Sentences with phrase «equity matters for»

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Prosper, another online lender, has been looking to raise a new round of funding in exchange for equity at a price that would slash its market value by more than 70 %, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Now private equity giant Blackstone (bx) is reportedly close to raising $ 5 billion, the largest for a fund of this type, dedicated to a buyout pool mimicking Warren Buffet's investing style, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Staples (spls) following an auction for the U.S. office supplies retailer, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in a deal that could top $ 6 billion.

«No matter what they do in their careers — go off to a private equity firm, to consulting, go work for a big company, be in the marketing unit at Merck — they're almost certain to be involved in launching new businesses or new products, or working with people who are,» Eisenmann says.

(Reuters)- Blackstone Group LP has secured $ 17 billion from investors for its latest global private equity fund in just seven months, the biggest so - called first close of a buyout fund ever, according to people familiar with the matter.

• Hopu Investments, a Chinese private equity firm, is hoping to raise $ 2.5 billion for consumer industries fund, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

• Baring Private Equity Asia nears deal to acquire Prometric, a Baltimore - based test administration firm, for roughly $ 1 billion, including debt, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters)- Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd has partnered Asia - focused private equity firm MBK Partners to bid for the South Korea arm of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Slim planned to hold on to the expanded equity stake after exercising the warrants, rather than sell the shares for an immediate profit, a person with knowledge of the matter said last year.

HONG KONG, April 12 U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC is in talks to invest in a fundraising round for China's Ant Financial Services Group that is expected to be worth at least $ 8 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Accounting rules are designed to give the best estimate of liquidation value for debt investors, not to measure the capital used to generate returns, which is what matters to equity investors.

Furthermore, the rules governing companies listed on the NYSE and incorporated under Delaware law require us to submit certain matters to a vote of shareholders for approval, such as mergers, large share issuances or similar transactions, and the approval of equity - based compensation plans.

In the equity markets - particularly for strategies that can be partially or fully exposed to market fluctuations - such recoveries are reasonable and even commonplace (within a matter of weeks or months) once the market has become deeply depressed.

In the same research note, Bryan Keane and Ashish Sabadra, equity analysts who cover CGI for Deutsche Bank and have a «sell» rating on the stock, wrote that «we continue to question the quality of the company's earnings,» and 683 Capital, a hedge fund in New York, has similar questions, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Whichever path a newly constituted Fed takes, it will matter for many reasons, including whether bonds continue to provide a reliable hedge against equity risk.

In our view, corporate earnings and cash flow generation will matter most for equity returns going forward.

Verizon, as well as some private equity firms, met with Microsoft last month to talk about potential funding for a bid, people familiar with the matter said at the time.

But every day I blow four to 10 strokes that really don't matter and lose a little to build up equity for later on.

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel's executive vice president, congratulated the Governor and the legislature for «their recognition, even in these challenging times, that including rabbinical colleges in the state TAP program — just as they are included in the federal Pell program — is a matter of simple equity.»

The mayor also stressed that his idea included funding half - fare MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers as a matter of «equity and fairness and creating opportunity.»

«I believe the millionaires tax is still the best, most reliable, most verifiable way to get that permanent funding for the MTA, especially because our vision for the millionaires tax includes the Fair Fares concept, meaning half price Metrocards for low - income New Yorkers as a matter of equity and fairness and creating opportunity,» he said.

Johnson also expressed support for reforms of the overall property tax system that favors homeowners in wealthier and whiter parts of the city, which is one of the complaints of a coalition suing the city on this matter, Tax Equity Now.

Refraining from plunder is not the only test of integrity: fairness and equity, fulfilment of promises and zero tolerance for errant aides and associates also matter.

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This shift has been stimulated by a combination of influences, including greater demand by families at all economic levels, increased public understanding of the importance of early learning, greater support for investment in programs for low income children as a matter of equity, and growing concern about the threat of economic globalization and the need to enhance the nation's human capital by building a strong foundation early in life

And in so doing, it could do more than just solve the problem of equity to high - quality educational opportunities in the state, it also creates a mechanism for competency - based learning, establishes a strong grounding for what online learning and blended learning are, and eliminates the outmoded geographic barriers that prevent students from being able to access high - quality learning opportunities no matter where they originate in the state.

The equity issue, then, seems to matter a great deal to disadvantaged parents, and they appear to connect it to private - school choice in a way that is entirely consistent with the argument voucher advocates have been making for the past decade: that choice is a way of promoting social equity.

If whites (or anyone, for that matter) in these settings act in ways that discriminate, these practices need to be discussed, so that multiracial organizations can be places where people build truly human communities that practice equity and justice.

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These achievements matter, and we should thank and congratulate the teachers, principals, students and family members who did the incredibly hard work behind those numbers and who continue to strive for educational equity and excellence.

To make matters worse for OCR, Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion endorses a limited, deferential understanding of disparate impact analysis, one that bears little resemblance to the demanding test created by the equity DCL.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

«As we move this work forward, we will continue to embrace a culture of excellence with equity — one where we insist on holding high expectations for every child and every adult no matter the circumstance, while providing the unique support they need to meet and exceed those high expectations,» they wrote.

Yet this report doesn't make use of well - established research conventions (adequacy or equity studies), or for that matter any sensible approach for determining if a formula is in fact broken.

No matter a teaching staff's racial, ethnic, gender, or socioeconomic status, culturally responsive teacher training is crucial for schools addressing disproportionality, says David Kirkland, executive director of the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools.

Some view this task as a matter of basic fairness and equity — assuring that all students have the opportunity to compete on a level playing field — while Read more about Call for Nominations: Harold W. McGraw, Jr..

