Άναγνώστε τό φύλλον τῆς 3.8.12 τοῦ «Ὀρθοδόξου Τύπου» (αρ. φ. 1938).
Galts Gulch Initiative (Main) 3.8.12
description
Transcript of Galts Gulch Initiative (Main) 3.8.12
1
GALT’S GULCH INITIATIVEBRING THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY TO DENVER
M A I N
March2012
2
GALT’S GULCH REFERENDUMTABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION THESIS 3
HIGHLIGHTS WHYDENVERWHAT’SANASSETMANAGEMENTINDUSTRY 4
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW ASSETMANAGEMENT 5
DENVER, COLORADO COLORADO’SALLIANCES 6
COLORADO’SALLIANCES[CONTINUED] 7
REPRESENTATIVEINVESTMENTFIRMSAUM 8
HYPOTHETICALGOAL:$5TRILLIONAUM 9
THEGAMEISAUM… 10
WHATATTRACTSASSETMANAGERSTOCOLORADO? 11
WHATELSEATTRACTSASSETMANAGERSTOCOLORADO? 12
ROCKY MOUNTAINSTATISTICSI 13
ROCKY MOUNTAINSTATISTICSII 14
ROCKYMOUNTAINSTATISTICSIII 15
NATIONAL&GLOBALACCESS 16
CASESTUDIES HEDGEFUNDINDUSTRY 17
VENTURECAPITAL 18
STATE&VCALLIANCE 19
WHATLURESASSETMANAGEMENTFIRMS? 20
SUMMARY WALLSTREETOFTHEWEST 21
WHOISJOHNGALT? 22
APPENDIX STATE ADVISORYMEMBERS&CONTACTINFORMATION 23
3
INTRODUCTIONTHESIS
“ColoradohasanAssetManagementbackbonethatifnurtured,canbebeneficiaryofthevastnewwealth,
jobs,resources&intellectualcapitaloverthenexttwodecades.”
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
4
HIGHLIGHTSWHYDENVERWANTSTHEASSETMANAGEMENTINDUSTRY
COLORADOGROSSSTATEPRODUCT:$252BN
HighIncomeJobs
Useofexistingrealstate,technology&infrastructure
Excellent establishedsupport[administration,accounting&legal]
Trickle‐downeconomy
Taxrevenue
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
5
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWASSETMANAGEMENT
Teams,ideasourcing,portfolioconstruction,riskmanagement,
operations,sales&distribution
Equities,FixedIncome,ForeignExchange,Energy,
PreciousMetals,Agriculture…
TypesofinvestableMarketsManagersInvest
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
THEASSETMANAGEMENTINDUSTRYISTHEPROFESSIONALINDUSTRYTHATMANAGESOTHERPEOPLE’SMONEY.
Clientsincludepensionfunds,institutions,HNW&retailclients.
6
COLORADOALLIANCES
MUTUALFUNDS
LONGONLYTRADITIONAL
HEDGEFUNDS
PRIVATEEQUITYFUNDS
EXCHANGETRADEDFUNDS
VENTURECAPITALFUNDS
REALESTATEFIRMS
FINANCEFIRMS
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
CURRENTMARKETMETRODENVER
DENVER,COLORADO
STUDENTPOPULATION
=60K
Technologies
SupportIndustries
Infrastructure
7
COLORADOALLIANCES[CONTINUED]
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
DENVER,COLORADO
UNIVERSITYOFCOLORADOUndergraduateEngineeringPrograms32ndoverall&18thamongpublicengineeringprogramsnationwide[America'sBestColleges2011]
UNIVERSITYOFCOLORADOLeedsSchoolofBusinessU.S.News&WorldReportrankedtheundergraduatebusinessprogram22ndamongnationalpublicuniversitiesin2010.
UNIVERSITYOFCOLORADODENVERCUDenverGlobalStudyinChina:Econstudentshavetheopportunitytostudy&liveinBeijing,China.
