Recent Posts Tagged With 'boic'

• Will Meru Make it to Market?

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 03:50 in juniper networks, symbol, foundry, meru, aruba networks, boic, trapeze networks, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, brocade communications, colubris networks, cowen & co

  Here is an article from Seeking Alpha. “Having watched at least three of its rivals get acquired in recent years, Meru Networks is now aiming for the other exit: a public offering. The WLAN equipment maker filed its IPO paperwork on Friday for ...

• Which Greentech Firms Will IPO in 2010?

  Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 04:09 in cleantech, business models, tesla, boic, a123, solyndra, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, silver spring networks, cleantech investments, ipo rumors, cleantech ipo

  Here is an article from earth2tech. “Will 2010 be the year for greentech IPOs? When lithium ion battery maker A123Systems successfully debuted on the Nasdaq back in September, there was much speculation that the move would ready the market for ...

• Venture Capital Business Model

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 02:22 in venture capital, Strategy, investments, market research, funding, business models, vc investments, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, date certain m&a

  Here is some interresting thoughts from MondayNote. “Limited Partners, LP, institutions or individuals put money into the fund. We, the General Partners, GP, make and manage the investments and we split the profits with the LP as the sole compe...

• Technology Stocks That Could Benefit From The Three Key Tech Businesses In 2010

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 09:52 in boic, gerbsman partners, date certain m&a

  Here is a good article from Daily Markets. “The technology sector has always been about The Next Big Thing, and while next year will be no exception, products and services purchased will more reflect the needs of consumers and businesses –...

• Top Moments in VC / Tech 2009

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 03:44 in apple, technology, venture capital, Strategy, investments, Economy, itunes, market research, ipo news, facebook, twitter, dow jones

  Here is a good summary from Shai Goldman on top events in the VC and tech industry of 2009. “Given that we are just about at year-end, I wanted to provide a recap of some of the most memorable moments that took place in the venture capital and...

• Tech IPOs filed so far have shades of dot-com bubble

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 02:12 in ipo news, facebook, tesla motors, zynga, boic, gerbsman partners, tech ipo, calix networks, fabrinet

  Here is some IPO news from Marketwatch. After recent optimistic comments about an upcoming rebound in technology initial public offerings by several Silicon Valley venture capitalists and investment bankers, I decided to see if the reality lived up t...

• Are Your U.S. Treasury Bonds Safe?

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 06:28 in bonds, Economy, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is an article from Wall Street Journal. “President Barack Obama has recently unveiled bold new plans for government programs and tax breaks to try to boost the economy. These initiatives have no price tag yet, but they will require signifi...

• U.K., U.S. Top Aaa Ratings Tested by Debt Burdens, Moody’s Says

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 08:02 in Economy, debt, economic crisis, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is an interesting article from Bloomberg. “Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — Moody’s Investors Service said the top debt ratings on the U.S. and the U.K. may “test the Aaa boundaries” because public finances are worsening in the wake of the...

• New wave of IPOs might be headed our way

  Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 09:38 in pragmatics, kohlberg kravis roberts and co., booz allen, carlyle group, boic, tasc, general atlantic, gerbsman partners, alion science and technology, american systems, apptis inc., global defense technology and systems inc

  Here is some IPO thoughts from Washington Technology. “I generally don’t make predictions, but I keep hearing tidbits from people that as the economy continues to improve, the government market should see several companies make the plunge int...

• M&A: Hot Spots in 2010

  Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 06:35 in technology, java, venture capital, investments, Economy, market research, oracle, m&a, business models, Bloomberg, sun, mergers

  Here is an interresting read from BusinessWeek. For the mergers-and-acquisitions market, there is no doubt 2009 is ending better than it began. The year is winding up with a “sigh of relief,” says Morton Pierce, chairman of the M&A pr...

• U.S. Forecasts Smaller Loss From Bailout of Banks

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 06:43 in gm, citigroup, chrysler, federal reserve, bailout, aig, b of a, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is an article from Dealbook at NY Times. The Treasury Department expects to recover all but $42 billion of the $370 billion it has lent to ailing companies since the financial crisis began last year, with the portion lent to banks actually showi...

• Comcast Suits Up for a Brand New Game

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 07:47 in universal, nbc, Comcast, ge, vivendi, boic, board of intellectual capital, steve gerbsman, date certain m&a

  Here is another merger bit of news from TechNewsWorld. “If regulators approve Comcast’s acquisition of a majority interest in NBC Universal, the cable company will instantly become a major content producer, going head to head with ABC, Vi...

• Successful termination of “Prohibitive Executory Real Estate Contract”

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 04:44 in investments, Economy, market research, housing market, restructuring, intellectual capital, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, executory real estate contract, distressed ip

  Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners, and Robert Tillman, member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today that Gerbsman Partners successfully terminated the executory real estate contract for a financial servi...

• IPO VIEW-Tech deals lead IPO recovery

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 04:17 in technology, Samsung, venture capital, Strategy, bmw, investments, Economy, market research, ipo news, business models, ipo, forbes

  Here are some interesting stats on IPO´s from Forbes. “More technology companies went public this year despite a world economy still trying to find its footing, and that is a good sign the pace of tech initial public offerings might accelerate...

• Why I am an Optimist

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 03:35 in boic, john mauldin, dubai crisis, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  By John Mauldin John Mauldin, Best-Selling author and recognized financial expert, is also editor of the free Thoughts From the Frontline that goes to over 1 million readers each week. For more information on John or his FREE weekly economic letter ...

