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  2. History of private equity and venture capital - Wikipedia

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    J.H. Whitney & Company continues to make investments in leveraged buyout transactions and raised $750 million for its sixth institutional private equity fund in 2005. Before World War II, venture capital investments (originally known as "development capital") were primarily the domain of wealthy individuals and families.

  3. A beginner’s guide to investment styles and which one works ...

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    A conservative investment style will tend to hold fixed-income investments and may include money-market funds, certificates of deposit, Treasury bonds or high-quality corporate bonds. This ...

  4. History of investment banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The importance of investment banking grew during the late 20th century, because of the growing demand for investment services, technological changes, deregulation, and globalization. Investment banks were at the heart of the shadow banking system. They invented many of the financial products used, often disguising its operation.

  5. Asset allocation - Wikipedia

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    Example investment portfolio with a diverse asset allocation. Asset allocation is the implementation of an investment strategy that attempts to balance risk versus reward by adjusting the percentage of each asset in an investment portfolio according to the investor's risk tolerance, goals and investment time frame. [1]

  6. Mergers and acquisitions - Wikipedia

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    Synergies are different from the "sales price" valuation of the firm, as they will accrue to the buyer. Hence, the analysis should be done from the acquiring firm's point of view. Synergy-creating investments are started by the choice of the acquirer, and therefore they are not obligatory, making them essentially real options.

  7. Alternative investment - Wikipedia

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    As the definition of alternative investments is broad, data and research vary widely across the investment classes. For example, art and wine investments may lack high-quality data. [ 10 ] The Goizueta Business School at Emory University has established the Emory Center for Alternative Investments to provide research and a forum for discussion ...

  8. James E. Stowers - Wikipedia

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    The Institute opened its doors in November 2000. By 2012, there were 22 independent research programs plus core facilities in computational biology, cytometry, electron microscopy, histology, imaging, microscopy, molecular biology, proteomics and screening. Currently, the institute is home to over 550 members, including around 350 scientists ...

  9. Economy of the United States by sector - Wikipedia

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    Thus, (*) the 1997 data are based on a slightly different classification than the 2007 and 2002 data. Number of establishments by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007. Value of sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007.