Started more than a century ago, Americo is actually a group of life insurance
companies by acquisition.
Not exact matches
The sales growth got a boost
by its 2015 purchase of Interline Brands the
company's biggest
acquisition in nearly a decade.
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.
While the tax bill has been promoted
by Republicans as a job creator, the reality is that drug
companies are more likely to return the money to shareholders, or use it to make
acquisitions.
This has driven interest in
acquisitions and joint ventures
by big beverage
companies like Starbucks, which acquired Atlanta - based tea retailer Teavana in 2012, and Hain Celestial, which says it plans to complete multiple
acquisitions of ready - to - drink beverage brands valued at $ 5 million to $ 20 million.
Komisar: There are just too many
companies carrying these [billion - dollar] valuations to be absorbed
by the public markets or in private
acquisitions.
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.
Fuelled
by a tripling of oil prices during the last five years, Gulf Arab
acquisitions of foreign
companies have surged.
As investors await further clarity on the status of the deal, CNBC takes a look at the top 10 U.S.
acquisitions by Chinese
companies, based on data from Dealogic.
The
company wrote down the value of Lumwana
by $ 3.8 billion just two years after the
acquisition.
As you look across the robotics landscape, there are a number of notable names that may come to mind, from the «cute» robots that consumer electronics
companies roll out for the holidays to the big
acquisitions being made
by Silicon Valley
companies, including Google.
TD's new
acquisition had become the largest trust
company in Canada largely
by selling itself as the anti — big bank, offering its 3.7 million customers revolutionary (for the time) services like 24 - hour telephone banking and extended branch hours.
Perth - based data management
company Tape Ark has completed a world first for the oil and gas exploration industry
by demonstrating real - time seismic data
acquisition using cloud storage rather than traditional tapes.
As investors await further clarity on the status of the Micron - Tsinghua deal, CNBC takes a look at the top 10 U.S.
acquisitions by Chinese
companies.
Michal Kauffman writes:
By Stage 4, in addition to the panic the company may be feeling as a whole, all sorts of competing interests come out of the woodwork when it comes time to actually move forward with significant investments and real money: from the European tech team that is jazzed about the acquisition, to the U.S. tech team that's threatened by it, to the corporate VC team that hates it because it will undermine a competing investment in their portfolio, to the Services Division as a whole worried about their jobs if the acquisition goes through and much of their work gets automated, etc..
By Stage 4, in addition to the panic the
company may be feeling as a whole, all sorts of competing interests come out of the woodwork when it comes time to actually move forward with significant investments and real money: from the European tech team that is jazzed about the
acquisition, to the U.S. tech team that's threatened
by it, to the corporate VC team that hates it because it will undermine a competing investment in their portfolio, to the Services Division as a whole worried about their jobs if the acquisition goes through and much of their work gets automated, etc..
by it, to the corporate VC team that hates it because it will undermine a competing investment in their portfolio, to the Services Division as a whole worried about their jobs if the
acquisition goes through and much of their work gets automated, etc....
In 2013, for example, Magnetar and several other hedge funds sued over the
acquisition by 3M (mmm) of biometrics
company Cogent, seeking about 55 % more money for their shares in the target, which they claimed were priced too low.
Combined with lawsuits filed
by Harvey Weinstein's alleged victims, the
company was an unappealing
acquisition target.
An endorsement of protectionism isn't something you expect from a CEO whose
company has expanded largely
by acquisitions, let alone from a self - proclaimed «internationalist.»
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.
By 2006, American Apparel was pursuing a public financing, and announced a merger with Endeavor
Acquisition Corp., a special - purpose
acquisition company.
For most product - based
companies, there's a formula used
by professional investors that approximates how much capital they'll need to invest before the
company will be ready for a liquidity event, whether that's an IPO or a merger or
acquisition.
AT&T Inc reported quarterly profit that beat analysts» estimates on Wednesday, helped
by tax cuts and new wireless subscribers, and its chief executive voiced confidence the
company will complete its $ 85.4 billion
acquisition of Time Warner Inc..
Moreover, a handful of
acquisition - happy tech
companies have shown a willingness to add services
by buying tiny, money - losing start - ups for tens of millions of dollars.
