Sentences with phrase «first raised with»

The change to these fines came 18 months after the issue was first raised with REBGV.

But shadow home secretary David Davis warned that the revelation - which comes six years after the problem was first raised with the DWP - showed a «massive administration failure».

This generation is the first raised with computers and is amazingly tech savvy.

Not exact matches

A source familiar with the White House emails on the Benghazi talking point revisions say that State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland was raising two concerns about the CIA's first version of talking points, which were going to be sent to Congress: 1) The talking points went further than what she was allowed to say about the attack during her state department briefings; and, 2) she believed the CIA was attempting to exonerate itself at the State Department's expense by suggesting CIA warnings about the security situation were ignored.

-- Mike Zivin, co-founder and CEO of Whittl, an online appointment booking platform for neighborhood businesses, which recently raised a $ 3.3 million Series A round with backing from GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans, as well as GrubHub's first VC, Origin Ventures in Chicago.

British health tech start - up Medopad has raised $ 28 million in its first round of financing, after having struck # 100 million ($ 143 million) worth of deals in China with firms including Tencent.

His exorbitant compensation has twice raised the ire of shareholders — first with an $ 11.9 - million signing bonus in 2013 and, most recently, with his $ 12.9 - million package for 2014, even though Barrick shares posted a double - digit decline.

«No one from Jeb's campaign asked me if it was okay with me for Jeb to raise money off my first show.

Nova Scotia's first family are long time supporters of the country's first English - speaking Roman Catholic University, with David F. Sobey serving as chair of a 1990s Saint Mary's capital campaign that raised $ 24 million.

While Jobs's treatment of his first child, Lisa, was deemed to be seriously lacking (with good reason) in Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs, and the silver screen film adaptation that followed, he apparently had changed his parenting ways with the three children he raised with his wife Laurene Powell Jobs.

These dolls are not the first internet - connected toys that have raised concerns about compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

«We experienced strong Medicare Advantage enrollment growth and solid performance across all segments in the first quarter, with early positive indicators of medical utilization allowing us to raise guidance for the year,» said Brian A. Kane, Chief Financial Officer.

-- Mike Zivin, cofounder and CEO of Whittl, an online appointment booking platform for neighborhood businesses, which recently raised a $ 3.3 million series A round with backing from GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans as well as GrubHub's first VC, Origin Ventures in Chicago.

In the first quarter of 2013, real estate was the third largest sector by financing activity, with $ 1.9 billion raised.

First of all, it started raising money for the first time and wound up with about $ 163 million in funFirst of all, it started raising money for the first time and wound up with about $ 163 million in funfirst time and wound up with about $ 163 million in funding.

First, on average, crowdfunding projects, many of which have more to do with one - off artistic or cultural projects than for - profit businesses with growth potential, have raised very modest sums.

The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.

«If you have never raised capital before, get help,» says Robb, adding that you will likely get a much better deal with someone who has been through the process than if you're getting an education on your first deal.

• Zhong An Online Property and Casualty Insurance, China's first online - only insurer based out of Shanghai, is now planning raise least $ 1 billion in a Hong Kong offering, Reuters reported Wednesday citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Tesla raised the profile for electric cars in 2008 with the release of its first sports car, the Roadster.

In the first half of the year, China - based ICOs raised about $ 400 million through 65 offerings with more than 100,000 investors, according to a report from the National Internet Finance Association of China.

In the first half of 2006, 23 SPACs raised money in public markets, compared with 27 in all of 2005 and none in 2002, according to The Reverse Merger Report.

And so far the pace looks similar for 2017, with 217 hardware start - ups raising a first round of funding already.

India is also ramping up its nuclear and conventional deterrence against China by testing long - range missiles, raising a mountain strike corps for the border with China, enhancing submarine capabilities and basing its first squadron of French - made Rafale fighter jets near that border.

First, Meg Whitman's nomination to HP's board was made at the behest of Ray Lane, the chair of HP's (hpq) board, circumventing the board's nominations processes, which raised concerns with ISS, a proxy advisory firm, and others.

