Sentences with phrase «funding accelerates the pace»

«This new funding accelerates the pace with which we can develop the next generation of predictive supply chain solutions.»

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It went from being owned and run by a second - time entrepreneur to a limited partnership that brought U.S. retail experience to the table — private equity funds Advent International and Highland Capital Partners acquired a 48 % stake from Wilson in 2005 — and finally a public listing that has enabled the company to accelerate the pace of expansion.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.

State officials who run the stem cell research fund say they're trying to emphasize collaboration between academics and companies to accelerate the pace of development.

This could be a billion EUR opportunity, but so far they've only raised about EUR 160 million, though the pace of fund - raising is accelerating.

A NASA - funded study finds that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass at an accelerating pace, three times faster than that of mountain glaciers and ice caps.

The vision of the WCA's Platform for Accelerating Coal Efficiency (PACE) is to deploy the most efficient power plant technology possible and to encourage international partners (such as development banks and governments) to work together to increase funding for, and the use of HELE technology.

The SEC is conducting examinations of private funds at an accelerated pace and we are fortunate to have a deep regulatory group of more than 20 lawyers to help clients structure their operations to comply with SEC rules.

Discussing 12 sub-sectors individually, the publication also looks into the accelerating pace of ventures launching, the funding being pumped into the e-commerce space, challenges faced by entrepreneurs, and the rocky road to profitability.