Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

http://www.bpmwatch.com/knowledgebase/...oviders-everest-peak-matrix/  

http://www.freeborders.com/three-reasons-to-outsource-to-china/  

Value of 31% of ICGCroup on Freeborders = 35 million

Revenues of Freeborders in 2012 will be about 33 million - that are by comparable 3.5-times-revenues of competitors = 115 million value. And the 31% of ICG Group = 35 million.  

http://www.internetretailer.com/2012/10/02/...ially-takes-over-oct-17  

The truth: The ROI from procurement outsourcing is greater than most other investment decisions senior executives can make

Global myths of procurement outsourcing - Myth 2: The ROI from PO is insufficient
Research by Horses fources from June 2012 identified that 29% of organizations have limited interest in outsourcing procurement due to the Return On Investment (ROI) being not compelling.
This one really surprises me. Procurement outsourcing typically generates a ROI in the first few years of 15-20x. If CFOs realized that by spending $1 dollar they could generate $15 to $20 of bottom line impact, you would say that was a good project to spend money on, right? Well, this is what’s happening every day when procurement is utilized as a strategic tool. Yet executives don’t realize the potential.

Compare that with the ROI achievable through business investments in HR, finance, IT, R&D, etc. You will find the ROI from procurement is much greater. And yet procurement typically gets deprioritized, in favor of other areas of investment. From a financial perspective, in other words, the business is misprioritizing where it puts its money. We see it happen again and again; businesses demand much higher ROIs from procurement than any other area of the company.

I think the issue here is that procurement is failing to make its case as successfully as other functions. It is not ‘selling’ what it can do to senior executives.

So the myth is exactly that - a myth. The problem is, it’s widely held, and one that’s going to take time to dispel.

The truth: The ROI from procurement outsourcing is greater than most other investment decisions senior executives can make. Typically, it generates a ROI in the first few years of 15-20 times, and sometimes even more. Beyond then, when a cost base is reached - it’s about maximizing value for money and ensuring the cost base doesn’t drift back to its previous level.

In the next post I’ll cover the initial reaction some people have to the idea of outsourcing procurement - a fear that the very stakeholders procurement serves will get a worse service  

zusammen:

How can you be successful on Google Shopping? Channel Intelligence’s Larry Weeks, Vice President of Performance Marketing, has the answer.

On November 15th, Weeks co-hosted a Holiday Shopping Report with Jon Venverloh, Head of Business Development, Platforms at Google Shopping. During this report, Weeks and Venverloh provided retailers with invaluable insights, consumer trends and suggestions for better performance during the holiday season.  

Procurian Receives 2012 Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Demonstrating commitment to helping clients meet sustainability goals and drive significant savings

PHILADELPHIA, PA – November 27, 2012 – Leading comprehensive procurement solutions provider Procurian, formerly ICG Commerce, today announced that it has received the 2012 Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine.  

ICG Invites Investment Community to December 13, 2012 Presentation on Procurian Energy, Hosted by Procurian's CEO, Carl Guarino, and Chief Sustainability Officer, Chad Gottesman
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RADNOR, Pa., Nov. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ICG Group, Inc. (ICGE) ("ICG") today announced that Procurian CEO Carl Guarino and Chad Gottesman, the head of Procurian Energy and Procurian's Chief Sustainability Officer, will present a company overview along with an in-depth review of the company's energy management solution on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The presentation will provide the investment community with insights into how Procurian, and specifically Procurian Energy, can strategically and effectively achieve sustainable cost reductions for its growing customer base of Global 1000 companies.  

October 4, 2012

The procurement outsourcing (PO) market has seen steady growth in the past few years, with more than 50 new contracts signed each year in 2010-2011.



As the global PO market continues to mature, more buyers are recognizing the value of outsourcing procurement activities to optimize their companies’ spend, according to global consulting and research firm Everest Group.



Because of this, there are a growing number of firms that are adopting such PO practices, which is the transfer of ownership of procurement processes or functions to service providers.



In recent years, the PO market has reached over 300 contracts, Everest Group reported, with service providers managing more than US$190 billion (SG $232.9 billion) for clients.



