He also serves as an Executive Vice President and is on the Board of Directors of New Mountain Finance Corporation, a publicly
traded business development company (Ticker: NMFC) which houses New Mountain's current debt platform.
Previously, he was an accounting manager at a publicly -
traded business development company and at one of the largest hedge funds on the West Coast.
James joined Triangle Capital (NYSE: TCAP)-- a publicly
traded business development company focused on a variety of customized financing solutions including first lien, unitranche, and subordinated debt as well as equity for lower middle market companies — in 2010.
Chris Oberbeck is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Saratoga Investment Corp., a publicly
traded business development company.
Not exact matches
«SBA loans have gone from being the lender of last resort to the lender of only resort for many small
businesses in this country,» says Beth Solomon, the president and CEO of the National Association of
Development Companies, the
trade association for organizations providing financing through the SBA's 504 loan program.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired
businesses into United Technologies» existing
businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8)
company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new
business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S.
trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global
trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined
company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their
businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined
company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The
development of cryptocurrency
trading so far has seen the emergence of a new industry with rapidly growing
businesses such as exchanges like Coinbase and bitcoin «mining»
companies like Bitmain.
«Bankism is the idea that big banks are in control of the economy and not the free markets,
trade, product
development or
business,» says Gerald Celente, founder and director of TRI, a Kingston, N.Y.,
company that consults with governments and
businesses.
Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee
company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly
traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community
development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your
business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living
Given the absence of a public
trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held
Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current
business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of
development and material risks related to our
business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private
company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our
company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic o
company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our
business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.
Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a
business development company, or BDC, publicly
traded since October, 2004.
The on -
trade is a key channel in the
development of our brands, and Tim's experience in wine sales and
business development will help us continue our
company expansion and drive the
business forward over the next few years.»
Tim Gray joins Barwell & Jones as
business development manager for London and will be primarily supporting the
company's key routes to market in London and driving Barwell & Jones» wines in the on -
trade.
UK
Trade & Investment is the UK Government's international
business development organisation, supporting
businesses seeking to establish in the UK and helping UK
companies grow internationally.
Prior to that, Atkinson was head of
business development for the exchange -
traded products
business at Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd., now iShares; he has also held positions with a national investment dealer and major mutual fund
companies.
Three are high - quality REITs, two are conservative ETFs, one is a dirt - cheap closed - end fund and one is a more speculative
business development company trading at a deep discount.
Annuities Auction Rate Securities
Business Development Companies Callable Security Lotteries at Baird Certificate of Deposit Disclosure Closed End Funds and UITs Exchange
Traded Products Fixed - Income Securities Featuring a Survivor's Option (or «Death Put») Foreign Transaction Taxes Fund of Hedge Funds Hedge Funds Investing in Bonds Investment Managers» Placement of Client
Trade Orders and Their «
Trade Away» Practices IPOs Leveraged and Inverse Funds Managed Futures MLPs MLPs - The Taxation of Master Limited Partnerships FAQs Municipal Bonds Mutual Funds Disclosure Non-Exchange
Traded Equity Securities Non-Rated, Split - Rated, and Below Investment Grade Securities Private Equity Funds REITs Rollover IRAs Securities in the Lowest Investment Grade Category Structured Products Variable Rate Demand Notes
First run in 2014, the Adventure Travel Conference is a
trade - only
business development and networking event for
companies and individuals who operate in the adventure travel sector.
The US - Dominican Republic - Central American Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has made doing
business in El Salvador easier for foreign
companies, and thus exploration permits have been issued for a variety of
development projects, including gold and silver mines.
· Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale; · Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails; · Cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new
business; · Responding to incoming email and phone inquiries; · Acting as a contact between a
company and its existing and potential markets; · Gathering market and customer information; · Representing the
company at
trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations; · Negotiating on price, costs, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers; · Advising on forthcoming product
developments and discussing special promotions; · Creating detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process which is largely dictated by the prospective customer; · Reporting to Senior Management on sales and potential opportunities in your area; · Reviewing your own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets; · Gaining a clear understanding of customers»
businesses and requirements; · Following up with customers for payment; · Doing Quality - Control on products delivered; · Attending team meetings and sharing best practices with colleagues in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Insights and resources to help any size
company succeed in international
trade and
business, including export market
development, international joint ventures and management of foreign operations.
Business development is finding creative ways to work with other
companies other than law firms, trust officers, financial advisors, senior housing, other professional associations and
trade organizations.
