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Capital V #5 The Dynamic Identity of Nexus
Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA) is celebrating its 5th anniversary this February amid a community that keeps growing steadily in a market rich with potential.
On the back of a small group of actors in 2010, our industry was able to build a reputable representative body which is now heard in the country’s highest instances.
Capital V is a window on Luxembourg’s private equity and venture capital industry. The four previous editions illustrated part of the common story we have been building over the past 5 years.
We will never thank enough our members for their contribution to the current issue, as well as to all those that keep supporting LPEA’s work on a regular basis, making Luxembourg Europe’s leading private equity hub.
Enjoy the reading.
Capital V #2 Akuo Investment Management a holistic view on business
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Golden triangle tour india
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Question 1 media evaluation (memory stick)
The document summarizes how the magazine front cover uses and challenges conventions of real hip-hop magazines. It follows many conventions such as using a bold masthead in red at the top, a close-up main image relating to the anchor text, and taglines focusing on exclusivity. However, it challenges some conventions by emphasizing the main image over the masthead and using an image without a direct address. The contents pages also follow conventions with numbered features on the left side but challenges conventions with its color scheme and inclusion of a signature. Overall, the magazine both follows and challenges conventions to attract readers while establishing its own house style.
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This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck on SlideShare. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation by providing a button to click to begin the process. The document is advertising the creation of presentations on Haiku Deck and SlideShare.
Winter Destinations of India Tours
This document lists and briefly describes popular winter destinations in India. It discusses hill stations and resorts across several northern states that receive heavy snowfall between December and February, making them ideal locations for skiing, trekking and other winter activities. These include Gulmarg and Patnitop in Jammu and Kashmir, Auli and Shimla in Uttarakhand, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, and McLeod Ganj near Dharamshala. The document also mentions coastal Goa and the hill town of Mount Abu in Rajasthan as destinations that offer warmer winter experiences focused on festivals, parties and pilgrimage sites.
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Capital V #5 The Dynamic Identity of Nexus
Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA) is celebrating its 5th anniversary this February amid a community that keeps growing steadily in a market rich with potential.
On the back of a small group of actors in 2010, our industry was able to build a reputable representative body which is now heard in the country’s highest instances.
Capital V is a window on Luxembourg’s private equity and venture capital industry. The four previous editions illustrated part of the common story we have been building over the past 5 years.
We will never thank enough our members for their contribution to the current issue, as well as to all those that keep supporting LPEA’s work on a regular basis, making Luxembourg Europe’s leading private equity hub.
Enjoy the reading.
Capital V #2 Akuo Investment Management a holistic view on business
The article profiles Akuo Investment Management (AIM), a Luxembourg-based private equity firm with a holistic approach to investing. AIM focuses on renewable energy projects, with 49 investments to date. It invests through three approaches: investing in local private equity funds, acquiring portfolios through secondary transactions, and direct investments in companies. The article highlights one of AIM's direct investments in IHS Telecom, a fast growing company managing over 8,250 mobile phone towers across several African countries. It also notes AIM's decision to launch its third investment vehicle as a Luxembourg SIF to benefit from the stable business environment and ability of Luxembourg officials to stay ahead of competition in the fund industry.
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Featured articles:
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News: Deals / Brexit / EQT Ventures Fund
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Golden triangle tour india
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Question 1 media evaluation (memory stick)
The document summarizes how the magazine front cover uses and challenges conventions of real hip-hop magazines. It follows many conventions such as using a bold masthead in red at the top, a close-up main image relating to the anchor text, and taglines focusing on exclusivity. However, it challenges some conventions by emphasizing the main image over the masthead and using an image without a direct address. The contents pages also follow conventions with numbered features on the left side but challenges conventions with its color scheme and inclusion of a signature. Overall, the magazine both follows and challenges conventions to attract readers while establishing its own house style.
Untitled Presentation
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck on SlideShare. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation by providing a button to click to begin the process. The document is advertising the creation of presentations on Haiku Deck and SlideShare.
Winter Destinations of India Tours
This document lists and briefly describes popular winter destinations in India. It discusses hill stations and resorts across several northern states that receive heavy snowfall between December and February, making them ideal locations for skiing, trekking and other winter activities. These include Gulmarg and Patnitop in Jammu and Kashmir, Auli and Shimla in Uttarakhand, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, and McLeod Ganj near Dharamshala. The document also mentions coastal Goa and the hill town of Mount Abu in Rajasthan as destinations that offer warmer winter experiences focused on festivals, parties and pilgrimage sites.
