The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Rather, many of the companies in Ares' portfolio are lower middle market businesses that go overlooked by investment banks or private equity investors. Over the last 15 years, the economy has witnessed the 2008-2009 Great Recession , prolonged cratering oil prices between 2014 and 2016, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leveraged Buyouts 244

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

00:06:15 And I was fortunate to find a seat in that group and invested, you know, very steadily in, in 2007. Not, not terribly busy in 2007 to be honest, but in 2008, 2009, 10, it was by far the busiest time in my career in investing. You know, the first quarter of 2022 things felt a little choppy. That’s an example.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt Banks 52

The Big Picture

JANUARY 7, 2025

So moved over to London back in 2009 and the rest is history. Leverage buyouts requires leverage. And when rates were so low, the leverage went, it was cheap and, and and easily accessible. If you look at the m and a volumes at at most of the major investment banks, including at Raymond G’s volumes came down.

Capital 52

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