Sentences with phrase «operates as a private company»

As a result NR is limited by guarantee, which means it operates as a private company without a profit - making function.

It has become clear to us that all of the Company's stakeholders would be better served if Barnes & Noble were operated as a private company or as a division within a larger company, which would allow management to focus 100 % of its attention on the Company's underlying operations.

Not exact matches

Several years ago Liberal MP John Mckay introduced a private member's bill known as C - 300, which would have compelled the federal government to determine whether Canadian companies were upholding certain environmental and human rights standards when operating abroad — and withdraw federal support from offenders.

The disclosure confirms media reports last week that said Dell was considering going public after operating for roughly five years as a private company.

«The best way to think about them is as a private - equity shop operating in the software industry,» says Jeff Mo, a portfolio manager with Calgary's Mawer Investment Management, which has a 12 % stake in the company.

The private, Kirkland, Wash. - based company last week announced a new video game console, operating system and game controller that, other than a pure commercial play, could be interpreted as the PC - focused company's effort to arrest ongoing declines in PC gaming generally.

That is, a private or publicly - owned American company operating in a foreign country — and Canada is in this context a foreign country — receives aid from the U.S. government that, as the Canadian government's legislation describes, appears to constitute direct or indirect influence by a government or agency.

In the past, Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma of Alibaba chose to list their shares in markets, like New York, where they could operate as though their companies were still private.

As a wholly - owned subsidiary company, we operate much like a private entity under the Ontario Business Corporations Act, paying an annual dividend to our sole shareholder, the City of London.

Although most federal student loan servicers operate as nonprofits, there are a handful of private companies, like Navient and Nelnet, which are contracted to service federal student loans.

Besides being part of the Ad Hoc Group of Puerto Rico, Perry Capital has invested in private companies operating in Puerto Rico, such as Dade Paper, Rock - Tenn and KapStone Paper and Packaging.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic oCompany Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

By staying private for as long as possible, these companies often operate without rigorous financial and operational controls, which is to their detriment, he said.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private - and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

Shaw said Canwest would operate as a separate private company with a dedicated management team and board of directors.

It also wants state - owned companies, such as Mexico's Pemex, to operate more like private corporations.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

On January 17, 2012, Judge Carol E. Jackson of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri granted the SEC's request for emergency injunctive relief (including an asset freeze and appointment of a receiver) against Burton Douglas Morriss as well as several investment management companies and private equity funds operated by Morriss in response to the SEC's complaint alleging that Morriss misappropriated more than $ 9 million in investor assets from 2005 through 2011.

This is not good news for the company, the world's number - three PC maker in terms of shipments, which is betting that as a private company able to operate outside of the intense scrutiny of Wall Street, it will be better able to execute its strategy to push into high - margin products and services.

Just like I should have the right to marry who I want, no matter gender, I respect the right of Chick - fila (as a private company) to operate their company with faith — based ideals; and I also respect that they have the right to fund whatever group they want.

In addition to working as a private chef for celebrity clients, she's also owned and operated several food businesses including a bakery, catering company, Native Bowl (a beloved vegan food cart here in Portland), and Julie's Original (a company specializing in vegan, gluten - free baking mixes).

He is also Chairman of the Lexington Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), and acts as Managing Director of The LCP Group, L.P., a private real estate advisory firm which is a partner and investor in Crescent Hotels & Resorts operating company and assets.

Private prison companies also operate private immigration detention centers, which house as many as 65 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold and Private prison companies also operate private immigration detention centers, which house as many as 65 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold and private immigration detention centers, which house as many as 65 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold and deport.

A private finance initiative (PFI), also known as a public private partnership (PPP), is a government programme that is funded and operated through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies.

During the Cold War, private companies such as Tronox's former parent company, Kerr - McGee Corp., operated uranium mines under U.S. government contracts, removing four million tons of ore that went into making nuclear weapons and fuel.

Koch Media is a private entertainment company that operates Deep Silver as their games label division.

Ball points to out - of - state school choice proponent Public School Options as an instigator in a campaign to advocate the state's controversial online charter school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.»

