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Not exact matches
Shares in accounting firm Crowe Horwath surged
on the news it had finalised an
acquisition proposal from Financial Index Wealth Accountants for about $ 137 million, following five months of negotiations.
the Company's
share repurchase plans depend
on a variety of factors, including the Company's financial position, earnings,
share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company's desired ratings from independent rating agencies, funding of the Company's qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company's operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and
acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors.
That would represent a premium of close to 30 % of the price of Tribune Media
shares on Feb. 28, the day before Reuters broke the news that Sinclair had approached Tribune Media to discuss an
acquisition.
Shares in Perth - based contractor OTOC have surged
on news it is looking to expand its presence
on the east coast with the
acquisition of Sydney - based Geo - Metric Surveying for up to $ 12 million.
The
acquisition, expected to close in the first quarter of 2016, values Broadcom at $ 54.50 per
share in cash — well higher than Broadcom's $ 47.06 per
share closing price
on Tuesday, but below Wednesday's media - fueled closing price of $ 57.16.
OTOC has further grown its presence
on the east coast with the
acquisition of a Sydney - based land surveying firm for $ 4 million in cash and
shares.
Perth - based Excalibur Mining Corporation's
shares closed over 150 per cent higher
on news it was considering an
acquisition of Singapore - based tech company Dropmysite for an undisclosed sum.
Shares in copper miner Latitude Consolidated skyrocketed
on news it plans to exit the resources sector with a proposed
acquisition of consumer services technology company Yatango through a scrip deal valued at about $ 18 million.
The firm had taken a bearish view
on Exxon due to challenges in its European natural gas operations, «lackluster» growth in oil and gas production, a pricey
acquisition in U.S. shale fields and the lack of
share buybacks.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of
acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending
acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins
acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins
acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed
acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending
acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies»
shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell
acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Many observers, though, balked at the $ 710 million cost of the
acquisitions, questioning whether Under Armour could quickly produce any return
on investment — two of the three companies were unprofitable — let alone succeed in a space that
shares little with making shirts and shoes.
Instagram is hanging
on to a demographic that's rapidly abandoning the Facebook platform, according to a new RBC Capital Markets survey, making Mark Zuckerberg's buy of the photo -
sharing app «one of the best
acquisitions in internet history» according to one analyst.
If Amazon launches pharmacies in Whole Foods and
on Prime, an
acquisition of Rite Aid would accelerate market
share, according to Cowen.
«The
acquisition of Juno builds
on our
shared vision to discover and develop transformative medicines for patients with incurable blood cancers,» Celgene CEO Mark Alles said in a statement Monday.
The Division of Enforcement of the SEC informed Longfin
on March 5 that the agency is investigating trading in the company's
shares and requested documents related to its IPO and
acquisition of Ziddu.com, according to a required 10 - K filing Monday.
The Division of Enforcement of the SEC informed Longfin
on March 5 that the agency is investigating trading in the company's
shares and requested documents related to its IPO and
acquisition of Ziddu.com, according to a required 10 - K filing.
He has since gone long
on Valeant, saying such «platform companies» — those that grow through bolt -
on acquisitions — enrich their shareholders with each new deal, as Valeant did when it acquired Salix Pharmaceuticals earlier this year (Valeant
shares are up 49 % since then).
On April 25th, 2018, Globalstar announced that it has signed a merger agreement with Thermo
Acquisitions, Inc., pursuant to which the following assets will be combined with the former: metro fiber provider FiberLight, LLC; 15.5 million
shares of common stock of CenturyLink, Inc.; $ 100 million of cash and minority investments in complementary businesses and assets of $ 25 million in exchange for Globalstar's common stock valued at approximately $ 1.65 billion, subject to adjustments.
The expected boost in earnings per
share before
acquisition costs are
on $ 1.50 per
share earned in fiscal 2012.
Analysts, who remain concerned about the 32 % premium
on MuleSoft's
share value, have said it is likely the largest
acquisition in the history of software.
Over Agon's tenure, L'Oréal's revenue ($ 28.6 billion in 2016) and
share price have steadily grown, thanks to global expansion, savvy
acquisitions, and an aggressive focus
on digital.
Sunac
shares in in Hong Kong were suspended from trade
on Monday ahead of an announcement of a «substantial
acquisition.»
Qualcomm
shares were down
on Thursday after the semiconductor company began layoffs and is in the middle of a trade dispute between the U.S. and China over a planned
acquisition.
The merger terms represent around an 18.9 percent premium to Worldpay's closing
share price in London
on July 3, a day before the payments firm announced that it had been approached for an
acquisition separately by both Vantiv and JPMorgan Chase.
On Jan. 24, the company announced a proposed
acquisition of all outstanding
shares of Haxxon AG, a cultivator of female hemp cannabis flowers based in Regensdorf, Switzerland.
Back then, shells — that is, companies with ticker symbols but no operations — became synonymous with so - called pump - and - dump schemes in which stockbrokers artificially inflated
share prices after a shell merged with a private company, without making financial statements
on the
acquisition available to investors.
Shares of semiconductor company Broadcom surged following a report
on Friday that Intel is considering an
acquisition.
