Sentences with phrase «target of an acquisition»

Popular tech startups find themselves the target of acquisition talks, too.

Because of this growth, it's also an industry that's the target of acquisitions.

Make your eLearning startup be visible and well recognized within the eLearning industry: Making your startup a viable target of acquisition can land you up for multimillion deals.

Although these stocks have a somewhat lower likelihood of becoming a large - cap stock than small growth in a given year, they can also benefit greatly by moving into a neutral or growth portfolio or by becoming the target of an acquisition.

Not exact matches

RECENT mergers and acquisitions activity among some of the state's smaller companies may provide a template to enable others chasing growth to go after their targets more effectively.

Carrizo's breakeven point, at $ 60 a barrel, is relatively low among frackers, and the company holds the rights to an unusually strong portfolio of oil and gas fields, which Waghorn thinks make it a likely acquisition target.

In 2013, for example, Magnetar and several other hedge funds sued over the acquisition by 3M (mmm) of biometrics company Cogent, seeking about 55 % more money for their shares in the target, which they claimed were priced too low.

Analysts have long speculated that Express Scripts could be involved in some sort of merger deal, but more likely as an acquisition target rather than as an acquirer.

Efficient targeting of your customer acquisition efforts, according to Blank.

Like them, Charney has built a powerful brand known in many parts of the world, which is why American Apparel is an attractive acquisition target in its weakened state.

One example is the use of stolen financial information to undercut an acquisition target's market value in order to later acquire the company at a fire - sale price.

Broadcom said its $ 121 billion acquisition proposal for Qualcomm is the «best and final» offer after the target's board unanimously rejected the sweetened bid, likely leaving the future of the hostile takeover bid to be decided by shareholders next month.

Whitman's continued slimming of HPE has stoked talk that it could now be an attractive acquisition target for private equity companies that have been emboldened to spend big money on technology providers.

Shares of Blue Apron rallied after a Gabelli & Company analyst said the meal kit company could be an acquisition target for Walmart.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The company's acquisition of 39 Zellers sites from Target last year gives it an opportunity to experiment with new formats.

«We have the capacity to buy all size of business that are coming available right now, so we are well - positioned,» he said, declining to identify any potential acquisition targets.

Coinbase is already eyeing «quite a number» of potential acquisitions, Hirji said, and Choi will be tasked with helping it evaluate those as well as identifying new targets.

Bouchard added the company is getting closer to achieving the cost - cutting targets from its acquisition of Statoil Fuel and Retail.

Although ACT's credit protection metrics will fluctuate because of acquisitions and variations in gasoline prices, Standard & Poor's believes that the risk of a sharp increase in debt for a major acquisition is reduced somewhat because of the dearth of large targets.

In theory, Machinima should be at the top of any dealmaker's list of acquisition targets.

Though a handful of enterprise software companies might consider Evernote an acquisition target, Libin isn't expected to give up on his goal of seeing the company through to an IPO.

With a community of dedicated gamers and hardware for PC, TV, mobile, and wearables, tech «unicorn» Razer is an attractive acquisition target.

There are several tools already in place, including buyer acquisition programs that utilize the expertise of business brokers and intermediaries to set your goals, identify target businesses, screen the businesses, advise on offers and assist with negotiations and closing.

After all, the currency fueling much of the deal - making — those companies» inflated equity valuations — is now depressed, and acquisition targets may prefer to hold out for a higher price.

Other similar moves include the launch of Fusion and last fall's acquisition of The Root, a site targeted at African - American readers.

The total compensation is tied to the closing of Disney's planned $ 52.4 billion acquisition of film and TV assets from Twenty - First Century Fox and meeting performance targets.

Context: Honest Co. was floated last year as a possible acquisition target of Unilever, which was seeking inroads into both the «green» household goods market and direct - to - consumer channel.

Hulu just enhanced its ability to target programming to user preferences with the acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, of the Video Genome Project, which was backed by venture capital firm Segel Group Limited.

Your connect rate (the rate of attempts a salesperson or sales development rep makes to «connect» with their intended target) is the most important metric to use when assessing the effectiveness of the customer acquisition process.

His departure is likely to renew speculation that Twitter is an acquisition target for the handful of tech giants that could afford the company, which currently has a market valuation topping $ 24 billion.

Shares of Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) were trading higher by more than 6 percent Thursday morning after the company was named as a potential acquisition target.

Asked whether he saw more rig acquisition targets in Norway, Swedbank's Olsvik said: «Odfjell Drilling (ODLL.OL) is an obvious (acquisition) target, but there are no such good matches as in the case of Transocean and Songa Offshore.»

The genesis of the Gigafactory 2 can be traced back to SolarCity's acquisition of solar - panel startup Silevo, in June 2014, for $ 200 million in stock plus an additional $ 150 million tied to certain development targets.

«Very few selected companies reach completion of acquisition, while the vast majority of potential targets does not,» Chief Financial Officer Ysmael V. Baysa told Reuters in an emailed response.

The company has six quarters of revenue in the bank and even if it can't compete in the smart phone market, it's an easy acquisition target.

Under the cooperation that will follow the company's acquisition, the pace of opening branches will speed up, with a target being set of 40 branches within 18 months.

On the other side, in our community of half a million around the world, we constantly see companies that are finding product - market fit, and could be excellent acquisition targets for high - performing SaaS companies looking to grow.

Munster is predicting Amazon's Whole Foods acquisition in 2017 was just a warm up to the real show, and that a takeover of big - box retailer Target is in store for the eCommerce giant in 2018.

The Shipt acquisition is just one of many reasons why a tie - up between the country's second largest grocery retailer and Target makes sense, believes digital supply chain consultant Brittain Ladd.

Kroger also slept on an acquisition of Shipt, an on - demand grocery delivery service, which has since been purchased by Target for $ 550 million.

Though acquisitions boosted the German group, Ryanair's target of 200 mln passengers by 2024 depends on steady expansion.

Last week, Loup Ventures boldly predicted Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s 2018 acquisition of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT).

Early outreach to startups provides a number of benefits, including the ability to push its Azure cloud platform, get early access to possible acquisition targets, and keep tabs on what's going on at the cutting edge of the tech ecosystem.

SolarCity came to control the site through its acquisition of solar - panel startup Silevo, in June 2014, for $ 200 million in stock plus an additional $ 150 million tied to certain development targets.

The acquisition is within Upland's target range of 5 - 8x pro forma Adjusted EBITDA and will be immediately accretive to Upland's Adjusted EBITDA per share.

But from a total sales perspective, results in 2012, excluding the Eddie V's acquisition, was just over 6 %, which is short of our long - term target for total sales growth of between 7 % and 9 %.

Rumors have been spreading that CALD could be an acquisition target, but no offers have been made as of yet.

Walmart expects to invest approximately C$ 350m to acquire and renovate 13 former Target Canada locations and one distribution centreThe acquisition will add approximately 1.6 million square feet of...

«If the historical performance of the target falls short of validating its acquisition, large «synergies» will be forecast.