Sentences with phrase «by private equity company»

It is part of InfiLaw, a consortium of for - profit law schools owned almost entirely by private equity company Sterling Partners.

increased support of viable early stage issuers by private equity companies, thereby allowing issuers to defer listing until they are at a more mature stage, or avoid the listing process if they are acquired by a larger entity.

Not exact matches

Lured by the prospect of a steal, would - be entrepreneurs have been joined in the bidding by companies interested in expanding through strategic acquisitions and private equity groups like SeaFort seeking solid «old economy» assets.

Bayless, who specializes in later - stage private - equity placement, says, «Origin Group allows larger companies to utilize the advantages of being small and flexible in order to attack problems created by their bigness.»

In a study commissioned by leadership consultant Green Peak Partners, and conducted by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, researchers looked at 72 senior executives at public, venture - backed and private - equity sponsored companies and found that self - awareness was the biggest predictor of a CEO's overall success.

In 1989, the founders sold to AT&T, and in 2004 the company was acquired by private equity firm ABRY Partners.

Bisnow, a trade publication and events company based in New York City, has been acquired by Wicks Group, a private equity firm.

Buffett, on his part, has disdained private equity's method of investing, which often adds value to a company by piling on debt, and slashing expenses before turning it back on the market.

Whole Foods was also approached by two unidentified companies and four private equity firms looking to explore opportunities.

Many have put up their own shares or stock of companies they own as collateral for their loans and are increasingly copying the convoluted fund - raising strategies employed by American hedge funds and private equity firms in financing their global expansion drives.

In fact, he just bought into a company that it majority owned by a private equity firm whose co-founder is credited with coining the phrase «private equity.»

It was taken private in 2014 for $ 3 billion by a group of buyers that included company Chairman Yuzhu Shi and private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiprivate in 2014 for $ 3 billion by a group of buyers that included company Chairman Yuzhu Shi and private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiprivate equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiaequity firm Baring Private Equity AsiPrivate Equity AsiaEquity Asia Ltd..

Private equity firms have been keen investors in businesses that help companies cut costs by outsourcing large parts of their administrative functions, since such operations can generate strong cash flows.

The company, which is controlled by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, will shed some $ 700 million in debt in the prepackaged reorganization that will be filed soon with federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del..

LONDON and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Permira, the global private equity firm, and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), today announced that a company backed by the Permira Funds has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cisco's Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business.

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.

The company's growth has been further accelerated by its 2016 partnership with private equity firm TorQuest Partners, which specializes in mid-market firms and manages more than $ 2 billion of equity capital.

Seedrs makes money by taking roughly 6 per cent commission on funds raised, and then a share of any increase in value when the company is sold — similar to the «carry» earned by private equity firms.

• CoolSys, which is owned by Audax Private Equity, acquired Certified Refrigeration and Mechanical Inc, a Madison, Wisc. - based refrigeration services company.

Heinz is to buy 51 % of Kraft in a deal brokered by Berkshire and the Brazilian - based private equity company 3G.

«In troubled times like these, public companies turn to the private - equity markets because they don't have the same financing opportunities that they might otherwise possess, either by selling more stock in the secondary markets or by borrowing whatever money they need from banks,» he says.

That is why it is critical that we are all present in our offices... Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home,» reads the memo from Jacqueline Reses, a private equity veteran brought on board by Mayer in September to be the company's HR boss.

Owned by private equity group Leonard Green & Partners after a leveraged buyout for $ 1.3 billion in 2006, the company is entering bankruptcy in a bid to held shed much of its debt and clean up its balance sheet.

It went from being owned and run by a second - time entrepreneur to a limited partnership that brought U.S. retail experience to the table — private equity funds Advent International and Highland Capital Partners acquired a 48 % stake from Wilson in 2005 — and finally a public listing that has enabled the company to accelerate the pace of expansion.

The company is now controlled by Black Diamond Commercial Finance, a private equity group that purchased the company a decade ago, and has slowly driven it into the ground.

