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«There's a full section that talks about pay equity, and what is the larger impact that the gender pay gap has on our society, our economy, our families,» says Deepti Gudipati, vice president of member leadership programs for the AAUW, who is working with the city to roll out the program.

Besides figuring out whether a family member can take over the company's operations, succession advisors say clans must also come up with a consensus about a transfer of ownership, as well as implement a plan that allows the founder to extract their equity from the firm.

She says she is not worried about equity valuation levels or inflation and is telling investors to stay invested.

The whole F&R business is valued at about US$ 20bn, consisting of about US$ 7bn in equity and US$ 13bn in debt, they said.

«The way I re-phrase the old saying is that, «There are lies, there are damned lies, statistics and then facts about the private equity industry,»» he said.

Ignore all the day - to - day headlines out of Washington, he said on «Fast Money Halftime Report,» even as equities were coming intense under pressure on concerns about a trade war after President Donald Trump announced steel and aluminum tariffs.

A head of one of the largest U.S. private equity companies said a geopolitical surprise is the only thing for markets to worry about in the next two years.

Still, they said Michael Dell and private equity partner Silver Lake fell about 100 million shares short of the 735 million that they need for the buyout to pass.

«I think about markets,» said Ms. Ripley, a longtime investor - relations professional who has worked in both banks and private equity firms.

MADRID / LONDON, April 20 (Reuters)- The private equity funds of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two bidders left in the sale of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.

«It is possible that the acquisition of COL is the first step in separating UTX into two entities: a Commercial Operation and a Defense and Aerospace Group,» Howard Rubel, equity analyst at Jefferies, said in a note last week as speculation about a deal being struck by the two companies increased.

Jack in the Box said Tuesday it plans to sell its Qdoba restaurant franchise to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for about $ 305 million in cash.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said on Friday it would acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC in a deal that puts Oncor's equity value at about $ 11.25 billion.

MADRID / LONDON, April 20 - The private equity funds of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two bidders left in the sale of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.

«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.

Of course, if you say it's not about the money, you could prove it's not about the money: You could forgo that raise, give back that bonus, take less equity or profit.

It will also lead to the bank's common equity Tier 1 capital ratio, a key measure of its financial strength, falling by about 20 basis points, the lender said.

«We learned a lot from our retail clients about brands and brand equity, and a lot of that's transferable to our office clients,» he says.

Ryan Lewenza, a vice-president and U.S. equity portfolio manager with TD Asset Management, says that the IT sector is trading at about 13.5 times forward earnings, which is a 30 % to 40 % discount to where it normally trades.

Twitter Chief Executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey said he is giving a third of his stock in the company, about 1 percent, to the employee equity pool.

The serial entrepreneur and host of CNBC's «The Profit» says owning a home is about more than equity.

Speaking about the role of gender equity specifically, Coles said, «Men should want this as much as women.

General Mills said it will finance the deal with debt, cash on hand and about $ 1 billion in equity.

«It's all about access to capital and access to liquidity,» says Kevan Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group.

«This way, we get to grow organically and never have to give up any equity or worry about too much debt,» says Graham.

It's not even about the praise Schultz doles out to his employees... er, partners, when he says «the strength and equity of our brand, and the primary reason for our current and future success is because of all of YOU» and «I believe in you and have never been prouder to be your partner.»

You're right about the main reason, but that's because most people don't understand the purpose of Absolute Return investments is to diversify a portfolio — not act as a substitute for long - only equity exposure (which as you say can be obtained very cheaply)

In the European market, the oil sector has a high dividend yield of about 6 percent — the highest there is — which adds up to real value, says Nick Nelson, head of global and European equity strategy at UBS.

The company considered an offering in May, when equity crowdfunding became legal, but backed off because of concerns about whether it could draw interest, Mr. Coleman said.

In addition, the big - name players such as Blackstone and Starwood that have entered the non-traded REIT sector have helped to «legitimize the space» that already has about $ 70 billion in equity, he says.

«By allowing investors and their financial advisers to efficiently learn about our REITs and invest directly, there is less cost involved in raising equity capital than there would be through more traditional public distribution formats,» said Amy Tait, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Broadstone, in a statement.

You have literally hundreds of different platforms that have started up, and people talking about crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding, crowdlending, shared business lending — there's just so much confusion,» he says.

«Europe's status as the world's market darling for much of 2014 has all but evaporated in the past month, with a big negative swing in the number of investors currently overweight European equities and an even greater negative swing in sentiment about the future,» Harnett said.

It isn't because they think equities are attractive; I would say they're not enthusiastic about bonds.

Foursquare, which lets users check in to show they're visiting a place like a restaurant or shop, is also negotiating with venture capitalists who own convertible debt about turning their holdings into equity, said one of the people.

Last May, Ancestry.com said in a statement that U.S. private equity fund Silver Lake and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd had acquired minority stakes in a deal valuing Ancestry.com at about $ 2.6 billion.

Dell and shareholders at Silver Lake will own approximately about 70 percent of the new entity's common equity, the companies said in a statement.

But other sources have also said INCJ is in talks with Bain Capital about bidding for the unit, as the U.S. private equity firm appears willing to put in more money than rivals.

After such a successful career, how could one not be optimistic about the future of growth equity investment opportunities; Dick said he thinks «the future of growth equity is unbounded, particularly as quality, new companies continually decide to defer IPO's so they can optimize their debut after key strategies are in place.»

That said, KKR still has a business to run, and the private equity company seems optimistic about how things are going.

What excites me about equity crowdfunding is that people can typically make very small bets (say $ 500), while they learn about what I've found to be the highest risk and most interesting asset class on the planet: startups.

«None of our major strategists is more bullish about their asset class now than they were over the summer,» says Chief US Equity Strategist Adam Parker.

«Central bankers know that QE can't go on forever and are talking more about handing the baton back to politicians,» says Graham McDonald, head of private equity at Aberdeen Investment Management in London.

«Given what looks to continue to be a low - interest - rate environment for some time in many countries, along with uncertainties about government safety nets, individuals may need to think more strategically about investing for retirement — and how to generate income after,» said Ed Perks, executive vice president, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Equity.

However, despite the outlook for low single - digit equity returns in 2016, «we do feel more optimistic about a number of cohorts and securities,» says Parker.

The report says equity crowdfunding is expected to grow by about 275 per cent this year to $ 30 - million, up from $ 8 - million in 2015.

Notley said on the weekend that the province was looking at taking an equity stake in the line, but didn't talk about buying it completely.

People are always getting nervous about that, because then they say, «Well, imagine I have a 60/40 portfolio and I have only equities in my taxable account.

Buffett's company had about 1.28 million shares of Exxon, the world's largest oil company, as of Sept. 30, Omaha, Nebraska - based Berkshire said today in a regulatory filing disclosing U.S. equity investments.