With six weeks remaining for Connecticut policymakers to make real, measurable change for our kids, we need you to keep the momentum and to let our elected officials know that equity, options and accessibility matter.

Once we accelerate adoption, we will truly be able to measure what matters and advance equity for all learners.

For me, Valeria, it took a few years to build a solid team of courageous leaders who were faithful to the district's goal of achieving racial equity, who were working for kids no matter whFor me, Valeria, it took a few years to build a solid team of courageous leaders who were faithful to the district's goal of achieving racial equity, who were working for kids no matter whfor kids no matter what.

Together with colleagues, we'll access, engage, and be challenged through sustained conversation about what matters most — improving teaching and learning experiences, through a lens of equity, to make schools better places for every learner.

They addressed questions including what criteria they used to identify key practices from across the vast scope of teaching practice; how they manage the interface of general and subject - and grade level - specific aspects of instruction; and how they account for the intersection of equity and diversity issues with the teaching of subject - matter.

Wednesday, May 16 8:30 am Congressional Update 9:00 am Aldermen at Work — Will Mbah 9:30 am SomerViva en Español 10:00 am Rally Point «Women In the Military» 12:00 pm School Committee Meeting — 5.7.18 2:04 pm Seriously Somerville w / Jimmy Del Ponte 2:31 pm Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 6:00 pm Legislative Matters Committee * Thursday, May 17 12:00 am Senior Circuit 12:37 am Talking Business 1:00 am Raising Families 1:30 am Conway Field and Playground Information 2:32 am SomerViva em Português 8:30 am The Week of the Young Child Celebration 9:00 am Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 12:00 pm Senior Circuit 1:00 pm Legislative Matters Committee 6:30 pm Legislative Matters Committee * Friday, May 18 12:00 am Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 1:00 am Housing & Community Development 3:00 am Aldermen at Work — Will Mbah 8:30 am Sit & Be Fit Allamerican Workout 9:00 am Aldermen at Work — Will Mbah 11:30 am Rally Point «Women In the Military» 12:01 pm PorchFest 2018 1:01 pm Legislative Matters 6:30 pm Congressional Update 7:00 pm Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 8:30 pm Legislative Matters Committee * Saturday, May 19 12:00 am PorchFest 2018 1:00 am Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 2:00 am Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 8:30 am Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 10:00 am Community Preservation Committee 12:00 pm Board of Aldermen Meeting 6:30 pm Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 8:00 pm Congressional Update 8:30 pm Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 9:30 pm Aldermen at Work — Will Mbah 10:00 pm PorchFest 2018 11:00 pm Raising Families * Sunday, May 20 12:00 am SomerViva en Español 12:30 am Celling Your Soul 2:30 am SomerViva em Português 9:00 am SomerViva em Português 9:31 am Celling Your Soul: Raising Kids in a Digital Age 12:00 pm Senior Circuit 1:00 pm Congressional Update 1:30 pm Rally Point «Women In the Military» 2:01 pm The Week of the Young Child Celebration 2:32 pm Seriously Somerville w / Jimmy Del Ponte 3:00 pm SomerViva en Español 6:30 pm The Week of the Young Child Celebration 7:00 pm Senior Circuit May 2018 «Our Nutrition Fair» 8:00 pm Legislative Matters Committee * Monday, May 21 12:00 am Legislative Matters Committee 8:30 am Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 9:30 am The Week of the Young Child Celebration 11:30 am PorchFest 2018 12:30 pm Legislative Matters Committee 6:00 pm Legislative Matters Committee * Tuesday, May 22 12:00 am Senior Circuit 1:00 am PorchFest 2018 2:00 am Family Engagement for Equity Seminar 8:30 am Sit & Be Fit Allamerican Workout 9:00 am PorchFest 2018 10:00 am Congressional Update 11:30 am The Week of the Young Child Celebration 12:00 pm Senior Circuit 1:00 pm Gilman Square Walking Tour — 5.13.18 2:00 pm PorchFest 2018 6:00 pm Finance Committee * Wednesday, May 23 12:00 am Senior Circuit 1:00 am Community Preservation Committee 3:00 am SomerViva en Español

«The Department's final rules should support states in their efforts to implement accountability systems that advance equity by highlighting and measuring what matters most for student success and what provides the most useful levers for school improvement.»

Au contraire, it has led education policy makers to come up with ever - more - costly and damaging changes in educational practices to what is ultimately a non-educational problem — a problem that can not be solved by the schools no matter how much money Congress or state legislatures vote to give local school districts in the name of equity or compensation for the low - income students they happen to enroll.

Sen. Al Franken's elicitation of her lack of understanding between growth and proficiency, her disdain for gun - free school zones (in front of a Newtown representative, no less), her view of sexual assault on campuses, her refusal to assure Sen. Tim Kaine that she would hold all schools that receive public funds — traditional, public charter, private, parochial — to the same standards of accountability: Shall we count the ways she equivocated on civil rights, equity, safety and basic comprehension of pressing educational matters?

A New Vision for Professional Learning: A Toolkit to Help States Use ESSA to Advance Learning and Improvement Systems provides a summary brief of why professional learning matters to equity and excellence and a strategy guide on opportunities that exist in ESSA for professional learning.

Beyond a matter of being professional having a blog or social media profile account does not build equity for you or your company.

The counter argument to that of course, is that most people investing in a balanced (or equity fund for that matter) investment, do not have a sufficiently long time horizon, ten years perhaps being the minimum commitment.

With private equity, it may just be a matter of waiting a while for the banks to realize that they need yield, but i don't think so.

Retirees need to avoid liquidating equities and bonds for that matter in down markets!