Sentences with phrase «as equity based»

The Mutual funds are broadly classified as Equity based mutual funds and Debt oriented mutual fund schemes.Equity funds are further Continue Reading...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has ultimate authority in setting up the rules regarding equity - based crowdfunding, but the SoMoLend case should be a very clear reminder that state securities» entities may be potent as a regulatory force.

So that means investors who use a target - date fund as the basis of their 401 (k) portfolio could end up with 5 percent or 10 percent of their 401 (k) holdings in private equity.

-- The acquisition ties both Business Insider co-founder Henry Blodget and his COO Julie Hansen into what Axel Springer described as a 10 - year, equity - based retention deal.

Constituent companies are chosen based on their score on two sets of measures: a quantitative assessment consisting of their return on equity, balance sheet accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio; and a qualitative score derived from management's responses to a survey about such topics as corporate governance, risk and crisis management, customer relationships and tax strategies.

«On the other hand, I wouldn't mind offering equity as a reward for taking risk out of the business by bringing in three or four more customers and diversifying the customer base.

Now two producers are extending the model to the equities markets, floating a stock based on earnings from the songbook of the rapper known as Eminem.

Last July, Leesa announced its partnership with new Denver - based private equity firm TitleCard Capital, which partners with celebrities such as Jimmy Kimmel and New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

Perth - based Swan Gold Mining has completed a one - for - 10 share consolidation as part of a restructuring of the company that it proposes including a capital raising of up to $ 20 million and debt to equity conversion of more than $ 29 million.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT») defines funds from operations («NAREIT FFO») as net income / (loss) attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States («GAAP»), excluding gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and change in control of interests, plus (i) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (ii) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iii) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect NAREIT FFO on the same basis.

The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported on Tuesday that Hunt Valley, Maryland - based telecom Sinclair Broadcast Group has expressed an interest in buying the weather - focused television network from an ownership group that includes private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group, as well as Comcast's NBCUniversal.

Singapore is firming as a significant source of capital for Perth - based property players, as developers and private equity fund managers from the South - East Asian country increasingly look for Western Australian assets to add to their investment portfolios.

According to a bio from Arrow Electronics, where she's a director, she's served since 1993 as the president of the Brunswick, Maine - based private equity group MMP Group and until 2007 was a founding partner in Solera Capital, a private equity partnership in New York.

Most business owners forget to account for the fact that equity in a business grows as it gains market share and a loyal customer base, so make sure to account for the value of your business and its holdings as well.

Before co-founding the Los Angeles - based ProAmerica Bank, where she worked with small businesses, she co-founded Fortius Holdings, a private - equity fund, where she served as president.

eBay did not take an equity stake, but as we improve that initial code base, eBay has the rights to use those improvements.

That aspect of him bubbled into public view with Compuware, the Detroit - based business software maker that eventually sold to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $ 2.4 billion in 2014 as a result of Elliott's campaign.

Private equity firm TPG [TPG.UL] invested $ 750 million in the New Berlin, New York - based company last year to save it from the cash crunch arising as a result of the problems at Idaho.

Instead, structure the investment as convertible debt: a loan that gets swapped for equity in the next big round of financing, says David Cohen, a venture capital investor and CEO of TechStars, a Boulder, Colorado - based angel fund.

Represents share - based compensation expense associated with equity awards for the periods indicated; also includes the portion of annual non-cash incentive compensation expense that eligible employees elected to receive or are expected to elect to receive as common equity in lieu of their 2017 and 2018 cash bonus, respectively.

Be smart and choose an equity crowdfunding platform that makes a large group of investors appear as a single investor so you won't have to deal with the hassle of communicating with backers on an individual basis.

Insight first contacted Australia - based Campaign Monitor back in 2008, as the result of an internal program that cold - calls possible investment targets (similar to what private equity firms like Summit Partners and TA Associates have).

Using the valuations as the basis for their equity split, Patriot's original owners (Hotze; his wife, Cindy; and their partner, Patty Brown) received 87 % of the stock in the new company, which kept Patriot's name; Watts and his wife, Jo Ann, received the rest.

