Sentences with phrase «equity firms moved»

In part, private equity firms moved into distressed acquisitons because they are seeking returns higher than those available on other commercial real estate investing opportunities.

Mr Clarke and Treasury chief financial officer Tony Reeves are at the forefront of the internal deal team inside Treasury as the two private equity firms move into the final stages of due diligence.

Not exact matches

When the private equity firm that owned Bolthouse put it up for sale in 2012, Morrison decided to make her move — that is, if she could sell it to her board.

A move up in the US 10 - year bond yield (2.965 % - 2.995 %) and mostly firmer global equities were a headwind for gold.

Private equity firm KKR & Co LP said it would convert from a partnership to a corporation after US tax reform made the tax hit less painful, a move that it hopes will boost its share price by attracting more investors.

The private equity firms are making an opportunistic move on Merck consumer health as they want to have options to build on the business they have with Stada, one of the sources said.

The firm recently moved to sell $ 100 million in equity to finance capex, but with hedges on the company's production likely to wind down over the next six months, BBG could find that being acquired is preferable to additional equity raises.

Canada's biggest private - equity firm, Onex Corp., has also moved deeper into the U.S. market, ramping up its business packaging the debt as securities with an eye to doubling that unit's assets in two years.

Ivanhoé partners with real estate private equity firm Callahan Capital Partners on many U.S. deals and credits the company with helping Ivanhoé move quickly and deploy capital in a market outside its Canadian comfort zone.

Yaser Moustafa, Senior Managing Director, NBK Capital Partners stated, «In a pioneering move, NBK Capital Partners was one of the first private equity firms to invest in the fast growing Mediterranean aquaculture space.

NEW YORK — Law enforcement officials moved a step further in their investigation of the Obama administration's former auto industry adviser, reaching settlements with the private - equity firm he co-founded in an ongoing corruption probe that has touched several prominent Wall Street firms.

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Nishita moved into the finance field with roles in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and at a private equity firm.

As one moves down the credit spectrum, the riskiest corporate bonds act like equities, largely because as a company nears default, the equity of the firm is worthless, and true control of the firm is found in some part of the debt structure.

David Jane, Miton multi asset fund manager, says: «We are firm believers that capital preservation should be prioritised alongside return generation and have created a solution which provides the flexibility to move aggressively out of equities in difficult market conditions.

You are allowed to move to another property as long as your equity release firm agrees that the new property is suitable as security for your equity release loan.

Research Affiliates Expands European Footprint as Head of Equity Research Moves to the Firm's London Office

But in terms of alternative investment assets & managers, there still exist interesting pockets of opportunity (albeit, perhaps more limited in size)-- while private equity firms have accumulated unprecedented levels of AUM / dry powder, and can thrive as well as ever in today's world, noting their gradual move into property & looking forward to a huge untapped opportunity ahead in infrastructure.

He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.

Sixty - one percent of respondents said overcapacity is hurting their firm financially, so they have moved to address under - performers by reducing compensation (96 percent), dismissing under - performers (73 percent) and withdrawing equity from under - productive partners (57 percent).

Clare advised a professional services firm on the exit of a senior equity partner who sought to lead a team move from the firm.

Wonu advised a professional services firm on the exit of a senior equity partner who sought to orchestrate a team move from his firm.

Some firms are experiencing succession planning issues as fewer lawyers are moving up the ranks and willing to take on equity partner and leadership roles.

This reportedly sparked a «run on the bank» as more than 30 senior partners cashed in their partnership equity and moved to other law firms with their clients (4).

You may remember last October we mentioned he had moved from his real estate practice and knowledge management law firm work to take on the role of Chief Compliance Office for Beacon Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate private equity firm.

Shoosmiths will move to a predominantly equity partnership as of 1 May as 76 of the firm's salaried partners are set to join the equity.

Clare Murray and Esther Martin advised a professional services firm on the exit of a senior equity partner who sought to lead a team move from the firm.

He moved to an equity - only firm at the right time, impressed a heavyweight early on and made partner within a year.

Strauss, who is set to make the move on 8 September, was previously an of counsel at Simpson before being brought directly into the equity at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2010, in what was an unusual move for the magic circle firm.

Last year saw a number of big - money partner moves, from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's hire of White & Case private equity star Richard Youle, to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer buyout heavyweight David Higgins» $ 10m move to Kirkland & Ellis, and many top UK firms are rethinking their compensation systems in an effort to ward off the advances of US rivals with money to burn.

Underperforming partners were moved out of the 49 - strong equity partnership with effect from 1 October — the firm's new financial year — moving to fixed - share status.

Dewey & LeBoeuf saw a dramatic drop in gross revenue in 2009 while profits per equity partner moved up 3.4 percent, the result of a 10 percent decrease in equity partner headcount, according to numbers released by the firm Friday.

Edmonton - based law firm strategist Patrick McKenna says law firms have moved to shrink their equity partnership ranks because they've exhausted all other options to increase, or simply maintain, partner profitability.

The chief executive of private equity - backed firm Knights Professional Services, which this week announced it is entering the top 100 with the acquisition of Darbys Solicitors, says that moving from an equity partnership to a corporate, more efficient structure has been the single most important factor in its success.

The firm had already moved recently to lower the bottom of its 12 - year lockstep, which now runs from 17.5 to 50 equity points across all offices.

Such a move would reverse the firm's drive in recent years to create an all - equity partnership aligned across all offices.

Many large law firms have moved to a two - tiered partnership model, with equity and non-equity partners.

Firms boost female ranks with promotions rounds as Taylor Wessing continues move to all - equity partnership

The promotions come as the firm moves towards an all - equity partnership on 1 May.

Vacate Your Office,» The article focused on the issue of mandatory retirement for law firm partners (including stripping them of their equity interests or management roles), and it featured the tale of antitrust lawyer A. Paul Victor, who was forced to leave Weil, Gotshal & Manges at the age of 68 (but recovered smoothly by moving to Dewey Ballantine).

Guy Hands is giving up daily operations of private equity firm Terra Firma, owner of EMI, moving to group chairman and chief investment offi...

Following 17 years working within the Recruitment industry, in 2013 our CEO - Simon Taylor moved into the Private Equity sector working directly for James Caan (Dragon's Den) in his PE firm - Hamilton Bradshaw.

Private equity firms have been moving into debt financing at all different levels of the capital stack with increased velocity over the past 24 months...

«Where private equity has had more success is by moving down the quality scale,» says Jim Sullivan, managing director of REIT research with Green Street Advisors, a Newport Beach, Calif. - based consulting and advisory firm.

Montreal - based Ivanhoé Cambridge made its first major move into the «last mile» warehouse market this week, closing on its purchase of Evergreen Industrial Properties from private equity investment firm TPG Real Estate.

In a move that has been expected for some time, private equity firm the Blackstone Group has filed for an IPO for Invitation Homes, its single - family home rentals company, Reuters reports.