Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Banks 97

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

While Hercules and Horizon typically compete for the same business, Ares is slightly different because it focuses on middle-market companies that may fall off the radar of investment banks and other BDCs. In fact, even Warren Buffett owns a position in Ares through Berkshire Hathaway 's subsidiary New England Asset Management.

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. has been leaning toward a financing package provided by banks for its potential buyout of Cotiviti Inc. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. KKR & Co.

Buyout 195

Buyout Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts 195

The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

This is an interesting strategy, and has helped Ares earn a positive reputation among businesses that often go overlooked by large investment banks. By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Exchange-Traded Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Ares Management Corp. It has vaulted to the top rungs of the alternative-asset management world by focusing on what it does best: private credit. Yet, like its peers, Ares feels compelled to diversify into other asset classes, such as real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Apollo Global Management, and KKR.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Buyout Leveraged Buyouts Asset Management 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Historically, the focus was on leveraged buyouts and cost-cutting to boost profitability, but this approach is no longer sufficient. With over 15 years of experience in investment banking, asset management, and private equity, Lou helps align Zanders’ value proposition with investor value creation strategies.

Mergers and Acquisitions 95

Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts 95

Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

“On things like NAV loans and margin loans, it’s just additional leverage and if things go against you, you can have a problem,” Stavros, KKR’s cohead of global private equity, said at the Berlin event. Many were acquired at the buyout boom’s zenith in 2021 and 2022, and often paid for by piling them up with floating-rate debt.

Buyout 59

Buyout Debt Leveraging Pension Funds 59