CPI is “Clubul Profesionistilor Imobiliare” (Real Estate Professionals’ Club), a project organized by www.imobiliare.ro. They are the only ones so far who have managed to gather every month different Real Estate professionals, in order to discuss about the market, the trends and ideas of how to become better. I consider it as an important platform to exchange opinions, even to build some collaboration with other people who share the same principles and ideas. This Wednesday at 19.00 I am invited to be the speaker there. I will talk about Cannes and MIPIM. What happened there [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]Dr. Nouriel Roubini: Positive for Romania, negative for other countries
Yesterday I shared with you my dialogue with DR Nouriel Roubini, one of the most famous economists of the world. I asked him about Romania and Greece. It looks like this was the first time (since quite… some time) that a respectable well known “opinion maker” spoke about Romania using positive words. Who is he? A “trend setter” of our times… I read about the Greek, European and world economy since I was 12, back in 1987. I have read thousands of articles about all kinds of subjects, having noticed or studied success stories or major failures. In the middle [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]What did Dr. Nouriel Roubini reply to me about Romania: “Romania has the potential to attract Foreign Direct Investments”
It was Thursday morning. After the first two days of MIPIM, everyone’s interest was focused on Dr. Nouriel Roubini, the famous economist who was about to speak in the Grand Auditorium of Palais de Festivals. His speech was very interesting indeed. Instead of a cold monologue, he was having a dialogue with a well known journalist, replying to questions and analyzing countries, problems, economic issues and their impact in the world of properties and investments. You can watch it here: “What about Romania?” The official speech ended and then it was [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]MIPIM buzz: How do investors think? What is the investment environment we live in?
We keep on talking about investors, whom we expect to return in Romania. We hope that they will come soon, in order for the market to unblock and restart. But do we ever try to “enter in their shoes”? Do we care to understand how they think, approach business and finally decide for an investment? Today I have chosen for you some discussions and articles about exactly this topic: The investors. All these happened at MIPIM of course. “Potential investors go toe-to-toe in this entertaining project showcase. Are the business angels buying?” How do you convince an investor [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]MIPIM buzz: 5 European stories that worth your attention
Hello from Cannes! As MIPIM continues dominating the discussions of all property experts around the world, today I decided to share with you 5 interesting stories about parts of Europe. You see, in order to understand the situation in Romania and the way the foreigners look at the country, I consider that it is important for us to get familiar with their approach about countries and cities in general. “Are Polish cities the new Spanish cities?” This story sets a question regarding the dynamism of Poland and the potential of its cities. When I am telling you that all people [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]Too bad you can not be here with me, at Cannes, to share 5 experiences of mine…
Hello to everyone from Cannes. MIPIM, the no.1 Real Estate exhibition of the world, enters on Thursday, the last of the “hot days”. There is Friday as well, but 95% of the work is done during the first 3 days here. This MIPIM was different than 2010, a bit better. But it also provided me with plenty of important experiences. Too bad you can not be here with me, to live what I live, to hear all I hear and to realize how different are things in reality, than what you consider… Today I decided to share with you 5 of these experiences. I hope that they will be useful to you, helping [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]Your (provoking) questions, my answers
Filed Under: Uncategorized on Mar 09, 2011 @ 6:36 PM
Hello from Cannes. While MIPIM enters in its “hottest” period, I would like to start replying again to your questions. I chose Wednesday as a day suitable for this and we start as of today. Soon you will notice that I will provide you with even more means of communication. Why is that? Because without your feedback, I would end up as a crazy (not old yet) guy, talking to myself. So, let’s see… What do we have today? Dan asks: What was missing in order to build something – anything! – on those vacant land? “So how was possible that most of [...]
[relevant-to-adsense]The first “must attend” seminar about Private Equity and Venture Capital
Filed Under: Uncategorized on Mar 08, 2011 @ 6:38 PM
Today I am flying to Cannes for MIPIM, in order to meet and discuss with the major international investors and market players about Romania. Usually you read in the media about “funds”, “investors”, “venture capital” or other types of investors. But do you really know what it this all about? Too many people talk about all these, but very few of them really understand the meaning and even less know how to take advantage of the opportunities that are waiting them. This is why I decided to be media partner and support the first seminar about all these. In the [...]
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Few days ago, on Tuesday, I had presented to you an interview of Mr Gavin Ryan, an expert in Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. As far as I understood from your feedback, this subject was really interesting for you, as the official information about this segment is really limited. This is why I decided to address to Mr Ryan again, summing some of your questions and adding some new ones. This domain is really interesting and I think that it worths to know ... 