Additionally, Everest Group also found that organisations that practice PO have recorded a 5-10% savings on their outsourced procurement spend.

Sources: Procurement Asia  

ich einigermaßen zufrieden

http://finance.yahoo.com/...lcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;

obwohl wir auch noch nicht annähernd den Fair Value erreicht haben. Denn alleine die Beteiliung an Procurian ist schon wesentlich mehr wert als die Marktkapitalisierung von ICG Group.  

Flite Offers E-Commerce in Ads Through Partnership with Channel Intelligence

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flite, the leading SaaS advertising platform provider, announced a partnership with Channel Intelligence (CI), a leading provider of technology services that allows brands to commerce-enable all their digital marketing assets. Through this partnership, the two companies offer an innovative display advertising solution that allows consumers to easily purchase products from a selection of online retailers.  

Freeborders Introduces Latest Solution Accelerator for Financial Services Companies
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New Offering Supports Operational Efficiency, Accuracy, and Compliance

San Francisco, CA – December 6, 2012 – Freeborders Inc., a global provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions, today introduced Independent Controls Evaluation (ICE)℠ solution accelerator. Tailored for the financial services market, this accelerator allows seamless integration and management of internal controls for financial, operational and regulatory reporting. Using ICE, companies can improve their operational risk management and ensure compliance with regulations, such as Dodd-Frank, Sox 404, Basel II and Basel III.

“Many in the financial sector are striving for operational efficiency while trying to keep pace with regulatory changes and reporting, managing operational and regulatory risk is a key focus in the industry” said Graham Bolton, EVP of Financial Services Consulting at Freeborders. “Building on our global pedigree in FSI solutions, the firms can extend their transparency while reducing redundancy.”

With ICE, companies can track operational efficiency, the accuracy and reliability of Independent Controls while remaining compliant with all laws, regulations, policies and procedures.  

Using Freeborders’ LEAF℠ framework and repository, ICE provides:
- Key Controls Across Business Functions: Captures control data across lines of business using structured templates to assure accuracy and completeness;
- LEAF Repository: Defines and loads a repository of independent controls information;
- Actionable Reports: Creates analytical and executive reports to identify gaps, exceptions and commonality of independent controls throughout the transaction life-cycle;
- Governance, Risk & Compliance: Assesses and remediates gaps and systemic risk while reducing inefficiencies.

“Today’s competitive and regulatory landscape has made the old model of working in business unit silos obsolete,” said Bolton. “C-level Executives must consolidate data between all systems and processes, and produce an organization-wide view of risk with the ability to quickly produce compliance reports for all regulatory bodies. With the Freeborders ICE solution accelerator, C-Levels have an internal control system at their fingertips that helps produce accurate financial reports and navigate compliance requirements efficiently.”  

ConnXus and Procurian Collaborate on Supplier Contracting Opportunities
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by ConnXus on December 6, 2012

Deal Is Worth Millions for Diverse Businesses

MASON, OH and PHILADELPHIA, PA - Dec 5, 2012 – ConnXus, a revolutionary online supplier-diversity service, and Procurian, the leading provider of comprehensive procurement solutions, have teamed up to provide corporate contracting opportunities worth millions of dollars for minority- and woman-owned businesses.

Procurian helps Fortune 1000 companies optimize their spending on outside goods and services, which includes identifying and contracting with new suppliers. To address their clients’ growing commitment to engaging diversity suppliers, Procurian posts select contract bidding opportunities on ConnXus for the online service’s performance-rated diverse supplier members.

