Sentences with phrase «are those acquisitions which»

Creeping acquisitions are those acquisitions which in and of themselves do not lessen competition but, taken as a collective, may have a greater effect over time.

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Its most recent acquisition, Locationary, is basically a local data broker — a nice complement to the company's new iOs map (which it's surely trying to improve).

The company, which has been looking to sell the business since April, said it would return 245 million pounds ($ 371.6 million) of proceeds to shareholders through a special dividend, and use the rest for bolt - on acquisitions.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Walmart now has grocery pick - up at 1,000 of its 4,700 U.S. stores, firepower that is essential as it competes with Amazon's Prime Now and that retailer's recent acquisition of Whole Foods Market, which gave it 300 new physical distribution points.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

In any case, the two green acquisitions were approved by the Woodside board — which includes three Shell executives among its 10 directors.

Datafast, which owns the EFTel brand is also on the acquisitions trail having snapped up two eastern State's based ISPs earlier this month.

And the acquisition will put Coach in better shape to compete with Kors, which is now having struggles of its own with the effects of overexpansion.

A spokesperson for Instagram denied that Zuckerberg pressured Instagram's founders to create a Stories feature, but Systrom contends that there was «tension» over Instagram's growth trajectory following Facebook's acquisition, which he said he appreciated.

Carrizo's breakeven point, at $ 60 a barrel, is relatively low among frackers, and the company holds the rights to an unusually strong portfolio of oil and gas fields, which Waghorn thinks make it a likely acquisition target.

The move was made that much more surprising by the fact that Netflix had not previously confirmed its acquisition of The Cloverfield Paradox from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, which produced the movie.

In 2013, for example, Magnetar and several other hedge funds sued over the acquisition by 3M (mmm) of biometrics company Cogent, seeking about 55 % more money for their shares in the target, which they claimed were priced too low.

Medline is now tasked with rectifying company's troubles, which started with the 2013 acquisition of Canada Safeway, the 213 - store chain covering Western Canada — one of Paul Sobey's last acts before stepping down.

Amazon is reportedly paying less than that, which means the acquisition price is significantly lower than the company's $ 1 billion valuation when it raised funding last year.

The dispute creates a new complication for GM's acquisition, which is intended to help the auto giant compete in what many believe will be a future filled with self - driving cars.

Joe Einhorn's e-commerce shop Fancy, which was rumored to be in ~ $ 1 billion acquisition talks with eBay in September, has laid off an estimated one - third of its staff, multiple sources tell Business Insider.

The Japanese automaker is discussing an acquisition of Alphabet's Boston Dynamics — known for the Cheetah, which is claimed to be the world's fastest - legged robot — and Schaft, a venture that was led by two former Tokyo University professors, the report said.

Following the Safeway acquisition in 2013, Empire scrapped its Ontario - specifc Club Sobeys rewards program in favour of adopting Air Miles, which Safeway was already using, across the country.

«We believe the acquisition will help position [Express Scripts] for the continued shift to a value - based care world and view the added platform and lives as a significant positive... heading into the 2018 selling season which is looking to be a competitive period,» wrote David Larsen, a Leerink Partners analyst, who rates Express Scripts shares at market perform.

The problem is that government procurement officers are simultaneously overworked and under pressure to cut acquisition costs, which discourages due diligence, if not dealing with small vendors altogether.

The company is also anticipating annual revenue to rise about 30 percent after its acquisition of Kate Spade, which is expected to contribute more than $ 1.2 billion in revenue.

Like them, Charney has built a powerful brand known in many parts of the world, which is why American Apparel is an attractive acquisition target in its weakened state.

The San Francisco company, which is valued at $ 5.5 billion, hired Qatalyst Partners, an investment bank known for helping tech companies with mergers and acquisitions — or, sometimes, to locate and secure new funding, according to reports.

It was a modest post-issuance bump for CVS, which sold the debt in fixed - and floating - rate portions to fund its acquisition of health - care provider Aetna Inc..

