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
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Accel Partners VII by Steven N. Kaplan1 Graduate School of Business‚ University of Chicago As the summer of 1999 began‚ Julie Robins‚ the chief investment officer of the Angel Foundation‚ was considering whether to invest in Accel Partners’ latest venture capital fund – Accel Partners VII. Accel was seeking to raise $500 million. The Angel Foundation had been a limited partner (investor) in Accel’ previous three funds – Accel Partners IV‚ V‚ and VI. Those s funds had generated returns
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the model on the competencies required of successful business partners‚ the debate of HR’s strategic focus as a result of the model and the loss of the employee champion role. However‚ attention must first be brought to the partnering model itself. The Model Ulrich’s business partnering model focuses on four key roles that HR need to address in order to deliver organisational excellence (Ulrich 1998). Becoming a ‘strategic partner’ in the execution of organisational strategy‚ increasing functional
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. History of Benefits for Same Sex Couples 3. The HR Implication of Gay Marriage 4. Eligibility Criteria for Domestic Partner Coverage 5. Cost Implications a. Implementation Decision Points 6. Tax Treatment of Domestic Partner Coverage 7. Advantages to Offering Domestic Partnership Benefits 8. Conclusion Introduction U.S. households have seen a rapid increase due to the rise of non-married couples‚ both same-sex and opposite-sex. This has created
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2. CHOOSING A PARTNER Factors influencing the choice of a spouse * Personal Differences * religious belief * cultural/family background * Health condition * physical appearance * age difference * educational attainment * value orientation * nature of job * peers influence Dating and Courtship * A date is merely a set time agreed upon by two people to engage in an activity. * The most commonly recognized definition is “an appointment for a specified
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The term most commonly used today for that behavior in domestic relationships is Intimate-Partner Violence. It is defined as: “physical‚ emotional or sexual abuse perpetrated against a current or former spouse‚ sexual partner‚ girl/boyfriend‚ or by parties with a child in common” (Rhodes 485). There are different levels of IPV‚ ranging from “situational couple violence” to “intimate terrorism”. Intimate terrorism
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1. Nixon’s many initiatives during his presidency have been written in Robert Dalleck’s book‚ ‘Nixon and Kissinger-Partners in Power’. These were-“ending the Vietnam war‚ signing a new era in the sino-American relations‚ building détente with Soviet Union‚ managing daunting middle east problems‚ favoring Pakistan in Indo-Pak wars‚ seeking the overthrow of Salvador government in Chile‚ using foreign affairs to counter for growing cries of impeachment of the President‚ and hiding Nixon’s erratic behavior–can
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Him. Partner was transported by a C-135 aircraft to Lundsthul Regional Medical Center in Germany. He had surgery and a two stints imputed‚ and he stayed there in the hospital until he was fully recovered enough to travel. I petitioned the LORD several times‚ for Partner’s life‚ and his healing. I didn’t want Partner to be disabled and left in a well-chair on numerous medications‚ or his life adversely impacted‚ to the point that he would be medically discharged from the military. So I painted
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Each person must have the ideal partner for themselves. Same like me‚ have my own ideal partner. For me‚ the ideal partner is necessary in our lives as the ideal partner‚ we can share problems‚ share information‚ and in terms of other requirements. Besides that‚ to select the ideal partner is also not easy because before we confess he is an ideal partner‚ we must know the background of his life. Other than that‚ we also need to know his attitude. When we already know his background‚ more easy for
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Car Wash Partners Type of Deal (the method for making money) “Roll up” vs “Start up” Differences and similarities (“low risk‚ high return”?) Nature of risk in roll ups (operational scale/execution capacity) Build company quickly by leveraged acquisitions (at low P/EBITDAs) Economies of scale/cost reductions Go public at higher multiple Car Wash Industry Suitable for Roll up? Low risk High margins‚ “barriers to entry”‚ simplicity Highly fragmented‚ unorganized “Leveragable”? “Improvable”
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