Most
companies were able to hold out through the price troughs of 2015, Jefferies equity analyst Jason Gammel said, but 2016 could set the backdrop for further
acquisitions by year - end.
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.
Shares in Mungana Gold Mines rose
by more than 25 per cent after the
company announced it would move ahead with its North Queensland zinc strategy, following shareholder support for the $ 15 million
acquisition of the Chilagoe base metal assets from the liquidators of Kagara, originally announced in December last year.
A proposed
acquisition of tech entrepreneur Justin Miller's
company, Nuheara,
by Wild Acre Metals has hit a major roadblock after concerns were raised
by the corporate watchdog.
«We view the
acquisition by Patricia Industries as a catalyst for Sarnova's next leap in becoming the very best
company in specialty medical sales and distribution and are excited that Water Street and Matt will continue to be part of supporting our growth.»
With the money he had now after the Zip2's
acquisition by Compaq, he started an online payments transaction
company the X.com.
The
company's growth trajectory and eventual
acquisition by Amazon speaks to its success in living up to its mission.
The only way... you as a
company can make progress is
by acquisitions,» says Stanford's Pfeffer, who points out that HP and Microsoft have also made careers of gobbling up the little guys.
Johnson, though, was replaced as CEO in 2011
by Bill Ready, an executive with a history of leading
companies through
acquisitions.
Exxon's $ 5.6 billion
acquisition of Permian basin
companies owned
by the Bass family ranked second.
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.
In June, Beijing's banking regulators ordered a group of lenders to assess their exposure to offshore
acquisitions by a handful of
companies that have been on overseas buying sprees, including HNA Group, Wanda Group, Anbang Insurance Group and Fosun International Ltd..
Moreover, it's being prepped for a counter-strike under the leadership of former Sun Media boss Paul Godfrey, who now heads Postmedia, a
company forged
by the recent $ 1.1 - billion creditor
acquisition of Canwest's distressed newspaper assets.
If Twitter can successfully pivot to broadcast network, it wouldn't be surprising for an
acquisition by one of the big six media
companies.
The
acquisition by AutoDesk, then, which is a service - based b2b
company, signals the firm's foray into the consumer market.
The Justice Department is planning legal action to halt the pending
acquisition of Time Warner
by telecom giant AT&T if the government and
companies can't agree on a settlement, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Broadcom is pledging to make the U.S. the «global leader» in 5G cellular with a $ 1.5 billion investment if the
company's proposed
acquisition of Qualcomm is allowed
by the U.S. government to go through, the
company said Wednesday.
However, its
acquisition of the Chicago - based user design and app building
company is a hat - tip to the need for a well - designed customer experience, which has fueled
acquisitions completed in recent years
by other large
companies.
«It is possible that the
acquisition of COL is the first step in separating UTX into two entities: a Commercial Operation and a Defense and Aerospace Group,» Howard Rubel, equity analyst at Jefferies, said in a note last week as speculation about a deal being struck
by the two
companies increased.
That's the driving force behind Salesforce's
acquisition of AKTA, a two - time Inc. 5000
company founded in 2010
by John Roa.
Media giant Time Inc.'s
acquisition by Meredith is key to boosting its digital business, offering it a fighting chance against «giant tech monsters» like Facebook and Google, the
company's chief content officer, Alan Murray, said Thursday.
Loree says he has been surprised
by the positive feedback the
company's been getting, not only from customers and shareholders, but also the
companies it calls «
acquisition targets.»
In the past, Chadwick served as the finance chief at a number of high profile
companies, including Skype leading up to its
acquisition by Microsoft (msft) in 2011, at McAfee leading up to its
acquisition by Intel (intc) that same year, and earlier at Cisco (csco).
Dell's EMC
acquisition, and all its satellite
companies, is expected to close
by October.
By building a better product and educating others in the industry,
companies can achieve their goals of longevity, sustainability and talent
acquisition.
Regarding the CMS letter, «Any changes made to the rebate classification in 1997 pre-dated Mylan's
acquisition of the product
by almost a decade,» the
company said.
Caviar, the restaurant delivery service owned
by digital payments
company Square, is adding that option after the
acquisition of OrderAhead's pickup business and an initial trial period over the last several weeks.