Sentences with phrase «firms is cash»

Following extensive research, it was apparent that the number one issue for law firms is cash flow, with the amount invested with work in progress restricting profit and growth ambition.

This firm is cashing in on the shift by representing developers involved in the luxury Trump International Hotel and Tower and Shangri - La hotel and condominium developments in Toronto.

US law firms are cashing in on the boom in activity in the technology sector, with data provided exclusively to Legal Week by Mergermarket showing they are leading their European rivals on both deal count and value.

Not exact matches

Ford's board may have decided to leave out the cash base pay (which, prorated, would've been a little over $ 1 million) because unlike stock, a direct cash payment could make for poorer optics, said Alan Johnson of the executive compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates.

«The number one reason firms go under is inadequate cash flow.

As Lascelles commented in The Globe and Mail, «It is far from clear that firms are holding more cash than they should.»

«There hasn't been much bang for that buck,» he says, noting that Canadian firms have generated $ 745 billion in after - tax cash flow since 2001.

Those indicators strongly suggest that Canadian firms don't need to be stuffing so much cash under the corporate mattress, because they have access to plenty of credit if they need it.

More hackers realize there's big money in taking over the computers of firms and demanding cash to set the data free.

That is key, given that the firm is located in a high - cost area and because it has many young employees who need cash — not speculative equity stakes — to meet their living expenses.

Managers at these firms had «more discretion over corporate cash policies,» and therefore reserves were more susceptible to expropriation by insiders.

As more cash pours into the sector, the deal is the latest sign PE firms are willing to pay higher prices to outbid rivals.

Rosalind Resnick, the founder and CEO of Axxess Business Consulting, a New York City consulting firm that advises startups and small businesses, is the co-founder and former CEO of NetCreations, a two - person homebased web design firm that grew to a $ 58 million public company and was acquired for $ 111 million in cash in 2001.

«You should not be building a business if the model does not lead to sustainable operating income and cash flow out of which a salary can be taken in a reasonable period of time,» says Frances Spark of Spark Consulting LLC, a New York firm that provides business consulting, operational restructuring and interim CFO and COO services to entrepreneurs and small to mid-size companies.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

The Fredericton tech firm has agreed to be acquired by U.S. - based cloud - computing company Salesforce.com for US$ 276 million in cash and US$ 50 million in stock.

May stunned investors by putting Hinkley on hold in July, just hours before a deal was to be signed, saying she needed time to assess the project under which French utility firm EDF would build Britain's first new nuclear reactor in decades, backed by $ 8 billion of Chinese cash.

Many PE firms don't actually have a balance sheet of their own, so having private capital to either cash out owners who want to retire or open or extend new lines of business, or enter new geographies, those are all uses of permanent capital that I think different GPs find very valuable.

Osborne Park - based contractor Otoc is continuing its east coast expansion plans with a proposal to buy a Queensland surveying and planning firm for a cash and share package worth up to $ 4.4 million.

Oil and gas company Citation Resources is seeking to diversify its business by acquiring an initial 40 per cent interest in an unlisted firm that converts rubber waste into clean fuels, for a cash and share package worth about $ 7 million.

Tech firms Today We Learned, Circadyn and FreeWheeler have been named the RAC of WA SeedSpark winners at an awards night last week, and have each received a cash prize to fund their projects.

By early February, the firm was sitting on its highest cash reserve since the Lehman - induced run on markets in 2008.

Canadian firms increasingly appear to be cashing in on Brazil, as well.

Eden Creamery turned cash - flow positive, and finally the company was on firm financial ground.

As a result, venture firms are adjusting to this cash - rich environment by stocking their war chests with significant capital.

However, it is very plausible that in recent years, firms are more pressured to return cash back to investors who are aware of the market's positive reaction to buyback announcements and want to earn even higher returns after experiencing positive returns as Carl Icahn pressed Apple to buyback more shares.