UNIVERSITYOFDENVERDaniel’sSchoolofBusinessDanielsstudentsgethands‐on,highlyrelevantbusinessexperiencethroughsimulations,practicumprojects&internationaltrips.Asaresult,DanielsranksasoneofthetopbusinessschoolsinthenationaccordingtoBusinessWeek,U.S.News&WorldReport,theFinancialTimes.
COLORADOCOLLEGECelebratedasthemostprestigiousColoradoschool,ColoradoCollegeprovidesvariousspecializationswithinaneconomicsdegree;includinginternationalbusiness&mathematicaleconomics.
COLORADOSCHOOLOFMINESColoradoSchoolofMinesisthetop‐rankedpublicuniversityinthenationforstartingsalariesofgraduateswithbachelor’sdegrees.ColoradoSchoolofMinesfocusesonengineering&geosciences.
BANKHOLDINGCOMPANIES
8
DENVER,COLORADOREPRESENTATIVEINVESTMENTFIRMSAUM
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
MUTUALFUNDCOMPANIES
CREDITUNIONS
INVESTMENTMANAGERS&FINANCIALPLANNERS
TRUSTORGANIZATIONS
VENTURECAPITAL&PRIVATEEQUITYFIRMS
COLORADOAUM=822BnGOAL$5TRILLION
FirstBankHoldingCo. $10,518,766CoBiz Financial $2,344,123SturmFinancialGroupInc. $1,895,802GuarantyBancorp $1,867,735CommunityBankSharesInc. $1,655,328TotalTop5 $18,281,754Total $26,800,471
BellcoCreditUnion $1,912,999,423WesterraCreditUnion $1,175,882,855PublicServiceCreditUnion $1,038,180,228ElevationsCreditUnion $970,641,113CreditUnionofColorado $945,533,080TotalTop5 $6,043,236,699Total $9,402,384,599
DenverInvestments $8,989,300,000CambiarInvestmentsLLC $5,776,400,000FirstWesternTrustBank $4,200,000,000InnovestPort. Solutions $3,800,000,000AMGNationalTrustBank $2,782,700,000TotalTop5 $25,548,400,000Total $39,046,300,000
OppenheimerFundsInc.* $164,163,000,000JanusCapitalManagement $101,770,000,000Marsico CapitalManagement $40,000,000,000DenverInvestmentAdvisors $3,305,000,000CambiarInvestors $2,570,000,000TotalTop5 $281,130,000,000Total $288,991,000,000
WellsFargoBank* $27,073,000,000TrustCo.ofAmerica $10,534,600,000ColoradoStateBan&Trust $3,300,400,000BNY MellonCorp.Trust* $3,199,200,000AMGNationalTrustBank $2,772,800,000Total Top5 $46,880,000,000Total $54,312,700,000
Vestar CapitalPartners $7,000,000,000ResourceCapitalFunds $3,200,000,000KRG CapitalPartners $2,800,000,000ExcellerePartners $730,000,000Meritage Funds $600,000,000TotalTop5 $14,330,000,000Total $16,229,200,000
*RepresentsFirmsHeadquartersarenotlocatedhere**Assetsunderadministration:ALPS(300bn)– SpicerJeffries(‐)– Matrix(114bn)
TheassetmanagementindustrychargesbyassetsunderManagement;theindustryvariesfrom5bps– 300bps
9
DENVER,COLORADOHYPOTHETICALGOAL:$5TRILLIONAUM
MANAGEMENT %AUM $5TRILLION
MUTUALFUNDS 33% 1.65 TRILLION
HEDGEFUNDS 20% 1 TRILLION
PRIVATEEQUITY 20% 1 TRILLION
VENTURECAPITAL 13% 650 BILLION
REALESTATE 13% 650 BILLION
ETF FIRMS ‐ ‐
TOTAL 100% 5TRILLION
TAXRATE 4.63% 231.5BN
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
10
DENVER,COLORADOTHEGAMEISAUM
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
POTENTIALINDUSTRYEARNINGS
Theassetmanagementindustrychargesbyassetsundermanagement.Theindustryvariesfrom5bpto300bps.
