Not exact matches
Founded
by iconic TV presenter Dick Clark, host of the «American Bandstand» pop music TV show from 1957 to 1987, the eponymous
firm went public
in 1986 before being taken
private 16 years later.
Manbang, which is backed
by Tencent and Jack Ma's
private equity
firm, hopes to raise between $ 500 million and $ 1 billion
in capital to help it expand
in China's growing logistics market.
She cites the example of a recent client, a
private B.C.
firm with $ 400 to $ 500 million
in annual revenues, and which is controlled
by the third generation.
In addition to catapulting EverFi into the ed tech big leagues, the fundraising round marks the debut deal for lead investor Rise, a newly established social impact investing fund managed
by TPG Growth, a
private equity
firm that has also backed Internet hotshots like Uber and Airbnb.
BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Carolina - based
private security
firm hired
by Texas - based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners won't be banned from North Dakota, though a judge is still weighing whether TigerSwan operated illegally
in the state during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and might be subject to fines.
More recently,
in late January of this year, Magnetar received another settlement of about $ 11 million, according to regulatory filings, from CEC Entertainment — the operator of Chuck E. Cheese kid - friendly restaurants — which it had sued seeking additional shareholder compensation
in CEC's 2014 buyout
by private equity
firm Apollo Global Management (apo).
By the time Prada quietly dumped Dack's
in December 2007 to
private equity
firm CoBe Capital of New York, just 10 stores remained.
In 1989, the founders sold to AT&T, and in 2004 the company was acquired by private equity firm ABRY Partner
In 1989, the founders sold to AT&T, and
in 2004 the company was acquired by private equity firm ABRY Partner
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.
«Beginning
in November 2014 and continuing until his arrest
in March 2016, CASPERSEN engaged
in a Ponzi - like scheme to defraud investors, including his close friends, family members, and college classmates,
by falsely claiming that their funds would be used to make secured loans to
private equity
firms and would thereby earn an annual rate of return of 15 to 20 percent.
«
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 Account
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 Account
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 Account
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 Account
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 Account
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 Account
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.
Cyber crime ignores borders
by its nature, and fighting it requires an unusually high level of cooperation between the companies under attack, the
private security
firms they hire for protection and investigations, and the law enforcement agencies
in multiple countries that try to track hackers down.
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.»
The merger has been orchestrated
by the two principals and Silver Lake, the
private - equity
firm that helped take Dell
private in late 2013.
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 Asi
private in 2014 for $ 3 billion
by a group of buyers that included company Chairman Yuzhu Shi and
private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asi
private equity
firm Baring
Private Equity Asi
Private Equity 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..
Craig Powell is CEO of Motus, a Boston - based vehicle management and reimbursement app, which was acquired
in January 2018, along with its rival Runzheimer,
by Thoma Bravo, a
private equity
firm.
Whether
by private firms or
by government, capital investment generates multiple and cascading economic benefits: spending power and job - creation
in the short - run, productivity and innovation
in the long - run.
«Banks hope to lend early to get early returns...
private investment and manufacturing investment are picking up due to
firmer global demand (and) household loans could be boosted
by property demand,» said Nie Wen, an economist at Hwabao Trust
in Shanghai.
The National recently featured a 17 - minute report
by Lang on
private security
firms in Afghanistan using NATO money to bribe insurgents, a topic with only the most tangential link to her beat.
(Staples recently said it would be acquired
by private equity
firm Sycamore Partners for $ 6 billion
in a deal set to close
in the coming weeks.)
Nick Leopard, founder and CEO of
private equity consulting
firm Accordion Partners, says targets are especially hard to come
by in the middle market.
A quiet decision
by private equity
firm Blackstone Group LP to recently sell three TV stations may foreshadow uncertain returns for some selling TV airwaves and lower wireless demand
in the U.S. government's upcoming spectrum auction, industry watchers say.
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.
