Jeff was responsible for all activities in loan portfolio acquisitions, real estate, high yield debt and special opportunities.  Under Jeff, the Value Investment Group activities grew from less than $50 million in assets to over $10 billion in assets, consistently exceeding 20% annual returns. In 2007 Value Investment raised its first global third party fund with over $5 billion in institutional capital.  

1. JefferyLeu|AssetAdministration-SaveLoanandalsoImprovePerformance

2. PropertyAdministrationIsaDeviceEveryServiceCanUsetoConserveLoanand
ImproveProductivity
Formanycompanies,theefficientmonitoringoftheirsetupbaseorin-servicetools,
andalsothemanagementoftheirsparepartsstocksarekeyfactorsinidentifyingthe
leadsforinteriorefficiencyandcustomercareprofitability.Nonetheless,numerous
organizationsdonotyetmakeuseofadetailedpossessionmonitoringandmonitoring
proceduretoensurethescheduleofhighqualitydatathatcanbemadeuseoftocreate
businessknowledgethatcanultimatelyconservethemcashandimprove
performance.Thisisunfortunate,becausethedevicesareconvenientlyoffered-itis
simplyamatterofmakingitatoppriority.

3. WhatisPropertyManagement?
Therearemanymeaningsof"possessionmonitoring",althoughmostoffermostlywith
financialconsiderations.Somearebasedonadvancingmaintenancemonitoring
systems;someonthemanagementoftoolsconfigurations;aswellassomeforthe
purposesofmonitoringnetworktoolsorevenrailwayautomobileandcontainer
places.Nevertheless,nomatterwhatsituationorapplicationyourbusinessdealswith,
thecoremeaningremainsconsistent;possessionadministrationis"amethodical
procedurefordetermining,cataloging,monitoring,preserving,running,updatingand
alsoreplacingthephysicalpossessionsofthebusinessonacost-efficientbasis".

4. Tobegenuinelyefficient,thepossessionadministrationprocessneedtobebuiltona
structureofwidelyacceptedaccountingprinciples,aswellassustainedbythe
appropriatemixofaudioorganisationpracticesandalsomonetaryacumen.Itcan
supplyadministrationwithaneffectivetoolthatcanbeusedtoderivebettershort-and
lastingpreparationdecisions.Thus,itissomethingthateveryserviceneedtotakeinto
considerationadopting-andalsoaccepting.

5. AfteryearsofresearchingandalsosupportingtheInformationTechnology(IT)needs
aswellasrequirementsofclientsinallsignificantfieldsofservice,wechoosetodefine
assetmonitoringinamuchmoredynamicmethod,encompassingeachofthe
complyingwith4vitalcomponents:
Anenablertocreateandalsomaintaincriticaladministrationdataforuseinternallyby
thefirm,alongwithitscorrespondingcustomersandalsodistributors(suchas
installedbaseorupkeepprivilegedata).

6. Acomprehensiveproceduretoget,verifyaswellasassimilatedataintocompany
detailssystems.
Anadaptablesystemallowingforeitherthehand-operatedprocurementand/or
electroniccaptureandreconciliationofinformation.
Aprogramwithpreciseandalsointelligentreportingofessentialserviceaswellas
operationalinfo.

7. PossessionadministrationisnotmerelytherecognitionandinventoryingofITand
relatedequipment;itistheprocessofmakingthepropertiesyouownworkmost
successfully-aswellasbeneficially-forthebusiness.Better,itisnotasystemyoucan
acquire;howeveris,rather,abusinessself-controlmadeitpossibleforbyindividuals,
procedure,informationandalsomoderntechnology.

8. WhataretheIndications,SignsAndSymptomsandImpactsofPoorProperty
Management?
Poorassetadministrationcausespoordatatopquality-aswellasinadequate
informationhighqualitycannegativelyaffectbusinessgradually.Infact,experience
revealsthatthereareanumberoftypicalcausesthatcancausepoorproperty
administration,consistingoflackoforganizationcontrolsformanagingand/or
updatingpropertyinformation;lackofpossessionforpossessiondataquality;andalso
anout-of-balancefinancialinvestmentinpeople,process,informationandalso
technology.Additionally,someorganization’smaynotconsiderproperty
administrationtobeanimportantfunction,focusingonauditsonly;whileothersmight
notconsiderpossessioninformationtobeanimportantcomponentofthebusiness's
intellectualproperty.

9. Thekeysignsofpoorassetadministrationarelikewiserathercommon,andalsomight
includeanythingfromvariousconformityandalsosecurityconcerns,to
unmanageablefundingand/orexpensespendingplans,toomuchnetworkdowntime
andalsobadperformance,under-orover-utilizedproperties,incompatiblesoftware
applicationapplications,boostingoperationalexpensesandheadcount,andnon-
matchingassetinformationoriginatedfromvariouscompaniesand/orcompany
systems.

