Sentences with phrase «capital investment this year»

According to an analysis by Barclays (NYSE: BCS), North American drillers plan to spend $ 84 billion on capital investment this year, up 32 % over last year.

Common Council member David Franczyk says it starts with the city's plan for capital investment this year at the Market.

In partnership with the Department and leaders like Councilmember Vallone, we've issued significant capital investments this year toward important upgrades at several Queens firehouses.»

Not exact matches

Full - year 2018 capital expenditure is expected to amount to around $ 550 million, corresponding to recurring capital expenditure of around 5.5 % of sales and exceptional investments for the specialty polyamides and thiochemicals projects in Asia.

The number of active Corporate VCs — which serve as the investment arms of giant firms and include Intel Capital, Bloomberg Beta and GE Ventures — has grown by 15.5 percent year - over-year between 2011 and 2015, compared to a growth rate of 12.8 percent overall for VCs of any type in the same period, according to data from CB Insights.

Venture capital investment in Canada hasn't even recovered to the $ 2.1 billion invested in 2007, itself not a great year.

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya speaks with CNBC's Kelly Evans at the Sohn Conference about Box being his best investment idea for the year, as well as the growth of big data and consumers» privacy rights.

The next year, Aronson scored a US$ 40 - million investment from two venture capital firms — a figure he later claimed was inaccurate, but never corrected.

The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

For the past five years, venture capital firms have pumped 25 percent to 100 percent more than they've raised into a diverse array of investments, including clean energy technology, health care, and pharmaceuticals.

That's when Schaaf and the scrappy Imgur team decided that the years of bootstrapping were over: They accepted a $ 40 million venture capital investment.

Notably, it's only Sequoia's second investment in a blockchain - related company in that venture capital firm's 45 - year history; the first was earlier this year, in Polychain Capital, in a $ 200 million round in which Andreessen, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners also particcapital firm's 45 - year history; the first was earlier this year, in Polychain Capital, in a $ 200 million round in which Andreessen, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners also particCapital, in a $ 200 million round in which Andreessen, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners also participated.

More than $ 2 billion in private investment has flowed into space industry companies this year, with 59 firms contributing capital.

Republicans and Democrats began this year with ambitious talk of reaching a bipartisan agreement on tax reform, but it has now become clear to most that it will require the investment of more time and political capital than President Obama has remaining.

If you are seeking investment capital, you should be prepared for the reality that you will need to sell your company or bring in another round of investors within five to 10 years.

Unicorn startup Medallia was bootstrapped by its founders for 10 years before they sought venture capital investment.

What's more, the news - reading public has grown accustomed to announcements of multi-million-dollar investments over the last 15 years, a period of extremely active venture capital funding, which reached new highs in 2015.

But she also stresses creating the environment for long - term economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center of her plan.

Over the past 30 years, policymakers from around the United States have spent countless hours and numerous dollars on programs, policies, and incentives to create venture - capital clusters and to stimulate investments in their cities and regions.

Lunar will take a portfolio approach, much like that of a venture - capital firm, setting return targets (30 % a year over five years for each investment).

The billionaire investor is expected to stay on the board in the near term, while investment firms Thiel Capital and Thiel Foundation will relocate to Los Angeles later this year, according to the report.

Two such companies, San Francisco - based fundraising site Rally.org and Los Angeles - based campaign organizer NationBuilder, have raised $ 14 million collectively in investment capital just this year, Bloomberg reports.

When investors see an entrepreneur who has made a limited investment in their business, yet they're paying themselves $ 200,000 a year — not on sales revenue, but investor capital — we're strongly inclined to pass on the deal.

MACARTHUR: We've seen a move toward permanent capital in the private equity industry and in the financial investment industry for many years now.

What I have learned from many years of working with tech - enabled growth companies; on both sides of mergers and acquisitions; and angel, private equity and venture capital investments, is that accretion of IP value is the key element to supporting overall enterprise value — representing scalability in phases of rapid growth and supporting attractive multiples during the fundraising and exit phases.

With 60 employees and about $ 23 million in venture capital investment over the past three years, the Des Moines - based company has grown wiser from its investors, which include Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

ModCloth has raised $ 48 million in investment capital over four rounds of funding.Portland, Ore. - based designer Bernie Dexter has sold dresses through ModCloth for three years.

Otto Energy says the sale of its Galoc oil field assets in the Philippines to Singapore - based energy company Risco Energy Investments for $ 113.4 million will help fund exploration activities for two years and return capital to shareholders.

Even better — provided the investment is held for three years — any capital gains are exempt from tax.

The planned capital investments follow backlogs that choked UPS» network during last year's holiday shopping surge, which led to shipping delays and forced UPS to spend $ 125 million on leasing additional planes and trucks, cutting into the company's Q4 profits.

«Many of the companies we back start out as little features,» says Roloef Botha, a partner with Sequoia Capital who led the company's investment in YouTube, which Google bought for $ 1.65 billion last year.

Greg Stringham, vice-president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, says domestic capital investment in the sector this year should be in the $ 64 - billion range.

Canadian startups are enjoying more and bigger venture capital deals (in the first quarter of 2016, venture capital investments reached $ 838 million, nearly double what they were for the same period the year before), but the VC community, lacking size and versatility, is not keeping pace with their funding needs.

A survey by investment and research group RBC Capital last year found that American surgeons think that within five years, 35 % of operations will involve robots in some form, compared with 15 % today.

Capital Economics noted that after nearly two years in operation, investment via the Shanghai - Hong Kong connect was less than 1.0 percent of the total market capitalization of both exchanges.

The subject of a seven - year - long campaign by the association, its elimination removed administrative hurdles for foreign investment and raised hopes that venture capital from private and sovereign wealth funds would soon stream across the border to buoy Canadian startups.

Two years ago it was spending hundreds of millions of dollars on venture capital investments in food delivery, group buying, and house cleaning — not to bet on the next big thing, but to add users for its payment system.

RBC's capital markets division saw a 13 per cent jump year - on - year in net income to $ 748 million, primarily due to a lower effective tax rate largely due to U.S. tax changes and higher results in corporate and investment banking and global markets.

And in a reversal of a five - year trend, venture capital investment in the information technology sector increased by 6 % in 2012.

The company has planned to slash its capital investments for this year to $ 29 billion from $ 47 billion in 2014, as well as cut 12,500 jobs across 2015 and 2016.

London & Partners said that 2017 was likely to be a record year for investment in the capital's fintech sector.

Chinese regulators last year began pressuring domestic banks to rein in their overseas investments, reducing capital for deals.

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

Both Buffett and Munger will continue handling major capital allocation and investment decisions, including acquisitions, for Omaha, Nebraska - based Berkshire, though they have reduced their responsibilities in recent years with their increasing age.

Venture - capital funding for U.S. companies fell sharply year - over-year in the second quarter, marking the lowest level of venture investment in three years.

Of that $ 3.3 billion, more than $ 800 million came from venture capital and angel investments in space startups — that's more VC funding than in the previous 10 years combined.

Investment groups such as Golden Seeds and BELLE Capital USA, which bankroll women - led companies, have worked toward shrinking this financing gap for years.

Michael Underhill, Capital Innovators» chief investment officer, likes the business for its diversity, but also because it converted into a REIT this year.

If you do choose to sell any investment held outside of a tax - deferred account, such as an IRA, make sure, if at all possible, you hold it for at least one year and one day in order to qualify for the long - term capital gains rate.

He has more than 14 years» experience in venture capital, investment banking and strategic consulting, and has managed numerous private equity investments.