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Guy Hands shows why private equity shouldn’t sue bankers

  Bloomberg Here’s a tip to buyout funds that rely on bank debt to buy promising companies. Don’t take those same banks to court unless you’re sure you have a very, very good case. Terra Firma’s Guy Hands clearly thought he had his reasons to haul Citigroup before a London court this week over his 4 billion-pound (US$5.7 billion) 2007 ...

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‘Sharing’ the way from road to riches

  Paris / AFP Auto giants are racing to invest in car- and ride-sharing services, lured by the prospect of fat profits yet to be tapped from a billion cars on the world’s roads. A typical car spends 95 percent of its life at a standstill, industry analysts say, making it a vastly under-utilised, depreciating asset. There may be big ...

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Intuition: The superpower that drives success

  Marcel Schwantes Tribune News Service Let me ask you: What personal attributes would you say give you a competitive edge? Is it your persuasiveness? Emotional intelligence? Drive to achieve? Is it the ability to understand how Millennials think and how best to lead them? So many of us have untapped, X-men-like skills and abilities that we have yet to ...

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