Archive of entries posted on August 2011

Private Equity Funds Pouring Money Into Distressed U.S. Banks

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Private Equity(PE) funds in the U.S. are increasingly attracted to the distressed banking sector in the U.S. While some consider these funds to be agents of change and turnaround experts others consider them destroyers of companies. One German minster called them “locusts”. PE funds usually acquire controlling stakes in companies, engineer changes in management and …

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Global Cement Industry: A Brief Overview

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Cement is one of the basic ingredient in the construction industry. The global cement industry is highly fragmented with many international, regional and local players competing in the market.The global majors account for only about one-fourth of the market. Due to increasing infrastructure and real estate development in emerging markets the cement industry is experiencing …

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Should Investors Avoid Bank Stocks in BRIC Countries ?

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The MSCI Emerging Markets Index allocates about 25% to the banking sector because this sector forms an significant part of these growing economies. However some investors including professional fund managers tend to avoid banks in the emerging countries for many reasons including their high exposure to the real estate industry, worries about adverse impacts to …

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No, There Is No Economic Recovery !

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The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 wiped out millions of jobs worldwide. In the U.S., the ground zero for the crisis, companies laid off hundreds of thousands of workers. While the media, politicians, regulators, company executives and others hyped that the economy recovered in 2009, in recent weeks doubts have been raised if there …

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