The two companies estimate that approximately two to three opportunities are posted weekly on ConnXus, ranging in value from $100,000 to $2 million apiece. The opportunities span more than 100 spend categories, including legal, facilities, information technology, corporate and professional services (accounting, consulting, training, etc.), capital equipment, and manufacturing services.  

http://www.horsesforsources.com/proxima-procurian_022012  

32 job-offerings of Procurian
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Group Sourcing Lead, Logistics, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

p2p Technology Business Analyst, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

IT/Telecom Sourcing Manager, Shenzen Shenzen CN 518048

p2p Technology Business Analyst, Madhapur Madhapur IN 500 081

Technology Project Manager, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

Energy Procurement Analyst, Atlanta GA US 30369

Logistics Sourcing Associate, Shenzen China CN 518048

Account Executive, Energy/Sustainability, Chicago IL US 60673

Travel Group Category/Sourcing Lead, King of Prussia or New York PA or NY US 19406

Category Lead, Corporate Professional Services, Australia Australia AU

Category Management Associate, IT/Telecom, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048

Category Lead, IT, Hong Kong Hong Kong CN

Category Management Associate, Facilities Services, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048

Category Lead, Marketing, Tokyo Tokyo JP

Marketing Sourcing Associate, Shanghai Shanghai CN

Logistics Sourcing Associate, Prague 1 Prague CZ 110 00

Contract Services Associate, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

Procurement Operations Specialist, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

Category Lead, Marketing, King Of Prussia PA US 19406, New York NY US 10121, Toronto ON CA M5W 4T9

RFP Support Manager, King Of Prussia PA US 19406

MIS Associate, Prague 1 Prague 1 CZ 110 00

Procurement Operations Specialist, Prague 1 Prague 1 CZ 110 00 Czech Re

Sourcing Associate, Marketing, Shenzen Shenzen CN 518048

Client Executive, King Of Prussia PA US 1940, Atlanta GA US 30354

Logistics Sourcing Associate, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048  

McCain Foods Signs Contract Selecting Procurian to Optimize Spending Across Global Organization

Monday, December 10, 2012

Leading Food Supplier Taps Procurian’s Specialized Procurement Infrastructure to Improve Effectiveness and Efficiency in Support of Growth Goals

PHILADELPHIA, PA – December 10th, 2012 – Leading comprehensive procurement solutions provider Procurian, formerly ICG Commerce, today announced that it has signed an agreement with McCain Foods, a leading supplier of frozen potato and snack food products for the home and food services market. Procurian will deliver a comprehensive procurement solution to help the company optimize and manage it’s spending in several categories across its global operations.

Procurian is solely focused on helping clients transform procurement into a strategic function that fuels growth through measurable savings as well as supply market insights that optimize spending. Procurian’s unique offering provides its clients access to all the components necessary to optimize indirect spending across over 350 subcategories and achieve the highest levels of procurement excellence.

“The team at McCain has a very progressive approach to optimizing procurement and increasing its impact on the organization, and we’re excited to help this forward-thinking market leader harness the power of their spending,” said Carl Guarino, CEO of Procurian. “This new engagement showcases the opportunity for many companies to rethink how they view indirect spending, focusing not only on process compliance, but continuously optimizing the business impact of their investments. We look forward to helping McCain build on their success and take procurement to the next level to meet their strategic goals.”  

Manager - Quality and Escalations
Quality Assurance Lead
Site Optimization Analyst
Consumer Experience Analyst
Multi Family Outreach Representative
Manager - Search Marketing
Account Executive
Process Analyst
Web Designer
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The Procurement Consulting and Outsourcing markets are particularly busy. More on this below.

Indirect spend roles are certainly more prevalent that direct spend continuing a trend we have observed for some time.  

Procurian Unveils 2013 Top Areas Affecting Corporate Costs

Press Release: Procurian, Inc – 2 hours 5 minutes ago.. .

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Every year, losing weight tops the list of New Year's resolutions among individuals, and according to Procurian, the leading procurement specialist for the Fortune 1000, cutting fat should also be a top priority among C-level executives at this time of year -- but from budgets rather than waist lines.

According to the company's supply market specialists, big business could be saving millions of dollars per year -- a full margin point or more -- on their indirect spend: areas like IT, logistics, marketing, and energy that may not be a part of a business's core product, but have a big impact on the bottom line.

