Chinese Acquisitions of North American Businesses are Increasing – How do You Access these Buyers?
October 26th, 2011
Chinese investment in North America is on the rise. Entrepreneurs and CEOs have become aware of this in the past number of years in the residential real estate market for the most part but are starting to see more and more corporate transactions.
Further, while many business managers are familiar with China’s potential as a vast market for goods and services, relatively fewer seem to have caught on to the notion that the Chinese are aggressively looking for investments and acquisitions across virtually all business sectors.
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Selling Your Company – Letting Go Can be Hard to Do
October 26th, 2011
The successful entrepreneur built his company from the ground up. In many cases, he guided it through stormy economic times and took decisive action when necessary. Thirty years later, his modest lifestyle business has evolved into a multi-million dollar operation with a significant payroll. Now there’s an opportunity for a sale and a profitable exit that will allow him to achieve his personal financial goals – but he’s struggling to let go.
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5 Pitfalls in PowerPoint Presentations for Investors
October 26th, 2011
A professional-looking PowerPoint Presentation is a key document in your financing package. So why do so many companies get the PowerPoint wrong?
Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki memorably provided his own take on sub-standard PowerPoint pitches:
“As a venture capitalist, I have to listen to hundreds of entrepreneurs pitch their companies. Most of these pitches are crap: sixty slides about a “patent pending,” “first mover advantage,” “all we have to do is get 1% of the people in China to buy our product” startup. These pitches are so lousy that I’m losing my hearing, there’s a constant ringing in my ear, and every once in while the world starts spinning.”
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China Keli Electric Company Ltd. Announces Closing of Qualifying Transaction and $5.25 Million Financing
May 5th, 2010
China Keli Electric Company Ltd. (TSXV:ZKL) (formerly TSXV: HSF.H) (“China Keli” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the proposed qualifying transaction initially disclosed in a news release dated September 1, 2009, and more particularly described in its Filing Statement dated March 26, 2010 (the “Qualifying Transaction”).
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Polo Biology Global Group Corporation Announces Closing of Qualifying Transaction and $2.5 Million Financing
November 25th, 2008
Polo Biology Global Group Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:PGG), formerly Amicus Capital Corp. (“Amicus”), is pleased to announce that it has completed its qualifying transaction with Rainbow Trend Limited (“Rainbow”) on November 21, 2008 (the “Qualifying Transaction”).
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Boeing Completes Acquisition of Tapestry Solutions
November 6th, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 06, 2008 — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has completed its acquisition of Tapestry Solutions, a San Diego-based company specializing in services and software systems that improve the tracking and distribution of equipment, spare parts and personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government and non-government agencies.
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