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| Title: | About The Talitha Group | |||
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| Date of publishing: | November 30, 2009 | |||
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About The Talitha Group
Old paradigms and some deeply rooted investment philosophies have lost some of their tenure or need rethinking and revitalization. In recent years we have evolved towards the next stage in what will unfold as the ‘new world economic landscape’. The leadership of Talitha has been convinced of that for over 30 years now and sees the current economic status quo as a dynamic trend that is evolving towards a new equilibrium being the total inclusion of emerging markets in the global economy. All our executives have a long lasting and powerful pedigree in global (emerging) markets or a particular region or country they cover and possess a solid & distinguished network in those countries.
The term ‘emerging markets’ is actually outdated (for quite a while now). In today’s environment emerging markets consist of a large variety of close to 150 countries globally. The set includes transitional, converging, frontier and emerged economies each with their distinct characteristics, opportunities and challenges. That variety of countries already points towards a key element being that globalization is imperfect and non-monotone in its development and evolution.
Having said that, the trend is undeniable in that a rebalancing of the world economy is unfolding. In particular, Western media have an inclination to depict this process as containing risks and poses a threat to the established Western interests and dominance in the global economy. True or not, many new opportunities emerge from that inflection point which can and should be taken on board by anyone looking to develop (inter)generational or institutional wealth.
For a long time, many investors and strategists believed that globalization meant that the world would become more Western in its way of organizing societies, implementing democracy, interpreting human rights and most importantly the way business would be run, markets would be organized and consumer preferences would be defined. The last three decades have learnt us that as globalization kicks in, emerging markets do not become more Western, although influences arise, but merely develop a symbiotic pattern where local fundamentals and beliefs are blended with Western concepts or principles that undergo a DNA change once positioned in that new paradigm. Challenging for all actors involved in the process, it clearly requires careful maneuvering when positioning oneself in the field. Especially as globalization has been so far too much horizontal leveraging on existing capabilities and too little developing real vertical progress.
Talitha refers to an Arabic asterism ةزفقال (at-tālitah) meaning ‘the third leap (of the gazelle)’. That third leap at Talitha is a metaphor for the inclusion of emerging markets in the global economy (after the 1st and 2nd industrial evolution and the digitalization age facilitating that third leap).
Our belief is that in this transition period, which we qualify as ‘semi-globalization’, there are attractive opportunities in emerging and global markets for entrepreneurs, companies and investors. But it is also our belief (and experience) that meaningful care is needed to develop an agile & sustainable corporate or investment strategy to weather the challenges of that transition period and the particular dynamics it brings and will bring. Individual facilitation of our clients is crucial to the success of their operations and plans in the global arena. Identifying, assessing and ring-fencing risks is pivotal in this respect, something that is also at the heart of Talitha's own business model.
Talitha has become, by a significant margin, the largest global intelligence and investment community driven by expertise, sector knowledge, network capabilities and human ingenuity fostered by the freedom and ability to act jointly as an idea meritocracy. We bundle corporate, societal, sector and investment expertise in a way unmatched in the global marketplace. It is a place where knowledge meets achievability, where centralized strategic power meets decentralized insight and access, where financial flexibility meets deep sector industry and ultimately where corporate strategy, public interest dimensions and investment and capital allocations opportunities symbiotically merge. We build tomorrow's markets together.