Sentences with phrase «minority stakes in companies»

Based on analysis of more than 90 private equity funds, the IFC observed that the risks associated with minority stakes in companies could be managed effectively.

Harkins suggested offering Intel a minority stake in the company — very small (less than 10 %), but enough to keep Intel interested.

In 2016, White took a minority stake in the company that runs Mammoth Mountain, Snow Summit, and Bear Mountain, the California resorts where he prefers to train.

DeSouza, Rennick, Coifman, Rokhlin, and Yale now each hold minority stakes in the company, which kept the Plain Sight name.

A recent partnership with Toyota Motor Corp, which has a minority stake in the company, calls for Uber to provide design feedback on the interior of Toyota's e-Palette self - driving vehicle.

U.S. vitamins and supplements retailer GNC said on Feb. 13 it had agreed to sell a minority stake in the company to Harbin Pharmaceutical and would form a Chinese joint venture with it.

In return, Temasek gets a minority stake in the company.

Industry sources say this shift in Saudi Arabia's stance is its desire to support the valuation of Aramco ahead of the kingdom's planned sale of a minority stake in the company.

Since then, Filling Pieces — with the help of a private partner who came on board in 2013 and today holds a minority stake in the company — has seen revenue grow by 130 percent CAGR over the last five years, generating $ 20 million ($ 23.5 million) in revenue in 2017.

Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Television said Wednesday that it has taken a minority stake in the company, while also signing an exclusive TV distribution deal.

«As one of the early investors in Kobo, Borders has a minority stake in our company and serves as part of our distribution in the U.S. along with Walmart, Best Buy, Sears and other leading retailers.

Recently in Australia stake holder RedGroup who held a minority stake in the company also went out of business.

As one of the early investors in Kobo, Borders has a minority stake in our company and serves as part of our distribution in the U.S. along with Walmart, Best Buy, Sears and other retailers.

It would seem, however, that Spotify is eager to shore up more economic goodwill with potential investors, as well as the «big three» record labels that all have minority stakes in the company and an interest in seeing its IPO do well.

Applied Blockchain Ltd, a London - based blockchain start - up, has secured its first funding round with investments from Shell Trading International Ltd (Shell) and Calibrate Partners LLP for minority stakes in the company.

Not exact matches

• Vitruvian Partners agreed to acquire a minority stake in Bitdefender, a Bucharest, Romania - based cybersecurity tech company, from Axxess Capital.

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.

He had already started three companies, including Travidia, an Internet marketing firm in which he still owns a minority stake, and PRC Gaming, which he founded in 1993 and sold to Harrah's Entertainment (NYSE: HET) in 1997 for an undisclosed amount.

But the company is only considering an IPO of minority stakes in some of its services businesses, rather than the main holding company.

One obstacle in Spotify's negotiations is over the share of revenue the service has to pass on record companies — some of which also own minority stakes in Spotify — and their musical acts.

The deal also reportedly boosts Vice's valuation to $ 5.7 billion, according to multiple reports, though the companies did not disclose the size of TPG's minority stake in Vice.

Petronas is the lead partner in the LNG terminal, with companies from China, Japan, India and Brunei holding minority stakes.

Mars, the privately held company best known for its confectionary brands like M&M's and Snickers, plans to announce on Wednesday that it will buy a minority stake in Kind, the maker of wildly popular snack bars.

• TSG Consumer Partners acquired a minority stake in Nuun and Company, a Seattle - based sports hydration provider.

Beyond the Thunder stake and the minority interests in the AEP spin - off companies, the identities of many of the other assets are not publicly known because the probate court granted the estate a waiver on inventorying and valuing them, according to court records.

Bacardi, which is known for its rum, took a minority stake in the brand's parent company in 2008.

The group's plan is to raise at least $ 500 million in an IPO, then purchase a minority stake in one or more highly valued private tech companies.

Private equity firm Berkshire Partners LLC said on Wednesday it would acquire a significant minority stake in Kendra Scott Design Inc, in a deal that sources said values the Austin, Texas - based jewelry company at more than $ 1 billion.

COPENHAGEN / LONDON, Dec 13 - Activist hedge fund Primestone Capital on Wednesday urged U.S. cleaning equipment company Tennant and Danish peer Nilfisk to consider merging after building up minority stakes in both firms.

(NBCUniversal took a minority stake in Spielberg's Amblin Partners, Amblin Television's parent company, in February.)

Earlier this year, Vevo hired Goldman Sachs and Raine Group, an M&A advisory firm, to begin talking to suitors interested in either a minority or controlling stake in the company, according to The Information.

• Castanea Partners acquired a minority stake in The Townshend Group, parent company of Brew Dr. Kombucha, a Portland, Ore. - based producer of organic kombucha.

To position itself for the launch of the Atari Token, the company has acquired a minority stake in Infinity Networks, which is developing a decentralized blockchain technology for digital entertainment platforms.

«One is that investors who might otherwise be interested only in outright purchases of a company or in buying only majority equity stakes are now willing to consider deals where they invest in significant minority stakes instead.

«Rather than waiting until after your death to leave the company to your adult child — who might have to pay 55 cents in tax on every $ 1 of its value — you want to start transferring a minority stake now, let's say 30 % of the stock.»

But by only purchasing a minority stake in SoundCloud, rather than acquiring the company entirely, the worst case scenario for Twitter will be if the investment turns out to be a distraction.

Hearst Magazines is acquiring a minority stake in Gear Patrol, a digital and print publication aimed at product enthusiasts, to help the company branch out into more e-commerce efforts to diversity revenue.

The war between Shari Redstone and Dauman comes as the company struggles to cope with declining cable TV ratings and plummeting stock prices and may impede plans to sell a minority stake in Paramount movie studio to outside investors.

The companies in December said they would buy minority stakes in each other, helping increase exposure to each other's core markets.

«Following these transactions, Spotify will hold a minority stake in TME, and both Tencent and TME will hold minority stakes in Spotify,» the companies said in a joint statement.

The deal ends Yahoo as an operating company and leaves it with its stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, its cash, convertible notes, certain minority investments, and a noncore portfolio of patents called Excalibur.

Through a secondary investment process, the technology investing company is taking a significant minority stake from existing investors in the consumer credit monitoring and financial health startup through a secondary investment process.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is reportedly gearing up to buy direct minority stakes in private equity companies, initially through its Petershill II LP pooled investment vehicle but eventually via a new $ 1.5 billion dedicated fund that may be raised for the purpose.

Google takes another stab at space with new rumors circulating that it plans to buy a minority stake in Virgin Galactic, a company that plans to take tourists into space.

Baidu also said it had recently bought a $ 10 million minority stake in IndoorAtlas, a company that offers a special technology that allows smartphone users» positions to be tracked inside buildings, which is often difficult due to the metal used in structures.

Even now Saudi Arabia is finalizing its upcoming sale of an intended minority stake in the largest oil company in the world, their Saudi Aramco state oil company.

Vista sold a portion of its stake in the Company in February 2018 and retains a passive minority stake in the business.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, is considering an initial public offering of minority stakes in some of its services businesses.

The investment was made through NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund II, the firm's private equity fund which focuses on acquiring minority and majority stakes in growing middle market companies in the MENA region.

Their mandate ranges from growth investments for control of companies to taking minority stakes in businesses with significant prospects for growth.