• Dubai is just a harbinger of things to come for sovereign debt

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 00:56 in investments, dubai, global economy, economic crisis, lending crisis, boic, real estate lending, board of intellectual capital

  Here is a good blog article from The Telegraph. “Watch out. This may be just the beginning. In the scale of things, the debt problems of Dubai are little more than a flea bite. Dubai’s sovereign debts total “just” $80bn, which counts for ...

• IPO talk revs up for Tesla Motors

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 02:28 in technology, venture capital, Strategy, investments, Economy, market research, ipo news, nissan, business models, mitsubishi, GigaOM, general motors

  Sounds to me like Tesla is going public. Here is some coverage on the topic from The GreenBeat blog at WSJ Online. “Rumors are swirling today that Tesla Motors is seriously considering an initial public offering sometime soon. The talk has been...

• The Coming Deficit Disaster

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 02:00 in deficit, global economy, financial crisis, economic outlook, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, economic o

  Here is an article from Wall Street Journal worth reading. “President Barack Obama took office promising to lead from the center and solve big problems. He has exerted enormous political energy attempting to reform the nation’s health-car...

• What should we be doing to fully take advantage of a recovery?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 02:34 in boic, gerbsman partners, executive service firm

  Here is an article from Rich D’Amaro, Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Tatum LLC, the nation’s largest executive service firm focused primarily on the Office of the CFO, has developed a list of six tips which should serve as a basic guid...

• The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 05:21 in Economy, economic outlook, boic, gerbsman partners

  Here is realitycheck article from NY Dailynews. “Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 jobs were lost in October, ...

• Cleaning House Before Its IPO Will Cost AOL $200 Million And Up To 1,000 Jobs

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 01:58 in technology, venture capital, Economy, market research, AOL, ipo news, time warner, tech crunch, intellectual capital, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  As AOL prepares to spin off from Time Warner in an IPO, it wants to gussy itself up so that it looks as appealing as possible tp ublic investors. Today, AOL disclosed that it plans yet another restructuring which could cost as much as $200 million. T...

• HP acquires 3Com

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 00:20 in technology, Xerox, java, venture capital, Strategy, investments, Economy, market research, oracle, techcrunch, vmware, business models

  Oracle, Dell, Xerox and now HP – the high tech world as we knew it is changing fast. Companies that previously stood their ground and was seen as pillars of innovation are know swallowed into mega-companies that will challenge the marketplace w...

• Unemployment Skyrockets: “U.S. now beating European unemployment rates”

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 05:06 in Economy, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is some news from OpenMarket.org. “Unemployment is now higher in the U.S. than in Europe,  reports the Washington Post.  “The official U.S. unemployment rate, reported last Friday, now stands at 10.2 percent,” compared to “9.7 pe...

• E.U. challenge to Oracle/Sun deal a bad omen for M&A

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 07:32 in technology, java, Strategy, investments, Economy, oracle, business models, sun microsystems, intellectual capital, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  We all know that mergers are not easy. Here is some news in regards to the Oracle/ Sun merger from Daily Finance. “As expected, the E.U. raised objections to the Oracle (ORCL) buyout of Sun (JAVA) at about the same time that the Department of J...

• “Maximizing Enterprise Value through Balance Sheet Restructuring & Date Certain M&A Process”

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 00:55 in Marketing, intellectual capital, boic, gerbsman partners, distressed ip, date certain m&a

  Gerbsman Partners has been involved with numerous national and international equity sponsors, senior/junior lenders, investment banks and equipment lessors in the restructuring or termination of various Balance Sheet issues for their portfolio compan...

• Startup Software Spending Falls to 13-Year Low

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 02:03 in clean technology, pricewaterhousecoopers, vc investments, boic, national venture capital association, mergers and aquisitions, gerbsman partners, moneytree report, vc spending, date certain m&a

  Sure the economy is coming back from the slump, but this article from InternetNews brings some hard reality checks. “Total venture capital spending increased 17 percent in the third quarter to more than $4.8 billion, but investments in privatel...

• Keep Your Hands Inside the Coaster, We Are At The Top Of The Second Hill

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 09:20 in Economy, recession, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is an interresting observation from Pravda. “It is becoming more and more evident, to the astute observer of realistic economics, that the second dip in the “W” global recession is coming up quickly. This is of course, identica...

• Warren Buffett, American Railroad Barron

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 09:16 in Strategy, investments, Economy, market research, warren buffett, antitrust, berkshire hathaway, boic, burlington northern santa fe, angel investments, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital

  Here is an interrestig article on Warren Buffet from Deal Zone. “Following in the greatest of capitalist traditions, the Oracle of Omaha announced plans to buy up the shares he doesn’t already own in one of the country’s biggest railroads, ...

• UBS sees 15% M&A rebound next year

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 00:51 in m&a, reuters, restructuring, shareholder value, socgen, boic, gerbsman partners, balancesheet restructuring, dealzone, mergers and aquisition, date certain m&a, m&a news

  Here is some good market analysis from The Reuters Blog - Dealzone. “Like SocGen before them, UBS strategists are looking forward to a pickup in M&A next year. “We expect 2009 to mark the trough in global M&A transactions and for a...

• Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 in Interest rates, investments, Economy, market research, u.s. economy, market analysis, boic, gerbsman partners, board of intellectual capital, balance sheet restructuring, date certain m&a

  Here is a market commentary from Financial Times. “Since March there has been a massive rally in all sorts of risky assets – equities, oil, energy and commodity prices – a narrowing of high-yield and high-grade credit spreads, and an even ...