Tag: Klaas Baks
New SPAC IPOs Inspire Happy Investors to Sign Blank Checks
SPACs are having a moment. 2021 is barely through its first quarter and the number of SPAC IPOs has surpassed 2020’s...
Know Your Network: Alok Gupta 09MBA
Goizueta alumni hold more than a coveted degree from Emory; they also boast a wealth of life experiences and business know-how. In...
High risk/high reward: Investing in frontier markets
Steven Jasmin 05BBA, chairman and managing director of Smart City Clearing Company Ltd., a frontier market merchant bank based in the...
Case, Baks take home Donald R. Keough Award for Excellence
Near the end of the academic year, two individuals received the Donald R. Keough Award for Excellence.
Real Estate, Private Equity and the art of the deal
The fields of private equity and real estate contain components of deal making that go beyond textbooks. From industry speakers to case competitions, Klaas...
Baks: Investing for retirement requires perspective
There are ups and downs along the way, says Klaas Baks. “Think about a plane going from A to B," the Goizueta expert told the Atlanta Business Chronicle "There is volatility along the way. You can fly without turbulence, but it might take you 36 hours to go to a place that’s an hour away. It’s the same with investing."
Baks: When flipping houses, stick with cash
Klaas Baks, a finance professor and private equity expert at Goizueta discusses some ways to pay for a "flip" as WalletHub examines some of the best locations to make money in buying, refurbishing, and selling homes.
Faculty, staff honored with awards for 2015-16 academic year
Each year numerous awards are bestowed on faculty members at Goizueta Business School with emphasis on their roles in the classroom. For the 2015-16 academic year, professors from...
The importance of organic growth
Whatever the exit strategy, a company has to be a prospect that outsiders want to invest in or acquire in the first place. Companies...
DeKalb Business Radio Spotlights the RAISE Forum at Emory University
On Nov. 6, 2015, DeKalb Business Radio set up shop at the first ever RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum for investors at Emory...
Pitch the Professor: Goizueta’s very own ‘Shark Tank’
Last fall, Goizueta launched Pitch to the Professors, a competition in which entrepreneurial-minded students have an opportunity to present their business concepts and strategies...
Knowledge Creation: Featured faculty research for Fall 2015
A significant marker of a leading business school is the creation of new knowledge. Goizueta faculty, using rigorous methodologies, focus on researching important problems...
