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Syncom’s New Frontier
It was one of the biggest deals that almost didn’t happen. As part of an investment team, Syncom Venture Partners (No. 8 on the be private equity firms list with $410 million in capital under management) was negotiating with telecommunications giant Motorola Inc. to acquire its satellite subsidiary, Iridium L.L.C. As the parties hammered out the details, a technician at Iridium’s Tempe, Arizona, operations center stood ready to begin the process of bringing the $5 billion constellation of satellites—orbiting at an altitude of 483 miles—into the Earth’s atmosphere to destroy them.
Influencers Help Change the World’s View of Haiti
A group of millennial influencers traveled to Haiti to use their social media platforms to expose the world to the beauty of Haiti that lies beyond the protests, violence, and natural disasters frequently reported in the news.
Fit for Business
When John L. Wright’s neighbor grew frustrated with the lack of progress she experienced while working with a personal trainer, she turned to him for guidance.
This Successful Black Business Steered Through Fluctuating Supply and Demand Toward Profitability
It was 2008: Supply and demand in the auto industry was in a tumult. This is a learning lesson from a BE 100 auto supplier company on how it made strategic moves and painful decisions to right the ship.