The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

million shares held, Berkshire has a Chevron stake worth over $19 billion -- its fifth-largest public equity holding. Here's what you need to know about Berkshire's Chevron stake, how it relates to other moves, and whether the dividend stock is worth buying now. The merger with Hess will boost cash flow even further.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2024

When you buy a stock, you buy an ownership stake in a business. It might be a small stake for most people, but with sufficient resources, it's possible to buy enough shares to actually control the entire company. Mondelez tried to buy Hershey in 2016 for $23 billion but was turned down. That would have been difficult.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sales of its flagship drug, Nuplazid, have steadily grown since its launch in 2016. The fund increased its stake by nearly 1 million shares in the second quarter of 2023, signaling its confidence in Acadia's long-term growth potential. Advisors boosted its stake in Roivant Sciences yet again in the second quarter of 2023.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

Most notably, the company acquired a majority stake in a start-up called Cruise back in 2016. Namely, these alternatives typically come in the form of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Moreover, the notion of self-driving cars has become increasingly more prominent among car manufacturers and tech companies alike.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2024

And I'm keeping a small American Tower stake, just in case the 6G wireless network generation delivers the tower profits its predecessors couldn't muster. The maker of hard drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), and cloud storage solutions gave me an 87% total return on my investment, going back to June 2016. Well, I was wrong about Edgio.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We covered some interesting food-related mergers recently. Monster is going to need to evolve by either coming up with some new category or new beverage, they're going to need to make some acquisitions, or someone out there is going to see the merits of that business and decide they want it for themselves. They bought it in 2016.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2023

What investors may want to know about the upcoming merger between WWE and the UFC. Ricky Moldy caught up with Thompson to discuss the early days of mixed martial arts, the upcoming merger between WWE and the UFC, and what it takes to be the Alpha of a cage fighting organization. He's just gone from agency to acquisition.

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Axial

OCTOBER 24, 2024

is the global leader in merger and acquisition services, specializing in serving software and information technology companies worldwide. ” Visit Hill View Partners’ Profile “Ardent Advisory Group is a privately-held, independent investment bank that provides strategic advice and execution on mergers and acquisitions.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In PGIM, we enhanced our capabilities in the attractive area of private credit and direct lending by acquiring a majority stake in Deerpath Capital, which closed in December. This was partially offset by higher asset management fees, including the benefits from our acquisition of Deerpath Capital and of launching Prismic.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

billion in NetCo, Italy's largest fixed telecoms network; and the sale of its stake in the Hohe See and Albatros wind farms off the shores of Germany for $374 million in proceeds. Invested C$534 million in KPN, bringing our ownership stake to 2.9%. Japan, increasing our ownership stake to 3%.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

per cent of CPP’s overall portfolio is in China, said the fund uses several tools to carefully evaluate its investments and avoids stakes in “companies involved in wrongdoings, especially violations of human rights.” “The stake in Commerzbank, one of the largest banks in Germany serving retail and small business customers.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2025

Sirius XM Another recent buy for Berkshire was an addition to its Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) stake. Berkshire has been invested in Sirius' Liberty Media tracking stock since 2016, but increased its stake in Sirius after its simplification merger with the tracking stock this past September.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 27, 2025

Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) , a nuclear power start-up backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on May 10, 2024. stake in the company at the time of its public debut, served as its CEO for three years before handing the reins to DeWitte in 2024. The stock opened at $15.50

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2024

EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO) , a leading builder of EV charging networks, went public in July 2021 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). In its pre-merger presentation, it claimed it could grow its revenue from an estimated $20 million in 2021 to $166 million in 2023. The combined company's stock opened at $15.05

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2024

1, 2016, the Singapore-based chipmaker Avago Technologies closed its acquisition of the American chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and inherited its name. The $37 billion merger was the largest chip deal in history. If you had reinvested your dividends, your stake would have blossomed to about $25,000.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 29, 2024

The liquidity crisis a year ago and the ensuing difficult business cycle imparted some lasting lessons for our customers and prospects: operational efficiency matters and quality digital experiences are table stakes for their clients. You'll also recall, we discussed the acquisition of DocFox on our last earnings call. million to $131.5

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, by the time I got there, it was well beyond just, you know, financing customer acquisitions of appliances. COHAN: Well, basically, what became General Electric, which was a merger of two companies, you know, sort of what was a pioneer in bringing electric power, the generation of electric power, and then creating the electric power grid.

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