Sentences with phrase «other firms base»

Other firms base the account minimum on the type of investor they would like to serve.

The most effective way to do that, he adds, is by working with other firms based on the ground; Kinova leverages a network of distributors around the world to better convey its brand message, conducts business according to local customs and — crucially — does it all in local languages.

Banco Sabadell, Inmobiliaria Colonial and Abertis, along with several other firms based in Catalonia, made the same decision.

Not exact matches

• Audax Group, A Boston - based investment shop, held talks to sell a stake of itself to other PE firms, but ultimately decided against it, the Wall Street Journal reports citing sources.

The Taiwan - based firm's new Wisconsin manufacturing facility will make LCDs, which will «be used in everything from self - driving cars to aircraft systems and in the fields of education, entertainment, healthcare, safety and surveillance, advanced manufacturing systems and office automation, among others,» Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement.

«We are inclined to view it as posing greater trade risk for all types of energy, particularly if other nations establish new trade barriers against U.S. products,» Washington - based research firm ClearView Energy Partners LLC said in a report Monday.

Companies can use «statistical sampling and other measures to determine who is likely to be the median employee and base a calculation off of that,» said Mike Stevens, a partner in the compensation group at law firm Alston & Bird.

«By shifting to a more collaborative work environment, the knowledge industry has opened a veritable Pandora's box, full of countless interruptions, distractions and other evils,» wrote Jonathan B. Spira, an analyst with Basex, a New York — based research firm.

Ben Dutton, president and CEO of the Casman Group of companies, said about half of the 200 workers employed by his Fort McMurray - based general construction firm are already back in town and working on restoring heating - ventilation and other systems for commercial and industrial customers.

It's not just next - generation West Coast startups heeding the call, either: In 2013, more than 90 percent of Zenefits customers called California home and 80 percent identified as technology firms; today more than half of all businesses using Zenefits services are based outside the Golden State and operate in sectors other than tech.

She likes IHS Markit (info), a London - based firm that provides business services to the energy industry, among others, and which is poised for a boost in business from oil and gas clients emerging from their slump.

Steve Seelig, senior regulatory advisor at benefits consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, said that, of three changes related to executive compensation in the tax reform plan — the other two involve stock options and performance - based pay — it's the hit on tax - exempt executive compensation that is the most significant.

Two Perth - based resources companies are planning to switch sectors with the acquisition of cancer - based biotechnology firms, with one planning a backdoor listing and the other seeking support for an IPO.

Other rivals — and trading partners — of Circle's desk include Cumberland Mining, a subsidiary of the high - speed trading firm DRW in Chicago; Genesis Trading, a New York — based spinout of SecondMarket, the private - company stock exchange; and Octagon Strategy, in Hong Kong.

Michele Miller, a partner in the Austin - based Wizard of Ads marketing firm, believes in the power of teaming up with other businesses to increase word of mouth.

From his base in London, Ont., Ciccarelli's firm, Voices.com, has established itself as an online exchange where ad agencies, video producers and other media organizations go to find actors with the precisely the sorts of voices and inflections they need for commercials, mobile apps and other audio uses.

According to Darren Barefoot of the Vancouver - based Internet market research firm Capulet Communications, rather than asking viewers to submit personal video testimonials (the site shows only four entrants in a contest to win $ 300 in Nicorette products), he suggests using blogs and other social networking tools to open up dialogue and?

«Our firm created this based on hours of research on other companies guidelines, to help streamline the process for our clients.»

The data used to serve the ads was gleaned from user behavior on apps and via IP addresses, information that is regularly harvested by data brokers who repackage it to marketing firms who use it to serve ads with laser - like precision based on interest, location, age and many other markers.

Localblox, a small data firm based in Bellevue, Wash., reportedly failed to secure a database of information on 48 million people that it scraped from Facebook, LinkedIn and other online profiles.

While T. Rowe Price doesn't build a stock portfolio based on potential takeover candidates, Umbarger says, that possibility has lately become a bigger part of the investment discussion at the firm, in terms of «How could you value it in the eyes of other beholders?»

By July 2006, experts had identified nearly 185,000 different viruses and other threats, according to malware expert Graham Cluely, senior technology consultant for Sophos plc, a U.K. - based British antivirus firm.

One other thought you might find useful: Chicago - based staffing and recruiting firm LaSalle Network recently polled about 3,000 new college grads and found a few surprises.

Alabbar has also made other investments in new technology and e-commerce — buying a stake in regional logistics firm Aramex last year and is in the process of setting up a high - end Middle East online fashion retailer with Yoox Net - a-Porter after buying a 4 % stake in the Italian - based online retailer for 100 million euros last April.

