In this case the factor was Liquid Capital, a chain of financiers headquartered in Toronto. (It's one of two such franchised factoring operations in North America, the other being Interface Financial Group in Irvine, Calif.) Under this arrangement, Lee Doernberg, a Liquid franchisee in Alpharetta, Ga.
Next down the chain of capital, preferred equity and derivatives liabilities are eliminated.
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The government's move is supported by many in corporate India, who see foreign investment as bringing modern supply-chain technology and capital to an industry that continues to see huge wastage and relatively high prices because of the series of middlemen who operate between farmer and consumer.
It starves the chain of the investment capital it needs to be competitive.
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Meanwhile, China is moving up the value chain into high-tech capital goods and is poised to account for about a third of global manufacturing of advanced machinery and equipment within a decade, from about 8% today, Mr. Zhu said.
This reduced net employment within the industry, but freed capital that had been used in the supply chain.
When the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board decided to guarantee bank debt and inject capital into our major banks, it started a chain reaction in several sectors of the bond market.
For example, those at the top of the economic food chain benefit from low tax rates on capital gains and dividends, as well as the exemption for gains on assets transferred at death.
This means that any company that has no capabilities in making and selling TVs can enter the TV industry, as long as it comes up with the sufficient capital to pay the subcontractors handling the different value chain activities.
Nissan approached Natural Capital because it wanted to do a check on its supply chain and how it impacts the environment.
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Citing concerns about softening tech hardware end demand, RBC Capital analyst Amit Daryanani this morning turned cautious on the IT supply chain, downgrading shares of the contract electronics manufacturers Benchmark Electronics and Sanmina, and reducing estimates and price targets for various other stocks.
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Later on they ran arts and crafts retail chain Michaels Stores, technology outfit Sterling Software and investment firm Maverick Capital.
U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook chain store sales reports, the international trade balance, Treasury international capital flows, and the NAHB housing index.
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The SEC in September 2012 took emergency action to freeze the assets of a stockbroker the agency alleged had exploited a tip from a 3G Capital investor to trade ahead of the firm's purchase of the burger chain.
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Pritzker bought control of boutique hotel chain Joie de Vivre in 2010 via his San Francisco investment firm Geolo Capital.
Under Steve Jobs, Apple was loathe to deploy any capital to shareholders, promising that its investments in new products, inventory and its supply chain would ultimately produce greater returns.
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Last year, Satya Capital, a private equity firm run by billionaire Mo Ibrahim, offered to buy the retail chain, but the deal fell through.
The SEC in September 2012 took emergency action to freeze the assets of a stockbroker the agency alleged had exploited a tip from a 3G Capital investor to trade ahead of the private-equity firm's purchase of the burger chain.
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The integration of risk management into supply chain management has often been limited, especially for organizations that have focused on reducing costs and limiting working capital levels as a response to difficult market conditions.
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The report draws on the experience and insights of an advisory committee that included the Citi Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, Root Capital, Technoserve, and ANDE, as well as interviews with over 65 commodity buyers, investors and value chain experts.
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