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Pelican Energy Partners Acquires United Services Group

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Since founding in 2012, the firm has raised three funds totaling $563 million in capital and investing in 25 platform companies. Boston-headquartered investment bank Capstone Partners was the financial advisor to USG on this transaction. These target companies typically have EBITDA ranging from $1 million to $15 million.

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Goldentree in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the Travelodge chain at a £1.2bn valuation

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Its owner of nearly a decade, American asset management firm Goldentree is said to be in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the chain, with sources telling The Sunday Times that it is gunning for a £1.2bn offer for the 595 hotels. It was then taken over by GoldenTree in 2012.

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This Stock Market Indicator Has Been 92% Accurate Since 1990. It Signals a Big Move Before 2025.

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Year Q3 YTD Return Q4 Return 1991 17% 8% 1995 27% 5% 1996 12% 8% 1997 28% 2% 2003 13% 12% 2009 17% 5% 2012 15% (1%) 2013 18% 10% 2017 13% 6% 2019 19% 9% 2021 15% 11% 2023 12% 11% Median N/A 8% Data source: YCharts. The only exception to that rule was 2012. YTD: year to date. The chart above contains two important pieces of information.

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Instacart Is Going Public. Why That Means You Should Buy SoFi Stock

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SoFi's vision for the future SoFi began as a student loan cooperative (hence its original name, "Social Finance"), and in 2012, it became the first company to offer refinancing on government and private student loans. However, investment banking is a new step for SoFi. SoFi works with a different clientele.

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1 Top Cryptocurrency to Buy Before It Soars 635% to 5,480%, According to Certain Wall Street Analysts

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When I say institutional investors, I am referring to professional money managers like family offices, endowments, hedge funds, insurance companies, and investment banks. Halving Event Bitcoin Return (2 Years Later) November 2012 2,964% July 2016 922% May 2020 348% Data source: Fidelity Digital Assets.

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Billionaires Are Selling Nvidia Stock and Buying an Index Fund That Could Soar Up to 5,655%, According to Certain Wall Street Analysts

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Several major investment banks, including JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley , and Wells Fargo , have also bought into spot Bitcoin ETFs. Halving Date Peak Return Time to Peak Return November 2012 10,485% 371 days July 2016 3,103% 525 days May 2020 707% 546 days Source: Fidelity Digital Assets.

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Media Banker Seth Rosenfield Joins BGL

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“Seth brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise in the information services and business media industries—all of which are highly synergistic to our expanding services and technology investment banking teams,” said Effram Kaplan , the head of BGL’s services and infrastructure verticals.