Sentences with phrase «large stakes in companies»

He is said to have an aggressive investment style, taking large stakes in companies and then working with management to enhance the value of their firms.

The activist investor holds large stakes in companies such as Swiss power transmission and industrial automation firm ABB, Swedish truck maker Volvo and German industrial group Thyssenkrupp.

Hardenberg said the fund would take fairly large stakes in companies, which might be in trouble or have fairly low ratings in terms of their governance and transparency.

Berkshire has roughly 90 subsidiaries including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad and Dairy Queen ice cream, and has large stakes in companies such as Kraft Heinz, Wells Fargo, Coca - Cola, and IBM.

DS writes: If the Etsy founders held on to a larger stake in the company, Etsy's foray into B Corp. may have turned out different.

Put simply, if you're a corporate CEO or board member, and Icahn takes a large stake in your company, you've got a problem.

Cerberus, the investment firm that owned the largest stake in the company, told Bloomberg that it decided to sell the company «amid pressure from investors revolted by the carnage» in Sandy Hook.

New York's chairman of energy and finance, Richard Kauffman, will exclude himself from meetings with the world's largest offshore wind - energy developer about a wind farm off Long Island because of an investment he has in a Goldman Sachs subsidiary that owns a large stake in the company.

The three funds below currently hold the largest stakes in the company.

While this would mean that the paper value of my investments are less, and my net worth is then lower, it would also mean that my new capital goes further by buying larger stakes in the companies I'm actively purchasing.

Whether it's putting aside a little bit here and there to build a future for yourself or buying a large stake in a company you really believe in, investing prudently gives you the opportunity to move towards financial independence and can create a better world for others associated with the investment.

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Sainsbury's, a British grocery chain, will buy Asda for # 3 billion ($ 4.1 billion) in cash and a 42 % stake in the company, which will make Walmart the largest minority shareholder.

Tencent is also known in the U.S. for having taken a 5 % stake in Tesla Motors, making it the largest shareholder in the company behind founder Elon Musk.

Each of these seven companies has a large stake in the phone industry, and following the end of the second quarter, it's a good a time as any to see how 2011 is shaping up for them.

Billionaire philanthropist and entrepreneur Laurene Powell Jobs has submitted an offer to buy a significant stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, one of the largest sports and entertainment companies in the U.S.

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.

Japanese company Nintendo (ntdoy) owns a large stake in the game's publisher, The Pokemon Company, and has seen its stock price surge after the runaway success of Pokecompany Nintendo (ntdoy) owns a large stake in the game's publisher, The Pokemon Company, and has seen its stock price surge after the runaway success of PokeCompany, and has seen its stock price surge after the runaway success of Pokemon Go.

BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, is seeking to raise more than $ 10 billion to buy and hold stakes in companies.

The company has come under pressure from outside shareholders to separate its higher - growth assets — notably its stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group — from its struggling core search and e-mail businesses, but such a split would be complicated by the fact that it could land the company with a large tax bill.

The takeover bid for Aquila Resources took an unexpected turn today when a mystery buyer, believed to be Mineral Resources, spent about $ 192 million buying a large stake in the Perth company, paying well above the bid price.

Evolution Mining has bought a large stake in a local gold mining company with tenements near La Mancha's mines and processing plant near Kalgoorlie, which Evolution is also buying.

But now, just about two years later, and with Einhorn's stake in the company 40 % larger (excluding call options), shares of GM are 3.5 % lower from when Einhorn first initiated his most recent stake.

Buffett — who's extremely popular in China — is an avid Coke drinker, and his company Berkshire Hathaway is the largest Coca - Cola investor, with a 9.3 percent stake.

On Monday, Icahn announced that he had boosted his stake in Xerox (xrx) to 8.13 %, making him the company's second largest stockholder.

Buffett will now end up with a $ 9.5 billion stake in what will be the fifth - largest food and beverage company in the world.

Qatalyst chairman Frank Quattrone has contacted companies including large automakers about acquiring a stake in Lyft, the Journal said, citing the people.

Pershing also remains the largest investor in Chipotle Mexican Grill with a 10.3 percent stake in the company, according to FactSet.

