Life was back at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona on the 3rd week of November 2021, although we all had to wear masks :-).
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How to raise funding in the public market ?
If you are managing a private company, at some point, you are bound to have thought about taking it public to raise money. Indeed, issuing publicly listed shares to a myriad of hands-off minority investors seems like a nice way to raise equity without losing the operating control of the company. But before you jump...
Polyclinique de l’Amitié et de l’Alliance
Value Creation - Alternative is proud to broadcast below the video of the Polyclinique de l'Amitié et de l'Alliance project, the development of a hospital in Senegal that we are currently funding in collaboration with the Council for Trade and Investment Promotion and its consulting arm, CTIP First Investment Inc. We are looking for equity...
The Argos Index reaches new high in Q1 2021 to 11.3x EBITDA
The Q1 2021 Argos Index, measuring every quarter the level of private mid-market company valuations in the eurozone, has been released. Acquisition prices of unlisted European SMEs reached a new high of 11.3x EBITDA, buoyed by the prices paid by investment funds. Please clic here to download the complete study.
How to set up a regulated Fund with a limited amount of cash?
If you want to raise funding, you should naturally think about setting up a Fund. Having a Fund allows you to handle multiple investors and to dissociate their investment [into the Fund] from the Fund's investments [into non-cash assets]. Advantages are multiples: the Fund Managers do not have to get approval from their investors for...