Sentences with phrase «firm is an acquisition»

A higher dividend would allow for Wall Street to realize the company's potential, as I do not think this particular firm is an acquisition target for any other firm in the space.

Not exact matches

There have been roughly 140 acquisitions of artificial intelligence startups since 2011, including 40 this past year alone, the venture capital research firm says.

To that end, Blue Ant — named after a fictional marketing company in a William Gibson novel — is in the midst of a two - year buying spree that began with the acquisition of GlassBox TV, the venture - capital - backed firm that first caught MacMillan's eye back in 2011.

While there's an argument to be made that AI is over-hyped as a technology, there's data to back up Sanwal's tongue - in - cheek advice: Mergers and acquisitions of AI startups increased by a factor of seven between 2011 and 2015, from five to more than 35 deals, according to the research firm.

After going through a successful acquisition, and now as a startup co-founder, I can tell you there's a lot to be learned about working with angel investors and venture capital (VC) firms.

The mining sector is still providing abundant work opportunities for law firms, from contract disputes to potential private equity acquisitions.

Eighteen months on from its acquisition of Perth - based law firm Middletons, US - based law practice K&L Gates says its expectations for the tie - up have been exceeded.

Accounting, consulting and insurance broking firm Carbon Business Group is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Swan Valley Tax Accountants and Paperchase Bookkeeping's Midland division for a combined $ 1.28 million.

• Mednax, a U.S. healthcare network operator targeted by Elliott Management, is facing acquisition interest from several private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter interviewed by Reuters.

The firm says it's because two of the market's secret weapons — share buybacks and mergers and acquisitions — saw an uptick at exactly the right time.

• 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.

Its CEO told CNBC that the firm is not considering any mergers or acquisitions.

He'll be replaced by COO Brian Hannasch, a native of the U.S. Midwest and himself a former store operator who joined the firm in the 2003 acquisition of Bigfoot.

Kadlic and Anderson figured the firm was using the acquisition of Accurate as a way to market itself to potential investors.

Lawyer Roger Royse, whose California law firm specializes in representing agtech companies, tells Inc. that he thinks Blue River is a prime acquisition target, especially as the industry consolidates.

Two Perth - based resources companies are planning to switch sectors with the acquisition of cancer - based biotechnology firms, with one planning a backdoor listing and the other seeking support for an IPO.

The pace of acquisition over the past two years has been «aggressive and fast,» according to Vincent Romans, founder of the Romans Group, a collision repair industry consulting firm based in Chicago.

Valeant is an acquisition machine, snapping up small and mid-sized pharmaceutical firms.

«I'm not a frequent demonstration participant,» said Jodi Schwartz, a corporate tax lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a firm in Midtown Manhattan known for advising companies and banks on mergers and acquisitions.

Some major institutions may have to divest assets, and Canaccord with Genuity is a larger more profitable firm that could make acquisitions to grow our businesses.

Avago Technologies, a chip company formed after the spin out Agilent's chip division, is seeking to expand its business with the acquisition of another semiconductor firm and has explored deals with Xilinx, Renesas Electronics and Maxim Integrated Products, according to a story in Reuters.

The acquisition by AutoDesk, then, which is a service - based b2b company, signals the firm's foray into the consumer market.

The company is now focused on becoming the prevention rather than just the cure: Recent acquisition iSight is a cyberintelligence firm that specializes in helping clients anticipate threats.

Chen said BlackBerry is now ready to make strategic acquisitions, like the purchase of Germany's anti-eavesdropping firm Secusmart that it announced last week.

Some Chinese firms may be under scrutiny for acquisitions, but China isn't cracking down on foreign investments, the director general of the ICC - NDRC said

The proposed acquisition will be done by way of a scheme of arrangement and the Chinese group plans to delist and take the Singapore - listed firm private.

Plus, notes Sue Marks, CEO of Pinstripe and Ochre House, a global talent acquisition and management firm, you're probably going about hiring all wrong, too.