Notable mandates: principal negotiator and senior legal counsel to the Algonquins of Ontario in ongoing treaty negotiations in a land claim that covers most of eastern Ontario, including the nation's capital, and in which more than 1.2 million people reside; representing USW Local 2251, the largest local union at Essar Steel Algoma Inc., in the Algoma CCAA restructuring; two significant insurance coverage appellate victories, Urbanmine Inc. et al v. St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
Company et al and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
Company of Canada v. Intact Insurance
Company; acting for North American Fur Auctions, successor to the original Hudson's Bay fur
trading business, in connection with the amendment, restatement and re-syndication of a credit facility to include Export
Development Canada; acted for La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Québec with respect to credit facilities to finance the construction of a highrise condominium complex containing an affordable housing component
Companies represented at this year's Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum Africa include: ABSA Capital / Barclays, Accenture (South Africa), ADvTECH, AECOM, AFGRI Group, Altron, Anglo American, AngloGoldAshanti, Ashburton Investments, Associated Motor Holdings, Baker & McKenzie, Baker Hughes, BankservAfrica, Barclays Africa Group, Barloworld Automotive, Barloworld Equipment, Barloworld Power, a division of Barloworld South Africa, BATSA, BMW, British American Tobacco, BT Global Services,
Business Partners, Centriq Insurance, City of Johannesburg
Development Planning Legal Administration, City of Johannesburg Legislature, City Property Administration, Colgate - Palmolive South Africa, CSIR, DBT Technologies, Deutsche Bank, JHB,
Development Bank of Southern Africa, Eskom Holdings SOC, Financial Services Board, FirstRand Bank, Gauteng Partnership Fund, Google, GroCapital Financial Services (member of AFGRI Group), Heineken SA, HMS Bergbau Africa, Huawei Technologies Africa, Imperial Logistics, Intercape, JD FS, a division of Pepkor
Trading, Kimberly - Clark of South Africa, Kumba Iron Ore, Leonie Ellis Placements, Makro Division of Massmart, Masscash, Mondelez, Munich Reinsurance
Company of Africa, Mutual & Federal Insurance
Company, National School of Government, Nedbank, Netcare, Nigerian Bottling
Company, PepsiCo Inc. / Simba, PIC SOC, Premier FMCG, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Rand Merchant Bank, RH Managers, Rio Tinto, Road Accident Fund, SA Bankers Services
Company (BankservAfrica), SABC, Sage International, Samsung Electronics South Africa, Sasol, Scaw, SEFA, Shell SA, Siemens Healthcare, South African Broadcasting Corporation, South32 SA, Spur Group, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Steinmuller, Sun International, Takeda, Telkom
Business Connexion, Tetra Pak, The Pivotal Fund Limited, The South African Breweries, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Tiger Brands, Transnet Freight Rail, Unilever, Vedanta Resources - Zinc International, Viacom International Media Networks, Virgin Active SA, WesBank, Willis Towers Watson, World Bank.
Companies represented in previous forums included: ABSA Capital / Barclays Accenture (South Africa) ADvTECH AECOM AFGRI Group Altron Anglo American AngloGoldAshanti Ashburton Investments Associated Motor Holdings Baker & McKenzie Baker Hughes BankservAfrica Barclays Africa Group Barloworld Automotive Barloworld Equipment Barloworld Power, a division of Barloworld South Africa BATSA BMW British American Tobacco BT Global Services
Business Partners Centriq Insurance City of Johannesburg
Development Planning Legal Administration City of Johannesburg Legislature City Property Administration Colgate - Palmolive South Africa CSIR DBT Technologies Deutsche Bank, JHB
Development Bank of Southern Africa Eskom Holdings SOC Financial Services Board FirstRand Bank Gauteng Partnership Fund Google GroCapital Financial Services (member of AFGRI Group) Heineken SA HMS Bergbau Africa Huawei Technologies Africa Imperial Logistics Intercape JD FS, a division of Pepkor
Trading Kimberly - Clark of South Africa Kumba Iron Ore Leonie Ellis Placements Makro Division of Massmart Masscash Mondelez Munich Reinsurance
Company of Africa Mutual & Federal Insurance
Company National School of Government Nedbank Netcare Nigerian Bottling
Company P&G PepsiCo Inc. / Simba PIC SOC Premier FMCG Procter & Gamble (P&G) Rand Merchant Bank RH Managers Pty Rio Tinto Road Accident Fund SA Bankers Services
Company (BankservAfrica) SABC Sage International Samsung Electronics South Africa Sasol Scaw SEFA Shell SA Siemens Healthcare South African Broadcasting Corporation South32 SA Spur Group Standard Bank Standard Chartered Bank Steinmuller Sun International Takeda Telkom
Business Connexion Tetra Pak The Pivotal Fund Limited The South African Breweries The Standard Bank of South Africa Tiger Brands Transnet Freight Rail Unilever Vedanta Resources - Zinc International Viacom International Media Networks Virgin Active SA WesBank Willis Towers Watson World Bank
Managed content
development for several of the
company's controlled - circulation
business trade magazines, including serving as Editor of RIS News, focused on information technology in retailing.
People Places Plants Magazine Inc. (North Yarmouth, ME) 12/2002 — 03/2006 Director of Sales & New
Business Development • Founded Mid Atlantic Horticulture magazine and built advertising revenue to 1 million annually • Increased distribution from zero to 100,000 - plus subscribers through effective sales, marketing, and customer service • Designed and implemented new sales tools including
company media kit,
company presentation, and rate structure • Negotiated all national sales contracts for multiple insertion orders • Coordinated sales and promotion efforts consisting of mass mailings, television promotions,
trade shows, and focus groups • Created diverse strategies to increase advertising revenue flow into new markets and enhance brand awareness • Managed all new national accounts and renewals at a 95 % annual percentage rate
«We're basically taking an instrument of
trade and turning it into an instrument of construction,» says David Cross, vice president of
business development, SG Blocks, a
company that redesigns, repurposes and converts steel cargo shipping containers into Safe Green Building Blocks (SG Blocks) for commercial, industrial and residential use.
360 VOX is a publicly
traded company in the
business of managing and developing international hotel, resort, residential and commercial real estate projects through its wholly owned subsidiaries, 360 VOX Asset Management Inc., 360 VOX
Development Inc., and in Cuba through its wholly owned subsidiary, Wilton Properties Ltd., in joint venture with Grupo Hotelero Gran Caribe S.A.