WICKS BUSINESS INFO. ACQUIRES ASSET ALTERNATIVES, INC.Wicks Business Information (Fairfield Fairfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,200), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United States Steel Corp., its steel industry has greatly declined, negatively affecting the city's economy. , CT) has acquired Asset Alternatives, Inc. (Wellesley Wellesley, town (1990 pop. 26,615), Norfolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb SW of Boston; settled 1660, inc. 1881. Its many educational institutions include several private preparatory schools, Babson College, and Wellesley College. , MA), a supplier of information for venture capital, LBO LBO See: Leveraged buyout LBO See leveraged buyout (LBO). and other alternative investment professionals. No terms were given. Asset Alternatives produces five newsletters, including flagship The Private Equity Analyst, a letter that follows the venture capital and private equity markets, Latin Lat·in n. 1. a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century. b. American Private Equity Analyst, Venture Capital and Information Technology, Venture Capital and Health Care and its newest letter, The Corporate venturing Report. The company also produces four related research reports, four directories and three conferences. Wicks president/ceo Doug Manoni noted that the acquired assets are "an outstanding group of market--leading information products serving an expanding market with an increasing demand for quality information." Wicks assets include Investment Advisor Investment Advisor 1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission. 2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and and Treasury & Risk Management magazines, and newsletter publisher the Briefings and Georgetown Publishing Group. |
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