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Part III: The Future of Venture Capital: A New Path to Growth

May 28th, 2013 | Filed under: Alpha Seekers, Alpha Strategies, Private Equity, Today's Post, Venture capital

Guest columnist John Bhakdi looks at the future of venture capital in this final segment of a three-part series.



Part II: Structured Seed Capital: Capturing Technology Start-ups In Optimized Clusters

May 27th, 2013 | Filed under: Alpha Strategies, Private Equity, Today's Post, Venture capital

Guest columnist John Bhakdi looks at structured seed capital



Part I: Nuggets vs. Pioneers: Is Venture Capital Dying?

May 23rd, 2013 | Filed under: Today's Post, Venture capital

In Part I of a three-part article, guest columnist John Bhadki looks at the health of venture capital.



Merger Arb: Dampers and Bright Spots

May 9th, 2013 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Hedge Fund Strategies, Today's Post

Twelve ministries in the People's Republic of China, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, have together released guidelines for accelerating M&A activity in key industries. this is one of the "bright spots" that may lighten up the future for the M&A world, though macro-economic realities in the U.S. and Europe are holding it back.



Hedge Funds as Metaphor: And Not in a Good Way

April 22nd, 2013 | Filed under: Book review, Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Media Coverage of Hedge Funds, Today's Post

One take-away from David Stockman's new best selling book is that the phrase "hedge fund" may well be on its way beyond descriptive significance. In the public realm, a "hedge fund" is now as much a metaphor as is a "Trojan horse." It is becoming a metaphor for any institution's failure to hedge.