1. Why does Apex find AccessLine to be an attractive investment? What are the risks? Basically‚ Apex was attracted by the new technology and the unique business model of AccessLine. And‚ it was at the early stage and was not invested heavily by other professional investors. The positive cash flow was an important factor that makes Apex felt confident. It means that the market actually existed and customers understand the concept of technology‚ reducing the entry risk. With the domain knowledge
Premium Management Strategic management Marketing
Introduction: Apex Investment Partners was founded in 1987 by James A. Johnson and the First Analysis Corporation. In its eight-year life‚ the VC had raised three funds. The two first which are already closed had‚ together‚ a committed capital of around $70M. There were mainly concentrated in four areas: • • • • Telecommunication‚ information technology and software. Environmental and industrial productivity-related technologies. Consumer products and specialty retail. Health-care and related technologies
Premium Stock Discounted cash flow Fundamental analysis
own company name. AccessLine also developed partnerships with equipment manufacturers such as Stratus Computer and Motorola‚ also providing them with a franchise in exchange for funding. However AccessLine’s growth prompted the need for larger investments. Thus‚ in 1994‚ AccessLine diversified their financing to professional equity investors. Providing funding worth $15.5 million‚ AccessLine’s CFO Bill Stuart‚ and Morgan Stanley’s Bill Brady executed the transaction‚ involving the private placement
Premium Finance Venture capital Mergers and acquisitions
MEMORANDUM To Apex Investment Partners: According to my analysis of the Accessline’s proposed term sheet‚ I do not believe that Apex would serve its own interests‚ or those of its investing partners‚ by investing in Accessline according to the terms proposed. By investing at the proposed valuation‚ according to the proposed control and incentive structure‚ Apex would be shouldering a disproportionate share of the risk should Accessline fail to meet its performance targets‚ or require
Premium Net present value Investment Stock market
Apex is a medium-sized chemical manufacturer with annual sales of $60 million that must make a crucial decision on how to allocate its limited resources. These types of decisions often occur during the S&OP process and are made using product data‚ market analysis‚ risk tolerance‚ culture‚ and a little bit of luck. However‚ making long-term investments based on luck is not a business plan I would be comfortable with. Fortunately for the Executives at the Apex Company they can assess potential business
Premium Marketing
portfolio? A. Risky security B. Security equally as risky as the overall market C. New issue of stock D. Group of assets held by an investor E. Investment in a risk-free security 15. Which one of the following is the slope of the security market line? A. Risk-free rate B. Market risk premium C. Beta coefficient D. Risk premium on an individual asset E. Market rate of return 21. Standard deviation measures _____ risk while beta measures _____ risk. A. systematic; unsystematic B. unsystematic; systematic
Premium Investment Risk
guide‚ or you can go straight to the test response section. You will be scored only on the test response section. A. Write a compare and contrast essay about Sam Carr from "All the Years of Her Life" and Don Anselmo from "Gentleman of Río en Medio." B. Write a compare and contrast essay that analyzes how Mrs. Higgins and her son Alfred are affected by events in the story "All the Years of Her Life." Writing Process Guide Step 1: Define Your Topic Rewrite the prompt of your choice in your own
Free Essay Short story Writing
Given the limited information in this case‚ which product would you recommend that Apex commercialize? Why? Apex‚ a chemical manufacturer‚ has the option of commercializing one of its compounds due to resource scarcity. Apex needs to examine both choices and take into consideration the analysis of market size and trend‚ value proposition‚ market knowledge and share‚ and forecasted revenue for each of the compound before it decides which compound to commercialize. Compound A-115: The first
Premium Marketing Brand Trade
Given the limited information in this case‚ which product would you recommend that Apex commercialize? Why? I would recommend that Apex commercialize Compound B-227. First‚ there is a much larger market size and future growth potential with B-227 at $40 Million and climbing vs. A-115 which is at $10 million and relatively flat and stable. This means that even if Apex tried to innovate with A-115 and theoretically captured 100% of the market‚ which is not likely considering they would be competing
Premium Innovation Marketing Decision theory
and perseverance. In my three months of internship at THE APEX CHANDIGARH; I have learned a lot about operations‚ administration‚ marketing and the people working behind the scenes to make THE APEX CHANDIGARH Hotel a rapidly growing hotel. I would like to convey my heartiest gratitude to several people‚ for their support and guidance which helped me complete my summer internship. First and foremost I would like to thank THE APEX CHANDIGARH for giving me an opportunity to do my internship
Premium Hotel