Sentences with phrase «top financial backer»
Robert Mercer, a billionaire investor and top financial backer of conservative causes, is stepping down as co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, as the giant hedge fund faces a backlash from some clients who resent Mr. Mercer's embrace of polarizing political figures.
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Former NYC Mayor Mike Michael Bloomberg is among the nation's top financial backers of the school - choice movement, topping the list of New York's political contributors by donating $ 1.8 million to ballot measures and political action committees focused primarily on school choice.
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Qudian's founder CEO Min Luo will forgo his salary until the $ 5 bln firm tops a $ 100 bln valuation, bigger than backer Ant Financial.
«Common Cause / NY advocates for a package of stringent disclosure requirements for independent expenditures, including the requirement that any mailer or advertisement include disclosure of the top five financial backers of the ad.»
Brown's biggest financial backers during the recent six - month period come from the local business community and include the Buffalo Niagara Partnership as well as the 43 x 79 political action committee formed by some of the city's top business leaders.
The announcement caught even some of Ms. Moskowitz's top backers by surprise, and threw open the question of who, if anyone, would carry the banner for school - choice advocates — including, among others, some of New York's financial elites — in a 2017 campaign.