Sentences with phrase «of acquisition activity»

As a result, the retail real estate sector is not likely to see a lot of acquisition activity next year, according to Stephannie Mower, head of the capital markets group in the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield.

Foreign buyers now account for nearly 25 percent of acquisition activity in gateway office markets, up from 9 percent as of the third quarter of 2009.

In fact, REITs accounted for nearly a fifth of all acquisition activity in 2011 — the highest percentage in more than five years, according to Real Capital Analytics.

That means that a lot of the acquisition activity will concentrate on properties anchored either by strong national operators, including Supervalu, Kroeger and Safeway, or by outstanding regional players like Publix in the Southeast.

We've seen a lot of acquisition activity year to date.

Our fiscal 2013 ROI goal under the performance share program was slightly lower than our ROI for fiscal 2012 due to the expected impact of acquisition activity and planned capital expenditures.

Working with the Ecommerce Content Manager to ensure the customer experience of acquisition activities is on brand and consistent with brand communications

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RECENT mergers and acquisitions activity among some of the state's smaller companies may provide a template to enable others chasing growth to go after their targets more effectively.

ASG Group's takeover negotiations with potential suitors mark a trend of merger and acquisition activity in Western Australia's IT and communications sector.

Mars is pouring $ 100 million into start - ups after its successful acquisition of pet activity tracker, Whistle, in 2016.

Last week, accessories and watch maker Fossil announced its acquisition of activity tracker brand Misfit, a $ 260 million deal that should bolster Fossil's credibility in the crowded wearables market.

We refer to the net amount of cash generated from operating activities and investing activities (excluding changes in restricted cash and acquisitions) from continuing operations as «free cash flow».

Merger and acquisition activity in the oil and gas sector dropped to less than $ 1 billion in the first quarter of this year — the lowest since 1994, according to figures recently published in The Globe and Mail.

Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), amortization of intangibles, gains and losses on divestitures and acquisition - related costs, in all periods presented.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Against the backdrop of current macroeconomic trends — European sovereign debt, the continued monetization of U.S. obligations, the prospect of a hard landing in China — another phenomenon is quietly playing out here in Canada: a continued strengthening of merger - and - acquisition activity in our mining sector, which could boost what are now severely compressed equity valuations.

His prior experience includes private equity funding of start - up telecommunications and Internet services companies, as well as strategic and financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, and managing finance and accounting activities for both domestic and international businesses in the telecommunications and Internet services sectors.

Cramer also points out why lack of merger and acquisition activity is a threat to three struggling market sectors.

Merger and acquisition activity should pickup for tech companies if the U.S. tax bill passes as expected, says John Mathis of Harbor View Advisors.

Additional opportunities to grow the acreage position through acquisitions and / or swaps will be considered however the focus of the company's activities in British Columbia will now switch towards operational activities in anticipation of a drilling program.»

Others, such as Michael Carr, the global co-head of mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, have said that only thing that could stop the record breaking pace of activity is hubris.

The deal is a further sign of accelerating mergers and acquisition activity in the global biotech sector and comes...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating trading activity in shares of Longfin, a tiny stock that surged astronomically in December after the firm announced a cryptocurrency - related acquisition, the company disclosed late Monday.

This explosion of the subscription business model has led to a spike in mergers and acquisitions activity.

PitchBook notes that add - on acquisitions made up 57 % of buyout activity last year, an increase of 8 % from 2010.

It has taken two steps toward that goal this week with the acquisitions of popular activity - tracking apps MyFitnessPal for $ 475 million and Endomondo for $ 85 million.

The outdoor industry has seen a lot of merger and acquisition activity in recent years and MEC has not looked at what the implications have been, Labistour said.

The heated activity over the past two years has created a glut of shells searching for acquisitions.

The private sector is deploying more capital — according to Thomson Reuters, global merger - and - acquisition activity in the first quarter of the year is up 10 % over a year earlier — and U.S. consumer housing starts are up.

In his new role, Woolford will manage Cerberus Business Finance's capital markets activities, including the acquisition of performing secondary loans within both the private middle - market and broadly syndicated loan spaces, according to a statement.

There has also been a lot of merger - and - acquisition activity lately.

Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe has soared from under $ 1 billion in 2008 to $ 35 billion in 2016.2 Examples of Chinese economic activities include: acquisitions of European companies in a variety of strategic fields, most notably in the technology sector; sustained investment into existing critical infrastructure; and the provision of funding for new infrastructure projects.

After a two - year buying spree unprecedented in magnitude, the frenzy of merger and acquisition activity that dominated the semiconductor industry cooled - somewhat - in...

Cameron Belsher, leader of the mergers and acquisitions group at McCarthy Tétrault in Toronto, says this is the «most robust it's been since 2006 and 2007,» noting that much of the M&A activity is «not necessarily in the public domain,» but has been dominated by private equity firms.

Prior to joining Casey Research in January 2007, Olivier was a principal in Kemp Management, a management consulting firm focused on merger & acquisition, restructuring, and turnaround activities for a variety of private equity firms and financial institutions.

In looking at parliamentary activity since the last election, issues concerning the wave of media acquisitions over the last year and a half were barely mentioned.

But anyone familiar with SoftBank's track record of acquisitions and venture capital deals will see the method in the madness, especially in the context of the company's most recent fundraising activity.

Much of the venture activity in edtech in the US posits that edtech will look more like SAAS companies in other sectors, high growth driven by a stable low cost of user acquisition relative to life time value.

We create investment strategies, manage capital, and handle the real estate execution activities of acquisition, management, and disposition.

For over 25 years, he was the leader of a team of investment professionals involved in a wide array of investment activities including stock and bond investment, commodity hedging, merger and acquisition analysis, and venture capital investing.

Increased mergers - and - acquisitions activity helped support the stock rally despite the fact that the U.S. earnings season continues to be a bit of a disappointment.

Prior to joining Croft & Bender, Mr. Veal was a Vice President in the Mergers & Acquisitions division of Lincoln International where he advised clients on mergers, acquisitions and capital raisingAcquisitions division of Lincoln International where he advised clients on mergers, acquisitions and capital raisingacquisitions and capital raising activities.

During that time period, the company brought in another $ 650 million in cash from its net acquisition activity (with the cash coming from the divestiture of their auto care segment).

LARA SMITH It is not clear if the commodity super cycle will return in the near or medium term, but there are signs of improvement and some acquisition activity

The AWEA U.S. Wind Industry First Quarter 2017 Market Report provides a snapshot view of U.S. wind industry activity and trends, including new wind capacity installed, wind projects under construction and in advanced development, along with new power purchase agreements signed and project acquisition activity.

The benefits of tax reform are just being felt, U.S. companies are sitting on a record amount of cash and dividends are a popular use for that money, along with merger and acquisition activity and stock buybacks.

The major averages are likely to get a boost today from corporate earnings and some merger and acquisition activity, including more developments in the long talked about possible merger of Sprint (S) and T - Mobile (TMUS).

Refresco said PAI's new offer, which it described as «unsolicited, indicative and conditional» includes the Cott activities acquisition, which is on track to close before the end of 2017, Refresco said.

«process of creating awareness, building value, training on the mechanics and mechanisms for feedback on performance within a company can do wonders for link acquisition by leveraging existing content publishing and promotion activities.»

In order for investors to buy - in - low in order to sell high, they study industry acquisition activity and learn what types of customer relationships, intellectual property and operating margins will lead to a lucrative sale.