One Of Wall Street’s Top Investors In Silicon Valley Is Leaving
One of the investors who has epitomized Wall Street’s hunger to gain access to Silicon Valley is suddenly leaving his firm, Tiger Global. Lee Fixel, the man behind consumer investments such as Juul, Flipkart, and Spotify.
How LPs Are Positioning For China's Growing Consumerism, Potential Market Pullback
China's growing middle class, shifting demographics and the rise of technology-driven consumerism has made the country ripe for investment. At the same time, China's economy is slowing and could see a pullback. Here's how institutional investors are positioning themselves in this unique market.
Panelists include: Janet Devinney, investment director, Kamehameha Schools; Alan Chang, partner and managing director, Capricorn Investment Partners; Jon Nieman, head of private equity, Saudi Aramco; and Seungha Ku, head of offshore private equity, CreditEase. This panel was moderated by Melissa Guzy, managing partner at Arbor ventures and took place on June 14, 2017 at Trusted Insight’s inaugural Alpha Conference.
GST – A Bull In China’s Shop – Nitin Mangal's Blog
Goods and Service Tax (GST), one the biggest indirect tax reform for which India has waited for more than a decade and most of the Indian corporate as well as global conglomerate, Institutional Inves...
An Opportunity For Infrastructure Following QE-Induced Asset Inflation
From 2008 to 2015, the nominal value of the global stock of investable assets has increased by about 40 percent, to over $500 trillion from over $350 trillion. Yet the real assets behind these numbers changed little, reflecting, in effect, the asset-inflationary nature of quantitative easing. The effects of asset inflation are as profound as those of the better-known consumer inflation.
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Stanley Druckenmiller Is Betting Big On The Chinese Consumer
Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Capital bought Chinese consumer and tech stocks in the second quarter, according to a filing Monday.
Warren Buffett Builds Stake In Synchrony Financial, Trims GE Position
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett built a new position in consumer finance company Synchrony Financial and boosted his holdings of Bank of New York Mellon by more than 50% in the second quarter of 2017, according to a regulatory filing Monday from Berkshire Hathaway.
JD Finance Launches Consumer VC Fund
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc.'s financial services spin-out, JD Finance, has set up its first consumer-focused early stage venture fund, Qianshu Capital, to back innovative start-ups that help meet increasing consumer demand in China.
Google’s CEO To Join Alphabet’s Board
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is joining parent company Alphabet’s board. Pichai has been at the company since 2004, with previous roles overseeing Google consumer products, engineering and research efforts.
Carlyle To Raise $5B For Its Fifth Asia Buyout Fund
<p>The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager, is seeking to raise US$5 billion for its fifth Asia buyout fund, Carlyle Asia Partners V.</p>
<p>The buyout fund will reach its first close in October this year, according to media reports citing insiders. Carlyle's Asia Buyout Group looks at investment opportunities in a range of sectors, including financial services, media and telecommunications, manufacturing and consumer products, in Australia, Greater China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia.</p>
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.