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DECEMBER 4, 2023

While Chart's stock has given investors an impressive mid-teens annualized return since 2018, there's a great case to be made the stock could double from here, or potentially more. Up 117% since 2018, but 50% below all-time highs The short answer as to why Chart can double is that it's 48% below its all-time high reached back in 2022.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 12, 2024

But due to the federal ban on pot, many companies shy away from trying to collaborate or engage in mergers and acquisitions with marijuana producers. While there are Canadian-based cannabis stocks that trade on the Nasdaq, it's because pot isn't illegal in Canada (it was legalized in 2018). But for U.S.-based exchange.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) , a developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago. Airbus and Boeing successfully launched their first prototype eVTOL aircraft in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Category 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Net Investment Income Per Share $1.19 $1.41 $1.39 $1.29 $1.48 $2.09 $1.01 Since 2018, Hercules' NII has consistently increased, which I think serves as a good barometer of management's underwriting and portfolio management. Data source: Hercules Investor Relations.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Curaleaf has also been expanding its footprint internationally through strategic acquisitions in recent years, such as the landmark deal to buy EMMAC Life Sciences in 2021, along with its decision to purchase a 55% equity stake in Germany's leading medical cannabis company, Four 20 Pharma, in late 2022.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

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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The Motley Fool

MARCH 14, 2024

However, the company would be considered rather boring in today's technology climate if not for its merger with chip giant Avago Technologies in 2016. That merger marked the beginning of an acquisition frenzy. The new-look Broadcom proceeded to buy semiconductor device supplier CA Technologies in 2018 for $18.9

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

Restaurant Brands International is the owner of Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Ackman helped engineer the merger that combined Tim Hortons and Burger King. Ackman started buying the stock in the fourth quarter of 2018 and bought nearly 1 million more shares in the third quarter. of the portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2023

All told, Berkshire's prominent duo have bought back more than $71 billion of their own company's stock since July 17, 2018. Buffett and his team are angling to take advantage of this merger arbitrage opportunity, and have reduced their exposure to Activision stock as its share price has moved higher. Competition and Markets Authority.

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JULY 3, 2024

That's why in 2015, Buffett -- then a major stakeholder in Heinz -- helped orchestrate the pairing by steering the company into an acquisition of its peer. That's why in the wake of more than a 70% rout of the stock over the course of 2017 and 2018, Buffett finally conceded in 2019 that Berkshire "overpaid for Kraft."

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

Tilray's acquisitions of U.S.-based Tilray had a strong presence in Portugal and Germany before its merger with Aphria. have all legalized recreational marijuana over the last few years, and full legalization came to Canada in October 2018. Beyond working on its cannabis business, Tilray is expanding its footprint in the U.S.,

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

and driving merger and acquisition activities in Europe. Under his tenure from 2018 to 2024, the Mexican restaurant chain saw its revenue nearly double while net profit has soared nearly 7 times. In a surprise shake-up, the board appointed Brian Niccol as Starbucks' new chairman and CEO.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2023

So what Following its plans to begin deliveries of its first EVs in 2018, Faraday Future has finally delivered its first vehicle. Now what Following a series of production delays, Faraday Future wound up going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in July 2021. The FF 91 2.0

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Ben-Gacem, who has been with Investcorp since 1994 and served as Co-CEO since 2018, will leave the firm on 1 November, but will continue as Vice-Chairman of Investcorp Capital, the firm’s listed alternatives unit. He was appointed Co-CEO in 2018, succeeding Mohammed Al-Shroogi.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

It takes time for a big merger to reveal its full potential. Tilray is gradually becoming the bigger and better company that the merger aimed to create. With these acquisitions, management hopes to expand in the U.S. This should help the company reduce its debt and plan any future acquisitions.

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Insight Partners

APRIL 1, 2025

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.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 13, 2025

The sale forms part of Constellation's acquisition of Calpine. The investment in Calpine was made in 2018 through a co-investment with Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and Access Industries. The merger will expand the footprint of the combined company across the continental US. is nearing an acquisition of Calpine Corp.,

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American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

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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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2024

One such company is voice-recognition software developer SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) , which joined the public markets via a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2022. Mergers and acquisitions should rebound Given widespread economic uncertainty, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity slowed down through 2023.