MGMT FEE[CONS]
500M[PER1K]
5B[PER1K]
50B[PER1MM]
500B[PER1MM] 500M[PER1MM] 5TRILL[PER1MM]
ADMIN 0.05% $2,500 $25,000 $250 $2500 $2.5 $25,000
MUTUALFUNDS 1.00% $5,000 $50,000 $500 $5000 $5.0 $50,000
LONGONLY 0.75% $3,750 $37,500 $375 $3750 $3.75 $37,500
HEDGEFUNDS 1.50% $7,500 $75,000 $750 $7500 $7.5 $75,000
PRIVATEEQ 2.00% $10,000 $100,000 $1,000 $10000 $10.0 $100,000
VENTURECAP 2.00% $10,000 $100,000 $1,000 $10000 $10.0 $100,000
REALESTATE 2.00% $10,000 $100,000 $1,000 $10000 $10.0 $100,000
ETFFIRMS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
TOTAL $48,750 $487,500 $4,875 $48,750 $48.75 $487,500
TAXRATE 4.63% 2,257.125 22,571.25 2,257.125 22,571.25 2.257125 22,571.25
BESTCASE:At$1TrillionAUM=Revenue$500Mat5bpsto$10Bnat200bpsAt$5TrillionAUM=Revenue$2.5Bnat5bpsto$100Bnat200bps
BUSINESSCLIMATE
• COhastheeighthbestsmallbusinessclimateinthenation,[SmallBusiness&EntrepreneurshipCouncil]“SmallBusinessSurvivalIndex”considersgovernmentspending,individual&corporatetaxrates,healthcarecosts,®ulatoryburden• COearnedtop‐15scoresonthecriteriaforstate&localexcisetaxes&taxesoncapitalgains&corporateincome.[SmallBusiness&EntrepreneurshipCouncil,2010]
REALESTATE&THECOSTOFDOINGBUSINESS
• MetroDenverofficeoccupancycostsintheCentralBusinessDistrictaveraged$24.65/Ft₂.[CBRichardEllis,GlobalOfficeRents,Nov.2010]The$14registrationfeeforbrokers&dealerrepresentativesinCO,isoneofthelowestinthenation.[StateofCO,DivisionofSecurities]
11
DENVER,COLORADOWHATATTRACTSASSETMANAGERSTOCOLORADO?
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
TAXSTRUCTURE
• Coloradooffersasimplecorporateincometaxstructurebasedonsingle‐factorapportionment,whichallowscompaniestopaytaxesbasedsolelyontheirsalesinthestate.• Colorado'scorporateincometaxrateof4.63%isoneofthelowest&mostcompetitivetaxstructuresinthenation
INSURANCEARBITRAGE
• Colorado'sgeneralInsurancePremiumTaxislowerthantaxesin16otherstates• Thestate'sInsurancePremiumTaxisgenerally2%,butbusinesseswithahomeorregionalofficeinColoradoareonlytaxed1%.[NationalAssociationofInsuranceCommissioners,2009]
ANATTRACTIVE&VIABLECANDIDATETOAMFIRMS
12
DENVER,COLORADOWHATELSEATTRACTSASSETMANAGERSTOCOLORADO?
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
TheQualityofLife…
13
DENVER,COLORADOROCKYMOUNTAINSTATISTICSI
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
RealGDPbyIndustry,Coloradovs.ThenationalEconomy(1%ofnominalGDP)
14
DENVER,COLORADOROCKYMOUNTAINSTATISTICSII
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
POP[#] GSP[PRIVATE]
GSP[GOVT.]