In defending its merger plan, Comcast is saying its real competition is no longer other cable companies, but rather so - called over-the-top Internet service providers such as Netflix, which is the same rationale Bell used in Canada with its acquisition of broadcaster Astral last year.

The foot traffic was measure by location app Foursquare, which compared the traffic data for the store from two days after the acquisition to the week prior.

Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), amortization of intangibles, gains and losses on divestitures and acquisition - related costs, in all periods presented.

CEO Lowell McAdam says the deal would be under the auspices of Verizon's Oath unit, which is run by Tim Armstrong and was created from the acquisitions of Yahoo and AOL.

Some Murdoch - watchers believe that the proposed acquisition of control of Sky, which requires approval from the British broadcast regulator, was one of the motivating factors behind the removal of both Ailes and O'Reilly.

Revenues grew 7.2 per cent to $ 323.5 million mainly from the recent acquisition of 24 Empire theatres in the Atlantic provinces and digital media company EK3 Technologies Inc., which has been renamed Cineplex Digital Networks.

Exits, which include either initial public offerings or mergers and acquisitions, were only worth $ 26 billion, venture capital researcher CB Insights reported.

The banks» recent first - quarter earnings were generally strong, but their capital - markets divisions, which provide services such as advising other companies on mergers and acquisitions, are already suffering.

On the calls, which took place Monday, Amazon didn't offer many clues into its longer - term strategy for the Whole Foods acquisition, which Brill said is a bit unusual given that the company is using debt to fund it.

Prior to joining Smaato, Groth was CEO of publicly listed PubliGroupe AG in Lausanne, Switzerland, which he guided through its acquisition by Swisscom AG.

Critics predicted Genuity would fail, which is why the Canaccord acquisition is seen by some as vindication for Kassie's career.

Your business may be considering an acquisition, in which case a pro forma business plan (some call this a what - if plan) can help you understand what the acquisition is worth and how it might affect your core business.

And last year, hedge fund manager David Tepper sought to block SunEdison and TerraForm Power Inc.'s acquisition of installer Vivint Solar Inc. on his assessment that rooftop assets were inferior to solar power plants, which have long - term contracts with utilities.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The Pinco 1696 Limited acquisition involves approximately 565 kiosks, 265 of which were operated but not previously owned by pieNETWORKS, together with an additional 300 kiosks held in stock.

«We now have an office and staff, which came with the Public Internet Services Limited acquisition, and we are deciding how to move forward from here,» he said.

Against the backdrop of current macroeconomic trends — European sovereign debt, the continued monetization of U.S. obligations, the prospect of a hard landing in China — another phenomenon is quietly playing out here in Canada: a continued strengthening of merger - and - acquisition activity in our mining sector, which could boost what are now severely compressed equity valuations.

In addition, in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, UTC has filed a registration statement, that includes a prospectus from UTC and a proxy statement from Rockwell Collins, which is effective and contains important information about UTC, Rockwell Collins, the transaction and related matters.

The acquisition by AutoDesk, then, which is a service - based b2b company, signals the firm's foray into the consumer market.

In September, Bloomberg News reported that Dell was planning to fire roughly 2,000 to 3,000 employees in light of its blockbuster roughly $ 63 billion acquisition of business technology giant EMC, which also closed that month.

The acquisition is a homecoming for Cronologics, which was founded in 2014 by Lan Rcohe, Leor Stern, and John Lagerling — all of whom have previously worked at Google in business development.

Still, AT&T, which is making the largest recent attempt at vertical integration with its proposed $ 85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, has been sued by the Department of Justice to stop the deal.

A common practice has been to invest in customer acquisition at all costs, which assumes that churn is inevitable, and the best way to overcome it is to add tons of new customers.

He's even expanded his empire through the $ 12.4 - billion acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, which closed this year.

However, its acquisition of the Chicago - based user design and app building company is a hat - tip to the need for a well - designed customer experience, which has fueled acquisitions completed in recent years by other large companies.