In his capacity as Chief Operating Officer of Doral College, Diaz has benefited personally to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars as charter schools owned by the for - profit company Academica pay his private, unaccredited college — also Academica - affiliated — for college courses that are not transferable to any other school.

«Entering into a contract with an entity, such as a private management company, with a demonstrated record of effectiveness, to operate the public school.»

FUSE was created in 2012 as a management company that used public and private money to take over failing, inner - city public schools and operate them as public charter schools.

As a skilled leader, Sally has held several senior roles in the company including Senior Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Education, Project Director for the Public Private Partnership Project in Abu Dhabi, Chief Operating Officer for the Middle East and Regional Manager for South East Asia.

Q: Will private companies, such as Amazon, be free to operate drones over populated or sensitive areas?

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Although most federal student loan servicers operate as nonprofits, there are a handful of private companies, like Navient and Nelnet, which are contracted to service federal student loans.

CI Financial (TSX: CIX) is an independent Canadian company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services, with approximately $ 181 billion in assets as of October 31, 2017, its primary operating businesses are investment managers CI Investments Inc. and Sentry Investments Inc., advisory businesses Assante Wealth Management and Stonegate Private Counsel, Grant Samuel Funds Management of Australia, and First Asset Investment Management, a leader in providing actively managed exchange - traded funds to the Canadian marketplace.

In other words don't count on that cash being returned to shareholders or even invested in passive investments (private or public equity) for the benefit of shareholders; A liquidation valuation really isn't of interest here as Glassbridge is set to be an ongoing business and I can see an operating cash bleed for 3 - 5 years depending on how long it takes the company to attract enough AUM to cover operating (read staffing) costs.

There are numerous active blacklists in use today, some maintained by private companies and individuals, and some operated by anti-spam organizations such as SpamCop.

A utility services option provides coverage if there is disruption of basic utilities, such as electric, gas or water provided by public or private utility companies that prevents your business from operating, resulting in a loss of income.

It can now self - supply its massive demand for cloud services, while the U.S. based public and private cloud provider will operate as a standalone company, continuing to offer cloud infrastructure and software ser...

If you haven't: Founded in 2016 as a private social club and co-working space for women, the company currently operates three locations, collects dues from more than 1,500 members...

As many Facebook supporters like to point out, the company is a private entity and therefore isn't bound by the First Amendment (which only applies to restrictions on free speech by the government), and it also has a duty to abide by the laws of the countries in which it operates, as Zuckerberg noted in his posAs many Facebook supporters like to point out, the company is a private entity and therefore isn't bound by the First Amendment (which only applies to restrictions on free speech by the government), and it also has a duty to abide by the laws of the countries in which it operates, as Zuckerberg noted in his posas Zuckerberg noted in his post.

Ælf, a blockchain technology company developing a new «Cloud Operating System» that will act as a central hub for all blockchains, has announced the company has raised 55,000 Ether (the spot price was USD 450 by then) in a private - only token sale from an all - star lineup of investors.

Years later, it settled down as ZCash; an open - source technology operated by a private company.

(Bloomberg)-- Companies that operate private prisons began to recover from Thursday's historic plunge as analysts said the U.S. Justice Department's plan to phase out federal contracts with the operators would affect only a small...

(Bloomberg)-- Companies that operate private prisons began to recover from Thursday's historic plunge as analysts said the U.S. Justice Department's plan to phase out federal contracts with the operators would affect only a small part of their business.

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies has its own private equity arm, Cambridge Investment and Finance Company, LLC, to act as a principal and acquire senior housing properties in the form of an operating lease on skilled nursing facilities, or, more typically, as a third - party operator / property manager for assisted living, memory care, and independent living facilities.

Also known as «blank - check» companies, these special purpose entities raise money through IPOs and then search for private assets or operating companies to acquire.

Electronic land registration was launched as a pilot project in the spring of 2000, after the Ontario government joined a consortium of private sector companies operating under the name Teranet.

Plans include the doubling of the company's office space at a new location at 815 — 17th Avenue SW, as well as the addition of exclusive new service arrangements with private aviation services company Albatros Aircraft Corporation operating out of Million Air.