Sentences with phrase «take shares in the company»

«As I watched the video last Tuesday evening, news was just emerging that mining billionaire and Asia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, had bought $ 192 million worth of shares in Fairfax (the publisher of Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and many regional newspapers and city - based radio stations) to take her share in the company to about 14 per cent.

This is balanced by the fact that our lawyers have the opportunity to take shares in the company.

Not exact matches

Shares in South Perth - based Noble Mineral Resources have surged more than 37 per cent on news Chinese group Zhongrun is to invest $ 87.7 million and take a 42 per cent stake in the company.

In a time when tech companies are starting to behave like industry giants of the past, taking their interests — and their money — to K Street to influence legislation (consider Mark Zuckerberg's immigration lobby), it seems natural that several of these scrappy sharing - based start - ups are beginning to band together.

Take Uber, for example: The ride - sharing company has taken a foray into the world of food delivery, and the service — which, according to The New York Times, is available in 120 markets worldwide — sometimes earns more than Uber's original offering.

April 23 - Shares in Democratic Republic of Congo copper and cobalt miner Katanga Mining Ltd lost nearly a third of their value Monday after it said the central African country's state - owned mining company had taken steps to dissolve one of its units.

Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.

April 23 - Shares in Glencore - owned Katanga Mining Ltd lost half of their value on Monday and cobalt markets were on alert after the company said the Democratic Republic of Congo's state - owned mining company had taken steps to dissolve its local copper and cobalt unit.

Among five prominent tech companies, each saw an increase in approved applications for H - 1B working visas from 2016 to 2017, with Amazon taking up the largest share of applications.

All of these things take time to learn, and this knowledge base is part of the unique culture and shared language of the company; when employees leave, or when new hires get brought on board, the company needs to have a plan in place to preserve the continuity of the company's institutional knowledge.

When Khosrowshahi takes the top job at the ride - hailing company, he might have to divest his shares in Convoy.

In early December, Machin personally set up hundreds of dolls for a one - day sample sale that took place with other companies sharing space in an industrial building in San FranciscIn early December, Machin personally set up hundreds of dolls for a one - day sample sale that took place with other companies sharing space in an industrial building in San Franciscin an industrial building in San Franciscin San Francisco.

Ride - sharing company Lyft has expanded its operations in the United States by more than 50 % in the past eight months, taking advantage of problems at rival company Uber to capture new market share.

Taking his bank bonuses in Scotia equity, rather than cash, he's built up a sizable personal stake in the company worth $ 34.5 million in shares and deferred share units, plus options worth another estimated $ 48 million.

Small business owners are taking on a large share of this responsibility, as 39 percent reported that they themselves are in charge of online security at their company.

It takes a village to build a business, John said, and sharing best practices with one another will help companies understand how they can tackle distribution in a shrinking world.

Back in September 2007, for instance, Blackstone took a $ 3 billion investment from the China Investment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the public market.

TORONTO — BlackBerry shares rose in pre-market trading amid reports that its chief executive officer and board of directors are warming to the idea of taking the company private.

Take Canopy, for example, the highest - valued Canadian cannabis company and one whose shares move in lockstep with the headlines.

Industrial technology company Orbital Corporation has further strengthened its balance sheet after holders of convertible notes elected to take shares in the business, rather than a cash return.

Still hungry for more growth, the Bauers, in 2008, took on an outside investor, Edwin Lewis, who paid them $ 10 million for a 50 percent share in the company.

In the aftermath, I was left with years of memories and a smartphone that couldn't provide enjoyable company across a dinner table, share in the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed — all these things I had previously taken for granted simply because I was too preoccupied looking for fulfillment from a screeIn the aftermath, I was left with years of memories and a smartphone that couldn't provide enjoyable company across a dinner table, share in the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed — all these things I had previously taken for granted simply because I was too preoccupied looking for fulfillment from a screein the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed — all these things I had previously taken for granted simply because I was too preoccupied looking for fulfillment from a screen.

For example, a promoted post involves taking an already existing post or a picture from your company's page and sharing it so that fans as well as friends of fans can see it in their newsfeeds.

Elaine Chao, the President - elect's pick for Secretary of Transportation, plans to push for less regulation for ride - sharing companies and wants more Americans to take part in the gig economy.

