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Just like you never want to hear a doctor say "oops" in the operating room, you never want to see a going-concern statement
in a financial report about a company you own. Accountants throw these in when they've been over the books, talked to customers,
and checked the horoscopes and have concluded there is "substantial doubt" about a company's ability to remain in business.
In short, don't blame the accountants if the company files for bankruptcy protection.
You¿d reckon that a going-concern
statement would be enough to send investors running to the exits, but it's not. True, many large institutions automatically
bail when an existing company gets slapped with one of these, but many individuals (often wrongly) take a chance they know
more than the bean counters.
During the tech boom of the late 1990s, many companies actually went public even though they had been hit with going-concern statements. Many of those companies subsequently disappeared. Enough said.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Report: Chrysler Building for Sale
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If you've got more than $800 million to spare and really like the Chrysler Building, you may be in luck.
The iconic Midtown Manhattan skyscraper is on the block but an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy a majority stake in the building, according to a published report.
TMW, the German arm of an Atlanta-based investment fund, is in talks to sell its 75% stake in the Chrysler Building for $800 million, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.
The proposed deal would reportedly give Tishman Speyer Properties, which owns the remaining 25% of the building, operating control over the Chrysler Building while the Abu Dhabi fund would act as a silent partner. Also, the sovereign wealth fund would gain control of the nearby Trylons retail assets, the newspaper reported.
Just last month another landmark Manhattan skyscraper, the GM building, was sold along with three other properties to Boston Properties (BXP) for $3.95 billion. According to published reports, the wealth funds of Kuwait and Qatar were partners in the deal.
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