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OCTOBER 7, 2024

First, it didn't leverage its dominance of the PC and server markets to launch a lasting lineup of mobile chips. Brian Krzanich, who stepped down in 2018, tried to diversify its business beyond PCs and server CPUs with programmable, automotive, Internet of Things ( IoT ), and memory chips. AMD's share nearly doubled from 17.8%

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to a press statement, Stonepeak’s credit division, which has been active in private and secondary infrastructure investments since 2018, aims to leverage Boundary Street’s expertise to support companies in digital infrastructure, cloud services, and technology-driven sectors.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The potential move comes as private equity firms look to exit older investments after a period of slowed deal-making, largely due to high interest rates that have increased the cost of financing leveraged buyouts. Clearlake Capital and Blackstone acquired minority stakes in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Heartwood’s M&Q Holdings acquired M&Q Packaging in December 2015, followed by the acquisitions of Outlook Group in October 2016 and Flavorseal in February 2018. This successful exit underscores the value of our low-leverage strategy and commitment to building industry-leading companies.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“With the experienced leadership of BK, Andy, and Chris, we believe Impetus is well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the highly fragmented VMS market, and we look forward to leveraging our combined expertise to support the long-term growth of Reliance and other strong businesses in the space moving forward.”

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Also, since the mortgage yield isn't relatively high enough, the mREIT uses leverage to boost the return on its portfolio. Annaly uses repurchase agreements (repo) and other financial instruments to leverage and boost returns. Since 2018, Annaly's total return (including the effect of reinvesting dividends) is -5.6%.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Its trailing revenue is a third less than it was when its business peaked in 2018. Recursion is hoping to reinvent the drug discovery process by leveraging AI and machine learning. It was a rock star a dozen years ago, leading the way of the 3D printing revolution. Now it's struggling. Revenue is declining for the third year in a row.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Niccol has been CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) since 2018. Brands ' Taco Bell to join Chipotle Mexican Grill in 2018, he had incredibly large shoes to fill. This operating leverage is spectacular and Niccol deserves a lot of credit for his leadership. Early on Aug. But this is clearly a shocking hire nonetheless.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company hasn't increased its payment every year, but it has grown the payout at a 6% compound annual pace since 2018. times leverage ratio , down significantly from 4.8 times in 2018. The natural gas infrastructure company has paid a dividend every quarter since 1974. dividend yield.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In October 2018, AMG acquired Gasser & Sons , a New York-based manufacturer and assembler of x-ray tube housings and components for the medical, industrial, and defense sectors. The company is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and is led by CEO Alec Searle. IGP was founded in 1997 and is based in San Francisco.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

12, 2018, and its shares rallied to an all-time high of $62.84 It started delivering its first vehicles in 2018, and its deliveries have grown at an impressive rate over the following five years. Deliveries started in 2018. Source: YCharts From 2018 to 2021, Nio's operating margin improved from negative 180.1%

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. About Taurus Private Markets Taurus Private Markets, LLC was formed in 2018 by Kevin Campbell and Eric Wilcomes. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Professional

JUNE 25, 2024

“We are thrilled to announce the creation of CREO Group and leverage it for the benefit of our customers, employees and other partners,” said Justin Smith , the executive chairman and interim CEO of Nursery Supplies. © 2024 Private Equity Professional | June 26, 2024

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JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. DocuSign went public in 2018 at a $6 billion valuation. billion, according to people familiar with the matter. DocuSign shares ended trading on Thursday up 9.3%

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The Motley Fool

MAY 13, 2024

In 2018, Amazon released its first version of its custom AI chip Graviton, which is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It makes good sense for Nvidia to leverage its expertise It seems extremely likely that Nvidia will enter the custom chip market for AI and other applications. Alphabet was the first mover in this space.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It was on an upswing after hiring current CEO Ynon Kreiz in 2018, but current macroeconomic problems are impeding its progress. The Disney model leverages its much-loved brands to create products and experiences that forge an emotional connection with customers. Creating a new world is how it makes its magic.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

In 2018, however, Lowe's made a change at the CEO position, bringing in former J.C. What Lowe's did right In 2018, only 40% of Lowe's payroll was dedicated to people out on the floor selling. In 2018, Lowe's had net sales of $71.3 More sales from less space equals operating leverage.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Iger's biggest deal yet was the 2018 acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets, which he believed was necessary to give Disney the content to push into streaming. But that deal gives Disney a bevy of assets to leverage in its theme parks too. When he returned as CEO in Nov.