In November, Starboard Value pressed Yahoo and Mayer to reverse the company's plan to spin off its large stake in Alibaba, worth north of $ 25 billion, amid tax concerns about the deaIn November, Starboard Value pressed Yahoo and Mayer to reverse the company's plan to spin off its large stake in Alibaba, worth north of $ 25 billion, amid tax concerns about the deain Alibaba, worth north of $ 25 billion, amid tax concerns about the deal.

The news agency said VW, the world's largest automaker, had bought a 5 % stake in the company through its VW, with options to raise its stake, citing people familiar with the matter.

Some of the most widely held mutual funds in 401 (k) plans, including the $ 116.1 billion Fidelity Contrafund and the $ 39.3 billion Fidelity Growth Company, have large tech stakes and big chunks of assets concentrated in their top five holdings.

Because a large group of Canadians has a stake in Jasper Infotech, the company that runs Snapdeal.

Activist hedge fund manager Nelson Peltz — who took a large stake in DuPont back in 2013 and fought an unsuccessful proxy battle with the company in 2015 — was also pushing for the company to do a deal.

A report over the weekend speculated that the world's largest liquor company, U.K. - based Diageo, could be a takeover target for billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann, who already owns a stake in beer maker Anheuser - Busch InBev (BUD).

Its global acquisitions included Minnesota - based Carlson Hotels, owner of the Radisson and Park Plaza Hotels; a 25 % stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings; a 9.9 % stake in Deutsche Bank; the aircraft leasing arm of the New York financial firm CIT Group; and Ingram Micro, the Irvine - based company that is the world's largest distributor of technology products.

On Monday, Constellation Brands — which sells Corona and Modelo and is the third - largest beer company in the US — announced it had acquired a 9.9 % stake in the Canadian cannabis holding company Canopy Growth.

In 2004, his company purchased a 20 % stake in Tory Burch, becoming the first and largest outside investor in the fashion house, which has since blossomed into a powerhouse retailer worth over $ 3 billioIn 2004, his company purchased a 20 % stake in Tory Burch, becoming the first and largest outside investor in the fashion house, which has since blossomed into a powerhouse retailer worth over $ 3 billioin Tory Burch, becoming the first and largest outside investor in the fashion house, which has since blossomed into a powerhouse retailer worth over $ 3 billioin the fashion house, which has since blossomed into a powerhouse retailer worth over $ 3 billion.

Dangote bought back a majority stake in Dangote Flour Mills — which had grown unprofitable after he sold a large stake to South African food company Tiger Brands three years ago for $ 190 million — in December for just $ 1.

Berkshire Hathaway already has a large stake of more than $ 3 billion in Southwest Airlines, according to the company's 2017 annual letter.

(It is worth noting that ESPN parent Disney does own a large stake in the MLB's popular streaming video arm, BAMTech, but it's still to early to say how the company will use that asset and whether it will be successful in doing so.)

The French oil group, which is the parent company of U.S. solar manufacturer SunPower, is set to acquire a 74.33 % stake in France's third largest electric utility Direct Energie.

Trian disclosed a $ 3.5 billion stake in P&G in February, its largest position in a company ever.

Are regulators going to have to eventually change the rules to allow for larger ownership stakes in companies for ETF and index providers?

The majority of Wang's fortune is derived from a 65 percent stake in S.F. Holding, the Shenzhen - based owner of S.F. Express, China's largest parcel delivery company.

Berkshire Hathaway is the newspaper's largest shareholder with a commanding 24 % stake in the company.

The companies have begun to crack open the door of property investment to a larger pool of investors, enabling individuals to buy stakes in rental properties and share in the revenue that those properties generate without having to help manage the properties.

While he didn't invent the agency holding company model, he made it an unstoppable force, building the planet's largest ad agency company from an ownership stake he took in a British maker of baskets and household wares in 1985.

Dell, a privately held company, last month proposed to acquire EMC and its stake in VMware in what has amounted to the largest tech M&A deal ever.

J.C. Penney Co. and its largest shareholder, William Ackman, have made a deal that sets terms for allowing him to unload his stake in the company in an orderly manner.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technologin the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technologin this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technologIn return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

Since then, China's state owned refining company, Sinopec paid more than $ 4.5 billion for a 9 % stake in Syncrude, the largest oil sand producer in the province.