Rising Interest Rates Top Institutional Investor Concerns
Rising interest rates, a potential economic recession and geopolitical tension are the top concerns impacting the portfolio construction of institutional investor organizations in the next six months, according to a recent survey. Rising interest rates ranked first among five macroeconomic factors likely to impact portfolio construction.
As Coronavirus Necessitates Technology Usage, Investors Seem Keen On Contech
As the construction industry more rapidly adopts technology year by year, investors have also been increasingly backing current and future technologies in the space and the companies that fulfill them.
Where Top VCs Are Investing In Construction Robotics
Venture capital has been flooding the various sub-verticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries.
China Construction Bank Emerges As Pick For Blackrock, Goldman
If you think things will keep getting better for China’s biggest banks, look no further than China Construction Bank Corp. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley are among at least 16 brokerages that have raised their target prices for China’s second-largest bank this year. Institutional investors including BlackRock Inc. and Invesco Ltd. have recently increased their CCB holdings, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
GE, Invenergy Build Wind Farm In Oklahoma, Biggest In The U.S.
Power development company Invenergy LLC and General Electric Co on Wednesday announced plans to build the largest wind farm in the United States in Oklahoma, part of a $4.5 billion project to provide electricity to 1.1 million utility customers in the region. The 2-gigawatt Wind Catcher wind farm is under construction in the Oklahoma panhandle and will come online in 2020. The facility will be linked to a 350-mile dedicated power line that will send the wind farm's electricity to Tulsa.
Opportunities In Consumer Space: Forerunner Ventures' Partner | Podcast
Kirsten Green, founding general partner at Forerunner Ventures, discusses how she found one of the most successful early stage funds of the past decade, the investment opportunities in cosumer space and the her views on the optimal portfolio construction theory.
Profits-As-A-Service: Private Equity’s Push Into SaaS
Companies love to describe themselves as the providers of something-as-a-Service. The construction has become almost as ubiquitous as “Uber, but for…”—it’s another way for startups to present themselves to possible investors as hip, trendy and poised for explosive growth by following an established business model.
Chinese Companies Eye Infrastructure Investments In India
State-run Chinese companies such as CDC and China Harbour Engineering are looking to buy stakes in Indian power and construction firms
Saudi's $250B Construction Market Still Offers Greatest Potential, Says Meed
Meed's new report says that after a year of uncertainty in 2016, Saudi Arabia will start to deliver on its promises in 2017.
Deere Makes Infrastructure Play With $5.2B Purchase Of A German Construction Company
The acquisition is a bet that more dollars will flock toward improving roads and highways.