Sentences with phrase «string of acquisitions»

Lebovitz, whose company owns 70 primarily middle - market malls mostly in the Southeast and Midwest, views the Rouse acquisition as just one more in the string of acquisitions that will occur as the maturing mall industry rationalizes and consolidates.

For the near term, the bank focuses on organic growth rather than through a string of acquisitions.

Telefonica delivers telecommunication services to almost 350 millions clients around the globe (providing accesses to mobile phones, fixnet and internet) and became through a string of acquisitions to one of the largest telecommunications companies of the world.

Hunter was named as The Drinks Business» Woman of the Year in the 2017's Drinks Business Awards, for her work transforming Conviviality from an alcohol, impulse and tobacco wholesaler serving franchised off - licence business Bargain Booze into Conviviality PLC, the UK's largest drinks wholesaler and distributor, steering it through a string of acquisitions, including Matthew Clark in October 2015, events agency Peppermint and Bibendum PLB in May 2016.

Hunter was named as The Drinks Business» Woman of the Year in the 2017's Drinks Business Awards, for her work transforming the business from an alcohol, impulse and tobacco wholesaler serving franchised off - licence business Bargain Booze into Conviviality PLC, the UK's largest drinks wholesaler and distributor, and steering it through a string of acquisitions, including Matthew Clark in October 2015, events agency Peppermint and Bibendum PLB in May 2016.

Accolade has been tilting its business further towards the premium end of the wine sector through a string of acquisitions in Australia, New Zealand and Chile in the past few years.

By excluding Allergan's recent string of acquisitions, the new rules would, in effect, shrink the Irish company's size, making it impossible for Pfizer to pass the 60 % test to access its $ 74 billion of deferred foreign earnings tax - free.

The announcement that AOL is likely to close or sell off the social networking site Bebo comes as no surprise to industry watchers, marking the latest in a string of acquisitions that seem to have become the kiss of death for web startups.

A deal for Mednax would be the latest in a string of acquisitions of physician networks, a business that has struggled in recent years to adapt to changes in how U.S. health insurers reimburse providers.

The move comes two years after a private equity peer of Husky, Milacron Holdings Corp (MCRN.N), went public in a $ 286 million initial public offering, following a string of acquisition in an industry that is increasingly consolidating.

Not exact matches

The most recent example, of course, came on Tuesday, when Facebook announced a $ 2 billion acquisition of the virtual reality startup Oculus VR, but it's just the most recent in a string of Facebook's recent buyout offers, from it's failed $ 3 billion bid for Snapchat to its jaw - dropping $ 19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp.

For Ferrero, the acquisition is the latest in a string of deals doubling down on sugary snacks that's come as its rivals retreat.

After taking over as CEO from Michael Eisner in 2005, Iger's tenure at the head of the company has been marked by a string of successful acquisitions that bolstered Disney's movie business, including purchases of Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm.

With a string of recent acquisitions and a bid for more, CEO Marissa Mayer is turning Yahoo into a diversified media company.

It's also a break from the food business, where Berkshire (BRKA) has done a string of big deals recently, including Heinz and Kraft, as well as providing financing for Burger King's acquisition of Canadian doughnut chain Tim Horton's.

It was McGuire who transformed UnitedHealth from a manager of HMOs into a sizable insurer via a string of spectacularly successful acquisitions, notably the purchase of the MetLife health business.

Wang is known outside China for a string of overseas acquisitions including the organiser of Ironman extreme endurance contests, Swiss sports marketing group Infront, and a stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.

Anbang has been under scrutiny since a multibillion - dollar string of global acquisitions raised questions about how it paid for its buying spree, including the $ 2 billion purchase of the Waldorf.

Foster's made a large wine acquisition in the US in 2000 when it paid $ 2.9 billion for Californian group Beringer Wine Estates but that business struggled to live up to lofty expectations and was the subject of a string of hefty write - downs under previous management.

And while there have been a string of successful initial public offerings, including Healthscope's debut last week, this is not enough to counter the force of more competitively priced funds available in the debt market than the equity market for a company seeking to grow by acquisition.

Brisbane - based Retail Food Group, which has made a string of food and beverage acquisitions in recent years, including Crust Gourmet Pizza and Pizza Capers in 2012, is also considered a potential buyer.

Babbling — the stringing together of repetitive syllables, as in da, da, da, da, da or ga, ga, ga, ga, ga — is one of the earliest stages of language acquisition.

Yamanaka was referring to a recent string of public apologies by stem cell scientists in Japan, triggered by two high - profile papers published earlier this year that claim to have found an alternate way to reprogram adult cells into embryolike ones — called STAP (stimulus - triggered acquisition of pluripotency) cells.

Crosby's work joins the Norton Museum's string of recent acquisitions of works by important women artists, including Marguerite Thompson Zorach, and Grace Hartigan.

In January 2017, the institution announced a significant new addition to its collection of American Art through the acquisition of 62 works by 22 contemporary African American Arts, including Thornton Dial's Blood And Meat: Survival For the World (1992) and Lost Cows (2000 - 1), Joe Light's Dawn (1988), Jessie T. Pettway's Bars and String - Pierced Columns (1950's), Lonnie Holley's Him and Her Hold the Root (1994) and Joe Minter's Camel at the Watering Hole (1995) The works are currently exhibited in Revelations: Art from the African American South, on view until April 1, 2018.

Expansive DWF posted by far the biggest increase as revenues climbed 84.5 % to # 188.2 m, following a transformative year which included a string of mergers, most notably the February acquisition of Cobbetts — catapulting the firm 15 places up the UK top 50 to 18th.

It is the first time Slater & Gordon - which has made a string of law firm acquisitions in the UK this year - has advertised on British television, although the brand is well known in its native Australia.

It is the first time Slater & Gordon — which has made a string of law firm acquisitions in the UK this year — has advertised on British television, although the brand is well known in its native Australia.

We have recently advised on a string of high - profile deals including the redevelopment of Sea Containers» House on London's Southbank, the redevelopment of the Natwest Tower in Birmingham and a number of major retail acquisitions in the UK, Italy and France.

The firm's London - based Finance Practice has been bolstered significantly in the last year through a string of strategic lateral acquisitions, including Paul Amiss, Rebecca Finn, and Jason Parker in November 2015 and James Simpson and a team of lawyers in March 2015.

Facing off against Sainsbury's with a string of digital content vendor acquisitions, Tesco is now buying e-book store maker Mobcast for # 4.5 million to translate its success in the aisles to the net.

The conglomerate embarked on a string of debt - financed acquisitions, including stakes in the Chinese electronics companies Coolpad Group and TCL Multimedia.