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Brokerage's Blank-Check Bet Grubb & Ellis raised cash for expansion through the formation of a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), a management-intensive investment vehicles that, while novel in approach, is quickly gaining popularity.   |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
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Return of the SPAC Discover how these seemingly suspect investments operate. In certain situations, special purpose acquisition vehicles can serve a useful purpose in a value investor's portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
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The Public Dangers of Private Equity Deals allowing small investors to get in on private equity transactions are flourishing. What does that mean for the investors? |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Lessons From Amaranth There's a lot to learn from the hedge fund's prodigious collapse. Amaranth's stunning demonstration of the speed with which a hedge fund can come undone will certainly have cooled investor enthusiasm for other such offerings. |
Inc.
February 2007
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A New Shell A shady strategy gets a makeover. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
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Blank Check, Blind Faith No assets, no staff. But shells created to buy companies are hot IPOs |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
Emil Lee |
Return of the SPAC: Part 2 Here are some techniques for investing in SPACs. |
Inc.
February 1, 2007
Max Chafkin |
Tying the Knot Not all SPAC partnerships are made in heaven. Here is the scoop on three recent deals. |
Entrepreneur
September 2006
David Worrell |
Check, Please It's no secret that taking your company public has become increasingly difficult in recent years, but blank check companies, also called Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, may crack open the IPO window for growing companies once again. |
BusinessWeek
October 9, 2006
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Amaranth's Loss, Wall Street's Gain The hedge fund's collapse was foreseen by other players, who laid their plans accordingly. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Emil Lee |
Is American Express a Bargain? Investors, value is in the eye of the beholder. A P/E of 20 may be too low for AmEx. |
BusinessWeek
February 26, 2007
Matthew Goldstein |
Hedge Funds Jump Into Private Equity Eager to boost performance, hedge funds are entering the market at a risky moment. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
SPACS: IPOs Are on a Hot Streak, Despite Cooling Economy Special-purpose acquisition-company IPOs have joined high society, cornering 25 percent of the IPO market last year. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Emil Lee |
American Express Grows at a Reasonable Pace AmEx continues along at a solid pace. But is the stock overpriced? |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 6, 2003
D. Quinn Mills |
The Problem with Hedge Funds Hedge funds are the New Big Thing -- and that's bad for the average investor, says professor D. Quinn Mills. An excerpt from Wheel, Deal, and Steal. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Changes Abound In The Tech Sector Mergers & acquisitions are rapidly reshaping the technology landscape. |
CFO
October 1, 2006
Rob Garver |
The Big Get Bigger Despite new technological options, legal challenges, and griping on the part of key stakeholders, the only notable change in the world of underwriting is that the big players are getting bigger. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Marla Brill |
Ground Floor Heats Up Private equity and IPOs are staging a huge comeback. But should financial advisors jump in? |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Jeff Joseph |
High-End Investors Don't Fear Hedge Fund Blow-ups The large losses of the Amaranth Advisors hedge fund last September and other similar highly-publicized failures are unlikely to deter hedge fund investing by those rich individuals who manage their own portfolios, judging from a survey of the participants in a high-end investors' club. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Hedge Funds Ask: Where's the Love? It's been a long, strange trip since the hedge fund industry's summer-of-love confab. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Emil Lee |
American Express Expresses Concern American Express sees some speed bumps in the near horizon, despite a strong quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Toby Shute |
The Incredible Bulk Star Maritime has entered into an agreement to purchase eight dry bulk vessels from a private Taiwanese operator, and to create a new company called Star Bulk Carriers. At less than five times estimated 2007 EBITDA, the purchase looks dirt cheap. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Karen M. Kroll |
A Shell by Any Other Name? "Special purpose" companies offer an intriguing prospect for going public in this conservative IPO market. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image. |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Charge! American Express CEO Ken Chenault is about to launch a huge credit-card war. Backed by an antitrust ruling, he's gunning for Visa and MasterCard. Let the fight begin |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Ronald W. Roge |
To Hedge or Not to Hedge The underlying premise of hedge funds, to reduce volatility in a portfolio, is not in itself flawed. What can we do, as fiduciaries, to use them to achieve the performance necessary to meet our clients' long-term financial objectives? |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007 |
A Fast New Financial Game Called Energy There is a growing role of hedge funds and other financial players in the energy sector. Energy consultant Peter C. Fusaro talks about how the trend is contributing to price fluctuations and where it's going next. |
