"The time to invest is when there is blood on the streets". But the pavements in Europe are already being washed down. The recovery signals are screaming "The time to invest is now".
2.
Global CEOs and CFOs are confident that
Europe is turning a corner
Peripheral Sovereign Yields have come in very
considerably
Peripheral European Equities trading at
bombed out valuations
Smart money is moving in (over 650 M&A
deals into PIIGS totaling €102 bn in 12 months)
3.
PIIGS stocks > €500m mkt cap with no stock
selection delivered >45% return over last 12
months (Sharpe ratio 2.8)
Screen for companies generating >30% of
revenues outside Europe, an equally weighted
portfolio delivered 51% returns over last 12
months (Sharpe ratio >5)
4.
In the Private Equity space, there are a raft of
high quality Family Owned Business across
Europe who have been starved of capital
Bringing expertise, industry wisdom, exporting
know how and capital to the table can unleash
huge potential in companies identified as
having strong management who have steered
their business through turbulent times
5.
‘The time to invest is when there is blood on
the streets’
The global consensus is that when Europe has
been challenged, its leaders have done what
needed to be done
Key infra-structural problems are being
addressed
The landscape is changing
6.
The PIIGS recovery play is a new strategy –
there IS no 3 year track record. But we have
identified the Azure ‘Peripheral European
Equities Fund’ as the key play in this strategy
The Private Equity ‘European Family Owned
Business’ strategy is a space where Eisvogel
Capital is the pre-eminent player.
7.
Contact me if you would like to learn more
stephenfern@intelligentwealth.org