For example, Rosen's firm Accountability Research argues that IFRS makes it easy for unscrupulous companies to recognize revenues when cash has not yet been received — and even in cases where collection may be highly improbable.

Many biotech and pharmaceutical firm won't gain much from the new corporate tax rate, but they'll benefit from being able to access overseas cash.

Private equity firms have been keen investors in businesses that help companies cut costs by outsourcing large parts of their administrative functions, since such operations can generate strong cash flows.

It is an important yardstick for measuring the firm's profitability for the cash - flow statement and income statement.

Billable hours are the cash cow of elite legal firms.

LONDON, Feb 6 - Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by a firmer dollar and as some investors were squeezed by falling stocks and cashed in long positions in bullion.

If your firm doesn't have available cash to cover these costs, you're in trouble.

Negative cash flow is more a matter of timing on payments and receipts, but generally speaking, sales volume is approaching a clear point where the firm will pass break - even and show a profit.

Software firm Jobs2Web, a cloud - based recruiting platform that lures top candidates through social networks such as LinkedIn and Twitter, has been acquired for $ 110 million in cash.

PARIS, Feb 9 - L'Oreal on Friday underscored its readiness to buy Nestle's 23 percent stake in the world's biggest cosmetics firm were its Swiss shareholder to sell, saying it had access to cash and funding at its disposal.

«They have been able to finance the business through internal cash flow,» observes Kurt Jaggers, a managing director at the Menlo Park office of TA Associates, a private - equity firm.

Hurd, who has been critical of the Trump administration in the past, said tax repatriation would help his firm make better use of its cash pile.

The private - equity firm will pay $ 157 a share in cash for Buffalo Wild Wings, which is 34 % above the company's closing stock price on November 13, the day before Roark's initial bid of $ 150 a share.

Given how much cash they have on hand, current capital expenditures by U.S. firms are 16 % below their historical trend, TD research found.

«If someone is thinking of entering into business ownership for the first time, they should be able assess how much liquid cash they are willing to risk, and what their lifestyle goals are, and whether they have an exit strategy,» says Anne Barr, president of the Dallas - based advising firm Franchise Opportunity Specialist.

CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on Verifone to be acquired by a group led by private equity firm Francisco Partners for $ 3.4 billion in an all - cash deal.

Firms are «deciding the safer way to cash out is to find an acquirer,» the Wall Street Journal reports.

The firm, which was founded in 1980, plans to use the new cash for investments for late - stage, high - growth startups enterprise software, cloud computing, cyber security and social media markets, said Jules Maltz, general partner at IVP, in an interview on Friday.

Together they vividly show how the amount of debt leverage can vary between healthy firms with low debt levels and plenty of cash to service it and troubled companies that are heavily leveraged and cash - poor.

A recent WSJ article, «Venture - Capital Firms Draw a Rush of New Money,» highlights that VC firms are raising new funds from LPs at the highest rate in 15 years, even though cash liquidity is sitting at a seven - yearFirms Draw a Rush of New Money,» highlights that VC firms are raising new funds from LPs at the highest rate in 15 years, even though cash liquidity is sitting at a seven - yearfirms are raising new funds from LPs at the highest rate in 15 years, even though cash liquidity is sitting at a seven - year low.

I'm a firm believer that renting until you're able to pay almost full cash for a home is the best way to go, in order to avoid paying somebody interest.

Although transaction fees are dwarfed by the sums private - equity firms make from money - management fees or from selling companies through initial public offerings, they can represent a nice chunk of cash.

After International Business Times reported Tuesday that Gawker CEO and founder Nick Denton was seeking outside investment cash, Denton announced a planned partnership with Vekselberg's investment firm Columbus Nova in the New York Times.

For companies involved in capital intensive activities, such as the auto companies and railroads, you are going to see much lower price to cash flow multiples because investors know that much of the money is going to have to be poured back into equipment, facilities, materials, and fixed assets or else the firm will be hurt.