As of this morning, we owned 4,730,739 shares of Apple, an increase of 22 % in position size, reflecting our belief the market continues to dramatically undervalue the company, even when taking into account the recent market appreciation, which in turn makes our proposal unchanged with respect to a $ 150 Billion buyback.

If you look at the company's stock chart, you'll see that its shares took a massive dive after it listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2010.

But it suggests the Japanese company might take legal action against Malvinder Singh, an Indian billionaire who was CEO of Ranbaxy in 2008 when he and his brother sold their 34 % share in the company for $ 2 billion.

Starting in August 2016, shares of Dollar Tree, the parent company of Family Dollar, and Dollar General were taken down after a disappointing earnings report from Dollar General.

«The company's management and board take great pleasure in sharing the company's success with our employees.»

But just a couple of years later, Netflix lost its exclusivity with Epix when the distributor signed a similar deal with Amazon (AMZN)-- news that also hit the company's share price hard, taking Netflix stock down by as much as 11 percent in a day.

As a rule, Milner has said he doesn't take board seats in his later - stage investments, and rarely requires founders to hand over voting shares when issuing company stock.

In our upcoming episode of «Tough Love Tuesday,» the woman behind the namesake beauty brand will share what it takes to get a tribe of people to adore your company.

If they take on investment over time from venture capitalists, angel investors, equity investors, or individuals, they usually give up a portion of the company, or shares, and those shareholders will have a say in any potential exit strategy.

In particular, there's a growing category of companies that once had clear paths to growth but have seen their market share taken by the tech behemoths.

Shares of defense companies tend to outperform the broader market when the United States takes military action in the Middle East, history shows.

The most recent private trades in the Swedish company have taken place at above $ 4,000 per share, according to sources.

Then, having not reached an agreement with Barnes & Noble by November, Sandell proposed to take Barnes & Noble private in a deal that valued the company at more than $ 650 million, or over $ 9 per share.

Mittleman has agreed that until July 1, 2019 it won't take any actions against Aimia, including soliciting proxies, voting any shares, calling a special meeting, proposing the removal of board members, engaging in short selling or making disparaging comments about the company.

Seedrs makes money by taking roughly 6 per cent commission on funds raised, and then a share of any increase in value when the company is sold — similar to the «carry» earned by private equity firms.

Fortune reported last year that Berkshire's Todd Combs, one half of the investment duo that is likely to take over from Buffett when he leaves the company, began buying shares of Precision in 2012.

«We took that company from 18 cents [per share] to over a dollar in a year,» says Christian Milau, True Gold's suddenly ex-CEO.

With stocks in general still trading so high, investors are best off ignoring the short - term hype around buyback announcements and instead taking a closer look at companies on repurchasing binges to see if their share prices have more room to run.

If a majority of shares are voted in favor of Michael Dell's plan to take the company private, Dell's biggest outside investor, Southeastern Asset Management, has indicated it might go to court to fight for a higher price.

Franken also took on Representative Tom Price, Trump's nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services, for owning shares in tobacco companies while voting to do their bidding in Congress and for getting a «sweetheart deal» on biotech stock.

ASX listed medical device company Analytica has attracted further interest from Virgin Islands based biotech investment fund «INOV8 LLC» who will stump up $ 500k at.007 c a share to take their second placement in the company this year.

They are much more likely to engage with brands and companies that share those same values, particularly firms that engage in philanthropic activities and provide opportunities for others to also take action.

With virtually identical market capitalization (the price it would take to buy all shares of a company's outstanding common stock at the current market value), what exactly is an investor in each respective firm getting for his or her money?

Anheuser - Busch InBev and SABMiller — two companies with deep roots in developing countries — have transformed the global brewing business, taking market share from competitors in advanced and developing nations alike.

A post-employment retention requirement that is linked to the amount of compensation and the total shares issued to NEOs will ensure they share in both the upside and downside risk of their actions taken while at the Company.

Multiple sources further claim Spotify is taking the unusual step of filing for direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange rather than for an initial public offering, which indicates that the company wants to start selling shares without first putting on a series of presentations to investors in what's commonly known as a roadshow.