Sentences with phrase «equity stakes in a company»

When Sean Parker became president of Facebook in 2004, he was careful to ensure that the young Zuckerberg retained a sizable equity stake in the company.

In return, the accelerator receives a small equity stake in the company (typically around 8 percent).

First, there's the money: Lin will reportedly get from this deal an equity stake in the company.

It's a sign of pride of ownership, a valuable quality that some employees display whether or not they have an equity stake in the company.

To appear on Shark Tank, entrepreneurs must give Finnmax, the show's production company, either a 2 % royalty on profits or a 5 % equity stake in the company, Amir Kassar, founder and CEO of business loan company MultiFunding, wrote in The New York Times's small - business blog.

Coca - Cola has inked a 10 - year partnership with Keurig - maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and has also purchased a 10 % equity stake in the company valued at $ 1.25 billion.

In some circumstances we will provide debt financing, but this is generally only when we already have an equity stake in the company concerned.

With the company struggling financially and battling a much larger competitor in Enron, Sprecher granted firms an 80 percent equity stake in the company in return for their commitment to trade on the platform.

Here's how it works: Activist investors, usually through the hedge funds they control, typically take a large equity stake in a company to obtain board seats or other means of exerting influence.

Schleifer also holds a significant equity stake in the company.

Moringa wants to take an equity stake in companies that have found successful agroforestry models and that have limitations at operating or disseminating the model at scale and then help these companies scale it up.

Pat Roney, CEO / President of Vintage Wine Estates announced that AGR Partners, an investment firm dedicated to food and agribusiness, has provided growth capital through a minority equity stake in the company.

In fact, Leonard Riggio himself, with his approximate 18.0 % equity stake in the Company, could seek to take the company private in a leveraged acquisition at a fair price for public shareholders, as he had publicly sought to do back in 2013.

Microsoft and B&N announced their partnership and the formation of the new corporation in 2012, under which the software giant invested $ 300 million for a 17.6 percent equity stake in the company valued at $ 1.7 billion overall.

It is an equity stake in a company.

Investor Professor Beware of SAFE Offerings From Crowdfunded Companies Simple agreements for future equity may sound enticing, but they are not an actual equity stake in the company.

Shares constitute an equity stake in a company.

It's actually controlled by Fortress Investment Group (FIG: US), a holding of mine — FIG has a majority of the BoD, and a major equity stake in the company.

In addition, the Board's interests are not aligned with the stockholders, as displayed by their miniscule equity stake in the Company.

Long term the successful candidate will be managing a team of recruiters leading to a possible equity stake in the company.

Not exact matches

• Marlin Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Talkwalker, a Luxembourg - based global listening and analytics company.

But Area 51's approach will differ from that of other prominent incubators, like Y Combinator, where startups trade a stake in their company's equity for a modern workspace and mentorship.

Like many service - company owners today, Gerdes tries to maneuver an equity stake in her clients whenever possible — typically 1 % to 3 %.

• Berkley Capital, W. R. Berkley Corporation's (NYSE: WRB) private equity arm, acquired a majority stake in The Crypton Companies, a Bloomfield Hills, Mich. provider of performance fabrics in the contract, home furnishings and apparel markets.

Taking his bank bonuses in Scotia equity, rather than cash, he's built up a sizable personal stake in the company worth $ 34.5 million in shares and deferred share units, plus options worth another estimated $ 48 million.

The CEOs of each were significantly more powerful than other company executives in terms of equity stake, compensation and whether they were the founder.

As it turned out, however, there was a bonus that I discovered during the process of selling a majority stake in the company to Allied Capital, our new private equity partners.

Private equity firm Berkshire Partners LLC said on Wednesday it would acquire a significant minority stake in Kendra Scott Design Inc, in a deal that sources said values the Austin, Texas - based jewelry company at more than $ 1 billion.

Notably, she — along with the rest of the company's all - black female executive team — will have an equity stake in the business.

Wilson's choices include partnering with a private equity firm in a buyout of the company, launching a proxy battle to gain additional board seats, or selling his stake, The Wall Street Journal reports.

«The best way to think about them is as a private - equity shop operating in the software industry,» says Jeff Mo, a portfolio manager with Calgary's Mawer Investment Management, which has a 12 % stake in the company.

• Royal Dutch Shell (ENXTAM: RDSA) is selling part of its stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX: WPL), an Australia - based independent oil and gas company, to equity investors for about $ 1.7 billion.

Catenas now owns an equity stake (from 10 % to 49 %) in each of the member companies, and each of the member companies owns a 5 % stake in Catenas.

«One is that investors who might otherwise be interested only in outright purchases of a company or in buying only majority equity stakes are now willing to consider deals where they invest in significant minority stakes instead.

It went from being owned and run by a second - time entrepreneur to a limited partnership that brought U.S. retail experience to the table — private equity funds Advent International and Highland Capital Partners acquired a 48 % stake from Wilson in 2005 — and finally a public listing that has enabled the company to accelerate the pace of expansion.

In 2013, the U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital bought a majority stake in the company for an estimated $ 250 million, a cash infusion that will fuel Canada Goose's continued rapid expansioIn 2013, the U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital bought a majority stake in the company for an estimated $ 250 million, a cash infusion that will fuel Canada Goose's continued rapid expansioin the company for an estimated $ 250 million, a cash infusion that will fuel Canada Goose's continued rapid expansion.

The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms.

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters)- Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and private equity fund Ardian entered into exclusive talks to acquire a significant stake in airport ground support firm Alvest, the companies said on Wednesday.

No government officials involved other than the initial money going in to the companies for the American taxpayer to then receive their equity stakes.

Berkshire's cost for a common equity stake of 320 million shares in the new company will be $ 9.5 billion, or «a little less than $ 30 a share,» Buffett told CNBC on Wednesday.

Those included stock in companies like Bank of America and Kraft Heinz, as well as stakes in a variety of private equity and hedge funds.

While equity does not require repayment over a defined time period, an entrepreneur's stake in his or her company is diluted through the issuance of equity to outside investors.

(Reuters)- Private equity firm HGGC LLC has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in HelpSystems, valuing the U.S. information technology management software company at more than $ 1.2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

In August, Azria surrendered his majority equity stake as part of a debt restructuring and left the company, Etlin said.

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Sequential Brands announced it would acquire a majority stake in the Jessica Brand in 2015, and Simpson reportedly owns equity in the company and is involved in the design process.

The new money is coming in the form of a convertible note — a type of loan that eventually converts to an equity stake — and is meant to hold the company over until it can become cash - flow positive.

Many websites now offer small investors the opportunity to earn interest from lending money either to individuals or small businesses, while others allow people to invest as little as 10 pounds ($ 15) in companies in return for an equity stake.

Most often investing capital in young companies in exchange for a small (5 % — 15 %) equity stake, incubators charge low to no up - front cost for utilizing the workspace and the organization's cultivated resources such as mentors and networks of investors in the startup's industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)- Saudi oil giant Aramco will buy an equity stake in Malaysian firm Petronas» major refining and petrochemical project, the companies said on Tuesday, pumping in $ 7 billion in its biggest downstream investment outside the kingdom.