Sentences with phrase «return for other firms»

Not exact matches

Besides Mr. Drexler, major (5 % or greater) shareholders in the firm, as of the annual proxy in April, include FMR LLC (which includes the Fidelity Contrafund), Baron Capital Group, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, all of whom voted in favor of the directors up for election as well as the other management proposals — and Columbia Wanger Asset Management (whose parent Ameriprise, did not return requests for information).

It was especially refreshing to be able to steer away from the clichés and get into some very practical tips about what he and his team look for in considering a deal and how that differs from many other venture firms, which are constrained by the requirements of their limited partnership agreements and other considerations like IRR (as opposed to ultimate return on capital) as well.

If you return your signed proxy card or vote by proxy over the Internet but do not mark the boxes showing how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted FOR the election of the director nominees named in this proxy statement, FOR the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the amendment of the 2004 Plan, and in the discretion of the proxy holders for any other matter that may properly come before the Annual MeetiFOR the election of the director nominees named in this proxy statement, FOR the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the amendment of the 2004 Plan, and in the discretion of the proxy holders for any other matter that may properly come before the Annual MeetiFOR the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the amendment of the 2004 Plan, and in the discretion of the proxy holders for any other matter that may properly come before the Annual MeetiFOR the amendment of the 2004 Plan, and in the discretion of the proxy holders for any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meetifor any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

For example, faster labour force growth will encourage firms to invest not only to meet greater demand but also to equip these additional workers with machines and other capital to raise their productivity.5 The rate of technological progress is also a key factor, since a faster pace of innovation raises the return on each additional unit of capital, stimulating firms to invest more.

First and foremost, Kashyap said that they — like every other VC firm — are looking for companies that will provide a return on the investment made.

In return, those advisers would agree not to solicit other clients from their old shop to join their new firm unless it was compensated for the loss of business.

For its new global fund, Sequoia is already trying to attract investors in China, where fund managers are looking to gain from growing sources of capital at wealth management firms, insurers and other large domestic institutional investors that aim to boost returns in alternative assets, the people said.

«We recognize activist investors often advocate for firms to return excess cash to shareholders via buybacks,» Goldman's chief strategist David J. Kostin and others said in a note to clients.

Because these venture capital firms want higher return rates than other investments such as the stock market provide, they typically invest in promising startup or young businesses that have a high potential for growth but are also high risk.

In the other, he was found guilty of profiting from legal business sent to a second law firm by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another developer in return for his backing on real estate legislation.

In return for contributions or other rewards, Mr. Hevesi then handed out millions to their firms to invest and make millions in fees and expenses.

Venture capital (VC) and other private equity firms are pools of capital, typically organized as a limited partnership, that invest in companies that show the potential for a high rate of return.

Fifty billion dollars has vanished — money from clients and others firms, most of whom clamored for Madoff's attention and begged to get in on his fabulous record of returns.

The second part applies variance ratio tests to market returns for the United States over the 1871 - 1986 period and for seventeen other countries over the 1957 - 1985 period, as well as to returns on individual firms over the 1926 - 1985 period.

Vincenzo Villamena, managing partner of a firm that provides tax planning help for Americans living overseas and others with special situations, says the easiest thing to do is to simply file a joint return, treating a nonresident spouse as a resident, if necessary.

«While allocating a portion of your 401 (k) portfolio to private equity may not pay for beach - front property in the Hamptons, there's more and more interest because of attractive returns in private equity and disappointing returns in other areas,» said Mitchell Tanzman, the co-CEO of Central Park Group, which allocates money for wealthy individuals to firms including Carlyle and Blackstone.

* Entrepreneurial Shareholder Activism: Hedge Funds and Other Private Investors, which shows that the filing of a 13D notice by an activist hedge fund is a catalytic event for a firm that heralds substantial positive returns in the stock.

On Real Lawyers Have Blogs, LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe writes that he has reviewed an advance copy of an ALM report called «FANS, FOLLOWERS AND CONNECTIONS: Social Media ROI for Law Firms» that documents the «definite» returns that law firms are seeing from their investment in blogs and other social mFirms» that documents the «definite» returns that law firms are seeing from their investment in blogs and other social mfirms are seeing from their investment in blogs and other social media.

These tools, including Bill4Time and some of the others that you mention, can produce a compelling return on investment for small law firms and help them to continue to compete against the large ones.

Any good marketing and business development plan includes not only strategies for attracting new clients, but also strategies for ensuring that your current clients have an exceptional experience with your firm so that they will return to you for their future legal needs and refer other potential clients to you.

Founding partner Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. — Best Lawyers ® 2011 Lawyer of the Year in Boston for medical malpractice — notes: «Our firm has been fortunate to appear year after year in the top ten verdicts and settlements in Massachusetts, eclipsing almost every other firm in regard to the amount and size of the verdicts and settlements returned.»

Partners can remove barriers such as understanding and talking about the unconscious biases around women's readiness for partnership; assisting women to bridge between maternity leave and returning to full - time practice; experimenting with flexible work arrangements for both men and women that do not reduce profitability and many other workplace initiatives that will assist women to stay in the law and help firms become more profitable.

These are good times for self - storage REITs, which, according research by real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap, «have outperformed most other investment funds, pulling in consistent returns and steady stock appreciation.»