Articles / Interviews - John Caslione

"America Must Go Long on Globalization Efforts"

Published 08/10/08:  The DC Examiner; Washington DC

Article excerpts...

"... Going long is a strategic necessity that we must embrace because the new market makers from Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East are going long, and we in the West are going to have to have the foresight and vision to begin to trump, or even just to match, their extremely well-funded global growth strategies."

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American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Shanghai China

Interviews GCS's President & CEO, John A. Caslione

"Challenges of the Middle Market"

November 2007

        Interviewed by Nicholas Consonery

Article excerpts...

...John Caslione of GCS is quick to emphasize the importance of effective business operations.  "For our firm it includes not just making investments, but building up the [acquired] businesses themselves.  You have to look at it from business-building fundamentals, not just financial fundamentals, and be prepared to change your models without compromising your company's core business strategy."  The process of building up a firm "takes a lot more time and money than some private equity firms realize," he says.

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