On Wednesday, Shares of KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), gained 0.92% to $24.04.
KKR released its fifth ESG and Citizenship Report, detailing how KKR can assist address societal concerns and further illustrating the Firm’s commitment to responsible investing. The new ESG report delves into the challenges and opportunities it sees around the world where private capital can be part of the solution. The report’s theme “Global Challenges. Global Solutions.” offers perspective on the issues and opportunities affecting companies and explains how the Firm is engaging.
“Today, both businesses and society as a whole are facing unprecedented challenges on a global scale,” said George Roberts, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of KKR. “It is our belief that private investors have an important role to play in assisting to address these challenges.”
KKR & Co. L.P. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, administration buyouts, credit special situations, growth equity, mature, mezzanine, distressed, and middle market investments.
Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), declined -0.94% to $461.19, during its last trading session.
Amazon Prime members are shopping at record rates and will find more deals coming all day.
“Prime Day peak order rates have already surpassed 2014 Black Friday,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President Amazon Prime. “Prime members have already bought tens of thousands of Fire TV Sticks, 35,000 Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray sets, 28,000 Rubbermaid sets, and 4,000 Echo devices in 15 minutes. The Kate Spade purse was gone in less than a minute. We also sold 1,200 of the $999 TVs in less than 10 minutes. And there are thousands more deals coming.”
Amazon.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company serves consumers through retail Websites, such as amazon.com and amazon.ca, which primarily comprise merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Shares of Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN), lost -0.88% to $67.53.
Health Care REIT, notified holders of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 that they continue to be entitled to convert all or a portion of their Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of the company’s common stock through the close of business on September 30, 2015. The Notes remain convertible because the closing price of shares of the company’s common stock, for at least 20 trading days during the 30 successive trading-day period ending on June 30, 2015, was greater than 120% of the conversion price in effect on June 30, 2015.
To convert a certificated Note, a holder must (1) complete and sign a conversion notice, with appropriate signature guarantee, on the back of each Note, (2) surrender the Notes to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., which is serving as the conversion agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the registrar or the conversion agent, (4) pay the amount of interest, if any, the holder must pay in accordance with the indenture, and (5) pay any tax or duty if required following the indenture. To convert interests in a global Note, the holder must comply with The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) applicable conversion program procedures.
Health Care REIT, Inc. is an independent equity real estate investment trust. The firm engages in acquiring, planning, developing, managing, repositioning and monetizing of real estate assets.
Finally, BG Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGMD), ended its last trade with 59.09% gain, and closed at $2.45.
BG Medicine, declared that it has paid off its secured term loan facility with General Electric Capital Corporation and Comerica Bank.
The secured term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $10 million was funded to BG Medicine in February 2012. BG Medicine has been making monthly principal and interest payments on this loan since August 2013. With today’s payoff, all security interests that had been granted to the secured lenders are now released and discharged.
BG Medicine, Inc., a commercial stage company, engages in developing and commercializing diagnostic products used to guide the patients suffering from heart failure and related disorders.
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