Blockchains for securities transactions could compel activists, who would prefer to remain undisclosed, to adopt new strategies to maintain their secrecy, such as using many digital wallets, splitting
large share acquisitions into smaller ones, or treating digital wallets as «disposable» or single - use.
Not exact matches
Analysts, who remain concerned about the 32 % premium on MuleSoft's
share value, have said it is likely the
largest acquisition in the history of software.
Baidu Inc., owner of China's
largest search engine, agreed to buy app store 91 Wireless for $ 1.9 billion in its biggest announced
acquisition to gain a greater
share of the mobile user market.
Add the fact that much of the earnings - per -
share growth is created by making
acquisitions of slower growing, lower P / E companies, and one might think that the new,
larger level of earnings should be valued at a smaller multiple than the prior earnings were.
In its
largest acquisition to date, the social network has purchased Instagram, the popular photo -
sharing application, for about $ 1 billion in cash and stock, the company said Monday.
Though its quarterly loss of $ 2.4 billion, or $ 0.60 per
share, more than doubled from a year ago, much of that was due to a one - time $ 2.1 billion charge it took reducing its trade name's value because it expected lower revenue and
larger customer losses in the wake of its 2013
acquisition by SoftBank.
Early Monday, Allergan plc Ordinary
Shares (NYSE: AGN)-- one of the world's
largest pharmaceutical companies that produces branded and generic drugs, and performs pharmaceutical research and development — announced its recent
acquisition of Zeltiq Aesthetics.
The
acquisition was part of the
larger change in control trend that has defined Canada's marijuana industry recently, with companies battling to gain market
share before marijuana sales become legal later this year.
The SEC alleges Amro Izzelden «Andy» Altahawi, Dorababu Penumarthi, and Suresh Tammineedi illegally sold
large blocks of their restricted
shares to the public immediately after Longfin stock soared in reaction to the
acquisition of Ziddu.
For these companies, the
share repurchase was almost as meaningful as a
large acquisition.
From France we purchased
shares in CGG, an operator and provider of seismic
acquisition and data processing services, and from Hong Kong we purchased Hengdeli Holdings, the
largest wholesaler and retailer of luxury watch brands in China.
The
acquisition follows a difficult few days for Dairy Crest, which saw its
share value plummet by more than 6 per cent at the beginning of last week, after reports surfaced that it could lose out on a new contract to supply Morrisons, the UK's fourth
largest multiple retailer, with fresh liquid milk to rival processor Robert Wiseman Dairies.
Andrew Bewes, Managing Director of wine distributor Hallgarten Druitt & Novum Wines (HDN Wines) said that while the
acquisition may provide a USP for independent companies on a national level, the chief industry concern was over Conviviality's market
share as the UK's
largest drinks wholesaler and owner of several companies including Bargain Booze, MC and Bibendum PLB, now seen by some industry players as the behemoth of the drinks industry.
Cadbury Schweppes was formed in 1969 with the merger of Cadbury and Schweppes, and over the ensuing three decades the company amassed the third
largest share of the North American beverage market through a series of strategic
acquisitions.
with so much money in cash reserves perhaps Stan Kroenke is insisting on holding ever bigger amounts in Arsenal in order to satisfy his creditors elsewhere that he always has a
large supply of cash on tap if he should need to call on it kroenke completed his Rams takeover with an
acquisition of 60 % of its
share capital in August 2010, less than eight months before paying # 250 million to take his shareholding in Arsenal beyond 60 % when the global financial system was in crisis
The
largest share of capital outlay is associated with facilities construction and
acquisition, comprising about 60 percent of capital expenditures in 2011 — 12 on average.
Enough is enough, and «synergies» be damned... the division's better off sold (a
larger competitor could still afford to pay a nice price), and the proceeds / cash on hand invested in i) a
share tender offer, and ii) bolt - on
acquisitions.
Most (
larger) activist effort implies: a) A gearing - up of a company's balance sheet (to fund a
share buyback / tender, special dividends, and / or an accelerated growth /
acquisition strategy), or b) a sale of key assets / divisions, or the entire company.
Therefore the venture capitalist earns a return when there is an exit — an
acquisition by a
larger company, or an initial public offering in which
shares are sold to the investing public.
As Curator - at -
Large, she will work with the Tang's team to plan and implement exhibitions and artist projects, produce inventive programs at the Tang and in New York City, expand interdisciplinary research and scholarship, advise the Museum on key
acquisitions, and
share her expertise with Skidmore faculty, staff, and students.
A
large share of the proceeds from the auction (EUR 5.4 million), have been given to the Anna - Stina Malmborg and Gunnar Höglund Foundation for the
acquisition of art for Moderna Museet.
The firm advised one of Asia's most prominent private equity firms on a dispute relating to a former employee's termination of employment and their alleged entitlement to carried interest; EFG International's proposed
acquisition of BSI Bank Singapore's private banking business — a $ 1.3 bn (# 1bn) deal that would form one of the
largest private banks in Switzerland; and a multi-million claim by a former c - suite executive against Noble Group for unpaid dividends, bonuses, stock options and
shares.
Transactions on which we regularly advise range from privately negotiated transfers of
shares or assets to the
largest public company or trust mergers and
acquisitions completed by way of take - over bids, amalgamations and plans of arrangement.
Updated: Groupon may have gotten the lion's
share of the attention in the group - buying market lately, thanks in
large part to its chutzpah in turning down a $ 6 - billion
acquisition offer from Google (s goog) and reports of a planned IPO that would value the company at more than $ 15 billion, but competitor LivingSocial is making some news of its own: the company today launched a promotion with Amazon (s amzn) that shows the kind of marketing power the group - buying company now has at its disposal, as a result of the recent $ 175 - million investment it got from the online retailing powerhouse.
Even if you do purchase the
shares, they're not actually worth anything until some sort of exit event, like an IPO or
acquisition — and the unfortunate reality is that a
large percentage of startups fail, rendering the
shares worth nothing.
Crown previously acknowledged it incurred a $ 0.02 cost per
share to evaluate strategic alternatives, while PREIT admitted it is looking to acquire a
large portfolio after its recent
acquisition of a handful of Rouse Co. malls.
This year, REITs will continue to put new
shares on the market on a
large scale, both to pay down debt and to raise money for
acquisitions, Case notes.