Ben Holmes

Ben Holmes
Ben Holmeswas an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 56 films and wrote for 35...
assemble brand company names portfolio single
Kraft is unbelievable. There isn't a single company that has managed to assemble a portfolio of brand names like Kraft.
small week
I don't think anything this week will have more than a small premium.
debt liked proceeds reducing seen
I would have liked to have seen more of the proceeds go to reducing their debt load.
oil sector
If any sector is working right now, it's oil and gas.
gauge life number order price sort terms watch
Semiconductors have sort of come on in terms of the number of filings. Now we have to watch these things price in order to gauge if there's any life in this group.
bring held patent since
This is a patent they held since 2000, ... Why bring it now?
gets sector
The biotech sector is just not proven. It gets started and then it fades.
high nice solid venture visibility
They've got some very nice venture partners, very solid high visibility investors.
cool explode fast heat hot india problem seen suddenly theme
India is very suddenly a hot theme in our market. We've seen them explode quickly. But the problem is that they can cool off as fast as they heat up.
almost becomes blue darling instant position takes
It takes the position of an instant blue chip. It becomes an institutional darling almost immediately.
amount increase saw shows surprised tremendous
This shows a tremendous amount of confidence. That's saying: 'We've got (share) orders, buddy.' I wouldn't be surprised if we saw an increase in shares.
insurance
Willis is a big insurance brokerage and very profitable,
bits bottom left looking lower pan popcorn quality
We're really just looking at the lower end of the quality spectrum. For the most part the (deals are) like the little bits of popcorn left at the bottom of the pan - the half-kernels that didn't pop.
couple deals step wait
Two deals don't make a trend. We have to step back and wait a couple of days.