My guess: a rise in LBO firms that will take older companies private, square them with the 21st-century dynamics of infinite and free, then spin them back out.
PayPal and Discover compete with Visa, American Express and private companies such as Square that offer innovative payment services (or aim to) in place of cash and checks.
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Along with the company's board of directors, he's rejected a plan pushed by private equity firm Pershing Square Capital to sell off some company-owned restaurants and distribute the proceeds to stockholders through dividends and share buybacks.
The unit boasts 5, 000 square feet of living space spread across not one, but two floors and an additional 6, 000 square feet of private outdoor gardens.
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First he bought an office building, then the bowling alley next door and finally an adjacent Oldsmobile dealership, knocking down walls between the buildings to form a 45, 000-square-foot private play space.
"The difference between how it operates today and how it will operate when it's totally closed is going to be minimal to Midtown, " said Dan Biederman, president of the 34th Street Partnership, a private, nonprofit organization of Herald Square-area businesses that work on improving the neighborhood.
The 128 rooms, all at least 800 square feet indoors, have private plunge pools on their decks and round stone baths in their courtyards.
The 23 blocks which all lie offshore, in depths ranging from 400 to 3, 000 metres, cover 270, 000 square kilometers, the largest private sector exploration acreage.
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For the almost 2, 000 on the campus of Peking University, accommodation will be more than doubled, from 12 square meters to 25 square meters, with a private toilet, shower and kitchen.
He is working with IMAX to incorporate a private theater into the 11, 000-square-foot waterfront home he is building in Miami Beach.
After Giuliani left office, Lhota landed in the private sector, working at Cablevision and Madison Square Garden (and battling lymphoma, another unfortunate event that happens to add sympathy to his personal brand).
Among the highlights for Stefanie Gray, a 24-year-old of Sheepshead Bay, was the Times Square bathroom, spotless with a private security guard (which she assumes must be privately sponsored, given its condition).
The 8, 400-square foot six bedroom home has a private dock and beach, as well as a pond, is very private, features large grand spaces, huge porches, sweeping views and a wonderful gourmet kitchen.
The property of a private collector, the 16.93-ct. square Columbian emerald is flanked by tapered baguette diamonds.
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Factor in the gardens, outdoor living spaces, and private beachfront and the total jumps to 26, 909 square feet.
TXU, Texas's main power-generator, led the company to abandon eight out of 11 planned coal-fired power stations because the private equity firm concerned, Texas Pacific, wanted to square the environmental movement.
Castle Kashan, a 10, 500-square-foot home often used for shoots and private events, was destroyed by the fire on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Combined, these commitments bring the total square footage of buildings enrolled in this public-private partnership to 2 billion, the equivalent of more than 34, 000 football fields.
The octagonal Midtown Manhattan condo is 8, 000 square feet stretched across three floors, with a private elevator and 360-degree wraparound terraces 73 floors up overlooking Central Park that are supposedly the highest in the city.
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For even more privacy, Sanctuary Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic rents out 5, 550-square-foot villas that each sit on their own private island, accessible by footbridge.
Private equity shop Warburg Pincus and William Ackman of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management have each earned a place among Wall Street's upper reaches by making smart investments.
But it gives Ecuador as private property, not as part of its territory a square kilometre of land inside Peru beyond them, at Tiwintza, where Ecuadorean soldiers lie buried after a fierce fight in 1995.
Private-equity chief Tully Friedman's nearly 9, 000-square-foot home in Woodside, Calif.
Inspired by prehispanic temples, the villas are as large as 2, 500 square feet with master bedrooms, kitchens, outdoor terraces, private pools and deep soaking tubs made from stones weighing over one ton.
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Sitting behind private gates on Doheny Road, the pink-hued 10, 000-square-foot manse has six bedrooms, nine baths, a gym, a beauty salon, a gift-wrapping area and a pool with water slide in the backyard.
The digs: The private equity chief knocked down 3 adjacent houses to create an 8, 156-square-foot complex with multiple buildings, covered decks and spa.
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Several thousand cameras, many provided by private companies, will now cover transport hubs like Grand Central Station, Penn Station and Times Square.
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The 3, 500-square-foot, three-bedroom space overlooking a pond was designed as both a private retreat for the frequent traveler and a place to host numerous guests on summer weekends.
Nearby, the Beverly House, once home to William Randolph Hearst, offers over 50, 000 square feet of living space that includes two screening rooms, an art deco-themed private nightclub, spa facilities and a lighted tennis court with accompanying indoor bar.
The 30, 000-square-foot home has glass walls overlooking Biscayne Bay and was designed to feel like a private resort.
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