Why large funds are piling into PE & VC
Private market valuations for tech companies have increased sharply in recent years, with an outbreak of so-called "unicorns" (startups valued at...
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Fitbit, a good 'fit' for your portfolio?
In January 2014, I bought my first Fitbit device. At the time, it was a company almost unheard of except by a few. The Fitbit app on the phone was...
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Greece's Travel & Tourism industry shines amidst crisis
The Greece government is running out of time and money. 320 billion euros is the size of their debt mountain. Money enough to carry out 15 Apollo...
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Will the 'shared economy' pioneers be the next Twitter or Facebook?
The shared economy companies are threatened by laws and regulation. But then, which disruptive businesses are not? Uber and Airbnb are likely to be...
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(Mostly) Asia M&A: July 2019 Roundup
For the month of July, 17 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$27bn. Clicking on the company name in...
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