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EUROPE’S ENERGY CRISIS IS KEEPING ENERGY PRICES AND INFLATION HIGH

America leads the world in oil and gas production. We believe midstream energy infrastructure offers predictable cash flows to investors..

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The Value of Facebook

May 18, 2012/0 Comments/in Global Issues/by Simon Lack

I have watched the endless TV hype about Facebook’s (FB) IPO with great interest but from a safe distance. FB is SO not the kind of stock we’d ever invest in – not that anyone should feel dissuaded because over the years we safely avoided Apple and Google amongst others too. So nobody should interpret […]

Unlocking Value in Prisons Through a REIT

May 10, 2012/0 Comments/in Deep Value Equity/by Simon Lack

We’ve been invested in Corrections Corp (CXW), the largest private operator of prisons, since 2010. Sometimes we’ve had a large position and at other times not; we think the current opportunity is compelling. We’ve written about it before here.Around 9% of the U.S. prisoner population is housed in privately run prisons. CXW is the largest […]

The Venture Capital Mirage

May 9, 2012/0 Comments/in Global Issues, The Hedge Fund Mirage/by Simon Lack

The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, MO is to be commended for the open manner in which they’ve shared the results of their own venture capital (VC) investing. In a remarkably candid appraisal that covers twenty years of experience, the authors reveal that much of the conventional wisdom about this area of private equity is […]

Interview with Pension Pulse

May 3, 2012/0 Comments/in The Hedge Fund Mirage/by Simon Lack

Here’s an interview I did with this Montreal-based website that reports on hedge funds for Canadian institutional clients.

Misbehaving CEOs

May 2, 2012/0 Comments/in Global Issues/by Simon Lack

Aubrey McClendon has by most accounts assembled a team of very able engineers and geologists as Chesapeake (CHK) has acquired the natural gas assets they own. We’d never invest with CHK because McClendon ‘s risk appetite is too big, but it’s stll interesting to watch what they do because thematically we are in agreement. The element of his compensation […]