Sentences with phrase «by equity investments»

Given the higher returns produced by equity investments, one could conclude that investors have greater fear of stock market volatility than they have of inflation.

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Crowdinvesting platforms are a recent development, and an interesting option for funding that, to some extent, lets you call the shots by spreading the equity over a larger number of investors (as opposed to securing the full investment from a handful of investors or a VC firm).

Adjusted book value per share is total common shareholders» equity excluding net unrealized investment gains and losses, net of tax, included in shareholders» equity, divided by the number of common shares outstanding.

After all, the former economics professor who is now president of the Hussman Investment Trust has made a name for himself by repeatedly predicting a stock market decline exceeding 60 % and forecasting a full decade of negative equity returns — and yet here we sit just 9 % from record highs, even after some bouts of heavy selling.

Some of these measures exclude net realized investment gains (losses), net of tax, and / or net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax, included in shareholders» equity, which can be significantly impacted by both discretionary and other economic factors and are not necessarily indicative of operating trends.

«The US 1 list is intended to represent a collection of our best investment ideas that are drawn from the universe of «Buy» rated US - listed stocks (including ADRs), covered by BofA Merrill Lynch fundamental equity research analysts,» said the list's contributors in the note.

The extent of the contraction is especially apparent when compared to the United States: a study compiled by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased by 17 %.

Doug Mackenzie, a fan of Edmark's products and a partner at the prestigious venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, obliged by leading a round of equity investment that put $ 5.5 million into Edmark's coffers, paying the market price of $ 10 a share.

A bank famous for investments in commodities, Goldman Sachs's equity research team initiated coverage on a slew of major names, complete with company - by - company synopses and price targets.

Corporate investment - banking fees were down 4 % from the year - ago quarter because of lower advisory and equity issuance fees but partly offset by higher debt - issuance fees, according to the firm.

Hopu Investments, a China - based private equity firm co-founded by former Goldman Sachs banker Fang Fenglei, was not available for immediate comment.

Fulcrum Equity Partners led the round, and was joined by investors including Vocap Investment Partners, Spinnaker VC Direct, Bahns Stanley, Stanley Partners, Ellis Capital, Buckhead Investments, the AIM Group and Silicon Valley Bank.

In December of 2013, the OPES Impact Fund made an equity investment in AFRIpads that will help the company meet its goal of reaching 500,000 women and girls by 2015.

CouponCabin's round was led by Baltimore investment fund JMI Equity, which has also invested in online firms such as DoubleClick, Adknowledge, Business.com and DoubleVerify.

But after five straight years of positive returns, sentiment among equity analysts neared an all - time high, with the Wall Street consensus calling for an 11.1 % gain, according to a recent study by Bespoke Investment Group.

By that, I mean real estate — both debt and equity — but also everything ranging from agricultural investment, infrastructure debt, and other real assets that are generating both income and capital gains.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

«The Foundation was lied to by Andrew Caspersen, a managing director at investment bank PJT Partners, regarding a potential investment related to the publicly - announced restructuring of a private equity fund,» the foundation said in a statement.

The NOCs are being approached by lawyers and investment bankers not just from Calgary but from Houston and Melbourne too, seeking patient capital for long - timeline projects while equity prices for energy companies have been steadily sinking on stock markets despite the high price of oil.

A team of the investment bank's global equity analysts still expect a 20 % gain in stock worldwide by the end of 2016.

So the investment is less than half of the unencumbered equity that would be required by a traditional franchise restaurant.

One department produces non-sponsored analyst certified content generally in the form of press releases, articles and reports covering equities listed on NYSE and NASDAQ and the other produces sponsored content (in most cases not reviewed by a registered analyst), which typically consists of compensated investment newsletters, articles and reports covering listed stocks and micro-caps.

The investment bank's so - called Sell Side Indicator measures the average equity allocation recommended by its fellow Wall Street bank peers.

Equity: Equity financing is by nature a long - term deal that's more appropriate for sizable investments in equipment or real estate.