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MARCH 23, 2024

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 Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Industry consolidation Berkshire's purchase in the 2023 fourth quarter is a stamp of approval on Chevron's $53 billion merger with Hess, which was announced on Oct. Oxy also announced a sizable acquisition in the fourth quarter with intentions to buy Permian Basin producer CrownRock. But Berkshire owns 28.3% of Oxy and 6.8%

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Qorvo's business is small, but it's diversified Qorvo is the result of a 2015 "merger of equals" between RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor. China trade war in 2018, the pandemic, and a sharp downturn in smartphone and consumer electronics sales in 2023. Here's what you need to know. These events include the start of the U.S.-China

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The Motley Fool

JULY 2, 2024

It capitalized on one such opportunity in 2018. The company believes mergers and acquisitions can supercharge its growth. A big catalyst is its ability to supercharge that by making accretive acquisitions funded by its capital recycling strategy. The leading operator in global renewable energy is also growing fast.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Tuck-in and follow-on investments Brookfield Infrastructure also expands its earnings from existing businesses by making follow-on investments to increase its interest in those businesses and making tuck-in acquisitions to expand them. Brookfield has also made two tuck-in acquisitions this year. retail colocation data center platform.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In hindsight, the merger makes sense, considering the proliferation of content seen in the ensuing years. Growing its advertising business While the majority of Sirius XM's revenue comes from subscriptions, it does generate some sales from advertising, mostly from its acquisition of Pandora in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In June, the company completed the acquisition of Hexo, formerly one of the leaders in the Canadian cannabis space. Clearly, the addition of Hexo will be a bump to Tilray's revenue growth, but it likely won't help it turn a profit, as both were unprofitable before the merger. However, much of that growth won't be organic.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Industrial conglomerate 3M (NYSE: MMM) spent 2018 to 2023 on a slow and steady downward slide. Brown also said he's evaluating 3M's research and development spend and the company's portfolio for potential mergers and acquisitions. This top-to-bottom approach could inject new life into a company that has arguably grown stagnant.

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JUNE 22, 2024

Before Canada legalized marijuana in 2018, Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) was seen as a top cannabis stock, an industry leader, and arguably one of the best stocks to invest in for people who were bullish on the prospects for marijuana reform at the time. Even if legalization takes place in the U.S., That's why even legalization in the U.S.

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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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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

billion in 2018. The sheer volume of mergers and acquisitions in this industry underscores two key themes: Marketing automation tools are in demand, and these companies command hefty price tags. Given historical acquisitions made by big tech, coupled with the company's solid financial picture, it's hard to pass on the stock.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in June 2020, and its stock opened at a reverse split-adjusted price of $1,126.50 To make matters worse, it delayed the filing of its annual report for 2020 and had to restate all of its financials for 2018 and 2019. over the following week.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The company still has a huge amount of debt on its books, its history of acquisitions is littered with duds, and its sales and earnings growth will likely proceed at slow paces even in optimistic scenarios due to the competitive environments of the categories it operates in.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2023

We also celebrated another major milestone in our Sprint merger integration as we are now substantially complete with both the billing migration and retail rationalization, well ahead of our year-end target. Our merger synergies are expected to be approximately $7.5 And we now expect cash merger-related costs of $1.6

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AUGUST 24, 2023

The company's acquisitions of SweetWater Brewing, Breckenridge Distillery, and Montauk Brewing in the U.S. Before its merger with Aphria, the company had a significant presence in Portugal and Germany. have all legalized recreational marijuana over the last few years, and full legalization came to Canada in October 2018.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jason Moser: This is a good one and I'm not sure if people know this or how many people know this, but it's actually something he noted in his shareholder letter back in 2018. I think acquisitions of this size are just really difficult. Do you care to remind us why it is that Berkshire chooses to do this?

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Globus delivered another robust post-merger quarter in Q2 with sales of $630 million, growing 116% or $338 million. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.75, increasing 20% versus prior year even with the 35% increase in outstanding shares driven by the merger. Scavilla -- President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Thanks, Brian. revenue grew 3.1%

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JUNE 26, 2024

Down more than 60% from their 2018 peak and still within sight of the 12-year low reached earlier this month, the idea of scooping up shares of Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) at this time is more than a little daunting. The acquisition of Pandora is another. It's just not an argument everybody will want to consider.

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