Sadly for the telecoms firms, bottom-fishing for distressed assets rarely worked, and investors vetoed empire-building deals involving mature assets that yielded few cost synergies.
Perhaps expansion and 10-year plans are best left to those willing to acquire these assets, not those building them.
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Conversely, if your job prospects brighten or you make steady progress building financial assets, you can be comfortable carrying more debt.
In these plans, they need to devote time to building those assets that make their businesses harder to replicate and more valuable.
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As for the fixed assets (like the building and the ground), those will probably have a lower value than stated on the balance sheet.
True, they had no business plan, but they did have a business: they were one of the world's leading auctioneers of in-building capital assets (as opposed to aircraft or boats, for instance).
This means that marketing is no longer viewed as merely a tool for building market share or short-term revenues, but is instead considered a strategic investment in building critical intangible assets, such as customer relationship and brand equity, which produce important long-term profits.
The energy efficiency tools can be used with a network of assets such as smart meters, smart plugs and building management systems to keep a tab on real-time energy use of corporate assets.
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These should be held in liquid assets, such as instant access building society or bank accounts.
In April, mergermarket reported that Crosstex Energy (NASDAQ:XTEX) wants to make rail a core business and is interested in building up its rail assets.
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Some have suggested that we go back to the tired economics of the past that got us into this mess in the first place, like making budget-busting tax cuts, turning record surpluses into record debts, and squandering assets abroad instead of investing in nation building here at home.
In summary, I would recommend building a healthy volume of sustainable assets that will decrease your costs in an inflationary period high interest period.
Building wealth is not only about growing your assets, but also reducing your liabilities, be it a mortgage, student loan, car loan, credit card debt, or a small business loan.
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The emphasis is on building clients' wealth (and so Merrill's assets under management).
It was agreed that the Royal Brothers Building would be kept out of the common pool of assets that was to be divided as it could be a potential deal breaker.
Action will focus on the following main area: preservation of moveable heritage, with special emphasis on study and publication, inventories, capacity-building and training of staff in protecting cultural property and assets, museology and conservation, as well as manuscripts.
They have the key and are in the building and can get access to the data center and other assets inside the firewall.
But if you do your research, carefully analyze the results, find strengths, identify hurdles and seize upon opportunities, building clusters will aid job creation, re-purpose idle assets, and spark business opportunities that are less susceptible to off-shoring.
If this characterizes your own behavior, consider building a diversified portfolio for the core 80-90% of your assets, while limiting headline-grabbing and higher risk themes to 10% at a time in order to avoid too much damage should your positions turn against you.
The trust is using the IPO proceeds to fund the purchase of its first two assets, The Festival Walk retail and office development in Hong Kong and the Gateway Plaza office building in Beijing.
Also, Wynn has a substantial debt load after building its luxury resorts, and at the end of their last fiscal year debt to assets stood at 47%.
Determined to turn GEC into a major telecoms player, Lord Simpson sold off its defence assets, changed its name to Marconi, and borrowed heavily to fund an acquisition spree aimed at building up its presence in the telecoms sector.
When individuals, households and communities can build assets such as education, savings or the capacity to earn a livelihood, they improve their chances of building a more resilient and productive life.
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So investors are getting a very different return source, but at the same time, since we are building these funds from the largest US equities, they are getting a very liquid pool of assets, something that they can trade.
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