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VSS makes growth investment in Salesforce consultant Lane Four

Private Equity Wire

VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, education, and business services industries, has made a growth capital investment in Lane Four Consulting (Lane Four), a consulting partner for companies using Salesforce to scale operations.

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IBM Stock's "Lost Decade" Is Finally Over

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Shares of the tech giant peaked in 2013, and it's taken until now for the stock to approach that all-time high. The company has built two platforms, each of which is bolstered by its vast consulting arm. The consulting business is one of IBM's key competitive advantages.

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1 Remarkable Growth Stock Could Soar 200% to Join Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia in the $1 Trillion Club by 2033

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In other words, Visa has captured about 6% of its volume-based market opportunity, and that figure excludes value-added services like consulting and risk-management products. annually over the last five years, according to Boston Consulting Group. For context, Boston Consulting Group says global payments revenue will increase at 6.2%

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Will IBM Be a Trillion-Dollar Stock by 2030?

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The stock finally surpassed its all-time high from 2013 this year, and with its transformation into a cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company, investors have taken an interest. Just over half of its revenue comes from its consulting and infrastructure segments. This has given IBM a market cap of around $205 billion.

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Nike Stock Trades at a Once-in-a-Decade Valuation. Is It a Buy?

The Motley Fool

Shares haven't been this cheaply valued since 2013. Boston Consulting Group has conducted multiple long-term studies, looking at the impact of revenue growth, margins, free cash flow , and valuation when it comes to stock performance. As of this writing, Nike stock has dropped to a valuation just below 2 times sales.

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Should You Buy the 10 Dow Dividend Stocks That Just Made New All-Time Highs?

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International Business Machines is around 15% away from its all-time high from March 2013. In short, Intelligent Cloud is the segment that includes all of Microsoft's server products and cloud services, from Microsoft Azure to GitHub, as well as enterprise services like Microsoft Consulting. billion $87.91 billion $74.97 billion $60.08

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Better Tech Stock: IBM vs. Microsoft

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Finally, IBM restructured its business into three simpler units (software, consulting, and infrastructure) and set a goal for generating "sustainable mid-single digit revenue growth" from 2022 to 2024. Its revenue rose 6% in 2022 and 2% in 2023, and analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to increase 3% and 5%, respectively, in 2024.