FIN 527 Alternative Investments | Private Equity | Project 1. | | Wei Chen‚ Ye Zhang | | | Part 1. Performance Measurement for Private Equity a) Summary statistics for venture capital and buyout returns: Histograms of returns: The return distribution of venture capital has a kurtosis of 23.25 and a skewness of 3.63‚ which means it is leptokurtic and skews to the right. It is not close to normal distribution. Mainly due to the high returns in late 1990s during the
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It is now fashionable for many Malaysian students to go for private tuition. In fact‚ most students feel insecure if they do not have extra tuition after school. Isn’t that correct? Extra tuition may be necessary for some of you. For example‚ some of you are weak in mathematics. Without help‚ you may be left behind. Many of you are in classes which are large. Your teacher cannot give special attention to weak students but your private tutors can. Some teachers may seem unapproachable. Timid
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who are particularly interested in knowing the private lives of public figures. And so they write a lot about them in order to gain markets and make profits. However‚ the privacy of public figures is invaded. Reporters‚ thus‚ should not be allowed to write about the private lives of public figures. Public figures‚ especially their right to privacy‚ should be respected. Pop stars provide entertainment to the public by their talents‚ not by their private lives or secrets. Politicians work for the government
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Private Labels Macy’s – Bar III What categories is the label in? The label has four different categories: Women‚ Men‚ Fashion jewelry and Home. Price Points? Different categories show different price ranges‚ and in each category‚ the prices vary within the kind of product. Although‚ they are all consider middle range prices. Women – $20 to $80‚ most products are beneath the $40 to $60 price range Men – $30 to $100‚ most products are beneath the Under $50 price range Fashion
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Private Security Organizations‚ companies‚ and very important people across the world utilize the protection of private security service for the protection of their personal property and assets. These services provide protection from any type of loss that may be experience ensuring the safety of the company and the individual. One private security service that is used by most organizations in the United States is Loss Prevention. Loss Prevention entails numerous of responsibilities for the company
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5 Modes of Transportation In order to have easy mobility of persons and goods‚ it is necessary to have a sophisticated and widespread transportation system. This system is made up of five primary areas of transportation‚ which are: - Motor vehicles - Railroad transportation - Air transportation - Water transportation - Pipelines Each of these five modes consists of different subsystems which make up the system. Each mode
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several of the advantages of using ethanol as a renewable source of energy for the transportation sector. Many environmental organizations support the use of ethanol as it burns cleaner than fossil fuels. Ethanol is considered a renewable resource because it is plant based. Additionally‚ this paper will review several of the common disadvantages of using ethanol as an alternative fuel source for the transportation sector. One of the main issues is the amount of farm land required to produce enough
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Christian vs. Public Education Your baby is growing very fast and soon he/she will be ready to start their education. Here you are as a parent facing a tough decision. You’ve attended a private Christian school while your husband attended a public school. Are you going to send your child to a private Christian school or to a public school? Is Christian education really even that important? Are there any real significant differences? In this paper‚ my goal is to point out the differences between
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A study on relationship between the effectiveness of public transportation system and customer satisfaction in Kuala Lumpur Chapter One-Introduction 1.0 Background of study Public transportation has become widely popular all over the world especially in urban area. There were a lot of public transportation available and the most popular and currently used transports modes were bus‚ rail and taxi. Less a decade‚ there were many effective way to fulfill the need of human being as well as advanced
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Driving Your Own Car to Work vs. Carpooling For many Frederick County residents‚ commuting 1-2 hours a day to get to and from their DC area jobs is the norm. According to one Washington Post poll‚ “Washington-area residents spend nearly twice as long getting to work as people in the rest of the nation. They also get stuck in traffic jams three times more often than commuters in the rest of the country” (Ginsburg). Yet‚ most commuters in our area still prefer to drive themselves to
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