Sentences with phrase «big backer»

The real estate industry wants to weaken rent regulation, and hedge funds are big backers of charters.

With big backers such as Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures Polychain definitely has added a whole new level of credibility for the Initial Coin Offering scene.

The stock surged, making it a victory for big backer Carl Icahn... and loss for rival hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.

Our reporting on the DUP's secret Brexit donation; on the finances of the Leave campaign's biggest backer Arron Banks; and on the many groups seeking to shape Brexit have been picked up by media across the world.

But should top shareholder Swire seek to sell, it now has a second party to play off against Air China, Cathay's other big backer.

Lavern's Law's biggest backer in the Senate is Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse).

Other supporters include New Jersey hedge funder manager David Tepper, and Alan Fournier (reportedly big backers of Romney).

The Koch brothers are known to be big backers of conservative causes.

Let's keep pols out of the marketplace, too — so they can't pick favorite industries to help, dictate wages, set up contracts for big backers or hand out subsidies to friends.

Collins, one of President Donald Trump's biggest backers on Capitol Hill, has advocated for the GOP tax plan.

Our reporting on the DUP's secret Brexit donation; on the finances of the Leave campaign's biggest backer Arron Banks; and on the many groups seeking to shape Brexit have prompted questions in parliament.

Douglas Blain samples a rare survivor of the Aerocar marque established in Detroit by Henry Ford's first big backer.

Adelson was a big backer of Trump's run for president in 2016, giving more than $ 10 million to the pro-Trump super PAC Future45, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Even the biggest backers of immigration reform for foreign - born entrepreneurs are bummed about the idea's prospects.

Among its bigger backers are Mohr Davidow Ventures (16.3 % pre-IPO stake), Battery Ventures (16.2 %), El Dorado Ventures (13.9 %), BlueRun Ventures (12.7 %), and Crosslink Ventures (11.1 %).

The company's biggest backer was Torstar, which invested $ 6 - million and pledged another $ 12.4 - million worth of promotional support, giving it more than 20 - per - cent ownership.

A major figure in the Addyi saga is William A. Ackman, the hedge fund manager and one of Valeant's biggest backers.

I would imagine the biggest backers for him around here don't consider him a top 5 QB.

I love Diaby, he is such a talent and I have been one of his biggest backers, I have always wanted us to give him chance after chance to get his fitness back as I think he is very very good when fit.

I am one of his biggest backers and this season has certainly been one of his best in an Arsenal shirt but yesterday absolutely nothing was coming off for him.

This immediate touched off a round of furious speculation as to the intentions of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, who is Levy's biggest backer.

All this make sense since Levy's biggest backer, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, is a Faso ally.

There are plenty of teachers who are big backers of AQE, which, of course, is the foundation of Nixon's early support, though she has been branching out with other progressive groups of late.

And the biggest backer, besides Big Real Estate, is Mayor Bill de Blasio himself.

The Democrats» «Great Freshman Hope,» California Sen. Kamala Harris, headed to the Hamptons this weekend to meet with Hillary Clinton's biggest backers.

The Senate Republicans are big backers of the tax credit, but do not support the DREAM Act.

COR Development, meanwhile, is one of Cuomo's big backers.

Ben Bradshaw raises concerns over «foreign interference» and says there are questions over wealth of leave campaign's biggest backer

However, they — and their Democratic member, Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder — are big backers of the education tax credit.

One of the biggest backers of the Committee is the Real Estate Board of New York (Larry Silverstein has said «Our membership list and the Forbes 400 wealthiest individuals in the United States have an enormous commonality»).

The union was one of de Blasio's big backers and Mark - Viverito was once an organizer for the group which represents healthcare workers.

Embattled New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel, dogged by allegations of ethical lapses, spent his weekend shoring up support in Harlem and Washington, strolling the streets of his district and meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who were on an annual retreat in Manhattan and are among his biggest backers.

In response, Quinn campaign surrogate Stewart Appelbaum, the head of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union — one of the bill's biggest backers and a Quinn endorser — took de Blasio to task over what Appelbaum called «a tale of two de Blasios.»

Unite is Labour's biggest backer, having donated # 11m since 2007, about a quarter of the party's income.

A Labour constituency party has been placed in special measures after allegations that one of the party's biggest backers, the Unite trade union, tried to rig candidate selection for the seat.

The gun regulation bill still awaits approval by the NYS Assembly and Governor Cuomo, who is its biggest backer.

Banks was the biggest backer of the Brexit campaign, donating more than # 8m.

Public Advocate Letitia James - one of the biggest backers of Rep. Charlie Rangel's re-election - has endorsed Rangel's rival Adriano Espaillat in his own quest to hold on to his seat in the state Senate.

Labour leader Ed Miliband wants to change his party's relationship with the trade unions in the wake of a row with its biggest backer, Unite, over candidate selection.

BRITAIN»S largest medical charity, the Wellcome Trust is poised to become the country's biggest backer of biomedical research if pharmaceuticals giant Glaxo succeeds in taking over its rival Wellcome plc..

Westminster's own Film4 take some plaudits, too, as a big backer of «Three Billboards».

Meanwhile, CommUNITY's biggest backer, the AFT, has spent some $ 600,000 on the race.

Wall Street is one of the biggest backers of charter schools these days, because they're investing in — they make — there's something called the new markets tax credit, where they get — and Juan González wrote about this — they're able to make a tremendous return on their investment in charters, because of write - offs on federal taxes by investing in charters.

Ritz's biggest backer is the Indiana State Teacher's Association.

A Labour constituency party has been placed in special measures after allegations that one of the party's biggest backers, the Unite trade union, tried to rig candidate selection for the seat.