Sentences with phrase «for equity stakes»

Instead of accepting some fund's money in exchange for equity stakes, these firms decide to issue their own digital currencies, or tokens, that anyone can buy in a crowdsale.

Turned Around U.S. Auto Industry: In 2009, injected $ 62 billion in federal money (on top of $ 13.4 billion in loans from the Bush administration) into ailing GM and Chrysler in return for equity stakes and agreements for massive restructuring.

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.

Just Eat hit the headlines in May 2015 after outlaying $ 855 million for Menulog, which was 55 per cent owned by co-founder Leon Kamenev and 25 per cent owned by online retailer Catch Group, which sold a similar business, EatNow, to Menulog earlier in 2015 in return for an equity stake.

If schools were under private management, the union contract might call for an equity stake in the corporation, as does the agreement in Miami - Dade County for teachers working in Edison Schools.

They also hand over two securities: a senior loan agreement and common equity 50/50, in exchange for an equity stake in Aggbank, equal to the price that the asset was sold for.

The venture capitalist provides capital in exchange for an equity stake in the startup.

FSI will inject # 60 million into Rocco Forte and Family in exchange for an equity stake of 23 per cent, valuing the enlarged equity at # 260 million.

The insurer became a symbol of the U.S. financial crisis in 2008 when the government bailed out the company for $ 182 billion in exchange for an equity stake.

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ)(OTCPink: FNQQF)(Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Monday it has made a cash investment for an equity stake in Nivaura, which recently demonstrated the world's first crypto - currency denominated bond issuance that was cleared, settled and registered entirely on a public blockchain.

Answer: Dear John: It is not very common for a prospective employee to ask a prospective employer for an equity stake right off the bat — without either «side» knowing the other all that well.

I am wondering if it is acceptable to ask for an equity stake, and if so, how to do so?

Not exact matches

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.

Equity firm TPG is acquiring a 60 per cent stake for an undisclosed price.

Have the hard discussions and see if you can solve them, especially around equity stakes [for the founders].

By setting up deals in which Lunar would receive equity - based compensation from its clients, the founders could tap into «the power of the multiple» — the ability to turn what might have been simply a fee - for - service payment into an equity stake worth much more in the long run.

• Providence Equity Partners is selling its 3.3 percent stake in Idea Cellular (NSEI: IDEA) for north of $ 190 million, according to Reuters.

Most of the debt — about 85 % — will be converted into controlling equity stakes for such investors as Apollo Global Management, Babson Capital Management, and Guggenheim Investment Management.

First, this is not an equity stake in the pipeline or a financial contribution, but a promise to pay for shipping on the pipeline if it is built.

After buying North America's largest mountain resort chain for US$ 2.8 billion in 2006 (around half with debt), the hedge fund has seen its equity stake dwindle to almost nothing.

In return for its 42 percent stake in Indus Towers, Vodafone will get between 26.7 percent and 29.4 percent of the Indus - Bharti Infratel combine depending on the options two other shareholders in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercise.

Digital Sky made a $ 200 million investment in Facebook for a 1.96 % equity stake in Facebook.

Equity crowdfunding allows businesses seeking capital to sell ownership stakes via crowdfunding platforms, thereby creating the opportunity for individuals to become shareholders and have a potential for financial return.

Starting Monday, entrepreneurs will be able to offer equity stakes to non-accredited investors for amounts of up to $ 1 million, as a result of new crowdfunding rules put into place by the Securities and Exchange Commission in October.

Last year, Stanford sold its equity stake in Google for $ 336 million.

For investors, it cuts the risk associated with a pure equity stake while maintaining the upside of an equity position.

The software megalith paid $ 240 million for a 1.6 percent equity stake in the fast growing social network.

Most deals involve an equity stake of some sort, so the celebrity can benefit from the beverage's sales for as long as it stays on shelves.

More specifically, Axel Springer will pay $ 343 million for an 88 % equity stake in BI, with the remaining 12 % mostly consisting of existing Axel Springer shares (it invested earlier this year) and rolled - over shares held by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (he invested in the same round).

Founders can lobby for higher compensation and options in lieu of equity stakes; investors can fight for preferred dividends and treatment of their shares when it comes to another round of funding or a sale.

• 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.

Do you take an equity stake in exchange for funding, like many incubators?

The generation with the largest chunk of savers holding equity stakes at least 10 percentage points above Fidelity's recommended allocation for their age is baby boomers, coming in at 26 percent.

The average equity stake for boomers is 68.8 percent.

So when Aunt Gladys starts fumbling in her carpetbag for a checkbook, talk her gently out of an equity stake.

FORTUNE — Email marketing and design firm Campaign Monitor yesterday announced that it has raised $ 250 million in equity funding from Insight Venture Partners, for an undisclosed ownership stake.

• Caltius Equity Partners sold its stake in MC Sign, LLC, a Mentor, Ohio - based provider of signage, lighting, and maintenance services, to Arcapita Investment Management US Inc, for $ 100 million.

Liberty Mutual Insurance seeks bids for $ 1 billion in private - equity and real estate stakes.

Ride - hailing firm Ola has acquired the Indian unit of online food delivery service Foodpanda from Delivery Hero in exchange for an undisclosed equity stake.

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 expansion.

Last year the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund bought one of Spain's largest funeral businesses from 3i Group, a British private - equity firm, for # 117m, and increased its stake in a French equivalent.

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

This week, private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested $ 600 million for a majority stake in East Coast urgent care operator CityMD.

Designed to support a secondary market for home equity, PRIMARQ's service carves equity stakes into $ 10,000 positions.

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.

If you choose to offer ownership equity in your business, your family member (acting as an investor) should be treated the same way you would treat any other equity investor, this means they will be exchanging capital for a percentage of ownership, or stake, in your business.

Slim planned to hold on to the expanded equity stake after exercising the warrants, rather than sell the shares for an immediate profit, a person with knowledge of the matter said last year.

Well, for the $ 50,000 the investor provided for John and Mary's down payment, the investor might obtain a 40 percent stake in John and Mary's equity, thereby committing to share in 40 percent of value appreciation or depreciation in the home.

Last fall, in an unusual investment configuration, Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark took an equity stake in Tinder in exchange for Cohler joining the board to add his experience.

Providence Equity Partners LLC is taking a majority stake in digital measurement firm DoubleVerify, betting on tools that can suss out fraud and verify the quality of digital media for online advertisers.