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High Street Partners to Present at FEI-Silicon Valley Bank Conference on Overseas ExpansionHigh Street Partners to Present at FEI-Silicon Valley Bank Conference on Overseas Expansion |
| 20 January, 2005 - Annapolis, MD - High Street Partners, an international consulting firm providing finance and accounting assistance to companies as they expand overseas, today announced that Larry Harding, President, will be a featured speaker at the Financial Executives International (FEI) - Silicon Valley Bank presentation of “Best Practices for Doing Business in India and China.” The event takes place January 25th at the Santa Clara Hilton in California. A former International Finance executive and CFO, Mr. Harding provides consulting services to high growth companies seeking financial expertise when expanding abroad. His company, High Street Partners, provides services and solutions to the HQ-based Finance team of US companies establishing and managing subsidiaries worldwide. HSP is a consultant to some of today’s hottest venture-backed companies, as well as growing public companies like Sapient Corporation and Sonus Networks. In his remarks to an audience of CFOs and other senior Finance executives from start-up, medium and large technology companies, Mr. Harding will address expansion into India. He will touch on timing issues when entering the Indian market, the financial tools available to companies, the risks and rewards of outsourcing finance and accounting functions to third parties, legal entity considerations, statutory requirements, HR issues, effective cash management approaches, and tax minimization alternatives. He will also be available to answer questions from the audience in attendance. Joining Mr. Harding as panelists are Som Das, President and CEO of e4e, a provider of offshore outsourcing services that allows deployment, management and operation of one-or-many business processes across the enterprise, and Fred Greguras of Fenwick & West, a provider of comprehensive legal services to high technology and life sciences clients. The firm has offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. “Silicon Valley Bank and FEI work smartly to provide the right information and tools to solve today’s most challenging business issues, and the issues involved in doing business in India and China are currently at the top of that list,” said Mr. Harding. “This should be a lively forum,” he remarked. About Financial Executives International Financial Executives International (FEI) is a leading professional association for the corporate finance executive, focused on being the “eyes and ears” of the finance officer facing the day-to-day challenge of enhancing his or her shareholders' investment. By providing information through diverse forms of communication, knowledge of evolving trends, and issues and high-quality programs, FEI helps members anticipate and react to change, acquire new resources to enhance shareholder value, and build the personal skills needed to further their careers. FEI also focuses on serving as an effective advocacy organization through its representation before legislators and regulators. About Silicon Valley Bank Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Silicon Valley Bank provides diversified financial services to emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science, and private equity markets. SVB offers its clients financial products and services including commercial, investment, merchant and private banking, and private equity services, as well as value-add services using its knowledge and networks. Founded in 1983, the company serves more than 9,500 clients globally through 26 domestic offices, two international subsidiaries in the UK and India, and an extensive network of relationships with venture capitalists in the US, Asia, Australia, Europe, India, and Israel. |
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