«On a dollar basis, they did $ 7 billion worth
of acquisition in 1997 — double what they did in 1996.»
The doorbell, which Nest unveiled today at a hardware event in San Francisco, is part of a broader security push that's building on Nest's existing security camera business, itself part
of an acquisition in 2014 of video - monitoring startup Dropcam.
Grosvenor Pines Freehold Ltd v. Gates [2009], Southern LVT --(application for determination of the terms
of acquisition in a collective enfranchisement claim and, in particular, whether or not restrictive covenants sought to be included by the freeholder should be incorporated into the transfer)
Scott's flag went to San Diego in May and is currently in the final stages
of acquisition in New York, according to a Whitney spokesperson, as it flies in the exhibition «An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney's Collection, 1940 — 2017.»
Art, after all, is something we live with, and since a collection will define a collector's spirit and style long after the collector is no longer, the practice
of acquisition in and of itself becomes increasingly important as the truly excellent finds become ever more evasive.
You can always reserve a card for a wild - card token (assuming any of those are left), but the pace
of acquisition in that strategy is glacial.
That, coupled with our understanding of various models
of acquisition in libraries made us know that we're not selling one and one and one and one book.
Firstly the cost
of acquisition in a new market is very low compared to a mature market.
The move comes two years after a private equity peer of Husky, Milacron Holdings Corp (MCRN.N), went public in a $ 286 million initial public offering, following a string
of acquisition in an industry that is increasingly consolidating.
Three times the number of people work on MetroPCS today compared to the time
of the acquisition in 2013.
Carbon Business Group has announced the purchase of Pursuit Group, adding to a number
of acquisitions in the past year worth more than $ 2 million combined.
Perth - based car dealer network Automotive Holdings Group is flexing its muscles in Australia's truck and bus market, announcing a number
of acquisitions in NSW and Queensland.
NRG completed a number
of acquisitions in the first quarter of 2014 to boost operations and to widen its offerings into renewables.
According to research firm CB Insights, Dropbox has led all pre-IPO companies in terms
of acquisitions in the past five years, gobbling up 23 startups in total.
More than half of the $ 1.2 trillion worth
of acquisitions in the first quarter — the fastest start to a year ever — have been worth in excess of $ 5 billion.
Figuring out how to effectively promote competition in networks feels like it has to be an absolute priority, as does ending the handwaving
of acquisitions in the space.
This continues the recent streak
of acquisitions in the mining space.
Accolade has been tilting its business further towards the premium end of the wine sector through a string
of acquisitions in Australia, New Zealand and Chile in the past few years.
Friel said that a number
of acquisitions in the ingredients and consumer foods sectors had been completed since the end of the 2001 fiscal year at a total cost of $ 117 million.
But after a virtually silent pre-season, things are starting to warm up and with a couple
of acquisitions in the right places (namely a striker), we could just break into the play - offs.
In order to move the growth needle, Hormel will likely have to accelerate the pace
of its acquisitions in the future, either by purchasing smaller niche brands more frequently or buying larger, more established ones.
• Almost $ 500 million — or 72 % — of the purchase price
of acquisitions in the year 2000 was allocated to goodwill (indicating the Company might have paid a substantial premium over fair value).
Among the acquisition highlights during the past two decades have been: in Archaeology, the Renée and Robert Belfer Collection of Ancient Glass and Greek and Roman Antiquity and the Demirjian Family European Bronze Age Collection; in Jewish Art and Life, an illuminated Mishneh Torah of Maimonides (ca. 1457), acquired jointly with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the restored 18th Century Tzedek ve - Shalom Synagogue from Paramaribo, Suriname; and, in the Fine Arts, Nicolas Poussin's «Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem» (1625), Rembrandt van Rijn's «St. Peter in Prison» (1631), the Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art, Jackson Pollock's «Horizontal Composition» (1949), the Noel and Harriette Levine Collection of Photography, and Gerhard Richter's «Abstraktes Bild» (1997); together with an active and ongoing program
of acquisitions in contemporary art, including site - specific commissions by such artists as Olafur Eliasson, Anish Kapoor, and Doug and Mike Starn.
