News 2011

• Telecommunications

  Value Partners on the outlook of micro-payment technology development  
  www.cww.net.cn 14 December

  The development of micro-payment technology in China. A study by Value Partners.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Offensiva legale delle banche contro i capitali chiesti dall'Europa  
  Corriere della Sera Stefania Tamburello 12 December
  
  

• Financial institutions

  Abi sulle barricate: pronti a denunciare l'Eba  
  La Stampa Marco Alfieri 12 December
  
  

• Financial institutions

  Vortice-Eba, prestiti in calo di 30 miliardi  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Maximilian Cellino 12 December

  A study by Value Partners devoted to the measures launched by the European Banking Authority. Comments by Gabriele Benedetto, Value Partners Milan.

  
  

• Value Partners

  Cheung Yan la regina dei cartoni rischia di riciclare i bond spazzatura  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 5 December

  The industrial empire founded by Cheung Yan, the dragon queen of waste paper, is facing the alarm by S&P. A comment by Riccardo Monti, managing director, Value Partners Asia.

  
  

• Value Partners

  Concentrations and quality low-costs: the most effective recipe for Italy to face current economic crisis  
  CorrierEconomia 5 December

  An article by Giorgio Rossi Cairo, managing director of Value Partners.

  
  

• Assicurazioni

  Insurance stocks plan for the long term  
  China insurance news 29 November

  The insurance sector in China. An interview with Leo Wang, partner at Value Partners Hong Kong.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Banks play war games as City threats pile up  
  Financial Times, Sharlene Goff, Patrick Jenkins, 18 November

  As debt crisis deepens, lenders are preparing for any outcome. With comments by Francesco Burelli, partner at Value Partners London.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  «La partita a risiko sarà inevitabile»  
  CorrierEconomia Stefano Righi 14 November

  The Italian banking system is saturated: further consolidation and simplification are required. An interview with Gabor David Friedenthal, partner at Value Partners Italy.

  
  

• Media

  TV, meno spot per tutti ma non per La7 vicina al sorpasso su Rete4  
  Affari&Finanza Stefano Carli 7 November

  Advertisement in Italy and La7 success: a comment by Davide Tesoro Tess, partner at Value Partners London.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Banche a caccia di alternative  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Maximilian Cellino 29 October

  The Italian leading banks do not only look at recapitalization to achieve Core Tier 1 at 9%. Comments by Gabriele Benedetto, Value Partners Milan.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  L'India liberalizza il credito  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Andrea Curiat 17 October

  From Destination India: an attractive opportunity for foreign banks, the latest report by Value Partners, comments on the new funding opportunities for Italian SMEs in India.

  
  

• Consumer goods

  Business China 2.0 2011 – Bologna edition  
  Unindustria Bologna 27 October

  Enrico Lanzavecchia, director at Value Partners Beijing, will take part to Business China 2011. The course is addressed to players interested in entering the Chinese market and is devoted to the development of retail, distribution and franchising. Further details

  
  

• Value Partners China

  Business China 2.0 2011 – Florence edition  
  Toscana Promozione Firenze 25 October

  Tiger Shan, partner at Value Partners Beijing, will take part to Business China 2.0 2011. This course, organised by da Toscana Promozione in collaboration with Italy China Foundation, is addressed to players interested in entering the Chinese market. The event will be devoted to hi-tech. Further details

  
  

• Media

  Google, la versione di Larry le nuove strategie del motore  
  Affari&Finanza Stefano Carli 3 October

  Google’s new strategy. Comments by Davide Tesoro Tess, partner at Value Partners London.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  ATMIA launches global ATM benchmarking survey  
  atmmarketplace.com 3 October

  Value Partners has been chosen by ATMIA (ATM Industry Association) to launch a benchmarking survey for ATM (Automated Teller Machine) operators.

  
  

• Value Partners

  The Italian economic crisis and its possible recovery  
  Bloomberg TV 4pm 28 September

  An interview with Riccardo Monti, managing director, Value Partners Asia. Watch the interview

  
  

• Media

  FIFA World Cup  
  Il Nuovo Cantiere Stefano Cianciotta 28 September

  The 2014 FIFA World Cup. An interview with Alberto Griselli, managing partner at Value Partners Sao Paulo.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Italy needs quick reform to kick-start recovery  
  www.publicserviceeurope.com Riccardo Monti 27 September

  With political will and long-term thinking, the Italian economy can be shocked into a recovery. An article by Riccardo Monti, executive director and responsible for Value Partners activities in Asia.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Pubblicità, per Google il futuro è nel mobile  
  Stefani Carli 26 September

  mCommerce in China. A study by Value Partners.

  
  

• Private equity

  SuperReturn Asia 2011  
  JW Marriot Hong Kong 19-22 September

  Riccardo Monti, executive director and responsible for Value Partners activities in Asia, takes part to SuperReturn Asia 2011, one of the largest private equity events in Asia. On the summit Day 1, he will join the roundtable devoted to the risks and realities of investing in China. Further details

  
  

• Media

  Hard sell  
  Digital Broadcast Middle East September

  The hard recovery in television advertising spend. Comments by Emmanuel Durou, senior manager at Value Partners Dubai.