They set up their first private - equity fund several years ago with $ 70 million in investment capital; they just raised another $ 100 million, to support a second pool aimed at their particular investment niche.

Passion for change is the first quality that all social enterprise founders start with before embarking on a journey to raise awareness, grow funding, solve problems and meet needs.

Whether you like it or not, your «price of admission» may be that you're the first to raise this issue — and you could have an impact on how positively it's dealt with.

If you are thinking about raising funding through the new 506 (c) general - solicitation rule, make sure you first consult with a securities attorney.

So, 2016 was a busy growth year for us — we raised US $ 120M in a Series B funding round, made some key executive hires, opened our first U.S. office in San Francisco, and opened a new 50,000 - sq - ft manufacturing facility in Waterloo, with plans to continue hiring aggressively in both locations.»

Yet when we went out to fund raise this year after 4 years of a 200 percent revenue CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) the first firm that we spoke with said,

«We are proud to team with You Tube on its first major partnership to help raise national awareness for YouTube TV,» Noah Garden, the MLB's executive vice president for business, said in a statement.

Traders fully expect the Fed's monetary - policy committee to raise benchmark borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point at a meeting that starts Tuesday and culminates Wednesday with Powell's first press conference as chairman.

Despite increased scrutiny, however, ICOs have continued, with the value raised in the first quarter surpassing the total for all of 2017.

In January 2015, it had raised $ 50 million in the first tranche of its Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne Capital.

All the same, the CSE has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the private blockchain firm Kabuni Technologies Inc. that would allow the company to be the first to raise funds on the platform.

The first phase raised $ 850 million for Telegram, with an average price of $ 0.38 for each token, which are known as GRAMs, according to the email.

July was the biggest month for coin offerings, with 34 projects raising $ 665 million, Tokendata.io data shows — or twice as much money as was raised in the first five months of the year combined.

Mitch Kapor raised nearly $ 5 million of venture capital in 1982, enabling Lotus to launch 1 -2-3 with the software industry's first serious advertising campaign.

«Liquid Story used its technology and strategic insight to guide Jamstack to connect with our target consumer to our first Crowd Funding Campaign on Kickstarter resulting in achieving over 300 % of our fund raising goal.

TORONTO / NEW YORK (Reuters)- Private equity - backed Canadian waste management company GFL Environmental Inc is seeking to raise as much as C$ 1 billion ($ 778 million) in an initial public offering that could be filed as early as the first quarter, people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday.

Of the major countries, the United States was the first to raise rates, with the Fed beginning to tighten in mid 2004.

Ironically, the trend of companies raising less capital actually enhances the importance of the initial round buy - in (both because that initial buy - in becomes less diluted meaning the first round price was that much more important and because even if an angel wants to buy up more in later rounds they'll have less of a chance to do so; I also believe that along with the trend of companies raising less capital we're also seeing earlier and somewhat smaller average exits — also enhancing the value of initial round buy - ins as fewer investors are truly swinging for the proverbial fence).

More specifically, investors are putting their money to work in markets outside the U.S. Of the $ 97.2 billion of net new assets raised in the first quarter, over $ 70 billion went into equity funds with international exposure.

The BDC will be the industry's first healthcare - focused fund of its kind with a target raise of $ 1.5 B in capital for...

It seems to me if the Fed continues to give its first priority to price stability, manifested in decisions to raise rates under questionable decision rules that elevate inflation - fighting over full employment, it will be pursuing policy objectives at odds with the wishes of the American people.

If Trump is in constant contact with Eric and receiving updates on his businesses from his sons, it renders the trust they created effectively meaningless — and validates the concerns watchdog groups raised when Trump first unveiled his plan in January.

The BDC will be the industry's first healthcare - focused fund of its kind with a target raise of $ 1.5 B...

The first bluetooth wallet that raises the standards of hardware wallets, with accurate, secure, and quick transfer.

Combined with the first quarter, the publication said that total ICO funds raised during the first half of the year came in at $ 1.13 billion.