GTCR acquires GreatCall — In June, GreatCall, the San Diego company that started out making smartphones for seniors in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products for aging in place individuals, was acquired by Chicago - based private equity firm GTCR.

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

In November 2014, Lisa Falzone's company raised a $ 110 million round of funding led by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe.

Although transaction fees are dwarfed by the sums private - equity firms make from money - management fees or from selling companies through initial public offerings, they can represent a nice chunk of cash.

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.

Angel investors and venture capitalists are the earliest stage investors followed by private equity investors and then public investors once the company goes IPO on the NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX.

With the help of a recruiting firm, PagerDuty pursued Tejada, an experienced executive who took charge of the marketing software company Keynote Systems in 2013 after it was acquired with her help by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

Methodology Discovery Data compiled the rankings based on discretionary and nondiscretionary assets under management listed on SEC Form ADV. To capture independent fee - only planning firms, every effort is made to exclude firms with broker - dealer and insurance company affiliations and those with substantial outside ownership stakes held by private equity firms and some outside investors.

Yet this time around Burger King, backed by its largest shareholder, a Brazilian private equity firm called 3G Capital, plans to locate the holding company that will control the two chains squarely on Canadian soil.

NEW YORK More acquisitions of U.S. companies by private equity firms are being done through companies that are already owned by buyout funds, rather than the funds directly, a market report showed on Thursday, indicating this «bolt - on» strategy is catching on.

Kraft Heinz, the global food company, has implemented ZBB accounting, led by its new owner, 3G Capital, a private - equity firm.

In March this year, the company raised $ 150 million (about Rs 1,000 crore) in an expanded round of funding led by the UAE - based private equity investor Abraaj Group.

In many instances, private equity sponsors may pursue a potential IPO by a portfolio company while at the same time exploring that company's possible sale.

The deal is a huge one by any standard — bigger than Walmart's $ 3.3 billion deal for Jet.com last year — and especially for a retail company like PetSmart, which was itself valued at only $ 8.7 billion when private equity investors took it over in 2015.

TVV Capital was founded in 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee by Andrew W. Byrd, a 25 - year private equity veteran who has been responsible for leading the sourcing, financing, acquiring, operating and exiting of 14 successful, lower middle - market companies.

Private equity firms invested more than $ 144 billion in 1,702 U.S. - based companies in 2011, according to an analysis by the Private Equity Growth Capital Coequity firms invested more than $ 144 billion in 1,702 U.S. - based companies in 2011, according to an analysis by the Private Equity Growth Capital CoEquity Growth Capital Council.

Southeastern Asset Management, which owns 8.5 percent of U.S. computer maker Dell, filed a statement with regulators on Feb. 8 opposing the $ 24.4 billion buyout proposed by Michael Dell, the company's founder and chief executive, and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.

U.S. private - equity firm TPG said on Oct. 13 it had sold its stake in Myanmar Distillery, the country's largest spirits company, to Thai Beverage, the beer and spirits firm run by Thai magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.

The company is owned by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, a preeminent global private equity firm.

He is currently the Chairman of IndiaVenture Advisors Private Limited, the equity fund sponsored by the Piramal Group and independent director in many listed companies in India including Engineers India Limited, Reliance Communications Limited, among others.

On May 14th, everything changed, as six Canadian provinces endorsed equity crowdfunding by implementing rules that make it easier for early stage companies to raise capital and opening up the opportunity for the ordinary investor to participate alongside seasoned investors in private capital deals.

(Reuters)- Hostess Brands LLC, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs, said on Tuesday it will be bought in a $ 725 million deal by an affiliate of private equity company Gores Group, which will then take it public.

There were startups at the summit applying the crowdfunding model to fund companies by connecting seed - stage startups with unaccredited investors (SeedUps.com) all the way to pairing private - equity ready businesses with high - value accredited investors (InvestX.com).

Earlier, the companies said Kraft shareholders will receive stock in the combined company and a special cash dividend of $ 16.50 per share, financed by a $ 10 billion investment from private equity firm 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway.

In October 2015, the company raised Rs 60 crore ($ 9 million) in its second institutional funding round led by private equity firm TVS Capital.