  
  

• Energia

  In Cina le aziende alle prese con la svolta verde  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Micaela Cappellini 5 September

  In China companies are facing stricter environmental rules. Comments by Tiger Shan, partner of Value Partners Beijing.

  
  

• Beni industriali

  La stanza dei bottoni  
  CorrierEconomia Carlo Cinelli, Federico De Rosa 5 September

  Micol Fornaroli is back in Value Partners as director. Press release.

  
  

• Media

  Bridgepoint: accordo per l’acquisizione del 100% di Infront Sports & Media AG  
  www.infrontsports.com 2 September

  Bridgepoint has reached an agreement to acquire Infront Sports & Media AG: market due diligence by Value Partners.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  La banda si allarga se è senza fili  
  Panorama Economy Stefano Caviglia 25 August

  The Italian mobile broadband is growing faster than the fixed one and attracts expectations, projects and investments. Comments by Davide Tesoro Tess, partner at Value Partners London.

  
  

• Auto e componenti

  La componentistica auto riparte grazie all'export  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Andrea Curiat 1 August

  Export as a key-factor in the automotive components industry. Comments by Alberto Calvo, Value Partners Milan.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Nuova partnership sul mercato cinese  
  Il Sole 24 Ore 20 July

  Value Partners strengthens its international partnership in Hong Kong with the arrival of Leo Wang as a principal. Asiatic press coverage

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Capturing the Micropayments Opportunity  
  Watermen's Hall 16-18 St. Mary-At Hill, Londra 14 July

  Francesco Burelli, partner at Value Partners London and author of the report titled Capturing the Micropayments Opportunity, will take part to the round-table devoted to one of the greatest innovation in the financial institutions sector: micropayments. Johan Lindstrom, senior business leader for eCommerce in Europe at MasterCard, and Robert Harper head of European strategic solutions at PayPal, will also join the discussion organized by CSFI, the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation in London. Further details | Read the report

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Banco, scattano le fusioni  
  Corriere della Sera Sergio Bocconi 1 July

  Value Partners is the advisor of Banco Popolare. The group has presented its three-year industrial plan.

  
  

• Value Partners

  Quella pacifica invasione indiana di Napoli  
  CorrierEconomia Carlo Cinelli, Federico De Rosa 27 June

  Value Partners is the knowledge partner of the 2011 Global Indian Business Meeting in Naples. Further details.

  
  

• Value Partners

  The brain is not to be delocalized  
  MF Gabriele Capolino 18 June

  An interview with Giorgio Rossi Cairo, Managing Director of Value Partners.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  4th Vietnam Telecoms International Summit  
  Hà Nôi, Vietnam, Melia Hotel 2 June

  Ruggero Jenna, managing partner at Value Partners Singapore, will take part to the 4th Vietnam Telecoms International Summit, with a speech devote to mobile data trends and the implications for telecom operators. The summit, Endorsed by the Ministry of Information & Communications Socialist Republic of Vietnam, will gather over 300 international telecom operators and government representatives. Aim of the summit: identifying business opportunities and the most effective strategies to foster the growth of Vietnam telecommunication sector. Further details | Read our presentation

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Web, social network, musica. Cosa cambia Microsoft-Skype  
  Affari&Finanza Eugenio Occorsio 16 May

  The recent acquisition of Skype by Microsoft. With comments by Davide Tesoro-Tess, partner at Value Partners London.

  
  

• Energia

  Rivoluzione ambientale a base di luci LED  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 3 May

  Illumination using LEDs: one of the areas of energy efficiency connected to technology improvement. A study by Value Partners.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  LTE vs fiber  
  Broadband World Forum Asia May

  In a suburban area in developed markets LTE – the most recent mobile standard – can offer a similar customer experience to fiber: there wouldn’t be a large difference in download times, affirms Dominic Arena, partner at Value Partners Singapore, in a recent interview. Watch the video

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Moving on to the next generation  
  The Nation Newspaper 30 April

  Thailand will soon have a nationwide 3G (third-generation) and broadband Internet service. An interview with Dominic Arena, partner at Value Partners Singapore. Watch the interview

  
  

• Media

  Missione Mondiale  
  Economy Stefano Caviglia 28 April

  The business opportunities offered by the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Comments by Alberto Antonioli, director, Value Partners Italy.

