“None of us smart enough to call the bottom in financials or any other industry,” says Gary W. Parr, vice chairman at independent investment bank Lazard. Noting the value to investors of structuring deals for a few years of protection before converting to common, Parr says he’s seen funds change their practices to keep up with the times.
“It tells you something about the sophistication of the funds changing very quickly - in a matter of months, from buying common to buying structured securities — and secondly it tells you something about time horizon — they don’t have to worry about performance quarter to quarter.”
Parr was on-hand to give a keynote talk entitled, “The rise of sovereign wealth funds,” and Parr took time for this podcast to speak with Jason Lopez about foreign investment in the U.S. and around the globe. (Parr points out that the largest investments by sovereign wealth funds are being made in Europe, not the U.S., although the sovereigns are, for some, cause for concern.)
The Deal’s Private Capital Symposium brought together private equity professionals, angel investors, buyout and venture investors, corporate acquisition professionals, M&A advisors and professional services providers. The event took place in New ...
In this third of three podcasts on enterprise data security, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Bob Cancilla, vice president of disk systems at IBM. Cancilla explains the important role of encryption key management across the enterprise data storage security space, especially with an encrypted drive. Cancilla says that key management, ...
What was Scoble up to one year ago today? Check out today’s video for a trip down memory lane.
JamGlue is a cool music remix site put together by a group of young entrepreneurs living together in a Seattle-area house. Get a tour and sit down with co-founder Matt Rubens.
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I’ve always loved the little devices that Belkin makes, especially for frugal geeks like myself.
In an earlier podcast with the Frag Dolls, we covered Belkin’s new game controller, and this time, Belkin’s Robert Naugle shows some of the other gadgets they’re releasing; like the
Understanding is Only Human: Discover how the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs Human Factors team is helping to deliver a superior user experience Alcatel-Lucent is committed to helping operators deliver a superior user experience. One of the ways to help is to gain an intimate understanding of end-user behavior and the Bell Labs Human Factors team is one of the many groups within Alcatel-Lucent doing just that. The team is made up of Ph.D.s with an average of 15+ years professional usability experience working to: How should SmartClient technology integrate with web solutions? VP Development at Vertafore Chris Kinsman talks with Microsoft Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle about how and why SmartClient deployment of Windows Forms deliver the most value to its financial services customers in the AMS 360 product. And he ... HP might have started in a garage but lately they’ve moved their coolest stuff into a SmartHouse. We get a tour of the SmartHouse, which is really a place they can test out concepts and, also, demonstrate their latest products to customers, partners, and the media. When Celio Corporation received a 2008 CES Innovations Award this past November, the news was out that Ceilo was up to something cool. Kirt Bailey, CEO of Celio Corporation — and former Intel Capital director involved with mobility markets, sat down with Brad Baldwin of
Durng EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium, I spoke with Pitt Moos, Product Manager for the smart ev, a prototype and research electric vehicle being developed by http://www.daimler.com/ Daimler. Currently 100 of them are being built and delivered to consumers in London, England as part of a four ... Yuri Ammosov, a senior policy officer of the Russian Government in charge of venture capital and high tech development programs, talks with me about how Russia is flush with cash thanks to the rising energy prices (they are one of the world’s leading oil producers) and are working with ... At their recent launch in New York City, HP Total Care took the spotlight, announcing a program designed to ease IT challenges for the full lifecycle of an HP purchase. HP Total Care’s aim is to provide before, during and after- purchase support, making it easier for companies ... Your flight is delayed which throws off your connecting flights. What do you do? If you had WorldMate it would send you a message giving