Sentences with phrase «investment companies take»

The mutual fund investment companies take a small payment for investing and managing the money.

In today's ever - changing environment, with large investment companies taking over smaller companies, our ownership has maintained the family control and upheld family values.

A public relations consultant for Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company took me to see the gaping entrance of a 40 - foot - wide concrete - lined tunnel nearby that will link the Louvre, the Guggenheim, and the Zayed.

Not exact matches

«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

Indeed, a 2013 study by the Investment Company Institute found that three in four people under age 35 say they are not willing to take «above - average or substantial» investmInvestment Company Institute found that three in four people under age 35 say they are not willing to take «above - average or substantial» investmentinvestment risks.

Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.

The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

While the chief investment officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) can buy things most people can't — toll roads, office towers, stakes in private companies — he takes a value approach to buying, just as many retail invinvestment officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) can buy things most people can't — toll roads, office towers, stakes in private companies — he takes a value approach to buying, just as many retail invInvestment Management Corp. (AIMCo) can buy things most people can't — toll roads, office towers, stakes in private companies — he takes a value approach to buying, just as many retail investors do.

IN 10 years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning over $ 10 million a year.With the assistance of Austrade and the WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellers.

His project grew through word of mouth until it grew so big, he moved the company to San Francisco and started taking on venture capital investments, eventually raising $ 259 million at a valuation of $ 1.5 billion.

You're ready to take your fledgling company to the next level, but it will mean you need an influx of investment capital.

The company went bankrupt the following year, and Knitowski took a huge hit on his investment.

«It's not about taking a bunch of dollar bills and spreading them around,» said Deep Nishar, SoftBank's managing director, noting that the company is looking at making similar investments in Europe and South America.

Even before the acquisition, Altman operated and still operates as an active investor, including his early stake in large testing company Optimizely, and has personally taken part in investments in huge companies such as Asana, Patreon and Change.org.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

Any tech - enabled company that intends at some point in the future to take growth investment or sell the company, will undergo a tremendous level of due diligence around their IP strategy and protections.

But when we decided to take our company public, our investment bankers needed something a little more sophisticated than guesswork to help them justify our valua - tion and give their analysts some guidance as to what our future sales and earnings would be.

New York - based resource investment company Sigur Minerals has taken a $ 1.9 million placement in Walkabout Resources, representing 19.9 per cent of the Perth - based junior exploration firm's stock.

Although the company recently took in a $ 250 million investment from A&E Networks that valued the company at $ 2.5 billion, the launch of the Vice's own production house should put buyout rumours to bed.

Sundance Resources boss Giulio Casello has taken a big pay cut as the company seeks to cut costs, with the Perth - based explorer also locking in a $ 1.3 million investment to assist in the search for a partner for its Mbalam Nabeba iron ore project in Africa.

Back in September 2007, for instance, Blackstone took a $ 3 billion investment from the China Investment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the publinvestment from the China Investment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the publInvestment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the public market.

«Particularly with oil prices hitting lows at some point in the first quarter... lots of sub investment - grade firms could be under a lot of stress, and for those with stronger balance sheets, those companies could take this as an opportunity to buy and acquire assets,» Deshpande said in a phone interview.

When the stock market is hopping, investment bankers often start knocking on the doors offering to take small companies public.

Instead of hiring the first one who shows up, do your homework, advises David Moore, an angel investor and president of City Rewards Network in Charlotte, N.C. «A lot of investment bankers are going to call you and say «We can take your small company public for $ 50,000.»

Or maybe because you're not looking to take your existing company to market, borrow money from a bank, sell it or get new investment, you don't need a plan.

Moorman, whose company took over Penn Station in the 1970s, said the transit hub went without major investments for a significant period of time and now it's time for an expedited update.

Every entrepreneur that hooks a Shark as a partner sees at least a slight bump in sales as a result of the so - called Shark Tank effect — but only companies that take the long view toward sustained growth turn out to be good investments.

In 2001, with an investment of $ 1 million, Army vet Hulburt co-founded Rex Energy, an independent energy outfit he grew into a $ 300 million company by buying up oil and gas fields before taking it public in 2007.

He said it would take the company «investment and time to get to best - in - class status.»

To recover their investment and generate returns for their own investors, PE firms may take the companies public.

Taken together as a group, Buffett's five largest investments come across as struggling giants with business issues that don't seem to be going away soon, the kind that will be very hard for the companies to fix.

The company's rapid expansion under Josef Ackermann as a global investment bank saddled it with an unwieldy structure and a culture of excessive risk - taking, critics say.

The TL: DR version here is that, for most decisions truly crucial to company / investment success, the application of pattern recognition is a red herring; and often it is derived from intellectual laziness that takes root once someone has success.

While these skills initiatives and research investments can probably be largely taken at face value, they also provide Facebook with useful lobbying points at a time when regulators and lawmakers across Europe are taking on the company over issues such as hate speech, privacy and tax.

The early growth of the company happened while he was still taking college classes and interviewing for a job at the now - defunct investment bank Bear Stearns.

As a rule, Milner has said he doesn't take board seats in his later - stage investments, and rarely requires founders to hand over voting shares when issuing company stock.

In a leveraged buyout attempt that has turned into a long and contentious process, Michael Dell and his investment partners have upped their bid to take the company he founded private to $ 24.6 billion.

Crowdfunder, a Los Angeles - based start - up, took a similar tack in August, when it announced that it had formed a strategic alliance with GATE Global Impact, a registered broker - dealer, to allow accredited investors to make investments in companies registered on the Crowdfunder site.

If they take on investment over time from venture capitalists, angel investors, equity investors, or individuals, they usually give up a portion of the company, or shares, and those shareholders will have a say in any potential exit strategy.

Among the three companies that bought LEDVANCE from OSRAM, MLS is the only one that was already a manufacturer of LED lighting — IDG Capital and Yiwu are investment firms — so it's no surprise that MLS will now take over production of LEDVANCE's lighting products.

VC firms, which have traditionally strayed from hardware investments, are taking a gamble on more hardware companies now, including drone startups, because the technology to make these devices and build the support for them has become cheap.

Part of the job of responsible investment is to engage with companies to take a longer - term approach to the business, and to urge companies to address risks in a timely way, including regulatory risks.

«There is a revolution taking place in the practice of medicine, particularly cancer therapy, and most of that innovation is taking place in the biotech companies,» said Chris Sassouni, health care specialist and co-portfolio manager of the mid-cap growth investment team at Eagle Asset Management.

Sanders could make her investment dollars stretch a lot further if, for instance, she took the amount she has invested in a VALIC annuity — valued at roughly between $ 75,000 and $ 427,000 — and rolled it over into an IRA managed by a low - fee company like Vanguard, says Murrieta, Calif., financial planner Scott Dauenhauer.

Take the private - equity marketplace, a broadly defined investment sector that includes venture capitalists, large and small angel investors, hedge funds, private investment pools, and even insurance companies and other institutional players that either participate through money - management funds or make direct capital investments in growth companies.

You see, we take money from investors and reallocate it to 10 to 14 companies per year as a seed investment.

Kim is the general partner of Forerunner Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early - stage investments in companies that want to take the world of retail and ecommerce by storm.

Fortune reported last year that Berkshire's Todd Combs, one half of the investment duo that is likely to take over from Buffett when he leaves the company, began buying shares of Precision in 2012.

But people who rely 100 % on any type of investment — whether it's their own company or anything else — are taking a big chance, because of a dangerous lack of diversification.»

Its rankings are based heavily on a company's long - term financial results and — for the first time this year — take into account its environmental, social, and governance performance as measured by investment research firm Sustainalytics.