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Martin Investment Management, LLC receives recognition as a Top Ten Performer for 2009 bank rankings … Evanston, Ill. —- Martin Investment Management, LLC announced that its long-term portfolio growth was made a top ten performer, ranking fourth out of 72 companies in the Large Cap Core category for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first of 69 companies for 3 years ending 31 December 2009 in a survey by the Alliance eVestment published in the 2010 February Emerging Manager Monthly magazine.
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2008 Global Conference: Do Mid-Cap Private Equity Funds Have an Advantage in Today’s Markets? $29.95 In 2007 the world of leveraged finance speculated about which company would attract the first $50 billion buyout. Just a year later, the subprime crisis has wreaked havoc on the markets. Experts at the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference examined a myriad of questions surrounding mid-cap private equity funds–and their answers may surprise you. Should we still expect to see consolidation in th…

Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010 DVD Video Package Investors around the world may put as much as $222 billion into hedge funds this year. If so, it would mark the first time since the start of the financial crisis in 2007 that pension funds, endowments and wealthy investors add more money to these loosely regulated portfolios than they remove. Is the hedge fund industry on its path to generate market beating returns in 2010? DVD 1: Generating Mark…

Audio Success Suite Edition:Investing & Wealth Management $6.06 4 dynamic speakers on 4 audio discs: - Robert Allen - Brian Tracy - Chris Widener - Toni Turner Ever wished you could take time away from scratching out a living to attend the in-person seminars led by the nation’s top investment gurus and financial speakers? With Investing & Wealth Management on audio CD, you’ll have dynamic access to four of today’s most influential wealth coaches any time you …

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story $29.95 A rare look inside the world of activist hedge funds from one of this country’s top investors In 2002, David Einhorn, the President of Greenlight Capital, gave a speech at a charity investment conference and was asked to share his best investment idea. He described his reasons why Greenlight had sold short the shares of Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. What followe…

Common Sense on Mutual Funds: Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition $17.76 John C. Bogle shares his extensive insights on investing in mutual funds Since the first edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds was published in 1999, much has changed, and no one is more aware of this than mutual fund pioneer John Bogle. Now, in this completely updated Second Edition, Bogle returns to take another critical look at the mutual fund industry and help investors navigate their way…

Entrepreneur’s Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture $9.97 Entrepreneur’s Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly …

Pipes $55.44 Presenting the views and expertise of leading practitioners from all specialties, this volume explains the history, legal framework, transaction structures and negotiations involved in private investments in public equity (PIPEs). The topics covered ra…

The Issuers Guide to Pipes (Hardcover) $49.78 “In The Issuer`s Guide to PIPEs, Steven Dresner has brought together experts in the world of PIPEs to discuss the details and complexities of such investment vehicles. This is the most in-depth book available on PIPEs, and includes contributions by ind…

Private Mortgage Investing $24.32 In recent years, stock market investing has been proven unstable and not very rewarding. In fact, many people have seen their retirement and personal holding accounts dwindle. This new book provides an alternate to investors. It provides detailed infor…

Financial Instruments (Hardcover) $41.5 An accessible survey of today`s investment products and tools focuses on four primary financial groups, including equities, debt, derivatives, and mutual funds, while counseling readers on a wide variety of product types, from securities and futures to…

Venture Capital and Private Equity $86.66 The private equity and venture capital industry has become a leading pillar of modern investment, growing from $5 billion in 1980 to more than $530 billion in 2006. Yet many of its features remain puzzling even to advanced business students. …

A Practical Guide to Private Equity Transactions (Hardcover) $131.25 “This overview of a complex and often misunderstood subject takes the reader through the issues that are faced throughout the life cycle of a private equity investment, from the identification of an opportunity, through the various stages of the transa…

Private Equity (Hardcover) $40.65 Written by a leading academic and a leading practitioner, this book aims to demystify the private equity investment process and provide a single source reference for anyone considering private equity as an investment class or a source of fina…

Value Creation (Hardcover) $22.19 A company`s most important asset is its brands, but efforts to measure the return on the investments made in brand building have been imprecise. Management often treats brand building as an expense ? not an investment ? while many investors lack the

Essential Investment (Paperback) $12.18 Ryland, a financial journalist, investment analyst, equities salesman, and fund manager, provides a guide to terms, concepts, markets, and people related to investment. The introductory essay explains investment theory, stockmarket and bond market beha…

Quantitative Equity Investing (Hardcover) $59.25 A comprehensive look at the tools and techniques used in quantitative equity management Some books attempt to extend portfolio theory, but the real issue today relates to the practical implementation of the theory introduced by Harry Markow…

Seven Rules of Wall Street (Hardcover) $14.78 Standard & Poor`s chief investment strategist of equity research draws on nearly forty years` worth of data to provide individual investors with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on how to take full advantage of sound investment strategies.

Private Equity (Hardcover) $59.25 A comprehensive look at the private equity arena With private equity differing from other asset classes, it requires a whole new approach for those trained in more traditional investments such as stocks and bonds. But with the right guidanc…

Active Private Equity Real Estate Strategy (Hardcover) $56.13 Proven private equity real estate investing strategies The subprime fallout and credit crisis have triggered a major transition in U.S. real estate. With tightening lending and underwriting standards, speculative investments and construction…

Index Funds $13.43 The financial services industry has a dark secret, one that costs global investors about $2.5 trillion per year (about 10% of the $25 trillion global equity market.) This secret quietly drains the investment portfolios and retirement accounts of a…

An Introduction to Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity (Hardcover) $69.81 Description not available.

Leadership Risk (Hardcover) $38.14 This book is a practical guide for private equity investors. It sets out a framework for understanding, assessing and managing the risks associated with senior management during the due diligence process of an acquisition. This provides an essential in…

Accounting for Investments (Hardcover) $151.25 The 2008 financial crisis highlighted the need for responsible corporate governance within financial institutions. The key to ensuring that adequate standards are maintained lies with effective accounting and auditing standards. Accounting for In…

Money Makers (Hardcover) $19.15 Drawing from interviews with top executives, the author reveals the selective and secretive industries of the private sector that drive the modern economy–private equity, hedge funds, management consulting, investment banking, management of Fortune 50…

Inside Private Equity (Hardcover) $43.66 “This handbook is essential reading for all investors in the private markets. It is especially helpful in understanding the mechanics of portfolio construction and challenges of performance measurement of private equity and venture capital investing…

Institutional Investment Management (Hardcover) $60.91 Description not available.