you alternative flights and other info. Eyran Blumberg, VP of enterprise business at Worldmate, gives me a tour. Migg33 is a mobile social networking company and a phone software developer. The comapny has found a way to enhance regular phones with extra smart features including ways to use VOIP for cheap international calls as co-founder Steven Goh explains to Larry Magid. The Green City Gallery is an eco-demonstration site/art gallery/community meeting and event space in downtown Berkeley, Calif. A collaboration between Bay Localize, an Oakland-based non-profit focused on post petroleum community empowerment, and Dig Cooperative, an eco-design crew helping to re-invent urban environments to be more sustainable. The ... The second-best selling car in Europe (only behind the VW Golf), the Opel Astra, is coming to America under the Saturn brand. The vehicle is expected to arrive on American shores in early 2008, and get this, for around $15k! Fully loaded, you can expect it to ... Live, from the “Upload Lounge” at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel Vice President and CIO John “JJ” Johnson spoke with PodTech for this podcast about some of the hot topics being talked about at this year’s Fall IDF. Johnson talks about the many ways in which Intel’s Enterprise ... The HP Personal Systems Group recently unveiled its 2008 product line at a celebrity-studded event at Skylight Studios, in Manhattan (and yes, that’s “personal” as in, The Computer is Personal Again). In addition to HP’s new iPAQ handheld communications devices, its MediaSmart PC and MediaSmart Server, and a ... Every since we interviewed John Sullivan, Campaigns Manager for The Free Software Foundation in Boston, our heads have been spinning with the possibilities that ‘Free as in Freedom’ Software holds. If you’re looking at this on the Web, you’ll see that our site is a pimped out Wordpress ... Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems president and CEO, discusses how emerging markets are beginning to realize the unlimited potential of the Internet. Also on TechOne: Jay Smooth comments on who’s smarter, Miss Teen South Carolina or George Bush? It’s Day 11, and Roz Savage is dealing with 40 knot Pacific winds on her rowing journey across the Pacific, singing the theme song to Hawaii Five-O. More videos from the Roz Savage Voyage: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is today’s simplest marketing and publishing tool allowing content to get distributed fast and efficiently. Robyn Tippins, Yahoo’s community manager for MyBlogLog tells Jennifer Jones just how to make RSS work best. Putting it on the top right hand side of a Website and following the ... Doba offers a Web-based product sourcing platform connecting eCommerce retailers with wholesale suppliers who drop ship products. Retailers can see inventory and integrate a complete photo and product description database into their own web sites or even eBay. Jeremy Hanks, cofounder and CEO of Doba, sits down with ... This is a first in a couple of ways, this is a video from the first show ever of a new band, The 75’s. And the first time we’ve ever featured a clip of a band at their debut performance. The 75’s are a (mostly) female trio that describe ... After rowing across the Atlantic in 2006, Roz Savage is leaving San Francisco (her Website has updated departure dates) to conquer her next ocean: the Pacific. Roz’s rowing vessel is fully self-sustained. During this two-plus months adventure, a total of 6 sonar panels and a wind turbine will provide power ... Need more time to do what really counts? Learn how HP’s unique approach to blade management builds a ‘time-smart’ infrastructure that raises productivity and saves more every day.Bell Labs Human Factors
Vertafore and SmartClient Deployment
A tour of HP's SmartHouse
Celio REDFLY: A Smartphone's Mobile Companion
EVS 23: Smart's Pitt Moos
The state of Russian venture capital
HP Introduces Total Care for SMB
Travel smarter with WorldMate/Live
Turning dumb phones into smart phones
Green City Gallery: Showing Off Urban Green
Opel Astra Coming to America
IDF Exclusive: Intel CIO John "JJ" Johnson
HP Hits Gaming, Multimedia With Product Launch
Free as in Freedom: The Free Software Foundation
The State of Emerging Markets, Part 2
Day 11: Roz videoblogging on Pacific’s rough seas
- Roz’s launch party
- Naturally Powered by Roz: Roz gives Stanford Professor, Margot ...RSS: Making It Work Best For Marketers
Drop Ship Product Sourcing with Doba
The 75's
Naturally Powered by Roz Savage
Why Blades? - HP BladeSystem podcasts
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