Hersch says he knows of a significant player who "is out talking with major companies and is offering profit participation and very significant advances".
It's initially offering profit-participating loans in Germany and will soon add peer-to-company lending and convertible lending to Sweden followed by other markets its operates in.
Among the revelations in the amended prospectus to its upcoming initial public offering: Profit in the first quarter fell 12 percent, to $205 million.
South American cartels are applying skills honed through decades of distributing cocaine to a new pursuit offering outsized profits at a fraction of the risk: They are moving into stolen smartphones.
Globally, wildlife trafficking is among the most profitable of illegal trades, with body parts harvested from poached elephants (up to US$ 6,500/kilogram for ivory), rhinos (US$30,000+/kilogramm for horns), and other animals offering lucrative profits on illegal markets.
Once car companies stop offering the profit-sapping zero-interest financing that has lured buyers into the showrooms, sales are likely to drop sharply.
It was not until Starbucks ran into business problems, in January, that it stopped offering annual profit forecasts and same-store sales for its coffee shops.
And on Wednesday, J. C. Penney joined the list, saying it would stop offering annual profit estimates, known in the industry as guidance, at least for now.
There are lots of reasons the markets remain unstable — fears of a global recession, companies offering poor profit projections for the rest of the year, and the continuing uncertainties brought on by the credit crisis.
The investment brochure notes the "fast track measures" that have "accelerated by three years" the development around The Den. Millwall have been eager to provide their own scheme, keeping the club at the heart of their community and even offering a profit share with the local council.
He hires gangs that have peeled off from competitors, offering attractive profit sharing.
