Sentences with phrase «business is the acquisition»

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East coast engineering and contracting group Seymour Whyte Constructions is to enter the Western Australian market through the $ 41.2 million acquisition of privately owned business Rob Carr.

The company is steadily growing its cloud services business, while expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities via acquisitions such as DeepMind.

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.

SPECIAL REPORT: The mergers and acquisitions market was eventful in the March quarter, with Chinese and private equity investors to the fore, multiple WA businesses on the block, and a surprise advisory switch on a key takeover.

Here's a breakdown of some of the facts behind German media giant Axel Springer's $ 343 - million acquisition of Business Insider

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.

The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores with its digital business.

Boeing is shopping for its next acquisition, aiming to build its robust business of souping up airplanes.

Accounting, consulting and insurance broking firm Carbon Business Group is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Swan Valley Tax Accountants and Paperchase Bookkeeping's Midland division for a combined $ 1.28 million.

Fukakusa was circumspect in addressing the question, writing the bank will «look for the right balance between investing in our businesses for long - term growth, returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, and pursuing select acquisitions that fit our strategy and risk appetite.»

He was embarking on a savvy spurt of new business ventures, including the sports management agency Roc Nation Sports and the acquisition of uber - luxe champagne brand Armand de Brignac.

That debate developed over a few years, he says, and when it started to heat up, his attention was elsewhere — trying to launch Alpha's listings business and then dealing with the TMX acquisition.

The truth is, your business model will change as soon as you go through the customer acquisition phase.

Bisignano emphasized the importance of expanding his company's business to be cover more than just bank - affiliated merchant acquisition.

While Fancy did meet with eBay's Marketplaces Business Unit President, Devin Wenig, a source familiar with the talks says no buyout price was ever discussed and was skeptical acquisition talks with eBay had ever occurred.

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.

Such acquisitions have been both good and bad for business.

Coaches are a lot like entrepreneurs: both are in the business of talent acquisition, performance is measured on a scoreboard every quarter and job security is contingent on the ability to deliver great results.

«They said 2010 was the big acquisition year, and 2011 would be about putting everything in its right place and investing in personnel to scale those smaller businesses.

Its growth is partly due to frequent acquisitions of smaller, but similar, companies; since 2011 it's purchased five businesses.

«The goal is to find an established business with a good growth plan,» such as an acquisition, or the development of a new product, says Dan Gardenswartz, principal of Sage Group LLC, a Los Angeles - based investment bank.

In fact, he said, it was his decision to work with digital marketing expert Adrienne DeVita that helped his business grow its AdWords profits by 50 percent in 60 days — all while lowering the company's cost per acquisition by up to 70 percent.

But for the first time, CEOs tell us that «customer acquisition» is the biggest barrier to business growth.

Woonsocket, Rhode Island - based CVS has been transforming itself into a health - care business for years, propelled by its acquisition of the Caremark pharmacy benefit manager platform in 2007.

Amazon.com is turning to the debt markets to fund the $ 13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market and power Jeff Bezos's planned conquest of the supermarket business.

The breach wasn't disclosed to the investing public until more than two years later, when Yahoo was working on closing Verizon's acquisition of its operating business in 2016, the SEC said.

J.P. Morgan said the acquisition would be integrated into its existing Global Commodities business.

Yahoo has been in the original content business for years, but recent acquisitions suggest the company would rather focus on cheap and easy - to - get user - generated content.

Speaking with Fortune, Almeida says he is ready to do more acquisitions this year and he's interested in «any company that is within our area of business.»

Even if you and your role are being incorporated in the acquisition as a merger or partnership, new operational procedures will be needed to support the infrastructure of the business.

The Executive team and I could not be more excited about this acquisition, and the impact it will have on our ability to help empower millions of local businesses while providing our team members with an amazing career opportunity.

The CFO is also focused on the long - term finances of the company in terms of forecasting as well as how the business might fund, say, an acquisition by borrowing or other means.

But when I look back now, it really is helpful to understand the business and where we're going, to have been part of or have led the acquisitions and be someone who's been part of the transformation from the old to the new world.

Based on my own observations from more than two decades in the field of business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions, many small businesses that survived the economic downtown are now seeing renewed strength in their top - line revenues, and solid or growing bottom - lines.

For the first couple years, Sam felt like he was learning a lot, but just couldn't grow his consulting business in terms of revenue and client acquisition.

Content marketing, if done correctly, can be one of the most profitable customer acquisition channels for your business.

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.

Some major institutions may have to divest assets, and Canaccord with Genuity is a larger more profitable firm that could make acquisitions to grow our businesses.

Mr Smith said that before the UK acquisitions, pieNETWORKS UK business operations was dormant and employed no staff.

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.

Nashville - based Gibson, whose legendary brands include Les Paul and SG, has been suffering under $ 500 million in debt linked to the acquisition of its consumer electronics business overseas, where sales have been in sharp decline.

The uniforms caught my eye because Virgin just got into the banking business with the acquisition of a U.K. bank that we are gradually rebranding Virgin Money.

Last week certainly wasn't wanting for bombshell tech news, what with Google's acquisition of Motorola and HP announcing it was effectively exiting the consumer business in favour of concentrating on business customers.

Van Bruggen was an ambitious 21 - year - old who had just bought a safety - equipment business in Sturgeon County, Alta., and with the acquisition came a single middle - aged staffer.

Yet the shops» old - world practices have their advantages: book - acquisition costs are minimal to nonexistent, as the stores acquire titles either inexpensively or in the form of donations (even though the business is not a nonprofit).

The acquisition of EMC is seen helping Dell diversify from the stagnant personal computer market and give it the scale to attack the faster - growing and more lucrative market for managing and storing data for businesses.

Avago Technologies, a chip company formed after the spin out Agilent's chip division, is seeking to expand its business with the acquisition of another semiconductor firm and has explored deals with Xilinx, Renesas Electronics and Maxim Integrated Products, according to a story in Reuters.

Social media is fuelling a fundamental shift in labour relations and corporate communications, and is showing it can do more than just complicate negotiations — it can affect control of major business announcements like divestments, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions.

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.