GSP[TOTAL]
GSP[CAPITA]
CITIES[100K+]
FORBES[RICHEST]
LAND[SQMILES]
DENSITY[PPL/SQMI]
CHANGE%[PAST10YRS]
ARIZONA 6,595,778 219,668 34,431 254,099 $38,524 9 5 113,635 58.04 28.6%
COLORADO 5,024,748 220,572 32,086 252,658 $50,282 11 6 104,094 48.27 16.8%
IDAHO 1,545,801 46,039 7,967 54,006 $34,937 1 1 83,570 18.50 19.5%
MONTANA 974,989 30,028 5,926 35,954 $36,876 1 4 147,042 6.63 8.10%
NEVADA 2,643,085 112,573 13,930 126,503 $47,861 8 8 110,561 23.91 32.3%
N.MEXICO 2,009,671 59,379 15,423 74,802 $37,221 1 0 121,589 16.53 10.50%
UTAH 2,784,572 97,049 15,893 112,942 $40,559 4 0 84,899 32.80 24.70%
WYOMING 544,270 32,511 5,033 37,544 $68,980 0 4 97,814 5.56 10.20%
RMINDEX 22,122,914 817,819 130,689 948,508 $42,874 35 28 863,204 25.63 18.8%
ColoradoGrossStateProduct:$252Billion
15
DENVER,COLORADOROCKYMOUNTAINSTATISTICSIII
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
RockyMountainIndexVs.S&P
TOTAL%GDP 27% 27% 6% 4% 14% 7% 12% 4% 100%
SECTORALLOCATION% ARIZONA COLORADO IDAHO MONTANA NEVADA N.MEXICO UTAH WYOMING RMINDEX S&P500 MSCIEAFE MSCIEMINFO.TECHNOLOGY 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1.7% 18% 6% 13%
FINANCIALS 28% 23% 21% 21% 26% 20% 26% 12% 24.4% 16% 25% 25%HEALTHCARE 9% 7% 9% 11% 6% 9% 7% 4% 7.7% 12% 9% 1%CONSUMERSTAPLES 4% 3% 3% 4% 15% 4% 3% 3% 5.2% 11% 10% 7%ENERGY 2% 11% 2% 6% 4% 8% 3% 39% 14.2% 11% 7% 14%INDUSTRIALS 23% 15% 28% 25% 24% 27% 23% 18% 14.9% 11% 12% 7%CONSUMERDISCRETIONARY 16% 14% 17% 16% 14% 14% 14% 11% 14.4% 10% 10% 7%UTILITIES 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2.1% 4% 5% 4%MATERIALS 9% 8% 12% 7% 5% 7% 13% 7% 8.5% 4% 10% 14%TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2% 8% 1.5% 2.0% 1.4% 2.4% 1.7% 1% 3.2% 3% 6% 8%OTHER 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% 5% 2% 3.7%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
COFinancials=23%=8%AM+15%RE
FINANCIALSECTORINCLUDINGFINANCIALSERVICESANDREALESTATE[BREAKOUTPERSTATE]
FINANCIALS+INSURANCE&REALESTATE ARIZONA COLORADO IDAHO MONTANA NEVADA N.MEXICO UTAH WYOMINGFEDRESERVEBANKS,CREDITINTERM.&RELATEDSERVICES 10% 8% 6.3% 6.6% 10.7% 5.1% 11.7% 2.9%
SECURITIES,COMMODITYCONTRACTS,INVESTMENTSINSURANCECARRIERS&RELATEDACTIVITIESFUNDS,TRUSTS,&OTHERFINANCIALVEHICLES
REAL ESTATE, RENTALS & LEASING 18.0% 15% 15.0% 14.6% 15.4% 15.0% 14.5% 9.6%
RENTAL&LEASESER.&LESSORSOFINTANGIBLEASSETS
TOTAL 28% 23% 21% 21% 26% 20% 26% 12%
16
DENVER,COLORADONATIONAL&GLOBALACCESS
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER , COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
Acentrallocationandeasyglobalaccess•Real‐timeconnectionstosixofsevenContinentsinonebusinessday.(MetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorp.)•Convenientaccessasairtravelerscaneasilyreachtwo‐thirdsofthenationwithintwohours,andeveryNorthAmericancitywithapop.of1millionormorewithinfourhours.(MetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorp.)
