Sales
of minority stakes have become increasingly common in recent years, with private equity firms including Vista Equity Partners, Silver Lake and Riverstone Holdings selling off interests.
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, is considering an initial public offering
of minority stakes in some of its services businesses.
The acquisitive owner of Hainan Airlines is building a portfolio
of minority stakes in global rivals.
But the company is only considering an IPO
of minority stakes in some of its services businesses, rather than the main holding company.
In October, LeapFrog announced its second exit, with the sale
of its minority stake in Apollo Investments Limited, a leading East African insurance group.
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.
Google announced its purchase
of a minority stake in Lending Club in May of 2013.
Work highlights Advised HOPU Investments on its acquisition
of a minority stake in the Bystrinskoye mine from Norilsk Nickel and related joint venture matters.
Corporate practice head Martin Hulls focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions; he recently advised True Potential on its sale
of a minority stake to FTV Capital.
Khan provided key legal support for Zubair's rapid expansion in the oil and gas sector through the purchase
of a minority stake in Aminex and the takeover of another oil and gas operator in Oman, while helping it win an exploration and production contract for a major hydrocarbon block in the country.
Announces Filing of a Registration Statement for Potential IPO
of Minority Stake in DIRECTV Latin America
The purchase
of a minority stake acquisition in SETL by Credit Agricole explains the blooming of the industry.
Not exact matches
• Vector Capital, a San Francisco - based PE firm, sold a
minority stake of its firm to Dyal Capital Partners, a division
of Neuberger Berman.
As part
of the deal, Arsenal Capital Partners will retain a
minority ownership
stake in Certara.
• OMERS Private Equity agreed to acquire a
minority stake in National Veterinary Associates, an Agoura Hills, Calif. - based owner and operator
of veterinary hospitals and boarding facilities.
TSM Capital, an investment firm founded by Marvin Traub, the former CEO and chairman
of Bloomingdale's, picked up a
minority stake in 2007.
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.
An example
of an investment might be a
minority stake in a family - owned business.
In 2009, Williams and her sister Venus become
minority owners
of the Miami Dolphins, making them the first female African Americans to hold an ownership
stake in an NFL franchise.
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.
Thirty million is coming from GE, which will be taking a
minority stake in Quirky, with the rest
of the funds coming from a collection
of Quirky's previous investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
In addition to Potanin, potential suitors for Whistler Blackcomb include Vail Resorts and Nippon Cable
of Japan, which already owns a
minority stake in Whistler Blackcomb and all
of Sun Peaks Resort — likewise built on the Whistler Blackcomb model — in the B.C. interior.
Steve Ridgeway, Virgin Atlantic's chief executive, told Bloomberg News that Sir Richard is unlikely to relinquish control
of Virgin Atlantic as part
of a possible sale
of Singapore's 49 %
minority stake.
Leonard Green's talks with Nordstrom is the uncommon example
of a private equity firm taking a
minority stake in a leveraged buyout.
The exact terms
of Mars's
minority stake in Kind could not be learned.
As part
of the arrangement that saw him relinquish Magna's reins last year, he insisted on receiving a controlling
minority stake in Magna E-Car Systems, a nascent venture that's co-ordinating Magna's foray into electric vehicles.
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.
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.
In 2012, Raine Group and Insight Venture Partners took a
minority stake in Perez's business, giving it a valuation
of $ 500 million.
Sprint needs investment from SoftBank to help it pay for a network upgrade and its proposed buy out
of the
minority shareholders
of Clearwire Corp (CLWR.O), in which Sprint already has a majority
stake.
Spotify and the music arm
of China's Tencent Holdings said last week they would buy
minority stakes in each other, but gave no financial details.
• Etihad Airways sold its
minority stake in European regional carrier Darwin Airline to a Swiss subsidiary
of Adria Airways, according to Reuters.
Pernod Ricard acquired a
minority stake of the Avion Spirits joint venture in 2011.
• Castanea Partners acquired a
minority stake in The Townshend Group, parent company
of Brew Dr. Kombucha, a Portland, Ore. - based producer
of organic kombucha.
There are some basic decisions you must make like will you offer seller financing; will you sell the entire business entity or just assets; will you keep any assets; will the buyer likely retain or replace staff; will you maintain a
minority stake of the ownership; will you be expected to put in a year
of transition time after the business is sold.
• WestView Capital Partners acquired a
minority stake in Abacus Group, a New York - based provider
of managed IT solutions and infrastructure for the financial services sector.
His deal with Metric will see him take a
minority stake in the new fund, evaluate deals and draw on his extensive network
of contacts.
• Siemens, a Munich - based engineering firm, is planning to IPO a
minority stake in Siemens Healthineers during the first half
of the year.
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.
The IRS discounts the value
of minority - stock
stakes, so you may be able to transfer quite a bit without triggering a gift - tax bill.
The U.S. firm took a
minority stake in Beijing - based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mobvoi in 2015 as part
of a $ 75 million fundraising round.
www.emeraldmaterials.com The Carlyle Group has «entered into exclusive negotiations» to acquire a 75 %
stake in Homair Vacances (Paris: ALHOM), a French mobile home operator, from Montefiore Investment (which would reinvest as a
minority shareholder), according to the FT. www.homair.com DRB Systems, a n Akron, Ohio — based provider
of software solutions to the car wash industry, has raised an undisclosed amount
of funding from Prairie Capital.
«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.»
For Big Food makers like Tyson, a
minority stake is a way to see how a brand like Beyond Meat — which is already available in over 11,000 stores — develops without making too big
of a financial commitment.
Swiss Re said on Wednesday that talks with SoftBank over a
minority stake of no more than 10 percent in the reinsurance giant were continuing and «at an early stage».
Last year, Coca - Cola grabbed a
minority stake in Zico, a seller
of coconut water, for less than $ 15 million.
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.
Under so - called majority -
of - the -
minority voting provisions, a majority
of shares, excluding Michael Dell's roughly 16 percent
stake, must be voted in favor for the buyout to go through.
Particularly controversial are the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK (currently under construction and controversial because
of security concerns) and the Toulouse airport in France (a Chinese consortium purchased a majority
stake but was relegated to a
minority stake after French government intervention).