Steinhoff International Holdings N.V., a South African - based international retailer, on the US$ 4bn
financing of its acquisition of U.S. retailer, Mattress Firm Holding Corp..
A leading China based conglomerate with a global turnover of US$ 19 billion - advised on
the financing of its acquisition from GE Capital of the TIP Trailer Services group.
The action was brought on behalf of a class of people defined as follows: The action relates to a transaction whereby $ 40,000,000 was taken from the participating policyholders» account of GWLAC and used towards
the financing of the acquisition of London Insurance Group Inc. (the parent company of London Life Insurance Company) by GWLAC and Lifeco.
Representation of a U.S. independent oil and gas company in connection with the equity
financing of its acquisition of reserves and a shallow water drilling program in the Gulf of Mexico.
Herbst Kinsky advised CVC Capital Partners in this transaction regarding all aspects of Austrian law including
the financing of the acquisition.
The financing of the acquisition of a property is very important in determining the rate of return on investor equity.
Not exact matches
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.
The Guaranteed Sale
acquisition was
financed out
of cash flow, Carey says, not out
of the new investment by American real estate tycoon and Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran and silent partners.
An investor group that includes the Fischer Family and Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and CEO
of Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises and star
of CNBC's «The Profit,» confirmed it plans to provide
financing for the struggling cupcake chain as a prelude to an
acquisition.
the Company's share repurchase plans depend on a variety
of factors, including the Company's financial position, earnings, share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company's desired ratings from independent rating agencies, funding
of the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements
of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and
acquisitions and related
financings), market conditions and other factors.
• Twin Brook Capital Partners was sole lead arranger
of $ 131 million
of financing to back an add - on
acquisition by and recapitalization
of The Wicks Group - backed Gladson, a Lisle, Ill. - based digital content firm.
Dell did not say why it is exploring a major deal, but previous media reports have speculated that it is seeking
financing to help pay off the $ 46 billion in debt that it took on as part
of its EMC
acquisition.
More than 1 million additional customers are expected to come from Goldman's
acquisition of personal
finance start - up Clarity Money, announced earlier this month.
Proceeds will help refinance the $ 49 billion
of loans from 20 lenders that the company took out in December as temporary
financing for the
acquisition.
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.
Solco has completed its transition from solar panel wholesaling to
financing and technology with the wrap - up
of its $ 9.2 million
acquisition of GO Group.
It has received a bridge loan for $ 13.7 billion from banks led by Bank
of America and Goldman Sachs to temporarily
finance the
acquisition.
The results: Over the course
of their careers, Gouw and Fonstad's investments have resulted in a collective seven public offerings, 26
acquisitions, and more than 500
financing rounds in follow - on capital.
His prior experience includes private equity funding
of start - up telecommunications and Internet services companies, as well as strategic and financial planning, mergers and
acquisitions, and managing
finance and accounting activities for both domestic and international businesses in the telecommunications and Internet services sectors.
The strategy is to deliver a wide array
of financial solutions providing advice on capital structure,
acquisition finance, ratings, debt issuance, structured
finance, and the management
of currency, as well as interest rate risk.
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).
Integrity Funding is a specialty
finance company that participates in the structure,
acquisition and sale
of financial instruments in the aviation, life and annuity asset classes.
In the last quarter before completing the
acquisition, Innergex had net earnings
of $ 3.5 million or five cents per share, down from $ 8.8 million or eight cents per share last year after an increase in
financing costs and other financial impairments.
Dell has also made progress in syndicating $ 10 billion
of its
financing package for the EMC
acquisition dubbed «term loan A», people familiar with the situation said earlier.
Centene intends to use the net proceeds
of the offering to
finance a portion
of the cash consideration payable in connection with Centene's previously announced
acquisition of the assets
of Fidelis Care and to pay related fees and expenses.
Twitter has been beaten up pretty badly by investors over the past six months, after a number
of potential
acquisition offers failed to materialize and the company's
finances continued to sour.
Jaskol turned up two immediate priorities for Bunn: raising its minuscule bank credit line (with an eye toward eventually
financing part
of its
acquisitions through borrowing); and minimizing taxes through more effective use
of income - deferral strategies.
Miller also wanted to «keep our
financing costs at some kind
of fixed interest rate, because then I'd be able to factor that into potential
acquisitions to see if they made financial sense for us.»
The bad news is that the SBA, acting outside
of the stimulus bill, has enacted a significant change to business
acquisition loans by placing caps on goodwill
financing.
