The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2024

Unfortunately, the race to keep up with AT&T and T-Mobile left Verizon with a total debt of $149 billion, and the company has made very little progress in reducing that burden. Addressing the debt problem Unfortunately, that cost hamstrings Verizon with its $149 billion in debt. Verizon paid $3.3

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160m euros ($170m) of debt sold by its insurer Eurovita and is open to supporting other measures to avoid a messy liquidation of the Italian company, a person with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The five insurers will become shareholders in a new company dubbed Cronos Vita.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) shareholders are thirsty for some good news. That's not great for current shareholders, but investors on the sidelines might be looking for reasons to buy in hopes of a turnaround. To be listed on the Nasdaq Composite , a business' shares must consistently meet the minimum bid price requirement of $1.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

CoStar management believes the deal will go through before the end of 2024, but it still needs to pass shareholder and regulatory hurdles. Details of CoStar Group's acquisition of Matterport In late April, CoStar announced its intention to acquire Matterport, with each Matterport shareholder receiving $2.75 in cash and $2.75

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

US private equity major KKR has secured approval from Telecom Italia (TIM) for its €19bn bid to acquire the telecoms company’s fixed-line network, in what will be one of the first landline grid deals in a major European country, according to a report by Reuters.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 2, 2024

The deal, which closed in August, enabled it to retire $230 million of debt set to mature in 2025, giving it more breathing room. The cash sale provides substantial and certain value to Tellurian shareholders based on its price in mid-July. It's unlikely that another company will offer a higher bid.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

The defense prime is offering $1 per share in a deal that would value the company at $600 million, including the assumption of $313 million in debt. Investors appear to be hoping for a sweetened bid from Lockheed Martin to get the deal done.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 30, 2024

And investors bid the stock higher today, with shares rising as much as 20% around midday, pushing the stock to within striking distance of its all-time high. Here's another thing: Some investors have been concerned about HP's balance sheet, considering it had a net-debt position -- more debt than cash. billion this year.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 18, 2024

For longtime shareholders of Sundial Growers, now known as SNDL , (NASDAQ: SNDL) the fun looks like it's finally starting. And with no long-term debt and CA$783.2 million in unrestricted cash, marketable securities, and investments, it clearly is not about to run out of money.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 4, 2024

A deal doomed from the start JetBlue and Spirit agreed to combine in July 2022 after JetBlue won a bidding war against Frontier Group Holdings. Spirit shareholders also received about $425 million in prepayments from JetBlue as agreed upon in the merger agreement as a way to sweeten the deal. billion in debt due in 2025.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 29, 2024

But that just means the company has an incentive to make big plays and take big risks to delight its shareholders. When it recently bought Seagen, a cancer biotech with advanced therapeutic technology, it was willing to take on $31 billion of debt to make the purchase. billion in debt, giving it a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.7.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

The confirmation comes exactly a week after news of the acquisition bid first came to light, and some two years after SAP spun the business out as an independent publicly traded company, having bought it back in 2018 for $8 billion just as Qualtrics was originally planning its IPO. Shareholders have been offered $18.15

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

EG Group said it will use the proceeds from the divestment to repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet. Zuber will retain his existing shareholding in EG Group while his brother Mohsin will become sole CEO. billion Sterling bond tranche in 2021.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

And it would be smart to own those names before shares are bid higher as rate cuts become a reality. That has led to significant growth in the funds from operations (FFO) it taps to return capital to shareholders. Brookfield's use of debt has led to a more than 30% jump in interest expense for the first nine months of 2023 versus 2022.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Let's explore what happened since the acquisition bid was announced and how investors could capitalize on this situation. per share, after iRobot took on $200 million in new debt to fund its ongoing operations. First, shareholders of the target company need to vote in favor of the deal. billion, or $51.75

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 31, 2024

Including Paramount's debt, the total enterprise value of the transaction would be around $30 billion. The $30 billion offer, which includes debt and equity, is the best solution for all of the Paramount Global shareholders, and the bid should be taken seriously and pursued," Allen Media Group said in a statement. "The

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The UK company’s shareholders started considering selling the business in 2021 at a time when other Chinese corporates were unwinding acquisitions of non-core assets they acquired in recent years. EQT was among the buyout firms that were in the final round of bidding for Global Switch, Bloomberg News reported in late 2022.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

And in the trailing-12-month period alone, the company spent nearly $27 billion on debt repayment, denying the use of that capital for growth initiatives or for returning it to shareholders. Nor are shareholders obligated to hang around after their investing thesis is invalidated, regardless of the precise reasons.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2024

