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Blackstone and Permira assess debt options for €6.5bn Adevinta deal

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The private equity firms aim to refinance or reprice Adevintas existing 4.5bn debt and may raise an additional 2bn, potentially for a shareholder dividend, according to sources familiar with the matter. The firms acquired Adevinta in 2023 in one of Europes largest leveraged buyouts backed by private credit.

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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. In The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future , the researchers at Hartford Funds compared the performance of dividend stocks to non-payers between 1973 and 2023.

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This Unstoppable Telecom Giant Returned More Capital to Shareholders Than Both AT&T and Verizon Over the Past Year, and It Just Raised Its Dividend 35%

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And many of the biggest companies in the industry are happy to return that cash to shareholders. billion to shareholders over the last 12 months. billion to shareholders over the past year. But one of its biggest competitors has returned even more cash to shareholders. It sports a 5% dividend yield, paying out $8.2

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Vista Equity delays $6bn Finastra refinancing as market volatility curbs loan appetite

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The refinancing, led by Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, was designed to replace a $4.8bn private credit loan raised less than two years ago, and return $1bn in preferred equity Vista invested in 2023 to complete the original financing. Bankers raised the interest spread on the senior loan to 4.5 Finastra did not respond to requests for comment.

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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After just one year down with two to go, we're already over 80% of the way toward achieving both of these targets, calling for a 50% increase in EBITDA per ALBD from our 2023 starting point and ROIC of 12%, both of which would be the highest the company has seen in almost 20 years. billion of debt, over $8 billion off the January 2023 peak.

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Genworth Financial (GNW) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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In the quarter, we continue to execute against our strategy that is driving long-term growth and shareholder value. We're very pleased with Enact's operational strength's capital levels and consistent shareholder distributions. Our first priority is to create shareholder value through Enact's growing market value and returns.

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EOG Resources (EOG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 billion indirectly through share repurchases, all while reducing debt 35%. EOG continues to create long-term shareholder value. We generated $1.6

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