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Yale professor Stephen Roach jumps on the criticism wagon in his latest comments, including stating that Trump's latest leaked tactics would be 'unmitigated disaster'. Unfortunately, while concluding the unarguable, he, not unlike many in the press and university system, fail to examine long term implications of negotiation tactics. This short-sided view, along with CNBC "reporting" of it, appears to be more of a methodology designed to criticise and headline, rather than to create a value add recommendation or create balance. Perhaps this headline should be: Yale Professor and CNBC: Value add or Obvious Discourse? US pulling investment from China would be an ‘unmitigated disaster,’ says Yale’s Stephen Roach Lizzy Gurdus PUBLISHED SAT, SEP 28 2019 8:45 AM EDT US pulling investment from China would be an ‘unmitigated disaster’ U.S.-China trade talks have hit another snag. The next chapter in the saga involves the Trump administrati...

STO Market Outlook 2019 Recap of 2018 STO activity and beyond Tatiana Koffman reposted by scott shields katy, scott shields houston Jan 4 If 2017 was the year of the utility token, with ICO’s raising more than $5.6B, 2018 will be remembered as having paved the way for a new generation of security tokens. Issuers and investors continue to remain curious about the benefits of tokenization such as increased liquidity, fractional ownership, decreased issuance costs, innovative structures and greater pricing efficiency. After conducting an independent study of 130+ STOs currently on the market, the following are some trends forming for 2019. Market Trends Deal Size: The current range of deals run from $2M for smaller equity fundraises for consumer tech companies to $1B for institutional venture capital deals. Industry: The vast majority of STOs are are happening in the Real Estate, Finance, Tech and Energy sectors. Structure: Revenue-share, tokeniz...

How blockchain could upend M&A and Investment Banking ther deals December 6, 2018 By  James Marshall , Deals Partner, Re-posted by Scott Shields Katy, Scott Shields Houston Imagine partnering with a foreign company run by executives you’ve never actually met, or imagine crowd financing a new film even if it required a big budget? Many investors would shy away from such deals, feeling that the risks were too big or too ambiguous to take on. But given blockchain’s evolution in recent years, we’d be remiss to write off these prospects just yet. Government and business leaders who aren’t already evaluating blockchain through a new lens need to be. The technology has been widely discussed, and much of the focus around its potential uses in M&A deals has thus far been around making the due diligence process more efficient. However, blockchain’s deeper potential use cases span beyond what dealmakers envision today. As a tamper-proof shared ledge...

Scott Shields Gas LNG Consultant Houston - Katy Texas linkedin.com/in/scott-shields-5a59504 More on Scott Shields LNG and Gas Experience: Expanded Several Energy Companies' Marketing, Trading and Derivatives Businesses Completed largest structured transaction in Enron paper group’s history, measured at $10 million in gross margin; Increased transactions with end-users and profits from $75 million to over $1 million in marketing and trading business of Sonat Gas Marketing in mid-continent & Gulf; Taught and expanded use of derivatives structures with clients; Founded and grew Business Units of Enron, Enserco, Sonat and Oasis; Founded, raised capital, and successfully merged Oasis Bank SSB: Served as Director and Chairman of M&A and Asset and Liability Committees; Merged with $1 billion Spirit of Texas Bank in 2012; Introduced MOU from SPAC for second wave LNG export facility; Headed and Marketing organization for Repsol Energy North America; Originat...