10. Inaddition,badongoingpossessionmonitoringmethodscanaffectacompanyby
breakingdowncustomerservicedistribution,contaminatingtheexistinginstalled
baseofdataandalsosidetrackingsalesresourceswithconsumerinformation
problemsForinstance,ServiceShipmentmightbehinderedbyunreliabledepot
sparingcreatingclientprivilegeissues,raisingaccelerationstotopadministrationand
alsodecreasingconsumerfulfillment.Anuncertainsetupbaseextendscontract
renewalcycle-time,limitsearningsopportunitiesandhinderstechnologyrejuvenate
preparation.Theresultofpoorpropertymanagementcaneventuallybedevastatingto
acompany,frequentlycausingseveraloftheadheringtounfavorableinfluences:

11. EnhancedPropertyOverallCostofPossession(TCO).
Reducedlaborforceefficiency.
Increasednon-complianceconcerns(i.e.,SOx).
DecreasedConsumerContentment.

12. ReducedReturn-on-Investment(ROI)oncapitalinvestments.
Decreasednetwork/businessperformance.
Raisednumberofinteriorandalsoexternalaudits.
Therootcausesofbadpropertymonitoringcanbenumerous;thesignsprevalent;as
wellastheresultsdevastating.Nevertheless,fortunatelyisthattherearespecific
servicesavailablethatcanhelpanycompanypreventthesechallenges.

13. ThePETROPropertyManagementProcess.
Simply"chasingdata"isapoorreplacementforaformalassetadministrationprogram
andcanbeadaunting,costlyandalsoincrediblyunprofitabletask.Inordertorealize
thefulladvantagesofanassetmanagementprogram,thefirstagendaistomovea
standardchangefarfromthebig,reactiveandalsotypicallyineffectivemassclean-up
projectsthatusuallyachievelittleorabsolutelynothing;andconcentrate,rather,onthe
applicationofacollectionofsuggested,aggressiveproceduresthatareeminentlyjoint
withtheclient,companionorcompany.Somethingextraisrequired;andthat
somethingmoreisanofficialpropertyadministrationprocedure.

14. Theassetmonitoringtoolthatisinevitablyselectedforusagebythecompanyoughtto
beonethatsatisfiesitscertain-andoccasionally,one-of-a-kind-requirements.Thisis
plainlyasituationwhere"onesizedoesnotfitall".Whetherthescenariocallsforjusta
renovationmadetoanexistingtool,achangedorre-engineeredprocess,oranentirely
newstrategy,eachcompany'srequirementsshouldbecarefullyassessedand
examined,andalsoacustomizedremedyneedstobemadeandcarriedoutto
accomplishtheverybestoutcomes.

15. Someorganizationsmayalreadyhavetherequisiteinternalabilitiesaswellas
experiencetobuildanassetmonitoringremedybythemselves,whileotherswill
certainlyneedtoseekoutprofessionalsthathaveconsiderableexperienceinthestyle
andalsodevelopmentofthecertainkindsofproceduresaswellasapplicationsthat
willcertainlybecalledfor,rangingfromdataextraction,toinformationadaptation,to
connectedsystemsdevelopmentandapplication.Althoughnumeroussolutionsmay
lookgreatonpaperinitially,the"adversaryremainsinthedetails",andalsothedetails
willplayanessentialdutyintheleadsforasuccessfulimplementation.

16. Whethermadeinternallyorthroughanindependentsystemsintegrator,the
applicationwillneedtofocusonthecertainelementsofanalysis,advancementaswell
asreportingtoensureforthedeliveryofatotalremedyandalsoexecution.Several
businesseswronglybelievethattheycanconstructaneffectiveassetmonitoringdevice
virtually"outofthebox".Nonetheless,whiletheprincipleisconvenientlyenough
recognized,theone-of-a-kindcomplexitiesofeachorganization'sITenvironmentare
suchthatinmostlyallsituations,outsidehelpwillcertainlyberequired.

17. Todealwiththemyriadcomplexitiesthatdefinespecificcompany,wehavecreated
ourveryownpossessionmonitoringprocess,referredtoasPETRO.Encompassing5
vitallocationsoffocus,PETRO,makinguseofaSixSigmatechnique,canworkasthe
structureforthelayoutaswellasexecutionofaneffectiveend-to-endasset
managementservice.The5crucialcomponentsinclude:.

18. P-Pre-Inventory:TestimonialaswellasPrepofBaseline-Reviewandalsorecognition
ofcompanyassets,spares,inventory,mountedbasedocumentsandcalledforreferral
information;establishmentofastructureforconductingthesupply,networkauditor
informationextraction;facilityofabaselineformakingcontrasts.
E-Removal:ClientNetworkInformationPurchase-Acquisitionofdatafromphysical
stocks,automatednetworkdiscoverytoolsordatabasedocumentessencesinvarious
formats.