  
  

• Value Partners

  NTT DATA to buy Value Team to expand in emerging markets  
  Bloomberg 26 April
  
  

• Value Partners

  Il Gruppo NTT DATA compra Value Team  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Stefano Carrer 26 April
  
  

• Value Partners

  Value Partners cede l'hi-tech a NTT  
  MF Stefania Peveraro 26 April
  
  

• Value Partners

  I Giapponesi comprano hi-tech made in Italy  
  Corriere della Sera Federico De Rosa 26 April

  An interview with Giorgio Rossi Cairo, managing director of Value Partners.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Aumenti di capitale. I prossimi 30 miliardi  
  CorrierEconomia Stefano Righi 18 April

  Capital increase in the banking sector. An interview with Salvo Vitale, partner at Value Partners Rome.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  The impact of broadband in the ASEAN economic community  
  www.broadbandworldforum.com 14 April

  An interview with Dominic Arena, partner at Value Partners Singapore.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Cellulari, in Asia e Africa le Vodafone del futuro  
  Affari&Finanza Stefano Carli 11 April

  Mobile industry: the new challenges of the emerging markets. Intervista a Riccardo Monti, executive director of Value Partners.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  L'eldorado delle frequenze  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Marco Mele 6 April

  The growth of broadband and its effects. A study by Value Partners.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Pagamenti al cellulare, un business su cui investire  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 21 March

  The new business of mobile phones micropayments. From a study by Value Partners.

  
  

• Media

  The kids are alright  
  Digital Broadcast Middle East March

  The fast growing children entertainment digital market. Comments by Emmanuel Durou, senior manager at Value Partners Dubai.

  
  

• Media

  Rio si prepara a segnare un goal da 80 miliardi  
  ll Sole 24Ore Alessandro Merli 18 March

  The economic impact of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. An interview to Alberto Antonioli.

  
  

• Value Partners

  Arrivi e partenze  
  23 February

  Alberto Antonioli is the new Managing Director of Value Partners Italy.

  
  

• Telecommunications

  Eutelsat, il Ka-Sat tira la volata in Borsa  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 21 February

  Eutelsat Ka-Sat is expected to revolutionize the satellite communications market. A comment by Riccardo Monti, executive director of Value Partners.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Micropagamenti grande corsa al promettente e-business  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 14 February

  The micropayments area and its potential. A study by Value Partners London.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Capturing the micropayments opportunity  
  www.comm.ae 9 February

  The potential of the micropayments area: a study by Value Partners. An interview with Francesco Burelli, principal of the London office, and Zoran Vasiljev, managing director of the Dubai office.

  
  

• Media

  Sky-Fastweb: più satellite, meno Iptv ma la vera partita è sul video-streaming  
  Affari&Finanza Stefano Carli 7 February

  The commercial agreement between Sky and Fastweb. Comments by Valerio Fallucca, partner at Value Partners Milan.

  
  

• Media

  Media players in the Middle East yet to make use of new digital platforms  
  Zawya 2 February

  Digital platforms and new technology can play a significant role in the development of local content in the Middle East. Comments by Santino Saguto, partner at Value Partners Dubai.

  
  

• Media

  Media players in the Middle East yet to make use of new digital platforms  
  Zawya 2 February

  Digital platforms and new technology can play a significant role in the development of local content in the Middle East. Comments by Santino Saguto, partner at Value Partners Dubai.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Jiang il superbanchiere va alla conquista del Vecchio Continente  
  Affari&Finanza Paola Jadeluca 31 January

  Icbc, the largest bank in the world, is ready to conquer the European market. A comment by Ruggero Jenna, director at Value Partners Singapore.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  E' boom in Europa per i micropagamenti  
  Il Sole 24 Ore Maximilian Cellino 27 January

  Value Partners has conducted a study on micropayments, one of the key areas of development for the payment industry. Comments by Francesco Burelli, principal at Value

  
  

• Value Partners

  Value Partners si rafforza in America Latina  
  Milano, MF 25 January

  Value Partners strengthens its international partnership by electing four new principals in London, Dubai and Latam.

  
  

• Value Partners

  Value partners attends the SDA Bocconi School of Management recruiting campaign  
  Milano, SDA Bocconi 14 January
  
  

• Telecommunications

  Telecoms consolidation predicted for 2011  
  www.ITP.net, Roger Field, 28 December

  Consolidation and outsourcing are likely to emerge as key trends in the region's telecoms sector in 2011, as increased competition continues to force telcos to increase efficiency, according to analysts and operators. A comment by Zoran Vasiljev, managing director at Value Partners Dubai.

  
  

• Financial institutions

  Capturing the Micropayments Opportunity  
  January

  I micropagamenti - le transazioni di valore inferiore ai 5 Euro per l'acquisto di contenuti digitali - sono una delle più recenti e importanti aree di sviluppo dell'industria dei pagamenti. Oggi nella sola Europa valgono circa 6,4 miliardi di Euro, cifra che dovrebbe almeno raddoppiare nel 2015. In Europa le singole transazioni passeranno dai 6,7 miliardi dello scorso anno ad oltre 17 miliardi di operazioni entro il 2015, come conseguenza della rapida crescita della TV on demand, distribuzione di musica digitale, applicazioni mobili e gaming communities. I micropagamenti rappresentano un business innovativo, collocato nel punto di convergenza di industria telco, media e servizi finanziari: questo rappresenta una vera novità ma anche un potenziale limite data la complessità del servizio richiesto e la poca adattabilità dei principali metodi di pagamento. La sfida principale per i micropagamenti resta oggi il costo della transazione che è ancora elevato rispetto al valore delle merci vendute. Nuovi modelli di business stanno emergendo, così come nuovi attori (ad esempio i player telco e gli ISP), determinando una forte e rapida innovazione.