET FUNDED These are projects that require a high degree of predictability. To buy a power plant with a contract on their product for 25 years, for example. A casino inthe Bahamas, that a 180% internal rate of return ... In short, these are all projects that are profitable as expected, and also to the investors (joint venture) partners or venture capitalists a big return on their investment. Other major projects are projects, which are patented or proprietary information or technology.

While 20% IRR (internal rate of return) is respectable, it is simply not attractive for venture capitalists who can 7 times as much for another project in ashorter time. In short, if you talk with venture capitalists, they are about one thing: how much money they may be modified by the investment in your project done. Keep in mind, and you will be able to talk to them in their native language.





 
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