Codes and conventions
The document discusses techniques used in magazine design and layout to attract and engage readers. Close-up shots are used to draw attention to faces and expressions. Bold fonts, mastheads, and taglines are employed to attract attention. Color schemes appeal to target demographics. Minimalistic layouts do not overload readers with text. Direct addresses and intriguing images and text encourage emotional connections and provoke curiosity to learn more.
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Feature page codes and conventions
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- Articles linked to the local area through interviews and stories on local topics.
- A main image that helps readers understand the article topic.
- Bold color schemes with contrasting colors.
- Clear titles that establish the article focus.
- Easy-to-read sans serif fonts that are consistent with the magazine's style.
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Are we ready for the shift in mindset that this will imply? Will the more traditional practices welcome this new world? If we want to continue to be a leader in finance, the answer must
be “yes”.
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Question 2 how does your media product represent particular social groups (m...
1) The document discusses the representation of social groups in the media product of a hip hop magazine. Eye-line shots and direct address were used sparingly to create engagement while also generating mystery about the artists.
2) Shot types including medium close-up, medium, and long shots were used to create different connotations and outcomes for the front cover, contents page, and double page spread. Only male models were featured to target the magazine's main young male demographic.
3) Conventions like featuring a young male on the front cover were followed to attract male and female readers but layouts and styles were challenged, like placing the image before text, to quickly engage younger audiences.
Regional magazine websites codes and conventions
Regional magazine websites generally include the following codes and conventions:
- A masthead displaying the magazine's name at the top of the page.
- Main sections featuring key content.
- Advertisements that generate revenue for the magazine.
- Social media links allowing audiences to interact with the magazine.
- Sans serif fonts that are easy to read.
- Links sending audiences to different pages.
- Offers providing discounts to audiences.
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Feature page codes and conventions
The document summarizes the codes and conventions of regional magazine feature pages. It finds that they typically include:
- Articles linked to the local area through interviews and stories on local topics.
- A main image that helps readers understand the article topic.
- Bold color schemes with contrasting colors.
- Clear titles that establish the article focus.
- Easy-to-read sans serif fonts that are consistent with the magazine's style.
Capital V #6 Rocking the Fintech World
In this 6th edition of Capital V we bring you the views of three entrepreneurs from a sector that is pointed out by many as the way forward to Luxembourg: Fintech.
Given the need for diversification the country faces, Fintech is seen by many end result of Luxembourg’s many useful features: very high-speed internet, secured data centres and a unique Financial sector’s know how.
Are we ready for the shift in mindset that this will imply? Will the more traditional practices welcome this new world? If we want to continue to be a leader in finance, the answer must
be “yes”.
LPEA is also changing! Along with the celebration of our 5th anniversary, we are rolling out a new logo that represents our positioning and Luxembourg’s PE/VC toolbox.
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Question 2 how does your media product represent particular social groups (m...
1) The document discusses the representation of social groups in the media product of a hip hop magazine. Eye-line shots and direct address were used sparingly to create engagement while also generating mystery about the artists.
2) Shot types including medium close-up, medium, and long shots were used to create different connotations and outcomes for the front cover, contents page, and double page spread. Only male models were featured to target the magazine's main young male demographic.
3) Conventions like featuring a young male on the front cover were followed to attract male and female readers but layouts and styles were challenged, like placing the image before text, to quickly engage younger audiences.
Regional magazine websites codes and conventions
Regional magazine websites generally include the following codes and conventions:
- A masthead displaying the magazine's name at the top of the page.
- Main sections featuring key content.
- Advertisements that generate revenue for the magazine.
- Social media links allowing audiences to interact with the magazine.
- Sans serif fonts that are easy to read.
- Links sending audiences to different pages.
- Offers providing discounts to audiences.
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Capital V #1 Invest Industrial: Turning Ducati Around
- Invest Industrial is an Italian private equity firm that acquired motorcycle manufacturer Ducati in 2012.
- Ducati was struggling financially and had gone through multiple changes in ownership in recent years.
- Invest Industrial implemented a turnaround strategy for Ducati that focused on product innovation, international expansion, and improving manufacturing efficiency.
- Several new Ducati models have been successful and the company has expanded its dealership network, helping Ducati return to profitability under Invest Industrial's ownership.
Apple Watch
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