Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

You might be wondering what makes Hercules stand out from a traditional bank. Well, banks may pass on making loans to start-ups given their risk profile as money-burning businesses. This is an interesting strategy, and has helped Ares earn a positive reputation among businesses that often go overlooked by large investment banks.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

There are many companies in need of capital or advisory services, but they are not big enough or deemed suitable by investment banks. This is where Ares comes into the equation. Like Hercules, Ares also has a low nonaccrual rate of just 1.7%.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Unlike a traditional bank that may pass on a start-up due to its risk profile, Hercules specializes in term loans and other debt structures for venture-backed companies. However, the catch is that this debt typically carries a much higher interest rate than a loan from a bank. This is where Hercules can add value.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

So the current business climate — bedeviled by climbing interest rates and tighter access to bank loans — has Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti champing at the bit. “We As the Federal Reserve Bank ratchets up interest rates, Ares Cap monitors borrowers’ balance sheets for any signs of stress.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Winter focuses on cross-border and UK acquisition finance and restructurings, advising investment banks, alternative credit providers, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors on various debt capital structures in the European large-cap and mid-cap markets.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Ultimately though, whether a record $10bn+ deal is agreed or not, depends on how well investment banks, the traditional source of finance for leveraged buyouts, manage to regain the ground they have lost to private lenders over the past 18 months or so, said Hirschmann.

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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.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Dee Kuchukulla (New York) guides leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on an array of complex transactions, from leveraged buyouts and sales to carve-outs, cross-border deals, joint ventures, and take-privates across industries. She brings a deep understanding of technology and consumer brands.

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JMI Equity

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Prior to joining JMI, Larry was an analyst in the multi-industries group in the investment banking division at Merrill Lynch & Co. Suken is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as providing strategic and operational support to portfolio companies. Suken Vakil , Partner, joined JMI in 2012.

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Oakhill

MAY 4, 2023

Bank Street Group LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP and Maynard Nexsen served as legal counsel to Lit Communities and existing equityholders in connection with this transaction. SCP provides public and private companies with capital for purposes of growth, recapitalization, and leveraged buyouts.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investment banks. There was no m and a departments in any investment bank really until the very late seventies. And I was fortunate to be accepted to both.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Bloomingdale’s filed for bankruptcy, S-C-I-T-V filed for bankruptcy, and for the first time banks, which owned the debt, wanted to sell. At the time, you’re early in your career, you have some experience, and an MBA when, when you first started hearing that from banks that, Hey, we got all this Bloomingdale debt.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KLINSKY: In 1979, it was the first leveraged buyout of a public company. We had sold the family business, maybe buy another family business one day through a leveraged buyout. KLINSKY: Yeah.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

And so when I started, we were investing the A fund, you know, the cracks were there, but they weren’t wide. And then very soon after, you know, bear Stearns fails, Lehman Brothers fails, the cracks were massive and there were so much for selling from the trading desks at the banks. That had mismatched assets.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

When buyout groups do look to sell, PIKs, NAV loans and other kinds of excess baggage are creating obstacles. At the same time regulators are becoming ever more fearful about what’s being hidden from view, and the threat of contagion from any private-markets meltdown to the banking system and real-economy jobs.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that private credit firms, including HPS Investment Partners and Ares Management, are among those vying to finance what would be one of the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) debt deals in over a decade.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One, two, there was a theory that these businesses had volatile cash flows and therefore couldn’t be leveraged, which was the, you know, the whole point of leveraged buyouts. He was running the h and q investment bank, and then Roger was my next door neighbor and very good friends with Jim.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

RITHOLTZ: So, let’s talk a little bit about your career, which began as a reporter, went into M&A banking, and then went back to writing. RITHOLTZ: So, you ended up becoming an investment banker. Tell us a little bit about your banking background, what did you do, what sort of deals. It’s great to be here.

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 3, 2025

billion) funds approach to investing. After nearly 20 years in investment banking, at Deutsche Bank and then Credit Suisse, in 2013 he moved to Borealis, OMERS infrastructure arm, to run infrastructure globally and then head the capital markets team. We are starting to see LBO [leveraged buyout] activity pick up again.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 7, 2025

So my dad was a diplomat for the World Bank, grew up in Nigeria, in Lagos, in Harare, Zimbabwe, and then in Hanoi, Vietnam. Leverage buyouts requires leverage. And when rates were so low, the leverage went, it was cheap and, and and easily accessible. You seem to have traveled a little. Where else?

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