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BC Partners eyes up to €6bn for new flagship fund, leveraging strong exit activity

Private Equity Insights

Investor preferences have shifted toward larger asset managers with diversified strategies or niche specialists, making fundraising more competitive. The London-based private equity firm expects to launch fundraising in the second quarter of 2025 and targets a first close by year-end.

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Sportradar Group Ag (SRAD) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Importantly, this strong performance flows through to our bottom line as we reach an inflection point in our operating leverage earlier than anticipated. We made a strong start into leveraging our existing partnerships with global operators entering the market while expanding ties with local operators seeking additional capabilities.

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The Smartest High-Yield Energy Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

The Motley Fool

By and large, this structure has been eliminated, and MLPs are generally in better financial shape as a result, carrying less leverage and being able to grow their business through free cash flow. The company has also always taken a more conservative approach with leverage and maintained a strong balance sheet.

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Hargreaves Lansdown, Thoma Bravo, and Brookfield leverage EU’s low valuations

Private Equity Wire

In December, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s investment division agreed to acquire Dutch drugmaker Synthon for over 2bn from UK buyout firm BC Partners. However, take-private deals made up a smaller portion of the total value of large buyout transactions in 2024 compared to the previous year.

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

These destinations are among our highest-rated guest experiences today, and we have plans to lean into these assets even further. While historically, the marketing of our own assets have really focused on the ships, we have untapped potential to create demand for these amazing destination experiences. We ended 2024 with $27.5

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Franklin Templeton launches $904.5m secondary PE fund

Private Equity Insights

in assets under management through partnerships with two U.S. FLEX simplifies access to private equity, offering a diversified portfolio of assets from secondary transactions and co-investments. Franklin Templeton manages $250bn in alternative assets, representing 15% of its $1.68tn total AUM. The fund launched with $904.5m

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Rocket Companies (RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

There's no additional acquisition costs for clients in our ecosystem, creating even more operating leverage. The ability to leverage technology is crucial to scale, drive profitable growth, and adapt to market shifts. Together, these assets represent a total of $9.8 Let me share just two quick examples.

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