Sentences with phrase «stalking horse»

Others claim he is a «stalking horse in all but name».

Are they man's best friend, or stalking horses for the culture of death?

The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy in March with the offer from Lantern Capital in hand as a so - called stalking horse bidder.

Representation of purchasers and potential purchasers in bankruptcy auctions and sales, including negotiation of stalking horse bid protections and litigation involving challenges to the sale.

Upon filing the case, the company sought approval of an asset sale process pursuant to which Standard General would act as stalking horse and be permitted to credit bid its portion of the secured debt owed by the company under the 2013 credit agreement.

The Toronto - based company, whose $ 300 - million stalking horse offer for the Canadian subsidiary of the toy retailer was approved in a U.S. court this week, is looking for stores outside of Canada it can potentially snap up.

Could Danczuk go further than simply speaking out and run as a so - called stalking horse against Corbyn?

Pits old line VFW, AmLegion against Koch stalking horse CVA.

Small investor allocations, strong business momentum and multiple stalking horses (or self - sufficiency) all lead to peaked investor interest.

Is she mere stalking horse, or worse, just looking to stoke her theatrical career?

Polls showing the majority of voters favour an early poll have raised concerns about Labour's ability to cling on until next June - renewing speculation about possible stalking horses prepared to force a contest and deals being done to smooth the path of Johnson, now emerging as the clear favourite.

Successfully represented stalking horse bidder to purchase Golfsmith International Headquarters for $ 20.5 million.

Like greenwashing, they, too, are just frail stalking horses for their real objective: supporting this year's most profitable type of real estate investment: apartment houses.»

Terry Bernardo, as stalking horse, and that seems to be the track she is pursuing, will have sufficient firepower and then some to make campaign 2015 at least annoying for the county's one and only executive.

At press time hhgregg had one stalking horse bidder and was said to be taking additional bids until April 21.

Toronto - based Fairfax made a $ 300 - million stalking horse offer for the subsidiary earlier this month.

The latter had an existing $ 90 million «stalking horse» deal to buy most of Gawker's websites, which the two companies announced when Gawker initially filed for bankruptcy protection in June.

The auction was triggered by a recent $ 300 - million stalking horse offer Fairfax made that allowed others to make competing bids for the Canadian operations until Monday at 10 a.m. EST, but court filings showed no bidders other than Fairfax registered an offer.

Fairfax had made a $ 300 - million stalking horse offer last week, triggering an auction for Toys «R» Us» 82 Canadian stores.

According to court papers filed late Thursday, the bidder is taking on a role of a «stalking horse» in a court - approved auction set for Monday in New York.

Tribune Publishing has already said it wants to be the bidder that sets the opening price for the actual auction next month — the «stalking horse» position in the process.

The company could not pursue potential other offers until judge Stuart Bernstein approved the mechanism for the auction, as well recognized Ziff Davis» stalking horse bid, according to court papers.

Fairfax agrees to buy Toys «R» Us Canada in $ 300 - million stalking horse bid, source says, Financial Post United States

That's the «stalking horse» position, the «friendly buyer.»

In the high - profile tussle for 6,000 wireless patents from bankrupt Nortel Networks, Google kicked off the tug - of - war with a stalking horse bid of $ 900 - million — far greater than anyone expected.

The Mirman / Spitz / Harrah group could both win the papers at auction as the «stalking horse» and keep operating them.

A $ 45.5 - million bid from Digital First Media for the assets of parent Freedom Communications will be the «stalking horse» bid in an auction Wednesday.

The Weinstein Company has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy and entered into a stalking horse bid for the majority of its film and TV assets with the Dallas - based private equity firm Lantern Capital..

Opponents called CETA a «stalking horse» for TTIP and supporters called it an essential first step on the road to TTIP.

If school concerns, for example, were addressed by churches, perhaps these concerns would not be the stalking horses for gambling interests.

Stan is confused because he thinks Wallis is a stalking horse for James Dobson, the National Right to Life Committee and all the other pro-life signatories of «Come Let us Reason Together,» while I am confused because I have this crazy idea that Wallis, while «personally opposed» to abortion does not want to legally impose.

Communism was the ideal for human unity that served as the stalking horse for de Lubac's Catholicism.

In some of the center's literature one can find these claims: «Capitalist development is a necessary prerequisite of democracy,» and «The marketplace is a stalking horse of democracy.»

Whole Foods is only the stalking horse, as there is a lot of expertise in procuring quality fresh produce in predictable volumes, and Whole Foods is already an expert in this.

March 15 — The head of Morocco's 2026 bid team says his country is in it to win it and is not simply a stalking horse for the favoured rival North American candidate.

With no offers as yet to Valencia for the much - lauded Otamendi, and with Sergio Ramos now settling into his new contract and captain's armband after using us as a stalking horse, it seems we have learned little from chasing the unobtainable until it's too late.

That Obama puppy piece was no dog story, it was a stalking horse!

Earlier today, English's Republican counterpart, Chairman Tom Dadey, blasted the potential Kessner primary challenge as a stalking horse campaign for Assemblyman Sam Roberts, who has indicated he won't run for the Senate.

Skelos called Bill Samuels a «stalking horse» for the Democrats (recall that he called on Paladino to join him to trying to oust five incumbent GOP senators).

Lorigo's challenge came in response to Long's letter last week in which the state chairman branded Lorigo a stalking horse for Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who is trying to petition his way into the GOP primary.

Crowley has been relegated to the sidelines in the NY - 6 battle lately as the focus has been on the mysterious — and belated — candidacy of longtime Queens Democratic operative Jeff Gottlieb, who may or may not be (depending on who you believe) a stalking horse for the party's endorsed candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, although she has been plugging away at her campaign, announcing earlier today that she has netted yet another small labor endorsement.

A stalking horse would be required.

Quizzied over whether their man is a «Stalking Horse» or a «Stalking Donkey», in the tradition of Sir Anthony Meyer, a Prufrock supporter described him solemnly as a «Stalking Womble».

Asked if he was aware that the leadership rules no longer require a stalking horse, the supporter paused for a very long time.