Economics

Q&A: Alberto Forchielli, Mandarin Capital Partners

Source: unquote Founding partner Alberto Forchielli speaks to Amy King about expectations for the firm’s current fundraise, why Germany is…

How Will the Chinese Dream be Reconciled With America’s?

Only when hunger has been defeated, can aspirations become dreams. A country that has known the deprivations of malnutrition…

Europe’s Unity can be an Example for a Fractured Asia

Considering the results, predictions for the future are easy to make: the 21st century will mark the economic ascension…

THE FUTURE OF CHINESE COMPANIES’ OUTBOUND M&A: THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS

Chinese outbound M&A activity Chinese companies have burst onto the global M&A scene in recent years. High-profile deals like the…

Private Equity in the Chemical Industry

Dr. Kai Pflug, CEO, Management Consulting Chemicals (Ltd.), Dr. Bernhard Hartmann, Managing Director, A.T. Kearney China Sherri…

The Future Of Industrial Chinese Companies Outbound M&A: The Importance Of Local Guanxi

According to Wikipedia, “Guanxi describes the basic dynamic in personalized networks of influence, and is a central idea in…

Beijing Needs to Finish its Healthcare Reforms

In China, “from the cradle to the grave” was not just a slogan, it was a political program. Health…

The Future of China’s Private Equity Industry

Sharp-nosed Chinese businessmen have been flocking to pre-IPO opportunities in an effort to make fast money as China’s economy…

BRICS and Their Parallel Monetary Fund

It would be wise to contemplate the reasons why a simple acronym was transformed into an organization as an…

From PIGS to FISH

Acronyms can have a life of their own; they multiply, and draw inspiration from the animal world. The “BRIC”…