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MARCH 24, 2024

leverage ratio. times improvement from its level in 2018. The company's low leverage ratio and stable cash flow support its solid investment-grade credit rating (BBB/Baa2). The company's combination of steady cash flow, high dividend coverage, and low leverage ratio put its dividend on an extremely firm foundation.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands out in a number of ways, but one area where it falls behind many of its peers is leverage. Only National Retail Properties has more leverage. Carey -- that, along with a dividend cut in 2018, at least partly helps to explain the high yield from Spirit. Carey's more aggressive use of leverage.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Ptacek was an associate in the leveraged finance group at Jefferies. At Vestar, Ms.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 29, 2024

Walmart's rebound Despite the stock's past struggles, Walmart has finally learned to leverage e-commerce to its advantage. It acquired Flipkart in 2018, a major e-retailer in India, giving it some degree of success internationally. Unfortunately, these improvements may not make its stock a buy today. Here's why.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

The two biggest areas to look at when it comes to dividend safety are its distribution coverage ratio and leverage ratio. Meanwhile, the company ended last year with leverage of 3x, which is near the low end of companies in the midstream space. When the leverage at companies gets too high, there's a risk they may cut their dividend.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 9, 2024

Chewy's already done a great job of showing operating leverage and improving its high-margin sales. Gross margin climbed from 20% in 2018 to 28% today. Sponsored listings and products have a high gross margin and can exhibit very strong operating leverage at scale.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Since 2018, European credit funds have fully or partially equitised at least 61 loans provided to companies backed by PE firms, according to ION Analytics’ Debtwire, which provides deal-making insights for leveraged capital markets professionals.

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JULY 21, 2024

With more than two decades of experience providing software tools to analyze large and complex data sets, Palantir is favorably positioned to leverage its know-how to offer AI solutions to existing and new customers. In the previous five years, revenue has tripled from $595 million in 2018 to $2.2 Like Palantir, C3.ai And since C3.ai

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APRIL 27, 2024

Between 2018 and 2023, revenue increased at a compound annual rate of 90%. Shareholders hope this positive trend will continue on the backs of better leveraging fixed costs. If you're looking to energize your portfolio, you might be ready and willing to buy this beaten-down growth stock right now. That's not the case here.

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JUNE 13, 2024

In 2018, he famously described Bitcoin as "probably rat poison squared" and expressed his belief that cryptocurrencies would "come to a bad ending." Instead, the conglomerate's equity portfolio is crafted to leverage its massive positions in dividend-paying companies, thereby creating value for shareholders through compounding.

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APRIL 19, 2024

G42 is a relatively new company, founded in 2018, but it's grown quickly and now has 22,000 employees. Investors should expect Microsoft to continue to flex its muscles in AI, leveraging its massive profits into new partnerships and ventures to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence. What is G42?

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MARCH 14, 2024

billion in 2018, but online betting, made possible after a 2018 Supreme Court ruling, changed the game. Importantly, DraftKings has brand recognition among sports fans from fantasy sports and can leverage that as more states legalize aspects of betting. That figure was just $4.6 Is betting not your thing? No problem.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) went public at $16 per share on March 15, 2018. It now trades at around $150, so a $1,000 investment in its initial public offering would have grown to nearly $9,400 in just over five years. The cybersecurity company dazzled the bulls with its impressive growth rates.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

US Tarp was acquired by Brighton Partners in May 2018. ” Behrman Capital invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups, and recapitalizations of established growth businesses that are active in defense and aerospace, healthcare, and specialty industrial sectors.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 14, 2024

Alibaba will apparently leverage its ability to offer low prices, and with a strong logistics effort it will get goods to customers rapidly. Alibaba's AliExpress brand already has a presence in South Korea; it was rolled out in 2018.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 6, 2024

” Behrman Capital invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups, and recapitalizations of established growth businesses that are active in defense and aerospace, healthcare, and specialty industrial sectors. year hold, Behrman Capital has agreed to sell its portfolio company kSARIA Holdings to ITT for $475 million.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

PetSmart, Petco, and Tractor Supply 's Petsense all enjoyed the advantage of not only already being established brands at the time, but were able to leverage and combine their brick-and-mortar businesses with their online ones established in the meantime. It seems crazy on the surface.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Nordic Capital has made about six times its money after first backing Macrobond in 2018, showing the returns on offer to investors drawn to the typically predictable subscription-based revenues financial data providers have.

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