Representing one of the world's largest manufacturers of die cast metal components in a series
of acquisitions in North America.
The number (115) and value (# 3.6 bn)
of acquisitions in the UK by UK companies fell in Q1 2008 to their lowest level since Q1 2003 and second lowest level since Q1 2005 respectively.
Just imagine if one of these companies teamed up with an SME law firm with a good history
of acquisitions in the international legal market.
Amidst increased scrutiny by the governing bodies worldwide, a lot of people involved in the market think this deal, which was announced on Tuesday, is on the higher side
of acquisitions in the digital currency space.
In August and September, Mid-America Apartment Communities completed a series
of acquisitions in Dallas, Nashville and Raleigh, N.C. that added five properties to its portfolio.
The broad expectation for a rise in rates during the next 24 months will likely cool the pace and pricing
of acquisitions in all sectors.
Institutional investors accounted for nearly half
of acquisitions in 2016.
«We are in place to make the equivalent of five years worth
of acquisitions in one fell swoop,» CEO John Bucksbaum told analysts.
Those REITs as a universe saw their stock prices fall by 23 % during 1999, says Keith Honnold, director
of acquisitions in the Boston office of Chattanooga, Tenn. - based CBL & Associates.
Last year, Royal LePage was responsible for about 60 per cent
of acquisitions in the industry, compared to 24 per cent for Century 21 and about 16 per cent for Re / Max, he said.
He has also helped the company open 10 new markets on the back
of acquisitions in 2017 alone.
Public Storage acquired approximately $ 250 million in new self - storage properties last year, and the company expects to meet or exceed that level
of acquisitions in the coming year.
Not exact matches
Revenue from Berkshire's retailing and services businesses, which includes NetJets and Dairy Queen, rose 76 %,
in part because
of acquisitions.
GLOBAL resources - focused technology company Outotec is looking to cash
in on a Curtin University invention following its
acquisition of Perth - based Scanalyse.
Since 1985, the U.S. has been the largest acquirer
in Canada (accounting for 60 %
of all
acquisitions) while Britain, France, Japan and a handful
of other developed countries accounted for most
of the rest.
The sales growth got a boost by its 2015 purchase
of Interline Brands the company's biggest
acquisition in nearly a decade.
In addition to such operating improvements, another source
of value improvement could be consolidation
of the junior gold miners via mergers or
acquisitions, particularly by senior producers seeking to replenish their reserves.
To that end, Blue Ant — named after a fictional marketing company
in a William Gibson novel — is
in the midst
of a two - year buying spree that began with the
acquisition of GlassBox TV, the venture - capital - backed firm that first caught MacMillan's eye back
in 2011.
Completed the
acquisition of an additional 36 % equity interest
in an unconsolidated affiliate that operates KFC stores
in Wuxi, China («Wuxi KFC»), for cash consideration
of approximately $ 98 million, bringing Yum China's equity interest
in Wuxi KFC to 83 %.
According to the Washington Post, this year has already seen $ 409 billion worth
of deals announced — the fastest start ever for mergers and
acquisitions in a single year.
While there's an argument to be made that AI is over-hyped as a technology, there's data to back up Sanwal's tongue -
in - cheek advice: Mergers and
acquisitions of AI startups increased by a factor
of seven between 2011 and 2015, from five to more than 35 deals, according to the research firm.
• Align Capital Partners completed the majority
acquisition of Barrow - Agee Laboratories, a Memphis, Tenn. - based company
in the food safety and testing industry.
Net cash flow from portfolio management operations was a negative $ 165 million following the
acquisition of XL Brands
in early January.
SoftBank,
of course, and Masa
in particular, was highly supportive
of the
acquisition,» Grab President Ming Maa told Reuters.
From a swivel chair
in one
of the many identical 10 - by - 10 conference rooms at Lyft's labyrinthine offices, Zimmer declined to comment specifically on the rumors Lyft is entering merger and
acquisition territory.
In his own way, Cook offered at least three signals that some sort
of major media
acquisition could be on deck.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
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in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases
in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced
acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced
acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes
in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate
acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced
acquisition of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the
acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.