In an era of ascendant globalization, sovereign wealth funds were used by governments around the world—and in particular by governments with massive natural resource wealth or balance-of-trade surpluses—to invest widely in foreign markets. Sovereign wealth funds were products of the...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- PART 1: VALUATION -- Chapter 2: From business models to business planning -- Chapter 3: Profitability, Intangible Value creation, and scalability patterns -- Chapter 4: Boosting sustainable growth with innovative intangibles -- Chapter 5: Cherry Picking Intermediaries:...

This book offers a primer on the valuation of startups. Innovative startups are characterized by high growth potential that usually absorbs liquidity. This is unattractive for traditional banks, replaced by other specialized intermediaries such as venture capital or private equity funds, which...