19. T-Translation:MappingofData-Interpret,mapandreiteratedatafrompurchase
formattoalayoutthatmightbematchedtotheCompany'sbaselinedata.
R-Reconciliation:Matching,IntegratingandModifying-Verifythe
inventory/extractionoutcomestothestandard;matchingandrecognitionof
inventory/extractionresultstotheCompany'srecordstandard,aswellasthe
generationofconnectedcustomerrecords.
O-OriginalAssimilation:Change,IncorporateaswellasTons-Processoftakingindata
rightintocorporatesystems;conversionofresolvedinformationrightintoidentifiable
datacomponentswithfeaturesandalsoworthsregularwithBusinessdatademands
andmeanings;integrationofchangeddataintounique,consolidated,identifiabledata
instancessatisfyingbusinessinformationdemands;loadingoftransformed,
incorporatedresourceinformationintotheBusiness'srecords.

20. ThefirstpassofthePETROproceduredevelopsa"clean"recordsstandardthatmust
bepreservedwithtime.Giventhatthesuccessofanyassetmanagementremedyinthe
long-termisdirectlypertainingtothehighqualityofthecontinuousdataupkeep
programemployed,therespectiveprocessandalsosysteminterfacesneedtobe
createdtosupportthecontinuousupdatesandalsoassimilationofinformationtothe
Businessdatasourceswiththeparticulartouchpointswherepossessioninformation
isupgradedoraltered.Simplyput,thetopqualityofdatamustnotonlybemade
certainthroughoutthewholeprocess,buttheabilityofthesolutiontokeep
informationqualityovertime,andalsowithallprivatetouchfactors,shouldalsobe
secured.

21. OngoingPropertyManagementProcessattheTouchInformation.
Arecurringassetadministrationservice(additionallyreferredtoasMove,Add,
Modification,Delete-MACD-processisastructuredversionofPETROthatfocuseson
recurringcontrolprocesses.Itisarepeatable,consistentprocess,equallyhadbythe
managersofthetouchpoints(eitherinsideoroutsidethecompany)aswellasthe
masterdatabaseofrecord.Itmustguaranteethehighqualityoftheinformation
updatesthroughpromptandreliableprocessingofupdate(delta)records.

22. Incircumstanceswheredataispassedbetweendifferentorganizations,added
treatmentmustberequiredtodevelopacollectiveprocessthatistransparentand
guaranteesthehighqualityoftheinformationupdates.Thedepthandcomplexityof
thePETROprocessmustbeproportionaltothequantityandalsofrequencyofthe
updatesinadditiontothecleanlinessofthedataatthetouchfactors.Theprocessescan
rangefromConsumerSelf-ServiceforlittleconvenientaccountstoFullyCollaborative
forbigaccountswithheavyquantitiesaswellasregularinformationtopqualityissues.

23. SecretElementsoftheOngoingPropertyAdministrationProcess.
ThevitaldriversoftheMACDprocedurecontaintheadheringtofourcomponents:.
AComprehensiveInformationRemoval,TranslationaswellasSettlementRefine-
Advancementofboththeproceduresandalsothestandardsforaccumulating
informationupdates(electronicormanual).-Performanceofanautomated,orsemi-
automated,processtoverify,equateandreconciletheresults.-Developmentofa
MACDInformationSupervisortosaveandtrackinterimdocumentsthroughoutthe
recurringPETROprocedures-Growthofcomputerizedstandingreportsthroughout
theprocedurecleartoallMACDtouchpoints-Coordinatingdataupdatesatthetouch
factorsand/oroutdoors(customer)locations.

24. Process,PlanaswellasProcedureAdvancement-CarryingouttheneededMACD
possessionadministrationprocedureevaluationsaswellasevaluationsinalltouch
factors.-Creatingaswellascreatingproceduresandalsocapabilitiestosupport
PETROapplication.-Definingtheplanaswellasproceduresrequiredinthe
possessionmanagementprocedureforboththecloseto-andalsolong-term.

25. Requirements/SystemsAdvancement-Creatingallusefulandalsosystemsdemands;
coordinatingaswellasengagingITinthegrowthofanautomaticsystemtoevaluate,
essence,convert,reconcileandalsoabsorbFirminformation.-Advancementof
functioningdesignsaswellassystems,asrequired,tosupporttheproperty
managementprocedure.

26. InformationUpkeep-Advancementofprocedurestosustainthepossession
administrationprocedureforlong-lastingimplementation,includingrecurring
informationmaintenanceaswellashonesty.-AdvancementofsignificantPossession
EfficiencyTrackingaswellasControlprocesses.