Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Koch first joined Kainos in 2014 as an Associate and rejoined in 2019 as a Vice President. He started his career as an Investment Banking Analyst with UBS Investment Bank’s mergers & acquisitions group and financial institutions group in New York City.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

The report cites data from consultancy LaingBuisson as revealing that, since 2021, buyout groups have struck 150 deals for UK healthcare companies – including ambulance fleets and diagnostics businesses – with the past two years seeing the most activity, in terms of volume, since at least 2014.

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Insight Partners

APRIL 1, 2025

Choose your exit: IPO or acquisition? The first decision you must make is your endpoint: an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition by a public company, acquisition by a private company, or a private equity takeover? Acquisition by a public company The most common form of exit is being acquired by another business.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Unfortunately, the digital age has begun impacting this business model, and Walgreens has sought to evolve with the times by using mergers and acquisitions to grow larger and diversify its business model. It hasn't turned out well; the company has struggled under a massive debt load, and cash flow has dried up significantly.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Rollins' potent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) capabilities Making 32 tuck-in acquisitions so far in 2024 -- including six in the third quarter alone -- Rollins is a serial acquirer. Even with these rapidly rising payouts, the company currently uses just 54% of its FCF to fund its dividend, making it very sustainable.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

First, Kroger's pending $25 billion acquisition of Albertsons and its 2,200 grocery stores would nearly double its store count to about 4,500 locations after a planned divestiture and sale of some stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers. However, several unfolding developments potentially give the grocer some market-beating catalysts.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

However, as promising as the company's two biggest sub-segments are, Federal Signal isn't resting on its laurels, having made 11 acquisitions since 2016, expanding into new verticals as it goes. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

Despite lots of anticipation that a deal would close, JetBlue announced last month that it wasn't going to follow through with the acquisition of Spirit. Its shares are down 75% this year alone (as of April 12), and they trade at an eye-watering 95% discount to their December 2014 all-time high.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 23, 2024

At least one Wall Street analyst sees reason to give the stock a look regardless of the merger and acquisition talk. There's more than just a possible merger here International Paper is a global leader in the paper and packaging industry, a sector that has been rocked by consolidation in recent years. manufacturing titans.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Since it switched to paying monthly dividends in 2014, AGNC has cut its dividend four times, steadily reducing its monthly payment from $0.22 In addition to organic growth, the MLP has a long history of making value-enhancing acquisitions. billion acquisition of Lotus Midstream and its $7.1

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 10, 2024

With only a garage and a one-pound roaster, three friends founded Black Rifle Coffee (NYSE: BRCC) in 2014. Shares started off at $10 in 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). 7, 2022 -- the day the SPAC completed its merger with Black Rifle Coffee -- the stock closed above $16. And on Feb.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

That cash helped Occidental acquire Anadarko that year, and it's continued to be opportunistic with acquisitions, most recently acquiring CrownRock. Buffett first purchased shares of the website domain registry service provider in late 2012, but he hasn't bought shares of the company since 2014. stake in the business.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

ConocoPhillips' medium-term plan During the past year, there has been a flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the oil patch. Leverage ratios tend to spike when oil prices fall, which you can see in the aftermath of the 2014 to 2015 oil and gas downturn and the 2020 COVID-19-induced collapse. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Much of this growth has been driven by acquisitions funded through debt and supported by their partnership with TDR. In 2022, there were reports of merger discussions between EG and Alimentation Couche-Tard. Currently, TDR and the Issa brothers each own roughly 50% of EG Group.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

CPPIB also plans to contribute about $1 billion to the proposed merger between Novolex and Pactiv Evergreen Inc., interest in the public shares of Denmark-based DSV A/S to support the funding of DSVs acquisition of Schenker AG. Invested US$100 million in Bain Capitals financing facility to support its acquisition of PowerSchool.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It could take several more years to undo the damage it's done to itself, including the 2014 merger of Walgreens and Boots Alliance (that's now potentially on its way to being undone) and last year's acquisition of primary care and home care company CareCentrix.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

While the company might be strategically holding cash to make a sizable acquisition, that seems unlikely, since mergers and acquisitions aren't a big part of its growth strategy. billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility in 2012. billion in 2014, Fitbit at $2.1 billion in 2014, Fitbit at $2.1 billion in 2005.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2024

American Tower: Sold 78% of my shares for a 50% return Cell tower manager American Tower (NYSE: AMT) caught my eye in the fall of 2014. The stock looked undervalued at the time, hampered by a downturn in the storage industry but armed with the recent acquisition of SanDisk's SSD expertise. Well, I was wrong about Edgio.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 5, 2024

Previously, he was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton. the firm provides first lien, unitranche and junior debt to over 3,700 European middle market companies since 2014. This week, we speak with Matt Levine , Opinion columnist at Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2023

VVHC is anchored by a science-first, diversified investment strategy and is led by Managing Directors Lori Hu and Christine Brennan, who have previously led numerous investments in companies that have exited through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or initial public offerings (IPO).

