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BC Partners eyes up to €6bn for new flagship fund, leveraging strong exit activity

Private Equity Insights

Since 2018, BC Partners has centralized decision-making under sole Chairman Raymond Svider and reduced its management committee from nine partners to five. The London-based private equity firm expects to launch fundraising in the second quarter of 2025 and targets a first close by year-end.

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M&A and JV Activity in Private Credit: What the Trend Could Mean for Borrowers

Private Equity Professional

BlackRock made headlines in late 2024 through the firms acquisition of HPS Investment Partners , backed by their expectation that the private debt market will more than double to $4.5 2] While BlackRocks acquisition dominated the news cycle, other firms have already made it their prerogative to jump into the private credit pool.

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This Dividend Stock Has Doubled Since 2018. Here's Why It's Still a Buy.

The Motley Fool

The natural gas giant has doubled in value since 2018, easily outpacing the roughly 66% return for the S&P 500 (14.6% The company expected the transformational merger to create significant shareholder value by turning it into a free cash flow machine. annualized versus 10.6% annualized). That didn't happen initially. It paid $5.2

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What Amazon's Reduced iRobot Acquisition Price Means for Investors

The Motley Fool

Earlier this week, shares of iRobot plunged after Amazon announced the two companies have agreed to amend the terms of their merger to reduce the price Amazon will pay -- specifically, to $51.75 billion merger announcement almost a year ago. This created an urgent need for cash as it awaits the completion of its acquisition.

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New Report: Businesses Increasingly Choose Private Credit for Financing

American Investment Council

Key Insights from the Report: Outpacing Non-PE Backed M&A: Private credit is outpacing the broadly syndicated loan market in providing financing for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that do not have a private equity sponsor, emerging as an important option for firms seeking financing in today’s market.

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Thirsty for More Income? Take a Sip of These High-Yield Dividend Stocks.

The Motley Fool

The company's financial strength gives it the flexibility to make acquisitions as compelling opportunities arise to add a little more pop to its already solid growth profile. Since the merger, Keurig Dr. Pepper has cut its leverage ratio in half, from about 6 to around 3, while also investing more than $2.5

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The metrics that matter for a successful exit

Insight Partners

startups founded in 2018 that used Carta for cap table management: 49% have shut down, 5% were acquired, and just 0.2% only four made it to a public listing. Choose your exit: IPO or acquisition? Most tech companies adopt a strategy of high growth at scale, which often requires significant investment in customer acquisition.