«I think it's helpful for the government to look at mandating a paid benefit that would be truly beneficial for our country,» says Shiloh Butterworth, the director of employee experience at 210 - person PAE, a Portland, Oregon - based engineering firm that just introduced six weeks of fully paid leave for its employees to care for themselves or others.

«With every statistic we see out of Asia, ex-China, whether it's Taiwan, whether it's Hong Kong and other Asian countries, they're suffering slowdowns from their sensitivity and exposure to China,» said Peter Boockvar, managing director of Washington - based economic advisory firm The Lindsey Group.

His web - based comic book venture of the era, the eponymous Stan Lee Media, quickly burned through its capital like so many other firms inflated by the tech bubble.

The firm's 2017 edition of its annual cybersecurity report entitled «Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking,» provides insights based on threat intelligence gathered by Cisco's security experts, combined with input from nearly 3,000 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and other security operations leaders from businesses in 13 countries.

«The conclusion about a company's value will be based on an analysis of all kinds of information, such as the historical profit - and - loss picture, other financial records, the customer base, internal controls, key employees, competitive details, and much more,» says Catherine Bienert, CEO of Bottom Line Management, an Atlanta business - brokerage and business - appraisal firm.

One firm may have a valuable brand, customer base, or technology that can be profitably utilized by the other, for example.

In August, the investment firm Richard Bernstein Advisors compared the performance of the average investor — based on the monthly flows of money in and out of mutual funds — against a variety of stock indexes, commodities and other asset classes over a 20 - year period ending Dec. 31, 2013.

UBS bank analyst Brennan Hawken estimated at the time that a 25 % FICC cut could boost ROE by 125 basis points or more, if reinvested into other divisions of the firm.

If you're interviewing for a position at the Vanderbloemen Search Group — a Houston - based firm that staffs churches and other faith - based organizations — don't be surprised to receive a text message asking a quirky question of sorts around 10:00 in the evening.

In 2010, Brown - Forman, the 142 - year - old Kentucky - based firm behind Jack Daniel's, Finlandia Vodka, Southern Comfort along with 22 other wine and spirit brands, was one of those companies.

[19] The article produced a ranking of high tech firms in the Silicon Valley area based on revenue, profitability and other criteria.

Services companies and other knowledge - based businesses are unique from other firms in that they scale by adding people.

Kind of Interests, Passion and Hobbies: Media - News Description: In December 2015, Alibaba Group, where Ma is Executive Chairman, acquired Hong Kong - based media firm South China Morning Post and other affiliated media assets for $ 266 million.

In March 2014, Saverin and seven other investors, including American venture capital firm, Bessemer Venture Partners, reportedly invested about $ 6.65 million in Singapore - based cloud computing start - up company, Nitrous.

A pioneer in the leveraged loan market, the firm has evolved over 25 years, building on its credit expertise and value - based approach to expand into other asset classes.

«They're not making the dynamic moves that you're seeing other banks do,» said Schwartz, whose Toronto - based firm manages about $ 700 million.

«1MDB and these other cases are a game changer for Singapore,» said Chris Leahy, a co-founder of Blackpeak, a corporate advisory and investigations firm, who is based in Singapore.

Other firms examined DLT - based share management and corporate governance, as well as debt instrument issuance.

On Wednesday, Gujarat - based PurpleDocs, a healthcare records management firm, raised investment from KellyGamma, Lead Angels and other investors.

What's more, the launch of PIMCO Total Return ETF should demonstrate to all other active fund managers and experienced mutual fund firms that ETFs based on existing funds are feasible,» he added.

«It's very difficult to go in front of an investment committee and defend why you are staying when others are leaving,» said Brad Balter, head of Balter Capital Management LLC, a Boston - based firm that invests in hedge funds on behalf of its clients.

As manager of the firm's Corporate Governance Consulting Group with over 30 years of experience in the field, Bill has guided companies through a wide range of governance and takeover challenges, including contentious shareholder proposals and compensation - based initiatives, proxy contests, tender offers, and other corporate control matters.

This past April, the firm Blossom Finance based in Indonesia, published a 22 - page working paper that declares Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies compliant with Islamic financing or Shariah Law.

The new location enables the firm to work more closely with entrepreneurs based in San Francisco and to better serve Norwest's existing portfolio companies headquartered in the city, including Lending Club, Bluenose Analytics, Extole, IFTTT, Lumosity, Madison Reed, Modcloth, Threadflip, Udemy, Zirx and others.

The firm is uniquely dedicated to this cause, and is the only firm that has purchased an emission testing machine to determine if other diesel car manufacturers install similar cheating devices, bringing new cases based on the firm's own research, time and testing.

8VC, the early - stage, San Francisco - based venture firm founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale and four other general partners, has closed it second early - stage venture fund with $ 640 mill