They express confidence in the ability of the PE owner-operator model to generate superior returns.
What then, motivated ESPN Regional Television to become an owner and operator of seven non-BCS bowl games?
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Las Vegas Sands is a developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts.
Mr Chalopin, who lives in Beijing, claims to be the first owner-operator to fly a foreign-registered aircraft in China.
That management structure never seems to work as well as having an owner-operator at the counter to oversee the help.
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It represented an expansion of services, not an expansion of the airport, said a spokesman for airport owner and operator Marshall.
This owner, operator and promoter of auto raceways has hitched its bumper to a phenom--the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
Inergy L.P. (NRGY), an owner and operator of retail and wholesale propane supply, marketing and distribution businesses, is another example of MLP pain.
The firm quickly built up its portfolio of office properties, eventually becoming the largest owner and operator of Class A office buildings in San Francisco.
China Guangdong Nuclear will be the majority owner and operator of the first phase, and will take the lead role on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
Another stock in this motif that has seen lots of volume lately is CubeSmart (CUBE), which is the fourth largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States.
Each month 20 of the burger giant's 3, 000 U.S. franchisees now sell their rights back to the company under financial stress, says Richard Adams, head of the unofficial coalition of McDonald's franchisees, the Owner-Operator Consortium.
Bright House Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.
"We recognize the huge community of people that text, especially our tech-savvy customer base, and we're thrilled that we can finally enable them to text our existing business number to book a table, place an order, or simply ask a general question that can easily be answered in short form, " said Anna Weinberg, owner and operator of Marlowe.
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Telefonica, the Spanish mobile phone operator and owner of O2, is launching a new division to sell information about its customers.
Its operator was Ted Deits, owner of Surfcheck.com, who absolutely did not expect the negative reaction he got.
Britain's communications regulator is keeping closer tabs on developments in the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal as it evaluates whether the New York-based media giant is a "fit and proper" owner for U.K. pay-TV operator BSkyB.
The merger of NYSE Group , owner of the New York Stock Exchange, and Euronext , operator of several European stockmarkets, came a step closer when it was approved by regulators in Europe.
Worryingly, as well as selling subsidiaries that have nothing to do with retailing, Seiyu has also got rid of part of Muji's owner, Ryohin Keikaku, and Family Mart, a convenience-store operator, both good businesses.
Or, as an old Waste Management wag once complained to me: The most efficient operator in the business is a one-truck hauler where the owner drives the truck.
Australian casino operator Crown Limited may also soon follow as it is reported that billionaire owner James Packer made a recent trip to the island to meet with government officials and explore prospects for a casino.
Yet from a competitive perspective, the German firm would be an ideal owner for Sprint, because it has money to spend on developing it into a more formidable operator.
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