Sentences with phrase «global behemoth»

His last position was as head of competition law at Johnson Stokes & Master now part of global behemoth, Mayer Brown.

And in the process of their metamorphosis into global behemoths, law firms have almost uniformly grown by acquisition — some at a dizzying pace.

Despite his experience in running a Dow - component global behemoth, he may not have the full support of Uber's investors...

But the 91 - year - old chocolate, liquorice and confectionery company, with a fresh injection of confidence from the deep pockets of new owner Quadrant Private Equity, is outpacing global behemoths including Lindt, Mars, Nestle, Ferrero and Cadbury owner Mondelez International in the highly competitive confectionery sector.

Some of these enterprising individuals built companies from an initial idea to global behemoths worth billions, while others became rich by investing in the stocks of internet - driven firms such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Maybe they'll reconsider the construction of global behemoths that serve their own egos but little else.

«Now, I want the strongest possible Canadian media owners to go up against the global behemoths of Google, Microsoft and everyone else, and compete for content.

Dorm room to the global behemoth that you guys are,» he began.

Now, Uber is a global behemoth and one of Silicon Valley's most successful companies — and one of the most contentious.

The newest buzzword everyone's using... the global behemoth that's absent this year... and the very coolest things at the Consumer Electronic Show.

With a market value of about $ 112 billion and annual revenues of around $ 36 billion, Nike is a global behemoth in the athletic market, where its dominance went largely unchallenged for several decades.

It is equally noteworthy that Citigroup, the global behemoth which started this systemic train wreck in 1999 by forcing the repeal of the Glass - Steagall Act, is also on the list.

Then there are the global behemoths: Intuit and The Sage Group (LSE: SGE).

The tech industry is associated with huge highs and lows and of journeys from «garage start - ups» to global behemoths.

Twitter bloomed into a global behemoth since being launched in 2006, but while many educators extol its virtues as a tool for communication and professional development, many others continue to wonder if it's worthwhile.

He obviously had a knack for what he was doing because he turned a simple general insurance agency into a global behemoth in short order.

Those global behemoths were once growth stocks themselves, but their period of rapid growth is behind them.

Recent events from Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft also offer plenty of insight into the progress and strategies of these global behemoths.

Likewise, Norton Rose Fulbright (pictured), which has turned into a global behemoth on the back of multiple mergers, leapt 15 places.

«All the global behemoths are exposed.»

He obviously had a knack for what he was doing because he turned a simple general insurance agency into a global behemoth in short order.

From humble beginnings, the company has, in a startlingly short period of time, become a global behemoth with a market valuation of $ 25 billion — more than three times that of the 50 - year - old Hyatt Hotels chain.