The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2024

And in the quarter, SoundHound AI closed the $80 million buyout of Amelia, the maker of a customizable AI agent for back-office tasks like employee onboarding. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $45,374 !* Third-quarter revenue soared 89% year over year to $25.1

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Stellantis has been under heavy investor pressure amid falling sales and profits, a large management shake-up, layoffs and buyouts, a United Auto Workers (UAW) conflict, and ruffled feathers with its dealership network, among other things. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,153 !*

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2025

So what might Buck's departure indicate, and could it portend a renewed buyout bid from that suitor? Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,391 !* It comes shortly after an influential shareholder rejected a pricey takeover bid from a peer, which may or may not be a coincidence.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Not only did this buyout give Aetna's members a reason to remain loyal to CVS's product and service ecosystem, but it offered a way for CVS to accelerate its organic growth rate. These buyouts signal CVS's desire to turn its attention to higher margin healthcare services. Health insurers often possess strong premium pricing power.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That radical growth is supported by a massive and surging backlog of long-term contracts, amounting to $723 million in the second quarter and "in excess of $1 billion" three months later, including the agreements included in the recent buyout of enterprise software maker Amelia.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

government during the 2008 financial meltdown. It required thousands of early buyout packages and one-time costs that bloated the bank's income statement, reducing Citigroup's profitability versus its peers'. Two years later, Buffett still owns the stock. Should you join him? This transformation wasn't easy.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Eyes on the prize Of the two news items, the buyout one had the bigger impact. investment companies Blackstone and TPG are joining forces to come up with a buyout bid. FDA approved the company's IOLs It's likely that Bausch + Lomb's latest news on the regulatory front will at least support a healthy buyout price.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It might also have become a small subsidiary of a much larger company, perhaps giving early investors a generous buyout premium. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,204 !* Where IonQ could stand in 2027 The way I see it, IonQ could be either a big winner or a cash-strapped underdog in three years.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A report says potential suitors are sniffing around In an article originally published before market open, Bloomberg wrote that JFrog is being considered for buyout offers from several private equity firms. The article's sources said that these are not guaranteed to lead to a buyout. That performance trounced the 0.8%

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A steady diet of buyouts has helped to expand Palo Alto Networks' ecosystem of products and services, as well as promotes cross-selling opportunities with small-and-medium-sized businesses. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,516 !*

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 18, 2024

In March 2024, a report published by Preqin ranked Partners Group in joint first place as the most consistently performing large buyout manager between 2008-2017 Source: EQS Can’t stop reading? Partners Group’s fourth direct private equity fund, which closed in 2021, is still in early value creation mode[4].

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Moreover, while Hercules specializes in basic debt instruments such as term loans or revolvers (think a corporate line of credit), Ares offers more sophisticated products -- including leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1, yield and prepare to hold for the long-run.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The stock's valuation was hovering well below its peers, still hobbled by a poor reputation and memories of its 2008 government bailout. In 2023 alone, around $1 billion was dedicated to restructuring efforts, covering costs like buyout packages and early severance. Every quarter, it seems, more disruptions are revealed.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Also, even if it somehow emerged as an innovation leader, its size and financial condition would make it a likely buyout target for a large tech company. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,990 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $504,097 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This funding has buyout requirements that the company expected to satisfy by issuing stock. It's also selling off its natural gas pipeline assets in stages to help fund its CEPF buyouts and renewable energy asset acquisitions. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,654 !*

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Private credit secondaries are experiencing a boom reminiscent of the rise in buyout secondaries in the wake of the 2008 financial crash.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

News reports circulated with further details on a potential buyout of the company by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which has been in talks to buy the troubled pharmacy since late 2024. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,570 !* before settling into a 2.2% gain by 3:30 p.m.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This initiative is part of the central bank’s broader strategy to address systemic risks that have shifted from traditional banks to non-banks since the 2008 financial crisis. Results from this stress-testing exercise are expected by year-end.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Should Ramsay make it to stage two, it would be facing off against a bevy of core-plus funds and buyout firms. Cura was founded in 2008 by doctors and management, with private equity investor Archer Capital as a shareholder. Brookfield’s hospital company, Healthscope, is not involved in the auction, sources said.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

