How Telcos Can Unlock Value From Their Data Centres
While data centres are trapped inside telcos, their value tends to be obfuscated.
In this article we examine the considerable potential valuation arbitrage between stand-alone data centres and those hidden within their telco parents. The theoretical potential to unlock significant shareholder value through carve-outs is significant.
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Data Centres - Balancing Growth and Sustainability
If “data is the new oil”, then data centres are the new “heavy industry”, and it looks like they are on track to join their predecessors as a major contributor to climate change. In this article we examine the tricky balance between growth in data centres and stakeholders’ increasing focus on ESG.
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July Tech Round-Up: The EdTech Edition
As students in the Northern Hemisphere head into their summer holidays - hopefully well vaccinated - we reveal how technology is transforming the education sector. Already a hot sector before COVID-19, EdTech is now sizzling, courtesy of the pandemic!
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Beyond Zoom: we profile the EdTech Sector, and the rise of the EdTech unicorn
We take a look at the EdTech sector today, and some of the key companies in this space
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Can micro-learning deliver life-long employability?
Can micro-learning deliver life-long employability? Will Gen-Tiktok demand the fast, easy digital experiences they expect in life when it comes to their education? Micro-learning businesses are betting they will.
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Here Come the ANZACs!
Presenting living proof that software is indeed eating the world, today we report on five disruptive companies, each bringing their own brand of ingenuity to the world stage.
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The Shocking State Of The Electric Vehicle Market In Australia
Electric vehicles have been commercially available in one form or another for well over a decade, so why does Australia appear to lag behind comparable countries in the overall number of EVs on the road?
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The Revolution Playlist
Viva La Revolución!
Roger Sharp examines the revolutionary fusion of software, mobility and energy that is underway around the globe.
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Tech Round-Up: May 2021 - The Food Issue!
As we plough on into May, North Ridge’s newest Partner Kevin Waller presents a thought piece for you to chew on, and introduces our latest AgriTech client Alesca Life. The fusion of tech and food is where it’s at!
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With the developed world on course to hit “Peak Meat” by 2025, why is no one talking about “Peak Labour”?
Kevin Waller does a deep dive into Alesca Life, one of a new wave of Precision Farming businesses that is set to disrupt global agriculture
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What's Happening in NZ Tech Financing?
The range of NZ companies in the tech space is impressive and the things they are doing, often on the global stage, are exciting.
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Tech Round-Up: March 2021 - Gravity Strikes
The North Ridge Partners March 2021 Tech Round-Up.
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The Warung Wars
Shauraya Bhutani pens an update on the Indonesian B2B eCommerce landscape.
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One Year On...How Have Travel Stocks Weathered The COVID Storm?
Travel has shown it can pick itself off the canvas again and again … and go on to prevail in the final round. Peter Hynd examines the opportunities that lie in the travel sector.
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Tech Round-Up: The Bumper Jan-Feb '21 Edition
What a January! Vaccination Vascillation replaced Pandemic Pandemonium. GameStop showed the power of the crowd, whether or not you liked the trade. Big Tech earnings knocked the ball out of the park, SPACs powered on as an alternative to IPOs, Bezos quit as CEO of Amazon, and dissent with Big Tech grew by the day.
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Impact Investing 101
Michael Gethen sets out the fundamentals driving Impact Investing.
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Tech Round-Up: December 2020 - 20/20 Rear Vision
This month, on top of our usual compelling update on the technology world, we chronicle your favourite stories from 2020. All of us at North Ridge Partners wish you a peaceful year-end (and a vastly improved 2021).
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New Zealand Needs A Bold Technology Strategy
The Kiwis have a surprisingly vibrant tech scene, and North Ridge Partners is finding it a good place to do business. Our founder Roger Sharp gave this speech to one of the major political parties there recently.
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