Sentences with phrase «people familiar with the matter said»

Xiaomi has picked Citic Securities (citic - group) to handle its CDR issuance, people familiar with the matter said.

EU regulators are expected to order Amazon on Wednesday to pay Luxembourg millions of euros in back taxes, a person familiar with the matter said, the latest global company to be hit by an EU crackdown on unfair tax deals.

The news underscores how Amazon is focused on winning India's fledgling e-commerce market, and the offer could be a ploy to block Walmart from bringing its expertise in logistics and supply chain management to Flipkart, people familiar with the matter said.

Brin had predicted a launch this year, but 2015 is now the most likely date, a person familiar with the matter said.

Bezos & Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: «The two men — who only got to know each other a few weeks ago, people familiar with the matter say — are iconoclasts whose outsize personalities shaped their companies.

United (UAL) has refused to appoint Bethune as chairman, ending months of talks with the funds in early March, the source and two other people familiar with the matter said.

One person familiar with the matter said that a group of investors including SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic would be allowed to buy $ 1 billion to $ 1.25 billion of new Uber shares at a company valuation of $ 69 billion and 14 to 17 % of stock from current investors at a discounted valuation.

March 20 (Reuters)- Salesforce.com Inc is in advanced discussions to acquire U.S. software maker MuleSoft Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

BlackRock and Neuberger Berman Group are among firms that California Public Employees» Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund, might look to partner with as it seeks help to manage its $ 40 billion private equity portfolio, people familiar with the matter said last month.

On Christmas Eve, a group of senior Goldman executives held a conference call to discuss the writedown and how it would affect employee bonuses, people familiar with the matter said.

His friend Landgraf is likely to stay on at FX, the people familiar with the matter said.

Facebook has also been developing a 360 degree camera for the device, but people familiar with the matter say it's unlikely to be ready in time for the initial launch.

The sometimes - activist hedge fund, founded by billionaire Barry Rosenstein, also said it owns about 593,000 shares of Sprouts, which earlier this year held preliminary talks to be taken private by Cerberus Capital Management and merged with its Albertsons Cos. brand, people familiar with the matter said at the time.

His legal team is preparing for a potential interview with the special counsel and is in preliminary discussions with Mueller's office about the parameters of such a discussion, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Viacom has asked CBS to sweeten its merger bid by about $ 2.8 billion or almost a quarter more than CBS's offer, people familiar with the matter said.

(Reuters)- U.S. wireless carriers T - Mobile and Sprint are finalizing terms as they seek to sign a merger by Monday that could value Sprint at around $ 26 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Dell may decide to delay the vote to gain time to win support for the deal, a person familiar with the matter said earlier on Tuesday.

GGP rejected a $ 14.8 billion buyout offer from its biggest shareholder, Brookfield Property Partners, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

BRUSSELS, April 18 - EU antitrust regulators are set to hit French telecoms and cable group Altice with a hefty fine for concluding its 2015 acquisition of PT Portugal without first waiting for official approval, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

T - Mobile US is close to agreeing to tentative terms on a deal to merge with peer Sprint, people familiar with the matter said, a major breakthrough in efforts to merge the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers.

Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to buy Staples, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, in a deal that could top $ 6 billion.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Staples, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday

T - Mobile US is close to agreeing to terms on a deal to merge with peer Sprint, people familiar with the matter said.

Building 8 has yet to unveil any of its products, but people familiar with the matter said the hardware group is expected to play a key role in Facebook's developer conference this week, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his 10 - year vision for the company last year.

T - Mobile US is close to agreeing to tentative terms on a deal to merge with peer Sprint, people familiar with the matter said.

China plans to limit power use by some bitcoin miners, people familiar with the matter said last week, a potential challenge to an industry whose energy - intensive computer networks enable transactions in the cryptocurrency.

Managing directors in charge of different commodities businesses recently sent strategic business plans to Simon Greenshields in New York and Colin Bryce in London, who jointly run Morgan Stanley's commodity business globally, as well as Colm Kelleher, who runs the broader institutional securities business, two people familiar with the matter said.

April 5 - U.S. fashion footwear company Nine West Holdings Inc intends to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week with a plan to sell the intellectual property of its flagship brand to Authentic Brands Group LLC, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Staples (spls) following an auction for the U.S. office supplies retailer, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in a deal that could top $ 6 billion.

HOUSTON / HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters)- A Chinese investment firm is attempting to restructure an $ 812 million deal for the U.S. developer of the Alerian MLP Index, which tracks publicly traded energy infrastructure companies, three people familiar with the matter said in recent days, after missing two deadlines to close the deal.

Samsung Electronics (ssnlf) may build a U.S. plant for its home appliances business, a person familiar with the matter said, the latest global firm to consider a response to criticism about imports from new U.S. President Donald Trump.

GGP, one of the largest owners and operators of U.S. shopping centers, has rejected a $ 14.8 billion buyout offer from its biggest shareholder, Brookfield Property Partners LP, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

A person familiar with the matter said it was a few hundred thousand dollars.

The South Korean firm may build a U.S. plant for its home appliances business, a person familiar with the matter said on Feb 2.

T - Mobile U.S. is close to agreeing tentative terms on a deal to merge with peer Sprint, people familiar with the matter said, a major breakthrough in efforts to merge the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers.

But beyond picking executives, the private - equity owners generally took a hands - off approach, people familiar with the matter say.

Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world's largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai's Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said.

Univision Holdings (univision) has offered to acquire Gawker Media, challenging a $ 90 million stalking horse bid from media company Ziff Davis in the auction for the U.S. internet publisher, people familiar with the matter said.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is exploring a sale or initial public offering of Ortho - Clinical Diagnostics Inc, a U.S. diagnostics company that could be valued at more than $ 7 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.

A person familiar with the matter said WPP, owner of ad agencies JWT and Ogilvy & Mather, had been contacted by one private equity group and a venture capital firm expressing interest in the Kantar business if WPP ever decides to sell.

JPMorgan led a credit line extended to Dropbox, along with Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank AG, Macquarie Group Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada, people familiar with the matter said last March.

The two largest daily fantasy sports companies, FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc., are in early - stage talks to merge, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, as the industry faces a crackdown by U.S. states over whether it runs illegal gambling.

Dropbox Inc., the file - sharing private company valued at $ 10 billion, has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said.

May 2 - Buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC has approached Xerox Corp to express interest in a possible acquisition, casting new uncertainty over the latter's sale to Japan's Fujifilm Holdings, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

But investors probably won't see a full - blown turnaround plan until September, three people familiar with the matter said.

Chu is joining a record $ 5.2 billion deal to buy most of a Hong Kong skyscraper from Li Ka - Shing's company, people familiar with the matter said last month.

A person familiar with the matter said: «Google is committed to expanding access to gender neutral facilities across its offices so that anyone can use the restroom of their choice.»

Recruit more tech - savvy workers who might otherwise spurn the bond manager for traditional software companies, people familiar with the matter said... Many of those new employees will be engineers tasked with modernizing Pimco's technology systems, from the tools used to harness new databases of information to the platforms that trade bonds electronically.

The board of Viacom Inc. is considering whether to cut the pay of Chairman Emeritus Sumner Redstone, people familiar with the matter say, in the wake of a legal battle that highlighted the ailing mogul's health problems.

To cut more costs, the company also scaled back operations at its production studios for the last two weeks of the year to save money on contractors, another person familiar with the matter said.