Founded in 2008, the distributor based in McKinney, Texas has expanded to 760 locations in 47 states with a fleet of 4,000 delivery trucks – a critical reach that Decker believes will allow Home Depot to gain more professional customers who work on larger projects. Source: USA Today Money Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

The allocation of the fund’s capital will be 70% to 85% to buyouts , 10% to 20% to growth equity and venture , and a reserve of up to 15% for opportunistic investments. HarbourVest’s earlier secondaries fund, Dover Street X LP , held a final close in October 2020 with $8.1 billion of capital.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The auction process for WGSN underscores increasing nerves among European buyout firms about striking deals amid surging inflation, higher costs of borrowing and turmoil in Russia. Ascential, Apax and BC Partners declined to comment. Hearst Communications did not immediately return requests for comment. trillion, according to Refinitiv data.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

And Ares’ greatest growth spurts have come during tough times like the 2008 financial crisis and the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lately, much attention has been lavished on Ares Capital, the unit created in 2004 to provide financing for middle-market acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The post Lone Star raises $2.7bn for smallest RE fund since its 2008 debut fund in the strategy appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News. Lone Star Funds has closed its latest flagship real estate vehicle on $2.7bn - a significant drop compared to its $4.6bn predecessor fund in the strategy.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Some of CVCs US investments have been successful, with its 2008 vintage fund outpacing its European counterparts. CVC has exited just a quarter of the 25 US deals it made through its four flagship buyout funds since 2008. Notable successes include the acquisitions of Authentic Brands Group and ExamWorks in 2021.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 20, 2023

The buyout industry is contending with the toughest funding environment since the 2008 financial crisis, partly because of the spike in interest rates and banks’ reluctance to lend. Onex has been affected by the turmoil, and chose to pause fundraising for its flagship buyout fund amid tough market conditions earlier this year.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 4, 2025

He was instrumental in PepsiCo's $4 billion buyout of Rockstar Energy five years ago, and should be a part of any energy drink project with ties to the PepsiCo empire. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $38,523 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $494,557 !*

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Trillion Drop, Biggest Since 2008 : San Francisco and New York are slumping as the pandemic boom fizzles out, but migration to Florida has boosted Miami. The firm is the largest listed PE/Buyout firm in Europe, managing $135 billion in assets in Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The firm is the largest listed PE/Buyout firm in Europe, managing $135 billion in assets in Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt. Trillion Drop, Biggest Since 2008 Source: Bloomberg Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. It’s also got a whole lot of American fans. ( US Housing Market Posts $2.3

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Clifton honed his technology dealmaking chops at Carlyle, where he worked for nine years until 2020 as part of that firm’s flagship buyout team. The new fund also attracted several new LPs, too. “We

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Viking also may score a win for investors if it partners with another player or agrees to a buyout. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,634 !* And a company of its size -- with a market value of $6.7 Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $447,865 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Rio Tinto published confirmation yesterday that it had approached Arcadium about a potential buyout, but no financial specifics about the offer were disclosed. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,905 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $388,128 !*

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is a strong business with promising growth prospects, and I would have said the same thing without the Amelia buyout. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,465 !* But today's price drop still makes sense. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $441,949 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2024

With flat top-line growth, I view this as a sleeper buyout opportunity. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,710 !* Overall though, the business has struggled to produce results that should drive the stock price. Despite the stock's wild run in 2021, shares are down 22% over the last five years.

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Cobalt

MARCH 8, 2023

Ambition and Caution: A Comparison of Buyout and Venture Returns from 1998-2021 Given the wild drawdown in 2022 , we analyze d where seasick institutional investor s could bolster the stability of their portfolio s. Through two separate drawdowns from 1999-2008 , the average buyout fund held above a 1.5x

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Set up in 1996 and once Britain’s largest care home group, Southern Cross Healthcare was acquired in 2002 as part of a £80m management buyout by West Private Equity — at the time, its first in the healthcare sector. In 2011, Southern Cross collapsed, following a failed £43m loan repayment on the back of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Cobalt

MARCH 18, 2024

Law of Averages: Comparing 3 Decades of Commitments Among Buyout, Venture Capital, and Credit Funds In private markets, we regularly analyze three main facets of our Cobalt market dataset— performance, fundraising, and cash flows—to gain insight into the fund commitments that limited partners (LPs) have made across their portfolios.

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