A premium price tag to pair with the AI rationale All this sounds exciting, but Synopsys shareholders should give pause here. To pay the premium price tag to Ansys shareholders, Synopsys has secured $16 billion in debt financing. After news of the acquisition broke, Ansys stock spiked.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

So it wasn't all that surprising when Chevron made a bid to buy Permian exploration and production (E&P) company Anadarko Petroleum for $65 per share later that year. However, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) , another E&P, outbid Chevron, offering $76 per share, or 17% more than Chevron's bid. He has a point.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

(Alliance News) – Gresham House on Wednesday said that its shareholders approved the planned takeover by US-based private equity and debt investor Searchlight Capital Partners. Gresham House in July agreed with Seed Bidco Ltd, a newly incorporated entity formed by funds advised by Searchlight at 1,105 pence per share bid.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 16, 2024

However, the outlook on Carnival's massive debt, which surged during the pandemic when it could not sail, appears more favorable. Its total debt is now around $30 billion, an admittedly huge level, considering its shareholders' equity is only $6.8 Still, that debt has dropped by around $1.2

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 4, 2024

Indeed, you'd think it would be an offer that Terran Orbital shareholders should jump at. The other $400 million or so in valuation on this deal comes from Lockheed's plan to buy up all of Terran Orbital's outstanding warrants to buy shares ($70 million), plus its offer to take on Terran Orbital's outstanding debts ($313 million).

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While "convertible" means that these "notes" can potentially be converted into Nio stock, basically what is going on here is that Nio is taking on $1 billion in new debt in a bid to raise cash to fund its ongoing cash bonfire of negative free cash flow. Now what Now, there is good news and bad news here for Nio investors.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

In keeping with that, such an investor would probably also believe that regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not be convinced by whatever data Summit presents to them if it makes a bid for the approval of its candidate after the clinical trials conclude. Its current debt liability is $100 million.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 30, 2024

Right now, oil is on the rise, leading investors to bid up the stock prices of companies like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). A strong balance sheet allows this industry giant to take on debt during weak patches so it can continue to fund its business and support the dividend until energy prices recover. Have you missed out?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 4, 2024

But those plans were thwarted by JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) , which stepped in with a bid of its own and ended up with an agreement to buy Spirit. Frontier warned during the bidding war that regulators would likely frown on a JetBlue/Spirit combination, and that prediction proved accurate.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The shareholders, which include the company’s founders and buyout firm Permira, have been working with bankers at Goldman Sachs (GS.N) They have now revived the sale process, inviting private equity funds to bid for the business, the people said. and Raymond James (RJF.N) Lee Partners had clinched a deal to invest in U.S.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Not only did it arguably overpay for the assets after a bidding war with Chevron, it also got hit with the huge challenge of COVID-19 (when oil prices crashed). Meanwhile, Occidental's move to buy CrownRock for $12 billion, which will be largely funded with debt, will put further pressure on its free cash flow.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2024

The move was a bid to enter into a quickly growing market so Walgreens could get exposure to a tailwind for its growth. It's facing stiff competition in its only real growth segment Over the last few years, Walgreens has tried to enter the primary-care market by providing some basic services through its VillageMD subsidiary.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion, including the assumption of debt. The company plans to maintain its capital return framework of returning at least 60% of its free cash flow to shareholders through its strong base dividend (currently yielding 2.7%) and share repurchases. billion (including the assumption of debt).

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

After a tumultuous year for Carvana in 2022, investors have quickly bid the stock up, but it still remains 88% off its peak price. Kicking the can down the road One of the catalysts that has propelled Carvana shares this year was the news that the management team negotiated new terms with its debt holders.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The entry of Beaumont Capital as a shareholder in Vinda comes amid a bidding process for Sweden’s Essity’s 52% stake in the company. is looking to raise $325m to refinance debt by. RGE said it declined to comment on market speculation.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Carnival stock is still well off its all-time highs as the company loaded up on debt and diluted shareholders to stay alive during the pandemic, but it's making progress in repairing its balance sheet and it should continue to do so in 2024.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

When a big shareholder sells such a substantial amount, it can have a massive impact on the stock price. While he could use debt or raise equity funding from investors, selling shares to fund the company allows Bezos to maintain full control over Blue Origin. SEC filings show the centibillionaire sold 1.67

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is according to reports from Bloomberg, ZCG and NSIA have outlined their intentions to invest in equity, debt, and a mix of financial instruments in various sectors, encompassing healthcare, digital and social infrastructure, renewable energy, and climate-smart agriculture.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 16, 2024

In mid-March, Chipotle's board announced plans to conduct a 50-for-1 forward split that would take effect on June 26 (assuming shareholders approve the split at the company's annual meeting in June). If shareholders give Chipotle the green light, its shares will trade closer to $64 by late June.

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