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Not exact matches
Executives spend too much time
dealing with investors and analysts, trying to meet or exceed earnings expectations every quarter, and end up seeking short -
term gains
at the expense of the company.
While the Europeans are working around the clock to salvage the agreement by expanding its scope and lengthening its
term, the Iranians have consistently balked
at reopening the
terms of the
deal.
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, Spotify's
deal terms come with «onerous guarantees,» including being able to convert the debt into equity
at a 20 % discount to the share price of the public offering, among other special promises.
Financial
terms weren't disclosed, but media reports are valuing the
deal at $ 200 million ($ 213 million).
To date EverFi has raised a total of $ 251 million including the latest round, its Series D. People familiar with the
deal declined to comment on the firm's private valuation, though one person familiar with the
terms suggested that the company had not,
at this stage, hit that oft - vaunted billion - dollar milestone.
The company has 60 million paying subscribers, just renegotiated long -
term licensing
deals with three major record labels, and is valued
at about $ 15 billion.
Financial
terms weren't announced, but Reuters valued the
deal at $ 26.8 million.
«While OPEC are doing really well in
terms of compliance with their current
deal and are likely to provide strong words of support for continuing some sort of an arrangement going into 2019, they will be talking about how to taper down the scale of the support
at this May meeting,» Shah told CNBC Tuesday.
Terms weren't disclosed, but Recode valued the
deal at $ 3.35 billion.
Aid agencies who are
at the forefront of
dealing with the influx say they are struggling and need more funding, a comprehensive long -
term plan and better coordination with Ottawa.
Of course, as far as you are concerned, a
deal is a
deal, no matter its structure —
at least in the short
term.
Atlas Iron plans to resume production
at its two closed iron ore mines after striking an innovative profit sharing
deal with its contractors, but it is also seeking to complete a big capital raising to ensure its longer -
term viability.
But if you are in a group with companies that are
at very different growth stages than you are, you might find it frustrating because your peers just aren't
dealing with the same issues you are in
terms of scaling or managing people.
What the studios provide in
terms of direction varies, but the competition to get the
deal is fierce — Matt Brubaker, president of the theatrical division
at Trailer Park, says there are about 30 or 40 trailer houses operating now, and that Trailer Park's competitors are usually Wild Card and Buddha Jones.
Three weeks into 2018,
deal activity in the biotech sector is already almost halfway to what it was in 2017,
at least in
terms of size.
Terms of the
deal were not disclosed, but estimates
at the time pegged the
deal to be worth approximately $ 90 million.
In most
deals with convertible notes or value - added co-investors who «want into the round» the negotiation re-opens after the
term sheet and this is a source of frustration
at a point where the founder and the lead investor should be feeling great about each other.
Under the
terms of the
deal, Sprint would effectively operate a «store within a RadioShack store», occupying about one - third of the retail space
at each.
OPEC is working on a «very long -
term»
deal to try to extend its alliance with other oil producers, Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said
at an energy conference in Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday.
For that reason, Northrop shares edged up only 0.3 % in early trading Monday, suggesting that, while the
deal made lots of sense over the long
term, the price is pretty full and the buyer has less practice than some
at integrating new businesses, especially big ones.
Having the incorrect business structure during
term - sheet negotiation is
at best a distraction and
at worst a potential
deal - breaker, especially when a dozen or more other startups are competing for an angel investor or VC's attention.
(Although in
terms of overall cost, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, of which Berkshire already owned 23 % when it was acquired,
at $ 44 billion still ranks as Buffett's biggest
deal.)
Though
terms of the
deal weren't officially disclosed, news reports pegged the sale price
at about $ 150 million.
From Intelsat's $ 13 billion
deal for OneWeb to Cisco's $ 3.7 billion
deal for AppDynamics, the firm's tech, media, and telecom mergers and acquisitions team had its busiest start to the year in
terms of number of
deals since 2000, announcing 18
deals in the first two months of the year valued
at nearly $ 30 billion.
