Entries tagged "research"
It's no secret that private equity took a beating in 2008. But research shows it was actually the worst year on record, surpassing even the dot-com bubble burst by three times.
New University of Maryland research report finds business plans are essentially worthless.
John Leone, a partner at Paul Capital Healthcare, appeared at The Deal's Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium to discuss investment in the intellectual properties of universities and small companies. In a video clip from the conference, Leone discusses some of the firm's investments and explains that even though there is a debt crisis, investment in small companies is necessary. "There are still deals out there for the smaller companies. They still need to grow -- either that or they are going to go away," he said. - Maria Woehr ...
Twice-bankrupt Tower Records Inc. sang a final tune of sorts in October 2006, when a judge approved the company's sale to a liquidator. But after the winner of the rights of Tower's Web site, intellectual property and other assets backed out, the retailer is banking on a new auction set for March. A final sell off will mark the end for the latest music store chain to wrestle with bankruptcy, a group of retailers rendered largely obsolete in today's digital music era where the 99-cent download plays a far sweeter tune than the $16 CD. ...
Oil companies are raking in cash like never before, but executives and industry representatives act as though their very existence is threatened. The New York Times Wednesday reported that industry officials are mounting a public relations campaign to counter the rising tide of ill will in Congress and out in the real world toward the petroleum producers. But it isn’t clear exactly what they are afraid of. Last year’s energy bill provided billions of dollars in tax breaks and the Times notes that lawmakers have already killed a plan that would have raised taxes on the industry. Compare those actions...