The
acquisition is also a bet on the improving
finances of the newly consolidated airline industry and the economy in general, which Buffett has long been positive on.
It's also a break from the food business, where Berkshire (BRKA) has done a string
of big deals recently, including Heinz and Kraft, as well as providing
financing for Burger King's
acquisition of Canadian doughnut chain Tim Horton's.
Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income excluding (i) franchise agreement amortization, which is a non-cash expense arising as a result
of acquisition accounting that may hinder the comparability
of our operating results to our industry peers, (ii) amortization
of deferred
financing costs and debt issuance discount, a non-cash component
of interest expense, and (gains) losses on early extinguishment
of debt, which are non-cash charges that vary by the timing, terms and size
of debt
financing transactions, (iii)(income) loss from equity method investments, net
of cash distributions received from equity method investments, (iv) other operating expenses (income), net, and (v) other specifically identified costs associated with non-recurring projects.
The business, a cemetery and funeral - home company in Trevose, Pa., was in sound financial health, the industry was rapidly consolidating, and Miller could envision profitable growth
of up to 25 % a year — if he could raise enough capital to
finance a series
of key
acquisitions.
The success
of a merger or
acquisition depends on the «skillful integration
of disparate
finances and work processes,» according to The Wall Street Journal.
The young entrepreneur graduated from the University
of British Columbia with a bachelor
of commerce degree at age 19 and headed to Deloitte & Touche where he worked in the corporate
finance department, performing business valuations and merger and
acquisition support services.
We would expect to
finance the capital required for
acquisitions through a combination
of additional issuances
of equity, corporate indebtedness, asset - backed
acquisition financing and / or cash from operations.
Notably, since Ally's
acquisition of TradeKing, the possibility
of a bid from a regional bank or consumer
finance company is viewed as possible by investors.
«Floor plan
financing interest» is interest paid on debt used to
finance the
acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease and secured by the inventory so acquired.
Benchmark was the biggest investor in Springsource, which raised a total
of $ 15 million in two rounds
of financing prior to the
acquisition.
Elise Rees, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D is a retired partner
of Ernst & Young LLP, and is a strategic senior executive with over 35 years» experience advising clients on
finances and tax, specializing in mergers and
acquisitions for the last 14 years.
Karen Maidment was chief financial and administrative officer
of BMO Financial Group from 2007 to 2009, and was responsible for all global
finance operations, risk management, legal and compliance, tax, communications and mergers and
acquisitions.
For instance, Berkshire helped
finance Mars Inc.'s
acquisition of Wrigley.
After a first - quarter profit
of $ 322 - million or $ 1.30 a share, Magna has net cash
of $ 1.4 - billion and some
of that could be used to
finance acquisitions, but they have must add a new technology or new customers or help Magna expand in growing regions
of the world.
Harvest Properties is a vertically - integrated, full - service commercial real estate investment firm that specializes in the
acquisition, reposition, entitlement, development, management and
financing of commercial property, primarily through joint - venture investments in Northern California.
In his new role, Woolford will manage Cerberus Business
Finance's capital markets activities, including the
acquisition of performing secondary loans within both the private middle - market and broadly syndicated loan spaces, according to a statement.
Winner
of the
Finance and Real Estate deal award was TD Bank Financial Group with its
acquisition of Commerce Bancorp..
He advises clients in a broad range
of corporate and commercial matters, including debt and equity
financings, private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and
acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder arrangements, corporate reorganizations and public markets matters.
Jason joined NEP in 2006 after working at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in their global industrial & services group where he participated in the origination and day - to - day execution
of various investment banking transactions, including
acquisitions and divestitures, public equity and debt
financings, and private placements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact
of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic
acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits
of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level
of government regulation over our business and the potential effects
of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome
of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security
of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts
of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits
of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration
of the businesses
of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion
of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency
of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability
of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result
of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section
of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section
of www.express-scripts.com.
A member
of the Corporate Commercial, International and Mergers &
Acquisitions Groups, he has been involved in a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, corporate reorganizations, private equity and venture capital financings, technology transfers and joi
Acquisitions Groups, he has been involved in a broad range
of transactions, including
acquisitions, mergers, corporate reorganizations, private equity and venture capital financings, technology transfers and joi
acquisitions, mergers, corporate reorganizations, private equity and venture capital
financings, technology transfers and joint ventures.