NATIONALACCESS
Boston4hrsNewYork3.5hrsChicago2hrsDallas2hrsLosAngeles2.5hrsSanFrancisco3hrsWashingtonDC3.5hrsSeattle3hrsMiami4hrs
Beijing13hrsBerlin10hrs
Dubai15.5hrsJohannesburg19hrs
London9.5hrsMadrid10hrsMoscow11hrsNewYork3hrsRome11hrs
SaoPaulo11.5hrsVienna12hrs
INTERNATIONALACCESS
17
CASE STUDIESHEDGEFUNDINDUSTRY
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASE STUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
GLOBALHEDGEFUNDPLAYERSBYAREATHEGLOBALBILLIONDOLLARCLUB– BYLOCATIONOFMANAGER(JAN07)City*
NumberofBillionDollarFirms
Jan2007AUM$B
%ofTotalAssets*
%ofTotalFunds
NewYork 123 649.78 41.55% 35.04%
London 72 261.00 16.69% 20.51%
Greenwich,CT 20 102.97 6.58% 5.70%
Boston 13 66.96 4.28% 3.70%
SanFrancisco 12 63.25 4.04% 3.42%
Dallas/FortWorth 8 29.70 1.90% 2.28%
LosAngeles 8 16.98 1.09% 2.28%
Stamford,CT 6 25.30 1.62% 1.71%
Paris 6 20.97 1.34% 1.71%
Sydney 5 21.22 1.36% 1.42%
Tokyo 5 10.42 0.67% 1.42%
HongKong 5 9.53 0.61% 1.42%
Bermuda 4 12.41 0.79% 1.14%
Westport,CT 3 38.80 2.48% 0.85%
BocaRaton,FL 3 7.24 0.46% 0.85%
Stockholm 3 7.12 0.46% 0.85%
Houston 3 6.00 0.38% 0.85%
Minnetonka,MN 2 12.10 0.77% 0.57%
Atlanta 2 4.86 0.31% 0.57%
Milwaukee,WI 2 4.64 0.30% 0.57%
Harrison,NJ 2 4.59 0.29% 0.57%
Moscow 2 4.30 0.28% 0.57%
Oslo 2 3.62 0.23% 0.57%
Other 48 180.05 11.51% 13.68%
PFAEFFIKON,SWITZERLAND• Pfaeffikon,Switzerlandisthehomeofmanyhedgefunds,
managingatotalofupto$100billion.• Taxratesaslowas11.8%forcorporates,19%forindividuals,
and10%ondividendarethelowestinSwitzerland.• Qualityoflifealsoplaysalargeroleinattractinghedgefund
managerstoPfaeffikon,asitissurroundedbylakesandmountainsandisashorttrainridefromZurich.
• Thesurroundingvillagesofferaverygoodqualityoflife,goodpublictransportationwithwinterandsummersportsinabundance,andnotrafficproblemsanddelaysgettingtoworktoworryabout.”
• “Twentyyearsago,itwasprettymuchafarmers’village,butinthelast15yearsorso,ithasseenaboomincapitalfromthefinanceandtheassetmanagementindustriesduetoitslowtaxregime”
HONGKONG• “HongKongandSingaporehavedoubledinsizeas
centersfortheworld’sbiggesthedgefundsoverthepast12months,attheexpenseofLondonandNewYork,writestheFT.AccordingtodataduetobereleasedbyHedgeFundIntelligence,Asiancitiesarehometo18hedgefundsmanagingmorethan$1bn– anindustrybenchmarkforsuccess– comparedwithjust10ayearago.NewYorkremainsthehedgefundindustry’sleadingcenter,with128fundsworthover$1bn,whileLondonishometo63.
18
CASE STUDIESVENTURECAPITALINDUSTRY
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASE STUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
Boston,MassVCCommunity
September17,2008BillionsofVCDollarsinBostonCommonwealth Capital held their annual open house this week at their Winter Street officeson "VC Hill" in Waltham. VC Hill is to Boston/Waltham what Sand Hill Rd is to SiliconValley...the center of Venture Capital for the region.
