Real Estate in London and Berlin
The growing prominence of capital markets in today's real estate industry has led to greater investor focus on global real estate opportunities.
European Opportunities: From Fund Raising to Deal Making
At the Droege-Chazen Forum, top minds leading nine key American and European-based private equity firms assembled to exchange views on market trends, swap behind-the-curtain tales from their own headline-grabbing deals, and offer strategic insight to those seeking to share in the region’s potential for high returns.
Transforming Labor-Business Relations in European Manufacturing
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, MBA ’88, a member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, delivered the first annual Jerome A. Chazen Lecture at Columbia Business School, offering candid views on labor and business relations in Europe’s manufacturing sector.
Corporate Social Responsibility: An Emerging Form of Risk Management in Europe
In March 2005 a group of Columbia MBA students met with European corporate representatives during a study trip to France and Belgium. Here, three of those students examine innovative approaches to risk management in the form of corporate social responsibility.
Critical Challenges Facing Global Financial Services
Francisco Gonzalez, Chairman and CEO of BBVA, discusses five critical challenges faced by the financial services industry today.
Tax Motivated German Financing of the U.S. Film Industry
An analysis of the tax benefits, financing structures, German requirements and U.S. issues associated with this film financing technique demonstrates why international tax factors have become so important to the U.S. film industry.
Balancing a Global Corporate Structure with Creativity
Chairman and CEO of LV Capital and President of L Capital France highlights the paradox of running a global company while maintaining the creative edge. He then touches on the role of LV Capital in generating new brands for the multi-label company.
Finland: A European Model of Successful Innovation
Over the course of the 1990s, Finland's economy underwent a dramatic transformation from being in a state of severe depression to becoming one of the most competitive in the world. Government structures and public innovation policies have played a key role in this process and, to a large degree, have fueled and encouraged this turnaround.
Yukos Oil: A Corporate Governance Success Story?
The story of Yukos Oil and its chief executive, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, took a dramatic turn this year when the Russian government began investigating Khodorkovsky and other major shareholders. How the case will be resolved is still not known, but it has created a crisis of confidence among investors in the new Russia.