The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Although start-ups can be risky, Hercules has demonstrated that it employs robust due diligence processes before making an investment. Rather, many of the companies in Ares' portfolio are lower middle market businesses that go overlooked by investment banks or private equity investors. by the end of 2023.

Leveraged Buyouts 244

Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Buyout Venture Capital 244

Axial

JUNE 15, 2023

On Axial’s deal origination platform, it has accounted for the highest volume of deals each year, representing anywhere from 20% – 34% of total annual deals since 2009. ” – Stephen Sleigh, Managing Partner of Investment Bank, Peakstone Group “Across the board, the labor market continues to frustrate business owners.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence Deal Origination Investment Banking 52

The Big Picture

JULY 26, 2022

Well, you have to have a certain track record, be around for certain length of period, be able to check all of their due diligence boxes, and that takes time and money. I’ve had a coach since 2009. They could have been in investment banking. WEAVER: Yeah. And I checked zero of those boxes. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Consultants 119

Consultants Consulting Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 119

The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2024

And it restarted in, I wanna say March of 2009, but like onlya little bit. It was underwriting, you know, it was like doing investment banking, underwriting public offerings. It was dealing with like the sort of guts of the bank and like new product development and capital and, and balance sheet. We did not do any deals.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Hedge Funds Finance 52

The Big Picture

MARCH 12, 2024

There were financial experiments where the borrower hadn’t been through due diligence. So that, that sort of put Amherst on a different pact because prior to that, our core business model was investment banking, brokerage market making, and underwriting. And so, so starting in 2009, we, we, there was no flip market.

Hedge Funds 59

Hedge Funds Banks Assets Due Diligence 59

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 20, 2022

My boss, this gentleman I mentioned had been the Finance Minister of Peru was like, I need you to go down to Peru and take a look at the bank, do due diligence, right, 25 years old. And those people are really important for sourcing deals, doing due diligence on deals, doing due diligence on people.

Hedge Funds 65

Hedge Funds Debt Banks Assets 65

The Big Picture

APRIL 11, 2023

And again, some history, until 2009 or ‘10, Warren Buffett actually spoke out against buybacks. And I think, in a sense, to complete the story, you need to bring in what happened in 2009, in fact, the previous decade to these FAANG stocks — RITHOLTZ: Which was amazing. DAMODARAN: We’re going to do our due diligence.

Education 119

Education Finance Financing Taxes 119