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...Gary Avis gave a masterly account of Monsieur GM, upskirting passing floozies with the ferrule of his cane and dominating every scene....
...William Conway is a major Democratic party donor. David Rubenstein, who worked for President Jimmy Carter in his early career, is considered a moderate Democrat....
...The official added that the White House had been preparing for Mr Greenblatt’s departure since the end of 2018, and that Avi Berkowitz, an adviser to Mr Kushner, had become “more involved” in the process...
...If you’d like to be exposed to this kind of value but still feel a little wary of Japan, consider the value-orientated AVI Global Trust — which has 26 per cent of its assets invested there....
...“One of his most persistent themes was that Israel needs to be part of the Middle East,” recalls Avi Shlaim, professor emeritus of international relations at Oxford university....
...Last year, William Hill was rebuffed in a £700m takeover approach for 888, after one of the online-only group’s founders, Avi Shaked, held out for a higher offer....
...Earlier on Wednesday, Eyal Shaked, the son of 888 co-founder Avi Shaked, wrote on Twitter that William Hill’s rejection of the offer was driven by “pure ego” and would lead to the “downfall” of the bookmaker...
...Avi-Yonah and Kimberly A. Clausing at the Michigan Law School and Reed College respectively....
...National Amusements Incorporated, the Redstone-owned holding company that controls Viacom and its sister company, CBS, said George Abrams, Philippe Dauman, Blythe McGarvie, Frederic Salerno and William Schwartz...
...William Hill blamed the breakdown of talks on a “significant difference of opinion on value with a key stakeholder”. William Hill closed 5.6 per cent lower at 306p....
...Avi Shaked, founder, had held out for a higher bid from the British bookmaker, but the company said on Monday that shareholders holding 59 per cent had “irrevocably committed” to back a bid for bwin.party...
...William Hill tried to buy 888 in February in a deal that valued it at £700m....
...But he should not be too disappointed that a trust benefiting the family of 888 co-founder Avi Shaked decided that his offer of 200p per share was too low....
...The Shaked family own 48.6 per cent, split between Avi Shaked, who people familiar with the matter said held out for a higher offer from William Hill, and the children of his late brother....
...The Shaked holding makes up 48.6 per cent, split evenly between Avi Shaked and the children of his late brother. The Ben-Yitzhak family have around 10.5 per cent....
...William Gladstone toyed with nationalisation in the 1840s....
..., William Hill Online....
...Avis Budget Group gained 12.2 per cent to $21.75 as the rental car company said it would acquire Zipcar , the car-sharing group, for about $500m in cash....
...Barclays Capital, Lazard, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank are advising Hertz, while William Blair is advising on the sale of Advantage....
...Survival International plans to dress up two protesters as Na’avi, the fictional tribe from the film Avatar....
...William Truelove, analyst at UBS, said that extending vehicle life carried risks of its own by adding mileage, increasing maintenance and reducing residual values....
...And it is the Royal Ballet’s triple bill, which assembles (Frankenstein fashion) William Tuckett’s The Seven Deadly Sins, Mats Ek’s Carmen and Christopher Wheeldon’s DGV....
...Roger Grainger, sales director at Avis, which manages 18,500 rental cars in the UK, says his company has had to provide the greatest support to small fleets that do not have a dedicated person in charge...
...They translated knowledge from their March 1962 purchase – as principal investors – of Avis Rent-A-Car and its subsequent 1965 sale to ITT, at a big profit, into an assignment when they advised David Sarnoff...
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