Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

. “We look forward to partnering with North American companies at an inflection point of growth and scale by leveraging our far-reaching ecosystem and resources to help them expand into domestic and international markets.” Cathay is the partner of choice for companies aspiring to lead markets and make a positive impact.

Capital 130

Capital Funds Education Private Equity Firms 130

The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Our unwavering focus on increasing operating leverage while investing in future growth is allowing us to raise our 2024 outlook for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. We are committed to continuing to grow operating leverage into 2025 and beyond. Erica will share details on these plans in a few minutes.

Leveraging 130

Leveraging Consulting Consultants Prospects 130

Axial

OCTOBER 1, 2024

To find a comparable company, you’ll look at industry, size, growth, geography, capital structure (how much debt a business has), and a business’s lifecycle stage (whether the business is a startup, in its growth phase, or has reached maturity). However, for small businesses, conducting a comparable company analysis can be complicated.

Companies 52

Companies Bidding Leveraging Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s the first full fiscal year since CalPERS ramped up its private equity investments with a $25-billion bet while increasing the use of leverage and allocations to private debt. Despite the challenges buyouts firms are facing, some investors are increasing their bets on the asset class in a bid to profit from cheaper valuations.

Pension Funds 52

Pension Funds Debt Assets Banks 52

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

WENGER: It was a very, very lucky landing for Tumblr, because Yahoo really was the only bidder and they were bidding against themselves, but they didn’t really know that. WENGER: Yeah, that had really been my goal since my own first startup in ’96, ‘97, which was a company called W3Health that ultimately failed. Why is that?

Venture Capital 122

Venture Capital Capital Startups Funds 122

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

But, but I think if I was to go back through my career, that moment in time, you know, when there is this big wave coming, because it was the start of the high yield market, the leverage loan market grew dramatically, you know, from 200 billion in the mid nineties to $5 trillion today, high yield and leverage loans. We should grow in.

Debt 59

Debt Leveraging Banks Leveraged Buyouts 59

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I remember once, one of my colleagues says that a friend, one of the French Lazard Frerers partners was asked by a sort of junior, “How much should we tell our client to bid?” And to make things more interesting, they use leverage too. I sort of — I felt they were sort of ruthless, cynical, always looking for a deal.

Financing 59

Financing Finance Banks Hedge Funds 59