In 2009, Fitness World got a celebrity - branded makeover, after it was acquired
by Steve Nash Sports Club as well as two American
private - equity
firms.
What's more, after twelve years of ownership
by private equity
firm Cerberus, including a 2015 IPO filing that was twisting
in the wind, Albertsons had to do something.
As the founder of Childs Capital LLC, a Wall Street
firm that seeks to alleviate poverty
in developing nations
by investing
in private enterprise, her business trips take her around the world, from Africa to Latin America.
A person familiar with the matter said WPP, owner of ad agencies JWT and Ogilvy & Mather, had been contacted
by one
private equity group and a venture capital
firm expressing interest
in the Kantar business if WPP ever decides to sell.
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.
For 2013, Ares reports $ 306 million
in net economic income, a metric favored
by publicly - traded
private equity
firms that don't believe GAAP accounting best explains their financial performance.
In the first year of implementation, the propensity of small public companies to be purchased
by private firms, which are not subject to the act, increased
by 53 %, the report said.
CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on Verifone to be acquired
by a group led
by private equity
firm Francisco Partners for $ 3.4 billion
in an all - cash deal.
Hostess, founded
in 1919, was picked up from bankruptcy
in 2013
by private equity
firm Apollo Global Management LLC and consumer industry investor C. Dean Metropoulos for $ 410 million.
Last spring, Claridge Inc., the
private equity
firm founded
by Charles Bronfman
in 1987 and executive chaired
by his son Stephen, teamed up with Ivanhoe Cambridge, the property arm of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, to commit approximately $ 100 million to a slate of mid-size development projects
in and around their hometown of Montreal.
«
By the time companies get to market these days, the value [in a company] has largely been realized by private investors,» says Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technology Associates, a Massachusetts - based consultancy fir
By the time companies get to market these days, the value [
in a company] has largely been realized
by private investors,» says Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technology Associates, a Massachusetts - based consultancy fir
by private investors,» says Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technology Associates, a Massachusetts - based consultancy
firm.
The capital - raising is the latest
in a series
by China's homegrown
private equity
firms and comes as they have increased their dealmaking over the past two years.
The biggest radio broadcaster
in the US with nearly 850 radio stations, iHeartMedia, formerly called Clear Channel Communications — which was acquired
by private equity
firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners
in a leveraged buyout at the apex of the LBO boom just before the Financial Crisis — has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after threatening to do so since 2010.
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 GTC
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 GTC
in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products for aging
in place individuals, was acquired by Chicago - based private equity firm GTC
in place individuals, was acquired
by Chicago - based
private equity
firm GTCR.
In November 2014, Lisa Falzone's company raised a $ 110 million round of funding led
by private equity
firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe.
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.
San Antonio - based Rackspace was itself acquired
by private equity
firm Apollo Global
in a $ 4.3 billion deal just over a year ago.
Online home rental marketplace Airbnb Inc is said to be raising $ 1.5 billion
in a fund raising round led
by U.S.
private equity
firm General Atlantic with participation from Hillhouse Capital, Tiger Global and others.
The committee, which
in January blocked one other high - profile acquisition of a U.S. company
by a Chinese
firm, has raised concerns about the security of U.S. citizens»
private data
in the Genworth deal.
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.
In April 2014, Airbnb had closed a $ 450 million round of funding, led
by private equity
firm TPG, at a $ 10 billion valuation.
Buffett and 3G, the
private - equity
firm founded
by Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann, previously teamed up to buy Heinz
in 2013 and they cut costs, a strategy they aim to repeat with Kraft.
Last year,
private equity
firm Centerbridge Partners LP entered the sector
by acquiring business software providers Syncsort Inc and Vision Solutions Inc from buyout
firm Clearlake Capital Group LP
in a $ 1.26 billion deal.
That round was led
by IVP, a late - stage
firm that specializes
in leading one of a portfolio company's last
private financing rounds before the company sells its shares to the public.