The «Squawk
on the Street» team talks about Salesforce's biggest
acquisition to date, buying software company Mulesoft in a deal worth $ 44.89 per
share in cash and stock.
These risks and uncertainties include competition and other economic conditions including fragmentation of the media landscape and competition from other media alternatives; changes in advertising demand, circulation levels and audience
shares; the Company's ability to develop and grow its online businesses; the Company's reliance
on revenue from printing and distributing third - party publications; changes in newsprint prices; macroeconomic trends and conditions; the Company's ability to adapt to technological changes; the Company's ability to realize benefits or synergies from
acquisitions or divestitures or to operate its businesses effectively following
acquisitions or divestitures; the Company's success in implementing expense mitigation efforts; the Company's reliance
on third - party vendors for various services; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax - related proceedings or audits; the Company's ability to attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to satisfy pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations; changes in accounting standards; the effect of labor strikes, lockouts and labor negotiations; regulatory and judicial rulings; the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with debt covenants applicable to its debt facilities; the Company's ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and
on acceptable terms; and other events beyond the Company's control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.
We saw this with both Allergan (AGN) and Zoetis (ZTS), two companies that Ackman bought
shares in while working with Valeant
on an
acquisition.
Unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to the transaction, if substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by another corporation or in case of a reorganization of the Company involving the
acquisition of the Company by another entity, (i) stock options and stock appreciation rights become exercisable immediately prior to the transaction; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and
shares are delivered; and (iii) performance
shares and performance units pay out pro rata based
on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter.
FRANKFURT, April 23
Shares in healthcare group Fresenius jumped as much as 3.9 percent after it pulled out of the $ 4.75 billion
acquisition of Akorn, with analysts saying it was extricating itself from taking
on an underperforming business.
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which these options and stock awards vest upon termination of employment or the occurrence of certain
acquisitions, and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any, upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's employment with the Company had terminated or the
acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2009 and based
on an NYSE closing price per
share of our common stock
on that date of $ 26.99.
The online giant's move to slash prices
on everything from organic baby kale to fair - trade bananas
on the same day its $ 13.7 billion
acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. closes showed the «high - velocity decision making» Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claims as his hallmark, and sent
shares of Kroger Co., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Wal - Mart Stores Inc. reeling Thursday.
Under the Bonus Plan, our compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and
acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per
share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return
on assets, return
on capital, return
on equity, return
on investment, return
on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.
Then, you can focus
on selecting the right partner who
shares your vision and can help you achieve the desired outcome, whether it is continued growth, IPO or
acquisition.
She has worked with global clients such as GE, Siemens, Veolia, American water, IBM, Honeywell and Brita, conducting specific industry analysis, market sizing, market
share analysis, due diligence
on acquisition targets, new market entry strategies etc..
«Management and our board of directors consistently focus
on shareholder returns, whether through investments in new initiatives,
acquisitions,
share repurchases, or now, dividends
on our common stock.
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which the vesting of these options and stock awards would accelerate upon termination of employment or the consummation of an «
acquisition transaction» (as defined below) and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any, upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's employment with the Company had terminated or the
acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2011 and based
on an NYSE closing price per
share of our common stock of $ 27.56
on December 30, 2011, the last trading date in 2011.
Additionally, with the
acquisition of General Electric's property loan portfolio, railcar leasing business, and specialty finance business, Wells Fargo is looking to expand market
share while interest rates remain unattractive, i.e. buy business
on the cheap.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market
share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed
acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments
on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
Amid growing concerns over the impact of tech giant Amazon's pending
acquisition of Whole Foods Market, the company lowered its expected IPO range to $ 10 to $ 11 a
share on Wednesday, down from the $ 15 to $ 17 range it had initially forecast.
«We welcome the news of today's
acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem,» HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou said
on the site, echoing a sentiment
shared by Samsung, LG, and Sony Ericsson.
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The EBT will acquire
shares in the Company and these will be deducted from the shareholders» funds
on the consolidated balance sheet at the cost of
acquisition less proceeds
on disposal.
We provide information below about (1) the circumstances under which the vesting of these options and stock awards would accelerate upon termination of employment or the consummation of an «
acquisition transaction» (as defined below) and (2) the hypothetical value each such named executive would have received, if any, upon the vesting of any of these option or stock awards as of that date under those circumstances, assuming each named executive's employment with the Company had terminated or the
acquisition had been consummated as of December 31, 2010 and based
on an NYSE closing price per
share of our common stock
on that date of $ 30.99.
Later
on, when they did issue voteless
shares — to facilitate
acquisitions and let the founders liquidate without diluting control — they had high profits and clear, successful strategies.
On a recent conference call, the CEO explained a $ 700 million
share repurchase as follows: «The reason that I made the biggest
acquisition in the history of the company this last month was because the company is so cheap.»
By: Creamer Media Reporter Updated 3 hours ago Gold mining company Polymetal has agreed an early termination of the deferred conditional cash consideration related to the 2014
acquisition of the Kyzyl mine, announcing
on Friday that it had agreed to pay the current rights holder $ 10 - million in
shares.