Andre J. Peschong

The US economy is retracting, jobless claims are increasing, consumer confidence is dwindling, the housing market is cratering, oil prices are skyrocketing and the credit markets are tightening.  Almost makes you want to stay in bed and pull the covers over your head.  If you take in all this news and data about what is […]

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When it comes to deals, I have always wondered when you take a step back and look at the whole picture if things seem more in focus or just more chaotic.  Sometimes you can be so close to a deal or an industry that you lose your macro perspective and cannot always find the answer […]

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I just attended the LAVA(Los Angeles Venture Association) conference which was held at a very unique, old school hotel that was completely refurbished called the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. It is interesting because over the years LAVA has had its moments when the who’s who of finance showed and deals were getting done and other times […]

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Woke up bright and early on Friday morning for this interview on NY’s Mike Norman Show.  We discussed my take on the Bear Stearns bailout.  Listen to my two part interview here:
http://www.dealflowdiaries.com/mp3s/audioplayer.htm
Select “BizRadio 04-11-08″ and “BizRadio 04-11-08pt2″

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It seems that everyone I talk to on Main Street is all concerned and angst ridden towards the government’s bailout of Bear Stearns.  They are angry because they believe the government is supporting big business and even worse, they are supporting Wall Street big business.  It is interesting to hear an everyman’s perspective on something […]

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I was recently interviewed on BizRadio’s Brent Clanton Show on the current real estate market as well as Angel Investing.  Listen to my interview here:
http://www.dealflowdiaries.com/mp3s/audioplayer.htm        
Select “BizRadio 03-28-08″

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Fear and greed are the only two motivations for action when playing in the arena known as Wall Street.  Fear of losing money or missing an opportunity, or just fear of making the wrong decision.  Greed is an all motivating factor just as Gordon Gecko said in the famous movie Wall Street “The point is, […]

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IR is a basic absolute for a company even considering being publicly traded. With all the costs associated with being a public company such as SOX compliance, legal, accounting, transfer agent fees, listing fees etc…  Why then would a company want to cut back or not have a full effort to effectively get the story […]

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Time for some shameless self promotion!  In case you didn’t catch them on Google or your news feeds, I was just interviewed for two new articles. Check them out at:

No Slack With SPACs (BloggingStocks.com)
Depressed Stocks Open Door to More Takeovers (DowJones MarketWatch)

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As I mentioned in an earlier post I attended the Roth Capital Conference at the Dana Point Ritz Carlton.  This is an extremely well attended conference focused on the small capitalization public marketplace.  There were over 300 companies presenting from all industries and continents.  This year Roth Capital featured companies from India, most trading on […]

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