Sentences with phrase «sizable stake»

NEUTRAL / INVERSE FUNDS: Long - Short (LS): Hold sizable stakes in both long and short positions.

Sizable stakes went into the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust, a major philanthropic charity.

He had long been opposed to being invested in tech companies, until he shocked the investment world in 2011 by accumulating a rather sizable stake in «Big Blue».

Ronald Joyce, the Tim Hortons co-founder, has a broader array of investments than was previously known — including a sizable stake in BCE.

First, in early June, Lululemon (lulu) founder Chip Wilson — who is no longer involved in active management of the company but holds a sizable stake in the Canadian - based company — lamented Lululemon's financial performance.

When you've finally accumulated a sizable stake in municipal bonds, you will be ready to climb to the top of the investment pyramid.

Restaurant companies can make ripe targets for activists, as most are tiny by market - cap standards so amassing a sizable stake doesn't cost too much.

Similarly, Buffett also has maintained his sizable stake in American Express through severe market downturns only to see the stock rebound with a vengeance.

SAN FRANCISCO — Activist investor Carl Icahn said he has amassed a sizable stake in Apple Inc. and prodded the tech giant to increase its stock buyback program, cheering investors but creating a headache for one of the industry's most admired companies.

Internet video giant Netflix announced a defensive maneuver on Monday designed to fend off famed corporate raider Carl Icahn, who has amassed a sizable stake in the company and suggested it should be sold.

It's very similar to a situation like Shark Tank, where a person asks for a sizable initial investment in return for a sizable stake in their money - making entity.

Earlier this year, the financial world was rocked when federal authorities seized a sizable stake in The Park Lane Hotel.

Around the same time the CIT deal was playing out, Klarman took a sizable stake in Facet Biotech — a small biotech company spun off in December 2008 from PDL BioPharma — for an average cost of $ 9 even though it had $ 17 per share in net cash at the time of the spinoff.

The smaller the account, the longer it will take to turn it into a sizable stake.

Hedge fund master John Paulson owns a sizable stake of SPDR Gold Trust (Stock Symbol: GLD), while guys like John Hussman and George Soros have also been buying top gold miners, including Barrick Gold (Stock Symbol: ABX).

Greenfield also likes to see managers own a sizable stake in a REIT, from 7 to 10 percent, and have their pay tied to performance.