-- The acquisition ties both Blodget and his COO Julie Hansen into what Axel Springer described as a 10 - year, equity - based retention deal.

However, when considered as an alternative to classic equity financing, token sales yield a > 100X increase in the available base of buyers and a > 1000X improvement in the time to liquidity over traditional methods for startup finance.

-LSB-(Version 2, which is not quite as aggressive): If any holder of Series A Preferred Stock fails to participate in the next Qualified Financing, (as defined below), on a pro rata basis (according to its total equity ownership immediately before such financing) of their Series A Preferred investment, then such holder will have the Series A Preferred Stock it owns converted into Common Stock of the Company.

And as part of the agreement, Robinson and Nelson will have an opportunity to provide input based on their personal experience to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as part of the company's long - term diversity and equity efforts.

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested

The options we will be talking about in this class are based on equity securities, or stocks, and are thus referred to as «equity options.»

As of April 30, 2014, the Highland Long / Short Healthcare Fund Class A, A-LW, C and Z absolute rankings were 2, 2, 4 and 1, respectively, based on Total Return for the 1 - year period among 246 funds in the Morningstar Long / Short Equity Category.

The important similarities are that Andy and I both encourage companies to not only grant equity at the start date but also on an ongoing basis so that employees» equity ownership grows as their tenure and contributions grow.

As of March 31, 2018, equity awards outstanding under Salesforce equity plans were approximately: 24,905,926 stock options, no unvested restricted shares, 23,871,234 restricted stock units and 806,427 performance - based restricted stock units.

Equity markets have appreciated sharply in recent years, and valuations, based on price - to - earnings ratios, in developed markets were not cheap relative to their historical averages as of late 2017.

(l) Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.7 (l) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is not and will not be obligated to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such transactions accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual; and (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the Company to record additional compensation expense on its income statements with respect to any outstanding Stock Option or other equity - based award.

In addition to a multiple preference, some preferred equity structures include participating provisions whereby preferred shareholders will receive a multiple of the original purchase price and then participate ratably on an as - converted basis in the remaining proceeds of the liquidity event.

These new rules are effective starting in 2018 for us, except that certain equity awards (such as stock options) that we granted on or before November 2, 2017, might still be able qualify as performance - based compensation.

While the best interest contract exemption (the BIC, or BICE) would allow advisors to continue to sell traditionally commission - based products, such as variable and equity indexed annuities, it also exposes the insurance carrier to a heightened liability standard.

Our selection of this equity allocation method was primarily based on our stage of development, estimated time to liquidity, and capital structure, as well as our expectations for a possible IPO.

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As mentioned above, the dot - com bubble took place in the late 1990s and was characterized by a rise in equity markets that was fueled by investments in internet and technology - based companies.

HONG KONG Hong Kong - based private equity firm PAG is planning a new Asia fund that aims to raise as much as $ 6 billion, two people with knowledge of the plan said, potentially adding to a massive pool of buyout money for acquisitions in the region.

As a result, we believe credit offers less upside than equities on a risk - adjusted basis if our scenario of sustained global expansion pans out.

According to the GAO, there are over 485,000 IRAs, worth approximately $ 49.7 billion, invested in unconventional assets, such as energy investments, equipment leasing, foreign - based assets, farming interests, precious metals, private equity, promissory notes (both secured and unsecured), real estate, and tax liens, as well as virtual currency.

More than just tempering Gross's anti-equity remarks, the longtime advocate of buying and holding equity - based index funds and ETFs went so far as to say that «equities today are more attractive relative to bonds than at any other time in history.»

In fact, despite the added risks and work they entail, many see alternative investments as the perfect antidote to the anemic returns forecast for the broad - based equity and bond markets.

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.

If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

As in 2010, the HRC awarded named executives a combination of compensation composed of a high percentage of performance - based pay, predominantly in long - term equity compensation.

The compensation committee is responsible for developing, reviewing and adhering to our compensation philosophy and program, as well as reviewing and making recommendations to the Board with respect to our employee benefit plans, compensation and equity - based plans and compensation of directors.

Prior to joining Leith Wheeler in 2011, Mike spent eight years as an investment partner, responsible for equity investment analysis and portfolio management at a Vancouver - based investment management.