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Blackstone, JPMorgan, Marlin, and New Mountain Back $3bn Merger of Virgin Pulse & HealthComp

Private Equity Insights

Private equity-owned companies HealthComp and Virgin Pulse are planning to merge in a $3bn transaction in a bid to create a comprehensive employer health benefits platform. based Virgin Pulse’s tech platform includes digital health integrations like wearables in a bid to help health plan sponsors control costs. Providence, R.I.-based

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Bain Capital’s Harrington Takeover: OHA and BMO Pave the Way with $1bn Financing

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Bain Capital Private Equity has a long history of investments in specialty distribution and is one of the most active investors in the sector both in the U.S. Read more Blackstone and Reliance in $10bn Bidding War for Disney India Disney is nearing a deal to sell its India operations, which it values at around $10bn, to.

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Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Similar to what we've said in previous quarters is it's a little bit of a unique market right now in that -- well, we tend to always be both active investors as well as recyclers of capital. Bear with us because we'll provide a bit of detail here, and we'll come at this from two perspectives. That was driver one.

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Transcript: Mike Green, Simplify Asset Management

The Big Picture

00:20:33 And so in that period they ceased to be passive investors, they became active investors, and that became an opportunity for outperformance. And I do think you used a term that I think is really interesting, the relentless bid. One is it creates a momentum bid because what do I choose to buy?

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Jerome Powell on "60 Minutes" & Spotify's Latest

The Motley Fool

If you're a more active investor, you probably want to pay attention to liquidity, which is generally measured by daily volume and the bid-ask spread. You definitely, want to pay attention to the costs, the ability of the ETF to track Bitcoin's price. Any day, all day, all the time, but these ETFs don't.

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An introduction to Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)

Quiet Growth

Transaction costs: Transaction costs, including brokerage fees and bid-ask spreads, can inhibit the immediate reflection of price information. For instance, if transaction costs are high, investors might choose not to trade, even when they have information that should affect prices.

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The 25 Most Active Family Offices on Axial

Axial

At Station, we understand that a company’s people and culture are the key to success, and we seek to work with entrepreneurs and management teams who are motivated and incentivized to execute a shared strategic vision alongside an active investor-group.”