Sentences with phrase «earlier bid for the company»

According to this theory, the family didn't want even the slightest hint of impropriety to affect the Sky bid — especially when there is enough attention already on the Murdochs» history with News of the World and the hacking of private telephone accounts, an affair that caused them to drop an earlier bid for the company in 2011.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, the Justice Department indicted McClendon in a conspiracy in which two unnamed companies agreed not to bid against each other for oil and gas leases in northwest Oklahoma between late 2007 and early 2012, a charge he denied.

The group acquired Misfit in November of last year for $ 260 million in a bid to get the company back on track after slow earnings earlier in 2015.

The company earlier Wednesday formalized its $ 31 billion bid for British broadcaster Sky, and earlier this month announced it's getting into health care.

Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, were also reportedly in talks with several private equity firms earlier this year to make a bid for the company.

Earlier this month, the company confirmed it was considering a bid for rare disease drug maker Shire Plc (SHP.L) after Reuters reported on its interest.

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) could be a strong contender to make a bid for Sprint, mainly because the cable company just jumped into the mobile wireless business earlier this year.

An attorney for Toys «R» Us said in court earlier this month that the company had received multiple bids of more than $ 1 billion for an 85 percent stake in its Asian business.

The proposed offer apparently unplugged an earlier bid for TWC by Charter Communications, a smaller cable company majority - owned by Liberty Media.

Over the years, as it has expanded through acquisitions, the company has eyed the Reckitt Benckiser brands, and when the sought - after division was put up for sale earlier this year, it stepped up with an aggressive bid, McCormick's CEO said a day after announcing McCormick's biggest acquisition ever.

Food companies are under pressure to reduce costs after Kraft Heinz Co's unsuccessful bid for Unilever earlier this year showed that even the largest players could become targets.

It is believed WCB had insisted on a 50.1 per cent condition before approving Saputo's earlier cash bids because it feared without the condition the company could be left with several large shareholders stuck in a stalemate for control.

With Midway Games going bankrupt earlier this year, the Chicago based - company has been looking for ways to sell the rest of their assets that Warner Bros. was unable to own after their takeover bid.

Early - stage investor Rui Ma talks to CEO Star Xu on his company's bid for global domination, Beijing style.

• Introduce «menu selling» procedure which significantly streamlined customer handling tasks • Decrease interest paid by the customer, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, while keeping revenue at par with earlier financial years • Close a lucrative deal with a multinational company, which resulted in $ 850,000 of revenue each year for the next 7 years • Confer with clients looking for financing and insurance coverage options for their vehicles • Provide customers with information on how to handle financing and insurance coverage by giving them a list of possible options • Make financing arrangements with a view of minimizing impact on the selling gross of the company • Create and maintain relationships between financers and borrowers by placing clear instructions and timelines • Tie customers close to dealerships in a bid to ensure return business opportunities • Create and administer vehicle service contracts, offering mechanical coverage in a bid to generate F&I income • Control paperwork once deals are closed and ensure that all information from the customers» end is complete and accurate • Train and educate sales people to deliver information regarding the benefits of protective products

Earlier in the week, the Bloomfield Hills, Mich. - based REIT issued a press release vehemently rejecting the Simon / Westfield bid for control of the company at $ 20 per share.

The New York - based company was facing liquidation early last week after a U.S. bankruptcy court ruled that private equity firm and Aeropostale creditor Sycamore Partners could use $ 150 million that the retailer owed it to bid for the company at auction.