tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94287932011-09-05T10:19:03.690-07:00Capital Formation, Intellectual Capital Identification and MonetizationLen R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09290149722012958526noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9428793.post-55902816086205970642010-12-08T12:58:00.000-08:002011-04-01T13:00:45.261-07:00

When working with corporate executives in the capital raising process, several told me that, to their knowledge, few senior corporate executives were aware of the opportunity to partner with private equity firms to acquire their own company. Thus, this Guide sets out to help those business executives who want to run their own show or for those corporate CEOs who need expansion capital to grow

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See this textbook which provides three standard methods of valuation. Available on Amazon."Valuation of Intellectual Capital and Intangible Assets," Gordon V. Smith and Russell L. Parr.An interesting fact is that when one looks at SEC filings of public companies, many have stated valuations and specific balance sheet line items for "Intangible Capital" or similar. In some cases there are specific

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It has suddenly become very evident to me that the way the world does business is increasingly heading away fromthe static web site presence toward the model of business or social networking and virality. (I just coined that word: it’s an adjective describing the viral nature of the new business communication and promotion model). Surprisingly, one can see evidence of this sea change with a

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5/25/10 There seems to be a huge disconnect between the academic and intellectual discussions on this and similar sites and the real world of business. A business owner is interested in IC/IP identification and valuation only to the extent that they positively impact the bottom line, reduce taxes, or, at the time of sale, increase the value of the firm. Economic theory teaches that business

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When interviewing private equity groups during the capital raising process, there are certain critical questions that will be asked and that you should be prepared to answer.These questions are from a recent interview our client had with a private equity firm. We provided guidance to prepare answers in line with what the equity group expects to hear.Q: “What was some of the high priority stuff

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See this web site for MAry Adams' comments on the SHift INdex and my response, below. http://www.i-capitaladvisors.com/2009/11/17/what-does-it-mean-that-roa-has-declined-since-1965/comment-page-1/#comment-1073

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Economic ApocalypsebyLeonard T. RuggieroEconomics: The social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems.Apocalypse: Great or total devastation; doom: the apocalypse of nuclear war. A prophetic disclosure; a revelation.Armageddon: The scene of a final battle between the forces of

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A conversation with Robert McGarvey.“Not that the conventional mind set is wrong, in many ways it’s right by definition – it is the way things are in the real world. But I do believe that the value of intangibles is also real, intangibles do generate significant earnings for many companies and if handled properly can have solid (collateral) asset value.In my view conventional thinking about

Len R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09290149722012958526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9428793.post-1149851249484501122006-06-09T03:55:00.000-07:002006-06-09T04:07:34.346-07:00

The story below sounds like something out of the Michael Lewis book "Liar's Poker," which described his days as a bond salesman for Saloman Brothers. That was in 1986 and the bond market was in the midst of a transition that changed the way bonds were traded. As a result of the changes, some people made an awful lot of money during those times.Financial markets are experiencing similar changes

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Brokerages/Wall StreetLehman Gets Piece of All the ActionBy Matthew GoldsteinSenior Writer3/13/2006 7:31 AM ESTURL: http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/brokerages/10273100.htmlThe financial alchemists on Wall Street keep coming up with new and more exotic ways to generate trading profits. A case in point is the rise of something called a preferred-credit derivative swap.A PCDS is a relatively new

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1/25/05 Walter Wriston passed away on January 20, 2005. He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 85. Wriston wrote a book in 1992, “The Twilight of Sovereignty,” which I found to be quite intriguing. In The Twilight of Sovereignty: How the Information Revolution Is Transforming Our World,'' Walter Wriston analyzed and predicted the geopolitical implications of the information

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