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Morgan Stanley preps sale of €543m PNE stake, taps Goldman Sachs to gauge private equity interest

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Goldman Sachs has begun engaging with potential private equity buyers to test market appetite for the stake, currently worth around 543m. This marks Morgan Stanleys renewed effort to exit its position in PNE, following a previous attempt in early 2023 that failed to result in a transaction.

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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Sold 95% of Duquesne's Stake in Palantir and Is Piling Into This Trillion-Dollar Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead

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17), and Druckenmiller's fund opened its nearly 770,000-share stake in Palantir at some point during the fourth quarter of 2023. Shares of Palantir have soared by 335% on a year-to-date basis (as of the closing bell on Dec.

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New York Giants consider selling 10% stake, attracting private equity interest

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The Mara and Tisch families have retained Moelis & Company to explore the potential sale of a minority, non-controlling stake in the New York Giants, the team stated. The Philadelphia Eagles recently set a benchmark by selling an 8% stake at an $8.1bn$8.3bn valuation.

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Fashion brand True Religion acquired by Acon Investments

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True Religion announced on Tuesday that private equity firm Acon Investments has acquired a majority stake in the company. For instance, in 2023 the brand achieved a 20% increase in sales, reaching $280m. SB360 Capital Partners, chaired by American Eagles CEO Jay Schottenstein, also took part in the deal.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin of Citadel Is Piling Into Palantir and Broadcom and Selling Shares of Wall Street's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Darling

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With the understanding that Citadel's hedge fund has hedged its positions with options contracts, its 13F shows that stakes in AI-fueled data-mining specialist Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) and AI networking solutions colossus Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) were increased by 1,140% and 64%, respectively, during the June-ended quarter.

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Billionaires Are Buying Up This Millionaire-Maker Stock

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It expanded its food delivery business by acquiring Postmates in 2020, and it turned profitable in 2023 by exiting its weaker overseas markets and divesting its non-core divisions. In the second quarter of 2024, David Tepper increased his stake in Uber by 10% to 1.5 million shares, and Daniel Loeb lifted his stake by 320% to 2.1

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3 Top Buffett Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Haul

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Berkshire started to invest in Chubb in the third quarter of 2023, and that $7.95 billion stake now accounts for 2.9% Chubb's core operating income per share (excluding any tax benefits) grew 30% in 2023 and 13% in 2024. in 2023 and 8.7% of its portfolio. That's why its consolidated net premiums rose 13.5%