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...One banker working for the business said the onslaught of bad news had dulled the brand’s sheen, making it “increasingly difficult to sell the VinFast story to investors in the US”....
...With that date only 10 months away, Iger told investors on Thursday he was “studying” Hulu “very, very carefully”. “The environment is very, very tricky right now....
...There’s so many factors right now,” said Rich Greenfield, analyst at LightShed. “I would almost call it the perfect storm to blow up the streaming story.”...
...The $18bn distressed debt investor Strategic Value Partners seized control of the owner of US retail properties such as Rolling Oaks Mall in Texas and Tippecanoe Plaza in Indiana in a transaction approved...
...“For a company that talks about streaming being their number one priority, spending $600mn a year for linear television . . . feels very difficult to digest”, said Rich Greenfield, analyst at LightShed....
...“I think there are lots of strategic decisions to make,” Greenfield said. “It’s not obvious what those decisions are.”...
...“We have the highest quality investors....
...In the decades that followed the Plaza sale, the two men frequently announced deals together, although in the end many of them came to nought....
...“Investors essentially want to understand whether Disney can make the transition to a tech company,” said Rich Greenfield, analyst at BTIG....
...His mission was to sell the Plaza Hotel at the corner of Central Park, which his then boss, the Texas oil heir Robert M Bass, had bought as part of a larger deal....
...And here’s this from Lex: Since 2016, SodaStream has, under activist investor pressure, refocused on profitability....
...All in all, she told investors, “we feel comfortable with our liquidity”. Noting $7bn of excess cash on Lehman's balance sheet. Investor David Einhorn wasn't convinced....
...Investors are likely to see a conflict of interest over Mr Sharp’s comment....
...“The company will be established as a greenfield operation and built organically,” said Simon Jin, S&P’s president for greater China....
...Analysts agree, especially in light of reports that Hulu has approached Time Warner to become an investor and bring more of its programmes on to the service....
...In 1995, under pressure from his lenders, Mr Trump surrendered control of the Plaza Hotel in New York to investors from Singapore and Saudi Arabia, including Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz al-Saud...
...“Most US consumers we talk to have hated their cable company for as long as we can remember,” wrote Rich Greenfield, an analyst at BTIG, last month....
...Last month India’s Supreme Court cited documents valuing the Grosvenor House at $850m (£500m), with the Plaza and Dreams Downtown estimated to be worth $570m and $243m each....
...executives typically receive annual bonuses and long-term incentives as well. ——————————————- Letter in response to this article: Acknowledge that companies remain separate legal entities / From Prof Kent Greenfield...
...(Financial Times) Chinese conglomerate Fosun is buying landmark downtown Manhattan office building One Chase Manhattan Plaza from JP Morgan for $725m....
...“It’s the highest quality content you can buy,” said Mr Greenfield....
...Investors have endured a turbulent two years....
...The move has re-energised opposition to the $58bn deal among City investors....
...Richard Greenfield, analyst at BTIG, called the move a “necessary reversal of a bad decision”....
...The bigger impact could be on the broader media sector, said Richard Greenfield, an analyst with BTIG Research. He said: “It’s worrisome that the digital gravy train may be slowing down....
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