The objective of the Company is to achieve long - term capital growth by carefully selecting quality companies
with strong franchises at reasonable valuations.
Fund managers take a long - term view, focusing on
purchasing strong franchise companies with above - average growth prospects at attractive price points.
Companies
with strong franchises, unique capabilities, and excellent relationships can, with adequate capital and a good strategic plan, weather this storm and emerge with greater capabilities and market share.
Far Cry 5 continues Ubisoft Montreal's surprising revitalisation
of strong franchises that had lost the element of surprise.
Its portfolio would consist of a wide array of generic and branded products, highlighted by
strong franchises in key areas such as the central nervous system, women's health, and gastroenterology.
«The M&A market continues to demonstrate high interest in
strong franchise concepts that generate robust cash flow streams,» added Glenn Gurtcheff, a managing director at Harris Williams & Co., in a statement.
They would argue that Genworth's dominant market position is actually a danger rather than a flashing buy signal
showing strong franchise value.
Either way it is surprising to
see strong franchises such as MKXL, Skullgirls, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo receive so little interest.
Meanwhile, Xbox One just dropped its
potentially strongest franchise (with massive critical acclaim and a great contender for best game of year in many circles already), PS4 has inFamous on the way (promises to be at least a good open world), April has Final Fantasy XIV (I liked the Beta, what can I say?)
«While Call of Duty: WWII clearly had a great holiday, which likely sets up
strong franchise live services revenue in 2018, Destiny 2 is struggling right now with player engagement appearing to be on the wane,» analyst Doug Creutz wrote in a note to clients Tuesday entitled «Destiny is Not in a Good Place.»
«We're committed to finding and working with the best new studios, ones that fit with SEGA's ethos to deliver new IP with
strong franchise potential.
However, while some titles appear to have done well, including Square Enix» «Tomb Raider» (est. 696K console units in 33 days) and Take - Two's «Bioshock Infinite» (est. 665K console units in 10 days), two
historically strong franchises appear to have significantly underperformed.
Ubisoft has been built
around strong franchises, which include the Tom Clancy series (Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon etc.), Assassin's Creed, Rayman and Far Cry.
In recent years, it has acquired companies, like TIS, with
strong franchise names and a specialized area of expertise.
The ratings reflect «the company's leading positions and
strong franchise in its core markets, with a focus on participating whole life insurance, excellent career agency - based distribution, strong underwriting skills, and its robust and resilient balance sheet.»
Far Cry 5 continues Ubisoft Montreal's surprising revitalisation
of strong franchises that had lost the element of surprise.
Our niche investments include manufacturers and distributors of capital equipment, specialty ceramics, paper, lumber, and a variety of specialty building products,
with strong franchises.
Nintendo's
strong franchises could be worth more than $ 2 billion in the mobile games market.
Our most committed leaders have built
the strongest franchises with the most positive cultures.
Liz: The amount of material and preparation that has already gone into building a strong brand, is really what makes Pure Barre such
a strong franchise.
Acquisitions bolstered growth in subsequent years, as did franchising and
a strong franchise development program.
DRH's strategy is to generate cash, reduce debt and leverage
its strong franchise operating capabilities for future growth.
Says one AL owner sympathetic to Steinbrenner, «Is the American League better off having
a strong franchise in New York?
UBA Congo, UBA Tchad, UBA Gabon and UBA Senegal emerged the Best Bank of the Year in Congo, Tchad, Gabon and Senegal, reinforcing
the strong franchise of the Group across its chosen markets in Africa.
It was such a fantastic car, it inspired us to name it our first Automobile of the Year, despite the fact that Motor Trend's Car of the Year was such
a strong franchise that we had resisted doing this for the first four years of the magazine.
Relative valuation Though I like Charles Schwab's business model and
its strong franchise, the brokerage company clearly trades at a premium valuation.
If your assets and liabilities are properly valued, if your accounting is appropriately conservative, if you have real earnings without taking excessive risk and if you have
strong franchises with defensible margins, tangible book value should be a very conservative measure of value.
Retiring from the military after 22 years, Vernier knew he wanted to get into
a strong franchise network that focused on professionalism and customer service.
WIN is
a strong franchise for veterans and our goal is to help them build successful business careers in civilian life.
The flexible and non-standardized characteristics of the ibis Styles brand make
it a strong franchise asset.
«We have every reason to believe L.A. Noire is
another strong franchise for this company,» the exec said on the company's FY 2011 earnings call.
«Trailblazers has the strong combination of stunning visuals and unique gameplay that potentially lead to the beginning of
a strong franchise run,» states Lee Skittrell, Marketing Manager at Rising Star Games.
Our portfolio includes some of
the strongest franchises in all of entertainment, developed by the incredibly talented teams at Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, King Digital Entertainment, Activision Blizzard Studios, Major League Gaming, and our independent studios, including Toys for Bob, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch.
In Japan, Kirby seems to be
a stronger franchise than Zelda and 3D Marios.
Thanks to
strong franchises, Blizzard has seen «all ‐ time engagement records with record weekly and daily active users.»
«Mafia III continues
the strong franchise tradition of a captivating story set in the treacherous and calculated world of organized crime,» said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K.
But yet again, Nintendo «changes» one of
the strongest franchises, and I am sooo excited!
Killzone has been
a strong franchise on PS3 so it's no surprise that the next one is being used as a big draw - card launch title for the PS4.
The game is one part of
the strong franchise, which also includes an animated TV show and robot model kits.
Developer Capcom sets lofty expectation of 4 million copies to be sold on opening weekend for
their strongest franchise «Resident Evil 7» come January 24 release as it invades PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Streets of Rage is reknowned as one of SEGA's
strongest franchises, with some of the best music to have come out of their hardware.
We have every reason to believe L.A. Noire is
another strong franchise for this company.»
All strong franchises, but only The Avengers comes with the starter pack.
Welsh continues: «Freshfields, which in recent years has enjoyed
a strong franchise advising on London - based leveraged buy - outs (LBOs), has clearly suffered at the hands of the credit crunch, which has resulted in large LBOs wiped off the M&A map indefinitely.»