"We're encouraging CEOs, CFOs, and CPOs to examine their spending habits and make eliminating waste their number one New Year's resolution," said Procurian CEO Carl Guarino. "Like dieting, it's important to avoid 'fad' cost-cutting quick fixes in favor of a holistic and ongoing approach to managing expense. When done correctly with a partner that brings deep market intelligence, understands the process, and knows how to get employees on board, executives can save millions to fund growth and innovation for years to come."  

•Energy Management Gets a Reboot: Energy costs account for 1-2 percent of sales for the average company, and up to 4-5 percent of cost of goods sold for manufacturers. Yet, most traditional energy management programs fail to deliver sustainable value, because most firms address energy management as a one-time audit rather than a sustainable business practice. Companies that adopt ongoing active energy management programs with continuous monitoring can achieve 15-40 percent energy savings. Furthermore, in 2011, governments and utilities paid out $6.8 billion in incentives and credits. A more active energy management process approach can qualify your firm for these incentives that executives do not want to miss out on. Utility bill audits help ensure businesses are paying the right energy prices. By also deploying monitoring equipment across the business, managers can identify opportunities to reduce consumption and can use utility market intelligence to qualify for improved rates and tariffs.  

Telecom Sourcing Manager, Shenzen Shenzen CN 518048 11/26/12
Technology Business Analyst, Madhapur Madhapur IN 500 081 11/26/12
Logistics Sourcing Associate, Shenzen China CN 518048 10/29/12
Category Management Associate, IT/Telecom, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048 10/22/12
Category Lead, IT, Hong Kong Hong Kong CN 10/22/12Category Management Associate, Facilities Services, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048 10/22/12
Category Lead, Marketing, Tokyo Tokyo JP 10/22/12Marketing Sourcing Associate, Shanghai Shanghai CN 10/22/12
Category Lead, Corporate Professional Services, Australia Australia AU 10/22/12
Logistics Sourcing Associate, Prague 1 Prague CZ 110 00 10/11
MIS Associate, Prague 1 Prague 1 CZ 110 00 09/26/12
Procurement Operations Specialist, Prague 1 Prague 1 CZ 110 00 Czech Re
Logistics Sourcing Associate, Futian District Shenzen CN 518048 08/01/12
IT Sourcing Associate, Shenzhen Shenzhen CN 07/02/12
MRO Sourcing Associate, Shenzhen Shenzhen CN 518048 07/02/12
Contract Services Associate, Prague 1 Prague CZ 110 00 Czech Re 06/12/12
Marketing/HR/EPS Category Manager, London London UK NW1 6NW 05/22/12  

diese Nachricht bei Yahoo anzubringen scheitert - das ist schon sehr seltsam.





This aquisition will drive the revenues of Procurian too

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Procurian Extends its Energy Solution with Acquisition of Utilities Analyses, Inc

Monday, August 06, 2012

Addition of Highly Specialized Energy Management Capabilities Creates Independent and End-to-End Energy Management Solution that Maximizes Savings and Efficiencies

PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 6, 2012 – Leading comprehensive procurement solutions provider Procurian, today announced the acquisition of highly specialized energy management firm, Utilities Analyses, Inc. (UAI). UAI focuses on comprehensive supply-side services that help clients cut utility costs and achieve ongoing savings in both regulated and deregulated environments. Integrating UAI’s energy supply-side capabilities with Procurian’s existing demand-side capabilities creates Procurian Energy which provides an independent, end-to-end energy management solution that identifies, maximizes and sustains savings and efficiencies. Procurian Energy leverages 30 energy specialists who utilize proprietary market intelligence to manage $3 billion of energy spend across more than 60 clients.  

völlig egal, da ich meinen momentanen Bestand auch noch sehr lange halten will - denn ich kassiere hier Kursgewinne steuerfrei.  

20.000 Stück vor ca. zwei Jahren einmal gefünftelt bis gesechstelt habe, habe ich ja schon mehrfach gepostet - weniger wegen der Qualität, vor allem wegen der Risikostreuung, die durch den Anstieg von $3,40 auf damals ca. $12 aus den Fugen geraten war. Aber den momentanen Bestand will ich eigentlich jetzt sehr lange durchhalten.