An early investment in files and computer software does pay dividends later.

The deals payment terms were brought forward for potential earlier investment though the extent of this was not released.

A major reason for many early investments was to obtain access to raw materials.

And the partnership still holds some of its earliest investments long after they have gone public.

The earlier investment financed 290 loans worth $82 million, which the Comptroller's office said created almost 8,000 jobs.

Vilar made an early and very successful investment in Yahoo!

The procedure also saved time, which is money, because interest costs are accumulating on the earlier investment at about $1 million a day.

This strategy led to a number of early investments in high profile public companies.

I still believe the early investment is worth it.

It was one of the earliest such social investments by public pension funds.