Because of the likelihood that pursuing an acquisition will boost a company's revenue growth and thus its share price, investors have increasingly been pressuring pharmaceutical firms such as Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Teva to strike deals.

That's because with larger acquisitions, «you start getting questions on national security... and overall stability and growth of the Chinese economy, so there's a lot more scrutiny over large, marquee deals,» said Benjamin Cavender, principal at consulting firm China Market Research.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating trading activity in shares of Longfin, a tiny stock that surged astronomically in December after the firm announced a cryptocurrency - related acquisition, the company disclosed late Monday.

The result is an increase in carve - out deals, add - on acquisitions, and more firms building their own businesses around assets like wireless towers or servicing mortgages.

Prior to Marriott, Sorenson (whose first name is pronounced «Ar - nee») was a partner at the law firm Latham & Watkins in D.C., where he specialized in merger and acquisition litigation.

Strategic buyers can justify high acquisition prices as long term strategic plays, where buyout firms need to be able to see the path to a profitable exit.

The merger terms represent around an 18.9 percent premium to Worldpay's closing share price in London on July 3, a day before the payments firm announced that it had been approached for an acquisition separately by both Vantiv and JPMorgan Chase.

Even after its 100 per cent acquisition, ModiFace will remain based in Toronto to stay close to the University of Toronto where Aarabi continues to be a professor and where the firm has established research partnerships.

FORTUNE — U.S. and UK taxpayers looking to spend some extra dollars on behalf of corporations during the holidays (and into next year) will be pleased to know that Hewlett - Packard's bungled acquisition of software firm Autonomy has made that possible.

«The time is right for firms to consider mergers and acquisitions.

Instead, Coastal's export approach, born of its acquisition strategy, is to develop a brand presence rooted in a particular geographical market while leveraging the cost advantage of the firm's global purchasing and distribution back end.

Before HP's acquisition of Autonomy, Lynch said Autonomy's quarterly audits were handled by the accounting firm Deloitte using IFSR accounting rules, which are different from U.S. GAAP rules.

Its global acquisitions included Minnesota - based Carlson Hotels, owner of the Radisson and Park Plaza Hotels; a 25 % stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings; a 9.9 % stake in Deutsche Bank; the aircraft leasing arm of the New York financial firm CIT Group; and Ingram Micro, the Irvine - based company that is the world's largest distributor of technology products.

Hulu just enhanced its ability to target programming to user preferences with the acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, of the Video Genome Project, which was backed by venture capital firm Segel Group Limited.

I am writing to reiterate our firm's position on Oracle's proposed acquisition of NetSuite.

Uber was also directed by the court to produce a report from Stroz Friedberg, a forensic firm that Uber had hired to conduct a due diligence report on Otto before the acquisition.

However, financial firms with large capital market operations and merger - and - acquisition desks are thriving.

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters)- Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), Australia's top buyout firm, is in exclusive talks about a possible acquisition of New Zealand's largest training provider for university education for about NZ$ 530 million ($ 340 million), a source told Reuters on Thursday.

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.

About Boustead Securities, LLC Boustead Securities, LLC («Boustead») is an investment banking firm that executes and advises on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and restructuring assignments in a wide array of industries, geographies and transactions, for a broad client base.

HONG KONG Hong Kong - based private equity firm PAG is planning a new Asia fund that aims to raise as much as $ 6 billion, two people with knowledge of the plan said, potentially adding to a massive pool of buyout money for acquisitions in the region.

About Boustead Securities, LLC Boustead Securities, LLC is an investment banking firm that advises clients on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and restructuring assignments in a wide array of industries, geographies and transactions.

The increase in revenue from the digital media and entertainment business was attributed to acquisitions of video streaming firm Youku Tudou and Singapore e-commerce firm Lazada as well as an increase in revenue from mobile value - added services provided by UCWeb.