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 25, 2023

JH Whitney acquired Alphia’s predecessor, CJ Foods in 2014. Alphia was formed through the merger of American Nutrition, Inc and CJ Foods in 2020 to create a national pet food manufacturing platform. With the support of PAI, Alphia will seek to accelerate further North American growth, both organically and through acquisitions.

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JMI Equity

JANUARY 7, 2025

Thomet joined JMI in 2014 and is currently a director of Greenlight Guru, Swiftly, and Visiting Media, as well as a board observer at SOCi and Vena Solutions. Prior to joining JMI, Thomet was an investment banking analyst in the mergers & acquisitions group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He received a B.S.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2023

When we look at the FAA's data on the worst industry cancellation events for thunderstorms at JFK, the worst four events since 2014 happened in late June and early July of this year. First and foremost is the transformational nature of our planned acquisition of Spirit. To put it in perspective.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 16, 2024

A small acquisition from AMD that could be a big deal in the AI race. We go into the vault to hear Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner talk with author Malcolm Gladwell in 2014 about the lessons that can be borrowed as we look at small disruptive businesses, and whether titans can hold their lead in major industries. Beauty and Charles Schwab.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 27, 2023

Vivienne Jupp, chair of PLI, said that the company had “moved from strength to strength” since first winning the licence to operate the Irish lottery in 2014. Delight at acquisition Announcing the deal to the French market, FDJ’s chairman Stephane Pallez said he was “delighted” with the acquisition.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2023

Bill Mann for you can you think of any really successful mega mergers? Thinking back on the mega mergers recent or historic that really worked well and that you're having to think that hard suggests these aren't often great outcomes. Bill Mann: Mergers of equal? I'm thinking like Sysco the food services giant.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 25, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming a bit more challenging. It's passed in 2014, and then the big tax law passed in 2017 made some significant changes to ABLE accounts. That's great during the good times and it can be a bit challenging when the times aren't necessarily so great. IPOs are at a standstill.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

LOGOS’ India Chief Executive Officer Mehul Shahadded: “This acquisition demonstrates our long-term commitment and confidence in the Indian logistics and industrial sector, with high demand for holistic, modern and responsible AAA grade infrastructure helping India’s manufacturing growth and related demand for quality and sustainable development.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

CPPIB's portfolio had 12 per cent in Canada as of the end of March, down from around 16 per cent in 2019, and 31 per cent in 2014. Mr. Connor succeeded Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum, CPP Investments’ Chairperson since 2014, whose final term as Chairperson and Director expired in October. Mr. Connor has served on the Board since August 2021.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 29, 2025

Welch has more than 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, and capital-raising advisory, with a singular focus on the aerospace and defense sector. Earlier in her career she was with Houlihan Lokey from 2016 to 2022, and Harris Williams from 2014 to 2016.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

HCP) to support Carlyle’s acquisition of the company. We committed up to C$700 million to help fund the acquisition of five operating road concessions and invested C$86 million for the secondary acquisition of an additional 6.1% The original investments were made between 2012 and 2014. and the U.S. stake in IndInfravit.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For those of you not familiar with Cain, which, as of year-end 2024, had nearly $18 billion in assets under management, it was founded in 2014 by Jonathan and his partner Todd Boehly and is affiliated with Eldridge Industries, an investment company founded and led by Todd Boehly. With that, operator, please open the line for questions.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2025

This is a company that was planning to be acquired by Japan's Nippon Steel , the proposed acquisition was first announced back in December of 2023, but it was blocked by the Biden administration about two weeks ago due to national security concerns. Goncalves has been CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs since 2014. Why do that?

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

In fact, that was pre -merger with Manny Hanny and Chemical, and JP Morgan, and et cetera. Unfortunately, you know, they went through a series of about a dozen mergers — RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: There was just a run of acquisitions until they’re the behemoth. How did you get to Chase? KENCEL: Sure. KENCEL: Right.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 5, 2025

The acquisition, which could be announced as soon as this week, would take the struggling pharmacy giant private. Stefano Pessina, Walgreens chairman and a key architect of its 2014 merger with Alliance Boots, is expected to roll over his stake as part of the deal. and $11.40 per share in cash. In 2019, KKR & Co.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Ballooning profitability funds Cintas' robust shareholder returns Cintas' revenue has risen by 9% annually over the last decade as the company fueled its expansion through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and organic growth. annually since 2014, further boosting shareholder returns.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Down 35% from its all-time high, the company trades at 18 times cash from operations (CFO) and has a dividend yield of 3.3%, both of which are near their most attractive levels since 2014. Both of these marks are near their most favorable levels since 2014. But don't just take my word on these valuation metrics being appealing.

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