Last month, Carlyle Group said it will acquire NIC Corp., a Tokyo-based company that provides medical-related consulting, marking the U.S. investment fund's latest purchase in Japan after its acquisition of ball-bearing maker Tsubaki Nakashima Co. earlier this year. ❋ Atsuko Fukase (2011)
Carlyle Group is buying Japanese ball-bearing maker Tsubaki Nakashima from Nomura Holdings for 66 billion yen $806.8 million including debt, a rare buyout in a country where funds have long struggled to secure deals. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Last week, Carlyle Group announced that it would buy Japanese ball-bearing maker Tsubaki Nakashima Co. from Nomura for 66 billion yen, including debt. ❋ Atsuko Fukase (2011)
Because the simple one ball-bearing design and minimal guts mean you can actually get a few grains of sand in it and not have to throw it away. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A big city on any planet has a certain amount of hectic activity on it – on Earth, air-cars moving around, people teeming in the central areas; on Alpha Centauri IX, sky-trains flying everywhere; even under the surface of Cragganmore XII, the huge ball-bearing transporters. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Earlier this month, private-equity firm Carlyle Group said it would buy Japanese ball-bearing maker Tsubaki Nakashima Co. from Nomura Holdings Inc. for 66 billion yen $804 million including debt, marking the country's largest acquisition by a private-equity firm since Boston-based Bain Capital bought telemarketer Bellsystem24 Inc. from Citigroup Inc. for $1.1 billion in late 2009, according to data tracker Dealogic. ❋ Mariko Sanchanta (2011)
Ropes with ball-bearing handles are also available and can facilitate your swing. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In its annual report last year, ball-bearing maker SKF AB said a 5% strengthening of the krona against major currencies such as the euro would knock around 250 million kronor off its earnings. ❋ Charles Duxbury (2011)
For example, ball-bearing maker NSK's operating margin in the three quarters through December was 6.3% in Japan but 7.8% in the rest of Asia. ❋ James Simms (2011)
A far cry from those flimsy, grill-free clip-on fans you often see, the Propello creates some serious wind with an ultra-quiet ball-bearing motor. ❋ Michael Hsu (2011)
Cabinet drawers with slides that have cheap nylon wheels, as opposed to ball-bearing assemblies, are also likely to open suddenly. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Earlier in March, private-equity firm Carlyle Group said it would buy Japanese ball-bearing maker Tsubaki Nakashima Co. from Nomura Holdings Inc. for 66 billion yen including debt, marking the country's largest acquisition by a private-equity firm since Boston-based Bain Capital bought telemarketer Bellsystem24 Inc. from Citigroup Inc. for $1.1 billion in late 2009, according to data tracker Dealogic. ❋ Mariko Sanchanta (2011)
Frozen in shock, I was brought back to myself by a familiar sound, the metal roll of small ball-bearing wheels on the hard marble floor. ❋ V.C. Andrews® (2010)
The ADATA Horus Series power supply unit provide 550W, 650W, 750W, 850W, and 1200W multitude choice with true continuous power, featuring Eye of Horus– Intelligent LED fan dual ball-bearing with 3 colors to display output power, 80 Plus Bronze, NVIDIA SLI-ready certified, and modularized cable management to delivers superior performance, high reliability and protection on all levels application. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Lt. Grimes and crew set off with a different plane on the morning of Oct. 20, six days after what became known as "Black Thursday" -- an attack on a Schweinfurt, Germany, ball-bearing plant in which 60 B-17s and 600 men were lost. ❋ Peter Eisner (2010)
Inside were all the same sorts of useless treasures she had saved as a child: an orange plastic keychain in the shape of a crab, a rusty ball-bearing, a brass key gone to green, assorted marbles and coins. ❋ ERIN HART (2010)