Commonwealth Capital recently closed on a large new venture capital fund. LongworthVentures, another Boston/Waltham based VC firm, also recently closed a new fund. In fact,over the past year or so, several Boston firms have raised over $2 Billion in venture capital.While the financial markets on Wall Street are in a panic, the venture capital community inBoston is strong, with billions of dollars to invest in innovative startups.Boston based VC firms that have raised funds over the last year or so include; FlybridgeVenture Capital, Spark Capital, Fairhaven Capital, Commonwealth Capital, Longworth VenturePartners, Battery Ventures, 406 Ventures, Ascent Venture Partners, and Staley Capital. Thetotal funds raised exceeds $2 Billion. If you look over the past three years the fundsraised in Boston exceeds $10B, with giant firms like Polaris Ventures, Highland Capital, andGeneral Catalyst raising huge funds.
Microsoft is making a big commitment to innovation in Boston area as well. Microsofthas established a campus at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge, strategically located right nextto MIT, just across the river from Boston. The company has established a new research labthere under the direction of Jennifer Chayes and Christian Borgs that will work with MIT,Harvard, and other area universities to further strengthen the research community inBoston.
19
CASE STUDIESSTATE&VCALLIANCE
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASE STUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
MassChallenge‐ VCCommunity,BostonMA
OurmissionCatalyzeastartuprenaissance.
WhatwedoWehelpearly‐stageentrepreneurswin.Weconnectentrepreneurswiththeresourcestheyneedtolaunchandsucceedimmediately.Ourprimaryactivitiesincluderunninganannualglobalstartupcompetition,documentingandorganizingkeyresources,andorganizingtrainingandnetworkingevents.
OurVisionWeenvisionacreativeandinspiredsocietyinwhicheveryonerecognizesthattheycandefinetheirfuture,andisempoweredtomaximizetheirimpact.
OurObjectives•Promoteinnovation,collaborationandcommercialization•Addresstheseed‐stageinvestmentgap,empoweringnoviceentrepreneurs•Provideeducationalopportunitiesforentrepreneurs•Showcaseentrepreneurshipassetsandinfrastructurelocallyandnationally
http://masschallenge.org
Whynow?Thecurrenteconomiccrisisisanenormousopportunityindisguise.Technologyisconvergingacrossindustriesandtransformingthewaywedobusiness.Shiftingtechnologyhasrenderedmanybusinessmodelsobsolete,andhasleftmillionsofpeopleunemployedandthousandsofofficesempty.Thesearetheveryrawmaterialsrequiredfornewbusinessgeneration,andtechnologicaladvancementisalsoenablingwholenewcategoriesofbusinesses.Byinvestingnowininnovationandentrepreneurship,wecantransformwholeindustriesanddefinethenextgenerationofeconomicgrowthengines.
What'smissingtoday?Theworldisfullofgreatideas,butonlyafewbecomereality.Noviceentrepreneursrequireadvice,resourcesandfundingtobringtheirideastofruition.Currentlythereisagapbetweentheresourcestheseentrepreneursneedandtheabilityoftheentrepreneurialecosystemtoprovidethem.TheSolutionWeareaddressingthisgapbylaunchingtheworld’slargeststartupcompetition.Weusethepowerofcompetitiontocreateurgency,andtoidentifyandaggregatehigh‐impactteamsandresources.Westrengthenandacceleratefinalistsbyprovidingthemhigh‐quality,personalizedmentorshipandbyconnectingthemtopotentialteammembers,advisors,customersandsponsors.Asanindependentnot‐for‐profit,wearesolelymotivatedtosupportandstrengthenentrepreneurs– nostringsattached.
20
CASE STUDIESWHATLURESASSETMANAGEMENTFIRMS?
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASE STUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
WHATWILLLURESASSETMANAGEMENTFIRMS?
