The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

Stocks have been all over the map lately. Some investors are doubling down on their winners while others are taking gains earned over the past few years and trimming positions. No matter your perspective on the market right now, there are still red-hot opportunities. Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest, and two companies are leading the pack: Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

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MARCH 12, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 11, 2025

Pelican Energy Partners has acquired United Services Group (USG) , a specialty contractor providing welding, machining, and fabrication services. USG operates through two divisions: United Energy Services , which serves non-union projects, and United Technical Services , which handles union-based work. USG s customers include power generation facilitiessuch as nuclear, fossil fuel, natural gas, and solaralong with refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial facilities requiring welding and

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MARCH 6, 2025

My tax guy Bill Sweet joined us on the show to discuss questions about Roth 401ks, dealing with uncertainty in a financial plan, buying a golf membership to a premium club and traditional vs. Roth assets in retirement. Further Reading: Market Timing a Recession The post What Happens in a Recession? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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Private Equity Info

MARCH 10, 2025

Private equity firms concentrate investments in high-growth states, aligning with local economic strengths and specialized industries, according to data from Private Equity Info 's M&A research database. Economic growth rates vary, but states with dynamic and expanding industries generally see stronger private equity investment activity.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

The Nasdaq has entered correction territory, and just as the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks led the market higher during the bull run, these stocks have helped lead the market lower during this recent correction. The "Magnificent Seven" consist of seven leading technology companies: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) , Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , Apple , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , and Tesla , all of which trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 6, 2025

Tie-up will bring to an end the drugstore chains century-long run as a public company

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Blackstone News

MARCH 10, 2025

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2025

The signs that large-language models are starting to hit a ceiling in capabilities regardless of how much money and computing resources are thrown at them are piling up. Late last year, the founders of venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz noted in an interview that the gains delivered by each successive generation of AI models were getting smaller.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 10, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

Rock Gate Partners has closed the acquisition of H3 Manufacturing Group ( H3 ) in partnership with Ironwood Capital and members of H3s senior management team. H3 provides fabrication and machining services for complex, high-precision parts and assemblies used in power generation, healthcare, electrical power distribution, aerospace and defense, and life sciences applications.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 8, 2025

Sycamore Partners $24bn buyout of Walgreens Boots follows a playbook few now dare to use

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AltAssets

MARCH 10, 2025

Mid-market buyout house Pamlico Capital has hauled in $1.75bn for the hard cap final close of its sixth flagship fund. The post Pamlico pulls in $1.75bn for hard cap Fund VI close as fund sizes continue to rise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway , the massive conglomerate run by investing legend Warren Buffett , sold a lot of shares in 2024. Berkshire significantly trimmed its stakes in two of its largest holdings, Apple and Bank of America , and the company hasn't been too interested in buying its own stock, repurchasing far fewer shares in 2024 than in prior years. Buffett and Berkshire historically have been excellent at buying high-quality companies at attractive prices and holding them for long periods.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

Celebrity Coaches , a portfolio company of Allied Industrial Partners , has expanded with the acquisition of BandWagon RV Rentals. Celebrity Coaches specializes in designing, fabricating, and leasing custom luxury motorcoaches used across America by artists in the entertainment industry, as well as by sports teams and politicians. The company, led by CEO Mike Comegna , was founded in 2005 and is headquartered near Nashville in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 5, 2025

Managing funds that own small stakes in public debt and equity has become much less fun

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

ChrysCapital Management has successfully raised $2.1bn for its latest private equity fund, marking a significant milestone as the largest-ever capital raise by an Indian buyout firm, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the deal. This latest fundraise is approximately 66% larger than the firms previous $1.25bn raise in 2022 and surpasses the $1.7bn secured by Kedaara Capital last year.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2025

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock charged higher on Wednesday, climbing as much as 6.8%. As of 3:21 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 6%. The catalyst that sent the artificial intelligence (AI) software and data mining specialist higher was a little love from Wall Street. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

Felbro Food Products , a food and beverage manufacturer, has been recapitalized by Felbro Culinary Specialties , a newly formed portfolio company of Clover Capital Partners and Evanston Partners. Also included in the investment group are members of the companys management team and the founding Feldmar family. Felbro Food specializes in the development, blending, packaging, and distribution of liquid and dry blended foods, including beverages, desserts, syrups, sauces, and soups.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 10, 2025

Consolidation of subscale operations comes as Big Four firms re-examine operating model

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Expert insurance buyer Mactavish has recruited two senior private equity leaders to join its newly established Private Equity Advisory Board as it looks to address the shortfall in insurance provision to the sector. Steve Darrington, former Partner at Phoenix Equity Partners and Yann Soulliard, former Managing Partner of Lloyds Development Capital, will bring 50 years of experience to help drive Mactavishs engagement with the multi-billion pound turnover industry.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2025

Legacy media has had a rough time in the last decade. Stalwarts such as Walt Disney have struggled mightily versus modern technology competitors, with its stock only posting a 13% total return in the past 10 years. Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) is one of the few legacy entertainment companies that is thriving. The Japanese video game maker and burgeoning entertainment giant has delivered a 739% total return in the last 10 years and recently broke through to an all-time high.

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MARCH 11, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 11, 2025

Pamlico Capital has held an above target, hard cap, an oversubscribed final close of Pamlico Capital VI LP (PC VI) with $1.75 billion of capital. Limited partners in PC VI include endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, pension plans, and other institutional investors. Pamlicos fifth fund closed in February 2020, also at its hard cap, with $1.4 billion of capital.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 7, 2025

Several years after debt-fuelled takeovers the supermarket chains are grappling with high interest payments and shrinking sales

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FinSMEs

MARCH 11, 2025

Liminal Experiences, a UGC gaming startup dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence to empower human-centered creativity, raised $5.8M in Seed funding. Backers included BITKRAFT Ventures, Riot Games, and OTK Media Group, with participation from angel investors including Marc Merrill, founder of Riot Games. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development […] The post Liminal Experiences Raises $5.8M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More Dividends are a simple way to collect income from stocks without selling part of a position. In this vein, dividends can be an excellent way to earn a return regardless of what stock prices are doing. Top companies support their dividend programs even during stock market sell-offs.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 11, 2025

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

LoneTree Capital has held a final close of its first growth equity fund, LoneTree I LP , with $200 million in capital. LoneTree invests between $10 million and $75 million in technology and tech-enabled services companies with revenues between $5 million and $30 million and growth rates exceeding 10%. The firm has a preference for recurring or re-occurring revenue business models.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 11, 2025

Investment group with rights to songs by Shakira will be fundamentally different under unified structure

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FinSMEs

MARCH 5, 2025

Peregrine Technologies, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing software and capable engineering talent into the public safety domain, raised $190M in Series C funding, at a $2.5 Billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from current investors including Goldcrest Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Fifth Down Capital, OG Venture Partners, and […] The post Peregrine Technologies Raises $190M Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

The Nasdaq has hit some turbulence this year. It's currently down more than 10% from its recent peak, which puts it in correction territory. Some stocks have sold off even more. I actually like it when the market takes a breather because it allows me to buy some high-quality stocks at much better prices. I recently did just that, buying more shares of technology titan Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 10, 2025

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AltAssets

MARCH 12, 2025

Brookfield Asset Management has raised about $1bn to close its inaugural mid-market infrastructure fund, which wall target both structured and common equity. The post Brookfield brings in $1bn for first mid-market infra fund amid growing LP demand in sector appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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