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Cerberus
Definition:
(n.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.
(n.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Example Sentences:
(1) Robinson has said that he held talks with Cerberus executives including former US vice-president Dan Quayle to discuss the selloff.
(2) MPs are to look into the sale of £13bn of former Northern Rock mortgages to the US private equity group Cerberus Capital, to examine whether the deal was in the public interest.
(3) Cerberus, whose interest was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is understood to have offered to sign a non disclosure agreement.
(4) While neither the company, nor anyone representing Verbatim Communications Ltd, acted for anyone in the Nama sale to Cerberus, Verbatim Communications fully supports all investigations into the matter whether in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.” The company added that: “Three years ago, Verbatim Communications Ltd was engaged by Tughans to assist with a very successful event relating to third-level education.
(5) Wallace said: “Cerberus have been able to sell loans for double what they paid for them in a very short space of time.
(6) Not far away lies Cape Tenaro, where Hercules is said to have descended into the underworld and tamed Cerberus, the three-headed dog.
(7) Cerberus said it was committed to being a good steward of the assets it had acquired, but lawyers warned the sale could affect borrowers, who are only now being informed of the change in ownership.
(8) Tyrie’s letter on Wednesday to Harriet Baldwin, the economic secretary to the Treasury, said: “Concerns have been raised about the suitability of Cerberus as the buyer of the mortgage book.
(9) The 2014 purchase by Cerberus of €1.6bn of Northern Ireland property assets from the National Asset Management Agency – Ireland’s state-owned “bad bank” – has been the subject of a number of investigations, including by the UK’s National Crime Agency and the US Department of Justice, following claims that a Northern Irish politician was due to receive £7m in payments .
(10) Tyrie’s letter comes after the tax expert and barrister Jolyon Maugham queried the tax implications of the Cerberus purchase, warning that the taxpayer could lose out on future revenues because of the likely structure of the deal.
(11) Cerberus was looking at efficiencies from six gun-makers it acquired to make an industry powerhouse to rival Colt Manufacturing.
(12) Cerberus, named after the mythical three-headed dog that guards Hades , declined to comment on why a Dutch entity had bought the mortgages or whether it would pay the same amount of UK tax as a UK-registered entity would have done.
(13) Cerberus could decide to roll this programme out further.
(14) Last month, Westminster’s Treasury select committee said it would examine the Cerberus acquisition of the former Northern Rock mortgages to establish whether it was in the public interest.
(15) It had now turned, after a period examining dealings with the police, to looking at press relations with politicians, an area in which Campbell, after nine years as Tony Blair's media Cerberus, certainly has an insight.
(16) Any sale of the £17bn of B&B mortgages is likely to be some months away as Ukar is has yet to complete the sell-off of the Northern Rock mortgages – known as the Granite portfolio – to Cerberus.
(17) No Verbatim Communications Ltd employees or representatives facilitated or were in any way involved in the sale of Nama assets to Cerberus.
(18) Northern Rock mortgages are latest gamble for US private equity firm Cerberus Read more Online requests for information about Cerberus European Residential Holdings were met by a statement from the Dutch equivalent of Companies House: “No financial statements have been filed.” A spokesman for Tyrie’s parliamentary committee said: “Seven years after the taxpayer bailed out Northern Rock, it is good news that the chancellor has managed to sell these assets, and at a price above their face value.
(19) In Ireland Cerberus paid just €10,320 in tax over two years, despite combined turnover for 2013 and 2014 of €224m, according to the Irish Times .
(20) Among those involved with Cerberus was the former US vice-president Dan Quayle.