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10 Questions For Your Private Banker - 10/05
10/01/2005
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Speculating on property values just became easier in Europe with the debut of
commercial property derivatives, which are products that pay an investor the
yield on a property index in return for his paying a set spread over the London
Interbank Offered Rate. Will these types of products come to the U.S. market? If
so, will they be appropriate for my portfolio?
Companies that offshore are
beginning to regret it as quality control and intellectual property theft become
significant problems. Are any of the companies in which I invest—directly or
through my private equity funds—subject to these problems? What does it mean for
offshoring in general?
“Blank check” initial public offerings are the new
rage; a number of shell companies, set up to acquire other companies or assets,
have recently tapped the public equity markets. How can I determine if a blank
check company has potential? Does this type of investment make any sense at all,
or is it best to stick to traditional private equity vehicles?
The bribery
scandal enveloping President Luiz Inácio da Silva’s Workers’ Party in Brazil is
shaking investor confidence in the erstwhile emerging market darling. (“Lula” is
not implicated, and he remains the favorite for the 2006 election.) Is this an
opportunity to invest at attractive valuations in Brazil, assuming they will
rise when the scandal blows over, or should I take a wait-and-see
approach?
Will resistance to Chinese acquisitions of U.S. companies, as seen
in Haier’s abandoned bid for Maytag and Cnooc’s uphill battle to purchase
Unocal, mean that U.S. shareholders will not get the best value for their
stakes? How could this affect the liquidity event prospects for my own company?
For my stock portfolio?
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