Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Private investment giant Blackstone expects a more favourable environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and a rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs) to drive more than double the number of private equity exits in 2025, according to a report by Reuters. The cost of capital has come down.

Leveraged Buyouts 93

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Initial Public Offering Buyout 93

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.

Finance 125

Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions 125

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. He also advises companies on complex international mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and joint venture agreements.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Venture Capital 98

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Steel (NYSE: X) are seeing Monday morning, and the move could signal a wave of merger and acquisition activity across the industrial and materials sectors that could produce the next leg higher for the bull market. The e-signature specialist has largely revamped its business, but its stock remains far below its 2021 highs.

Mergers and Acquisitions 130

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Bidding 130

Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 12, 2024

in the first half of 2024, remain well below the height of the market during the fourth quarter of 2021 of 13.2x. Leveraged buyout volumes remained down from historical highs in Q2 2024, as did EBITDA purchase price multiples, which decreased from 11.5x EBITDA purchase price multiples, which decreased from 11.5x

Buyout 100

Buyout Enterprise Values Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging 100

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Private equity giant KKR & Co is at odds with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over a proposed settlement that would hold its top executives personally accountable for disclosure lapses related to mergers and acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg. KKR takes its responsibilities to all regulators incredibly seriously.

Mergers and Acquisitions 85

Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts 85

Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

Leveraged Buyouts 59

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59