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Digital businesses, data advantages and the generation of real options
Many structural winners today enjoy embedded real options in their business models that did not appear on their financial statements...
Continue ReadingThe GME Saga
Just like any hot stock that disconnects from fundamentals in an extreme way, it becomes a ticking time bomb before...
Continue ReadingWill this new Game ever Stop?
GameStop was one of a number of stocks identified on Reddit as being highly-susceptible to a short-squeeze. In the month...
Continue ReadingQuarterly Update (Q4 2020)
In this quarterly update, Chris Demasi, Montaka's Portfolio Manager reflects upon the new era ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic....
Continue Reading5 ways to build investment portfolios amid growing inequality
Inequality creates winners and losers. And there are key steps that investors can take to be on the right side...
Continue ReadingCovid-19: accelerating our journey to inequality
Our analysis leads us to believe that the forces driving low economic growth, increased indebtedness, low interest rates and asset...
Continue ReadingExecuting a Disruptive Vision
Contrary to popular mythology, technological disruption very rarely happens in a singular flash of brilliance. The image of a disheveled,...
Continue ReadingLiquidity begets liquidity: CME Group
Derivatives exchanges are becoming increasingly important in global markets today. In this article, we examine factors contributing to CME group's...
Continue ReadingThe stock Chris Demasi is quietly excited about
In this article for the AFR, Chris Demasi answers seven questions by Vesna Poljak on topics ranging from a stock...
Continue ReadingShould we be concerned about antitrust regulations in China?
Chinese regulators hit the booming tech industry again this week with draft rules intended to curb monopolistic practices at China’s...
Continue ReadingCAC is the New Rent
Typically, rent is one of the largest costs for offline retailers. However, the internet has given rise to a new...
Continue ReadingPrivate Equity and Insurance Go Hand-in-Hand
Private equity firms are making long-term investments in legacy insurance books. What makes insurance, one of the oldest industries, fraught...
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Access our latest research and insights from the Montaka Investment Team
Digital businesses, data advantages and the generation of real options
Many structural winners today enjoy embedded real options in their business models that did not appear on their financial statements but significantly altered the direction of their futures. In this article, we look at some examples of real options in digital businesses.
Continue ReadingThe GME Saga
Just like any hot stock that disconnects from fundamentals in an extreme way, it becomes a ticking time bomb before it crashes back down to reality. It’s unclear where the GameStop stock will trade over the coming days and months, but trees don’t grow to the sky.
Continue ReadingWill this new Game ever Stop?
GameStop was one of a number of stocks identified on Reddit as being highly-susceptible to a short-squeeze. In the month of January 2021, GameStop (NYSE: GME), increased by more than 1,600%, from $19 to $325 per share.
Continue ReadingQuarterly Update (Q4 2020)
In this quarterly update, Chris Demasi, Montaka's Portfolio Manager reflects upon the new era ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic. This change has created enormous opportunity to invest meaningfully in advantaged digital winners with predictable and growing revenues and profits.
Continue Reading5 ways to build investment portfolios amid growing inequality
Inequality creates winners and losers. And there are key steps that investors can take to be on the right side of these changes – to not only protect their portfolios from growing inequality, but also generate strong investment returns into the future.
Continue ReadingCovid-19: accelerating our journey to inequality
Our analysis leads us to believe that the forces driving low economic growth, increased indebtedness, low interest rates and asset inflation will only strengthen in a post COVID-19 world.
Continue ReadingExecuting a Disruptive Vision
Contrary to popular mythology, technological disruption very rarely happens in a singular flash of brilliance. The image of a disheveled, genius tech founder, manically coding a brilliant new idea in a garage, has a disruptive vision, and lays waste to incumbent operators is a romantic notion. But unfortunately, it's rarely true.
Continue ReadingLiquidity begets liquidity: CME Group
Derivatives exchanges are becoming increasingly important in global markets today. In this article, we examine factors contributing to CME group's privileged position and whether it can be classified as a monopoly.
Continue ReadingThe stock Chris Demasi is quietly excited about
In this article for the AFR, Chris Demasi answers seven questions by Vesna Poljak on topics ranging from a stock he is excited about to where you can find a good VFM pasta in Sydney! Read on to know more.
Continue ReadingShould we be concerned about antitrust regulations in China?
Chinese regulators hit the booming tech industry again this week with draft rules intended to curb monopolistic practices at China’s internet companies, sparking a $290 billion selloff across names like Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan.
Continue ReadingCAC is the New Rent
Typically, rent is one of the largest costs for offline retailers. However, the internet has given rise to a new set of dynamics in an online world for consumer firms with customer acquisition cost (CAC) usurping rent in importance.
Continue ReadingPrivate Equity and Insurance Go Hand-in-Hand
Private equity firms are making long-term investments in legacy insurance books. What makes insurance, one of the oldest industries, fraught with regulation, so attractive to these smart investors?
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