For large corporate buy-outs in the third quarter of this year, the equity contribution was around 38%, down from nearly 47% in 2009.

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When I first came to China almost 20 years ago, a Chinese partner could not be expected to make its equity contribution in a joint venture in cash.

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Whether you meet that expected family contribution through depletion of savings, a home equity loan, or a government-sponsored ParentPLUS loan is up to you.

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The company evaluated the performance of eight reward-based crowdfunding platforms (where a donor receives a reward of value in exchange for a cash contribution) and six investment-based platforms (where investors receive equity or interest on their investment).

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HEDGE-FUND and private-equity managers earn a lot of money, more than most people think justified by their contribution to society.

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Labour had persuaded itself that the super-rich were making a big indirect contribution to the health of the British economy by employing lots of people at their hedge funds, private equity firms and similar new-generation financial businesses - which many would see as the antithesis of what Labour would normally believe.

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