Sentences with phrase «fund armed groups»

Global Witness's 2009 report showed that European and Asian companies, including Bangkok - based THAISARCO (a subsidiary of British metals group AMC), UK - based Afrimex, and Belgium - based Trademet bought minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that funded armed groups and fuelled conflict.

Not exact matches

Culture Trip, an online travel magazine, raised $ 88 million in a series B round of funding led by the venture arm of PPF Group, a Netherlands - based conglomerate.

Caspersen, a 39 - year - old former managing director at PJT Partners» private - equity arm, Park Hill Group, was arrested in March and accused of defrauding a hedge - fund - affiliated charity and an employee of the same hedge fund.

(Five percent of the profits go to funding teams run by a non-profit arm called NG Athletics Club, or to donations to kids» sporting groups.)

Shared - living space provider CoLive, owned by CoLife Advisory Pvt. Ltd, has raised $ 1.8 million (Rs 11.7 crore) in a round of funding led by Ncubate Capital Partners, a venture capital arm of SAR Group that engages primarily in water purifiers, clean tech and automotive batteries, the startup said in a press statement.

Participants in the experiment included Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the fund management arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Legg Mason Inc's (LM.N) Western Asset and other investors in the certificate of deposit.

Bengaluru - based relocation service provider Pikkol has received seed funding from a group of angel investors, including Ajay Nanavati, former chairman of 3M India, the Indian arm of US multinational conglomerate 3M Co. and Afsal Salu, co-founder of hyperlocal delivery company Delyver, which was acquired by BigBasket.

A review of campaign finance records for the NRA Political Victory Fund, the gun - rights group's political arm in Florida, shows it donated regularly...

F50 and Peakview Capital, the investment advisory arm of Shengjing Group and the largest global fund of funds (FOF) in China, hosted the F50 Global Capital Summit on Tuesday, March 29 at Sandhill Road in Menlo Park.

Why are people so up in arms over THIS, yet they continue to support companies, celebrities, and even Congressmen who help fund Islamic terror groups?

With the two Superpowers flexing their might throughout the globe, dissident groups were funded, armed and trained by one side or the other.

Brought together as part of the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) initiative, they include the fund arms of insurer Aviva and Norwegian lender Nordea, asset management groups Boston Common and Impax, several Swedish state pension funds and several other charities and ethical investors.

While's Bell's operation is speculated to be headed to Chinese investors, there are multiple corporates who could compete including Macquarie's Paraway Pastoral, Rifa Salutary — the Australian arm of China's Zhejiang Rifa Holding — and other corporates such as Ferrero Group, TIAA's Westchester, as well as the listed companies Webster and Rural Funds Management.

Población local activism flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s, supported by the Vicariate of Solidarity — progressive branches of the Catholic Church — internationally funded NGOs, left - wing political parties, and radical armed groups (such as the FPMR and the Lautaro Youth Movement).

Under them hundreds of thousands of innocent Nigerians have been raped, maimed, robbed and massacred by well - armed, well - funded and well - organised Fulani militias and herdsmen all over the country yet not one of the perpetrators has been arrested or brought to justice simply because they are members of the President's ethnic group and they are his loyal foot - soldiers.

Zephyr Teachout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's primary challenger last year, backed Mr. Najmi, as well as the Make the Road Action Fund, the campaign arm of the immigrant rights group Make the Road New York.

So far, the fundraising has primarily benefited conservative organizations such as the Club for Growth, the Congressional Leadership Fund and American Crossroads, the group connected to George W. Bush's former White House adviser Karl Rove, which plans to spend up to $ 100 million on House and Senate races through its super PAC and nonprofit arms.

While the city requires social service arms of religious groups that receive government contracts to pledge not to discriminate on any prohibited basis including sexual orientation and gender identity, no such restriction was placed on this funding.

Updated to clarify that the group involved was Make the Road Action Fund, the political arm of the non-profit Make the Road.

At CNIO, Wagner's group is funded by Fundación BBVA, the corporate responsibility arm of BBVA, a 150 - year - old global financial institution ranked as Spain's second largest bank.

Staying at arm's length from Brussels will be crucial to ERC's success, says John Marks, director of science and strategy at the European Science Foundation, a group of national funding agencies.

Reformers and charter school supporters, including the political arm of the California Charter Schools Association and LA Students for Change, a group funded by former Mayor Richard Riordan, have spent about $ 3.3 million through their groups.

And that's why the National Disability Rights Network, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, and Association of University Centers on Disabilities linked arms with the nation's major civil rights groups to demand that the new version of NCLB, the Every Student Succeeds Act, include annual standardized assessments to measure student progress and that state compliance be overseen by the strong arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

This year, the superPAC has been funded primarily by the Firefighters union but in July, the superPAC received a $ 28,000 contribution from the advocacy arm of Michelle Rhee's education reform group, Parents and Teachers for Putting StudentsFirst.

For example, records show News America, an arm of News Corp., gave $ 250,000 toward a group that helped to fund like - minded candidates running for the Los Angeles Board of Education.

As the U.S. retail distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., the world's leading provider of boutique investment management expertise to institutional and individual investors, AMG Funds is your single point of access to more than 100 mutual funds and separately managed accounts from over 30 independent autonomous fund manaFunds is your single point of access to more than 100 mutual funds and separately managed accounts from over 30 independent autonomous fund manafunds and separately managed accounts from over 30 independent autonomous fund managers.

Peltz's investment arm, Trian Fund Management LP, owns large stakes in a variety of major American businesses including upscale jeweler Tiffany's & Co., food company H.J. Heinz Co. and fast - food chain Wendy's / Arby's Group Inc., of which Peltz serves as chairman.

$ 10.6 billion hedge fund investment platform and the global investment arm of Cowen Group, Inc., Ramius LLC is in the process of opening a managed futures fund.

The SVB Capital segment is the venture capital investment arm of SVB Financial Group, which focuses primarily on funds management.

Thankfully, we have the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) representatives fighting proposed ordinances city by city, but they are up against very powerful, well - funded groups that have strong lobbying arms and rallying cries, which constantly put us on the defensive.

The situation in these areas is complicated further by the insurgency being waged by the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers» Party), a well - equipped, heavily - armed and well - funded Kurdish separatist group.

It's known as the Kochtopus — the extensive network of think tanks, institutes, university departments, political funding arms and «grassroots» activist groups funded by oil billionaires Charles and David Koch.

London - based recruitment specialist Citifocus has become the Financial Services arm of In Job Group, a global recruitment firm with offices in Europe, US and Asia.Citifocus» areas of expertise range across a wide spectrum of the financial service sectors to include banking and fund management,...

It is the mutual fund division of a South Korean fiscal service company, Mirae Asset Financial Group whose asset managing arm is Mirae Asset Financial Group that has registered its presence in 12 countries in 5 continents.

Digital currency outfit Ripple Labs has closed a $ 28 million Series A funding round that includes IDG Capital Partners and the venture arms of CME Group and global data storage company Seagate Technology.