Sainsbury's will pay Walmart # 2.9 billion ($ 3.9 billion) in cash and give the retail giant 42 % of shares of the combined business under the
terms of the
deal, valuing Asda
at $ 10 billion (# 7.3 billion).
Terms of the
deal were not disclosed, but reports peg the acquisition
at around $ 300 million, L.A. Biz reports.
As Zillow Group and multiple listing services (MLSs) have been scrambling to come to
terms over direct feed agreements ahead of today's deadline, a couple of
deals — one successful and one unsuccessful — show what's
at stake for brokers and MLSs.
«Near -
term relief of government bond
deals may come
at the cost of making the banks» balance sheets more toxic.»
The onerous
terms of the
deal suggest Wag does not have significant leverage in fundraising negotiations, perhaps a sign of troubled finances
at the company.
PacTen attracted Morgan Stanley as an equity partner in the
deal, which ensured that the project would land construction financing
at what Leslie
termed a «very competitive rate.»
The
deal is for four million grams of cannabis in its first year,
terms Canopy valued
at $ 40 million.
«We're pitching on jobs that we haven't been awarded, but
at the same time we've intentionally decided not to move forward on certain
deals because the
terms were not favorable for us.»
In office less than two months, he commented that we were
at «the point where buying stocks is a potentially good
deal if you've got a long -
term perspective.»
Debt
deals typically offer a fixed rate of return throughout the loan's
term and a return of principal
at maturity of the loan.
«The
deal with these kinds of protections is that they don't change long -
term trends,» Michael Moore, an economics professor
at George Washington University, told Vox shortly after Ross started the steel investigation.
Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods — a
deal valued
at $ 13.7 billion — last year forced grocers and retailers alike to come to
terms with the holes in their businesses.
At the global level, 2015 was a little disappointing as the world
dealt with diverging economic prospects and shifting
terms of trade, but we expect gradual strengthening to resume in 2016.
And though it's not a done
deal and another company can enter the bidding — Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. appears to be the likely candidate,
at least in
terms of another retailer — stocks of both companies» competitors suffered.
Under the
terms of the
deal, the SoftBank - led group will only move forward if it can cobble together
at least 14 percent of the company's shares, although it seeks more ownership.
Does this allow Simon
at all to take advantage of all those things going on for shareholders
at all, in
terms of just operations and
dealing with things and there is just more on uncertainty
at all your competitors, not from an M&A perspective.?»
What looks like a bubble
at first glance can be viewed as a long -
term strategy for funding drug development, one that involves private funds, pharmaceutical companies and the public markets, along with a good
deal of risk — and, sometimes, high reward.
There may be a wide gap in pricing and
terms when a
deal leaves the bank universe, and that might lead to more opportunities for non-banks, but it might also lead to fewer
deals because not every
deal works
at a different price or structure.»
Carl Bradshaw, M&A partner
at Kirkland & Ellis, said that he has seen an increased incidence of reverse break fees because of the strong seller - favourable conditions, driving tougher
terms around
deal certainty.
The angel lawyer in me is first drawn - naturally - to a
deal form bank
at the back, where there is what looks like a
term sheet for a light preferred stock offering that combines the NVCA model forms with Ted Wang's Series Seed.
As we did in our annual, more global study, we spent a good
deal of time in this research looking
at the differences between the marketers who rate themselves highly in
terms of overall content marketing effectiveness (the «most effective») versus those who rate themselves as least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotion.
Before Benchmark signaled it would not accept a
deal at those
terms, several existing Uber backers — including the hedge fund Tiger Investments — told Benchmark that if Uber shares were available
at a $ 45 billion valuation, they would be glad to take those off of their hands, according to one of the people briefed.
Update: I've just talked to a source familiar with the
terms of the
deal who tells Re / code that the
deal values New Relic
at between $ 1.2 billion and $ 1.3 billion.
South32 chief executive Graham Kerr says the mining company is
dealing with a «long
term cultural issue»
at its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal...
What if we stop using our tidy little labels «Buddhist,» «New Age,» etc., and start looking
at life in
terms of Truth, a subject with which the Matrix seriously
dealt.