Triggers
•TaxArbitrageandorincentives•RegulationorspecialColoradoStructure•Allianceofcurrentfirmsandvendors•DU‐ CUprogramsthatfocusonfinance‐ portfoliomanagement‐ specialdesignation•Qualityoflife
Incentives
•TaxrebatesforinstitutionalinvestorsmeetingDenverManagers•CreateanAssetManagerAllianceworkingwiththeUniversitieswithresearchandresources
Potential Actions
•Reinvestmentincentive‐ 1031exchanges‐ SBIC‐ pensionfundmandates•Reinvestmentpools•Seedingfunds•HedgeFundsHotels•Education‐ privatelyraisedfundsforfoundationsforDenverschools
21
SUMMARYWALLSTREETOFTHEWEST
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
LOCATINGYOURFINANCIALCOMPANYINMETRODENVERISASMARTINVESTMENT
• Asthe"WallStreetoftheWest,"theMetroDenver&NorthernColoradoregionisoneofthefewareasoutsideofthenortheastwithasubstantialfinancialservicesindustryinthreekeymarketsegments:banking&finance,investments,&insurance.
• Theregionranksthirdamongthe50largestmetroareasin2010 foremploymentconcentrationinbanking&finance, sixthin investments,& 22ndininsurance. Thefinancialservicesindustryincludesover11,150companies& 87,460employees.
Plus,recruiting&findingtalentintheregionisneveraproblemsinceColoradoranks secondinthecountryforpercentageofresidentswithabachelor’sdegreeorhigher.Infact,theregionhasastrongerthanaverageconcentrationoffinancialservicesemployees,with5.7%oftheregionalworkforceemployedinfinancialservices‐relatedoccupations,comparedtoaU.S.averageof 4.5%.
With 18directinternationalflightsfromDenverInternationalAirportdaily,it’seasyto reachnewcustomersthroughouttheworld.&ifcontingencyisimportanttoyourcompany,youshouldknowthatournaturaldisasterrisk isminimalcomparedtotheeast,west,&southerncoasts.Real‐timeconnectionsto6of7Continentsinabusinessday.Convenientaccessasairtravelerscaneasilyreach2/3ofthenationwithintwohours,&everyNorthAmericancitywithapop.of1Mormorewithinfourhours.Fromglobalgiantstoregionalplayers,agrowingnumberoffinancialservices
companiesarecapitalizingonourhighlyeducated&affordableworkforce,lowoperationaccess,¢rallocation.Dothemath.You'lllikehow ournumbersaddup.
22
SUMMARYWHOISJOHNGALT?
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
JOHNGALT’SSPEECHIamatrader.IearnwhatIgetintradeforwhatIproduce.Iaskfornothingmoreornothing
lessthanwhatIearn.Thatisjustice.Idon'tforceanyonetotradewithme;Ionlytradefor
mutualbenefit.Forceisthegreatevilthathasnoplaceinarationalworld.Onemaynever
forceanotherhumantoactagainsthis/herjudgment.Ifyoudenyaman'srighttoReason,you
mustalsodenyyourrighttoyourownjudgment.Yetyouhaveallowedyourworldtoberun
bymeansofforce,bymenwhoclaimthatfearandjoyareequalincentives,butthatfearand
forcearemorepractical.
Theworldwillchangewhenyouarereadytopronouncethisoath:
IswearbymyLifeandmyloveofitthatIwillneverliveforthesakeofanotherman,
noraskanothermantoliveforthesakeofmine.
Source:AtlasShrugged,Ayn Rand1957
23
APPENDIXSTATEADVISORYMEMBERS&CONTACT INFORMATION
THESIS HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRYOVERVIEW DENVER,COLORADO CASESTUDIES SUMMARY APPENDIX
CO
NTA
CT
[email protected]‐847‐4649
[email protected]‐847‐4650
70017th Street,Suite675Denver,Colorado80202 A
DV
ISO
RY
BO
AR
D
MICHAELFIELDSMSFEnterprises,LLC
ANDYMASSIKPalladianInvestmentPartners
ANDYBEGALTongal
JACKCRAWFORDDenverFinanceLab
MATTSTOVERMGStover
&growing…
DISCLAIMER:Theinformationcontainedmaybeprivilegedand/orconfidential,&isintendedonlyfortheuseofthepersontowhomitisaddressed.Ifthereaderofthismessageisnottheintendedrecipient[orsuchrecipient'semployeeoragent],youareherebynotifiednottoread,distribute,useorthematerialsattached.Thankyou.