The board has been dealing with the volatility of publicly traded stocks and low returns from government bonds by diversifying into other forms of assets, including equity in private companies and investments in infrastructure such as highways and real estate.

But industry observers are anticipating a wave of opportunistic investments by private equity firms.

Blackstone Capital Partners VI attracted some of the world's largest private - equity investors, including the California Public Employees» Retirement System and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, according to disclosures by the pension funds.

«For a number of impact investors [safe] equity investments aren't easy to come by.

Private investments by the fund earned 11.6 per cent including 11.1 per cent by private equity, 12.3 per cent by infrastructure and 11.4 per cent by real estate.

According to a study by Cambridge Associates, impact investment funds launched between 1998 and 2004 — meaning those that have had a chance to sell their portfolios — have outperformed comparable private - equity funds.

«But their biggest investment by far is an equity - and - growth component — it's their company.»

Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income excluding (i) franchise agreement amortization, which is a non-cash expense arising as a result of acquisition accounting that may hinder the comparability of our operating results to our industry peers, (ii) amortization of deferred financing costs and debt issuance discount, a non-cash component of interest expense, and (gains) losses on early extinguishment of debt, which are non-cash charges that vary by the timing, terms and size of debt financing transactions, (iii)(income) loss from equity method investments, net of cash distributions received from equity method investments, (iv) other operating expenses (income), net, and (v) other specifically identified costs associated with non-recurring projects.

Customers did $ 6.5 billion in sales last year through Elastic Path's platform last year, and today the firm announced it has raised $ 5.35 million in equity investments led by the BDC Venture Capital IT Fund.

And nearly two years ago, it was sold to Galaxy Brand Holdings, an investment vehicle owned by private equity firm The Carlyle Group (CG).

Statistics Canada said financial assets were the main contributor, growing by $ 196.6 billion to nearly $ 6.9 trillion, led by equity and investment funds.

The acquisition price implies a total equity value of approximately $ 52.4 billion and a total transaction value of approximately $ 66.1 billion (in each case based on the stated exchange ratio assuming no adjustment) for the business to be acquired by Disney, which includes consolidated assets along with a number of equity investments.

Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners leads the investor group, and is joined by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, as well as Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis.

A $ 5M equity investment in the company will purchase a 30 % ownership interest, or a mix of debt secured by the real property and equity will work as well.

«The services provided by private - equity fund sponsors to their affiliated funds and portfolio companies are investment - advisory services.

His investment of $ 80,000 in equity and $ 170,000 as a loan earned Markkula a one - third share in Apple but it was his role as what Jobs called the «adult supervisor» that was by far and away his greatest contribution to keeping the unruly Apple youngsters on track.

Fidelity Strategic Funds are multi-asset-class strategies that seek to address key income needs — bond income from global sources, non-bond income, and real return — by investing in a diversified mix of fixed income and / or equity investments chosen for their historical combined performance.

Hopu is one of the longest - established private equity firms in China, founded in 2007 by Chinese rainmaker Fang Fenglei, who is also the non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs» investment banking China joint venture, and Richard Ong, now head of RRJ Capital.

Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX is a private company owned by management and employees, with minority investments from Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners.

Your goal is to diversify your net worth by making public equity investments equal to no more than 50 % of your net worth because you realize the value of various asset classes.

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However, Barclays overall performance was buoyed by a strong performance in its credit cards business and investment banking division, which advises on M&A transactions and equity and debt underwriting.

Unfortunately, the plan presented by his advisers, Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross, suggests an approach based on tax credits for equity investment and total private sector participation that will not cover the most important projects, not reach many of the most important investors, and involve substantial mis - targeting of public resources.

The Fund seeks both current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in below investment grade debt and equity with the ability to hedge risk.

Salt Equities, led by Sal Smeke and Michael Wahba, sold the hotel at the corner of West 30th Street and Eighth Avenue to an investment group led by Anthony Hu's Eastern Star Development.

A third example from this period was Beijing's quixotic effort to «lock up» energy supplies through equity hydrocarbon investments in Africa and Central Asia by Chinese state - owned firms.