Sentences with phrase «main backers»

The processing sector has also been hot with the mammoth $ 1.45 billion takeover of Primo Smallgoods by Brazil's JBS while British Billionaire Joe Lewis, whose investment company owns 32 per cent of AACo, has been AACo's main backer during construction of its Darwin abattoir.

If the deal is completed, T - Mobile's top investor, Deutsche Telekom, will own 42 % of the company and Sprint's main backer, Japan's SoftBank Group, will own 27 %.

«They're running scared,» said Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the main backer of Prop 61, also known as «the California Drug Price Relief Act.»

Ethereum's founder, Vitalik Buterin, even chimed in on the news in a tweet late Saturday night to congratulate the coin's main backers.

In a news release the National Employment Law Project refers to state proposal to increase the minimum wage to $ 8.50 and then tie future increases to the rate of inflation a «more modest proposal» — which is probably news to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the main backer of the bill since January.

«I'm hopeful that as they integrate and incorporate new reforms, they'll allow legislation like this to the floor for a vote,» said Sen. Joe Griffo, a Republican who is the main backer of the bill in his chamber.

It came as something of a surprise to me that»10 ministers and 12 members of the Knesset» had been indicted on criminal charges including a former president and prime - minister in the last twenty years; as I understand that Israel is fond of comparing itself to a European democracy rather than a «corrupt» Arab regime; how does this in fact compare with a European Democracy, say Italy, France, Germany or the UK; or even its main backer - the US?

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET on 7/16 Washington (CNN)-- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

Since his main backer died before he was crowned and due to the convulse politics of 19th century Spain, he ruled just for two years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a main backer of the casino amendment, told reporters this week he is «linked» to the amendment.

He's been the main backer of the Dream Act on the state level, which would provide state college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants and has not moved through the Republican - controlled Senate.

The main backers of the group continue to be organized labor.

The dam's main backer is the Ministry of Construction, one of the most powerful organisations in Japan.

One of the main backers of Helen's pieces was Barbara Rose, a famous critic whose word traveled quite far and was always appreciated.

The platform was described at the meeting by Leonardo DiCaprio, whose foundation is its main backer.

Europe, the main backer of Kyoto, is failing to stay on track to meet its gas - cutting targets.

Yet a message of denial and confusion got the industry only so far, so the main backers of CEED, including Western Fuels and major coal producers like Peabody and Southern Company, formed Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) to promote clean coal.

The scuttled negotiations in Vallejo follows reports that Faraday's main backer — China - based LeEco — is planning to sell land in California that it purchased barely a year ago from Yahoo.

Whether the FF 91 becomes anything but a prototype depends on Faraday securing enough cash to finish construction of the Nevada factory — and by many accounts, things aren't looking to good for its main backer, the CEO behind Chinese tech star LeEco.

Electric vehicle maker Faraday Future is planning to raise $ 1 billion as it seeks to protect itself from the financial woes of its main backer, China's LeEco

Magic Leap made headlines last year after securing $ 542 million in funding, with Google being one of the main backers.

Electric vehicle maker Faraday Future is planning to raise $ 1 billion as it seeks to protect itself from the financial woes of its main backer, China's LeEco, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Faraday Future is also experiencing an exodus of talent as it struggles to replace the vanishing financial support from its main backer, which has stalled manufacturing of the FF91.