Acknowledgements
I would like especially to thank Matthias Knab at Opalesque who believed in my vision and gave me the opportunity to conceive and build A SQUARE (acronym for alternative alternatives = a2), globally still the first and only investment research platform dedicated solely to alternative alternatives.
I would also like to thank:
- Peter Meier and Regina Anhorn at The Zürich University of Applied Sciences (zhaw), for their ongoing support
- Bob Izlar, Michael Clutter and the faculty members at Center for Forest Business, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, for sharing their invaluable insights, on-going support and assistance
- Kelly M. Droege, IWC, for sharing his insights and thoughts
- Dennis Neilson, Dana Limited, for his ongoing support
- Ross Gilardi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, for sharing his insights
- Swiss Re Sigma team, for their assistance
- Michael Stahel at Clariden Leu, Karsten Bromann at Solidum Partners and Daniel Ineichen at Secquaero Advisors for their ongoing support and insights
- Barney Schauble, Nephila Capital, for his feedback and insights
- David Rawson-Mackenzie and Pollyanna Wan, Group Centurion, for their feedback and insights
- Heinz Kubli, Fundablis, for sharing his insights
- Santo Volpe, for his feedback and invaluable insights
- John Willingham, Macquarie Airfinance, for his feedback and invaluable insights
- Richard Field, Juridica Management, for his thoughts and insights
- Paul Barbour and Phil Drew, M2M Management ...
