Private Equity Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

The refinancing effort includes a bid to raise an additional 40m ($51.93m) in borrowing capacity, which will help fund the companys business plan, alongside discussions to refinance 110m in existing debt. Prospective lenders are expected to engage in talks in the coming days.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Still, the news raises a prospect that investors hadn't fully considered. Perhaps Intel would be best off opening up a bidding war for the company, as there would likely be several suitors. I think it would take more failures at the company before that happened, but investors understandably like the idea of an interested buyer.

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JUNE 23, 2024

Second, if you only invest a relatively small amount, it's a good idea to minimize trading costs by holding stocks for an extended period, and the growth prospects of all three justify holding them over the long term. It's a long journey that started with the unsuccessful bid to acquire Rockwell Automation in 2017. billion in 2022.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2023

While estimates vary, Wall Street analysts aren't overly excited about the commercial prospects of either therapy. Amgen , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals , and Biogen are three potential suitors with both the financial resources necessary to make a bid and the need from a portfolio standpoint. What's the catch? Time to buy?

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JUNE 4, 2024

This strategy often leads to multiple offers, including potentially higher bids than expected. For example, properties listed at 5% to 10% below the market rate can speed up the sale process by enticing a larger pool of potential buyers, leading to quicker sales and sometimes even bidding wars that push the sale price above expectations.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Now, with the prospect of lower interest rates, investors have bid the stock higher by almost 15% since the beginning of July. compares well to bank interest returns and is arguably better, given the prospects for payout hikes and stock price appreciation. Its dividend return of around 5.3%

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2023

Steel (NYSE: X) and Monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY) , and you'll find out whether they have prospects to lead the market higher in the days and weeks to come. Steel had rejected its bid as of Sunday, saying that its acquisition target's board of directors had seen the offer as "unreasonable." Steel shareholders $17.50

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JUNE 5, 2024

That fueled hope that lower inflation could be in the cards, and strengthened the prospects for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. So, the prospects for lower interest rates seem to be lifting the entire chip sector today, especially as the AI growth story remains intact. Bad news is good news?

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AUGUST 27, 2024

It was a time when investors readily embraced -- and bid up -- stocks of companies with novel business ideas. These are all promising industries, each of which is home to at least a few compelling investment prospects. Many of these prospects have performed well (even if erratically) during their history too. End net result?

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MAY 14, 2024

In 2021, it was a popular tactic to target companies with high short interest and bid the stock higher, forcing short-sellers to buy back shares, pushing shares higher still. Balance sheets were stretched earlier this year, but higher stock prices could help with financial prospects.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

If most prospective clients are already online, they won't be signing up to use Shopify's services again. Once the dust settled and retailing began returning to normal, however, the market recognized it had bid this ticker up too far, and too fast. On the surface, this seems like a potential problem for Shopify's continued growth.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

SMCI data by YCharts The company's near-term prospects look spectacular as the AI revolution drives up demand for its off-the-shelf server racks -- one of the primary building blocks for AI data centers. Amid such increases, its P/E ratio of 97 has not deterred investors from bidding the stock higher. billion rose by nearly 14 times!

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now what It is hard to believe that barely a year ago JetBlue and Frontier were engaged in a bidding war for Spirit, part of a scramble to grab extra capacity to meet seemingly endless demand. Add it all up and investors are concluding that this highly cyclical business is entering the wrong part of the cycle.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 9, 2024

Steward only received acceptable bids for two of the facilities , which were at very low prices (and the tenants wanted Medical Properties Trust to release them from the leases). Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case. A recent auction of five hospitals proved to be a bust. Steward will likely close the other three facilities.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2024

Indeed, the company enjoys a strong presence in each of those product categories, but its most compelling growth prospects lie in enterprise software and cloud computing. In a bid to create new revenue streams, the company has launched generative artificial intelligence (AI) copilots that automate workflows across those software products.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

We're in the bid process on it right now. It could tighten up a bit as we continue to navigate the bid process. We do have a lot of prospects for our existing vacancy. We're in the market every day bidding on our type property. We're getting outbid in all of our markets, 10, 11, 12 bids. Probably not.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Many of the biggest companies in the stock market have ties to AI, and the massive upticks in demand that they've seen have led investors to bid their share prices to new heights. ai (NYSE: AI) and Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM) on Thursday morning, and investors are taking a closer look at their prospects for tapping into long-term AI growth trends.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

And when those reductions come, not only will your dividend income diminish, but the market will likely bid down the stock price too. You can be tricked into thinking that a high payout is safe, only to watch management cut it later on.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It has also pursued smaller companies over the years in a bid to bolster its pipeline and strengthen its growth prospects. Its acquisition of oncology company Seagen last year highlighted its aggressive growth strategy, as the move cost Pfizer $43 billion.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Finally, Prospect's California facilities continue to report growth, driven by admissions and surgeries, which have each increased 3% year over year. Despite improved coverage trends across the six California properties, Prospect's overall liquidity continues to be impacted by ongoing sales processes in various East Coast markets.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

To abide by NYSE rules, and also to make its own stock look more respectable to institutional investors, Virgin Galactic had two choices: One, it could improve its business, make a lot of money, and attract investors to bid up its stock price. With this prospect in mind, I'm more convinced than ever that Virgin Galactic stock is a sell.

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MAY 1, 2024

Investors have bid up AI-related stocks over the past year or more and have set unrealistic views about the timeline for AI adoption. However, neither of these metrics accounts for current growth prospects. The forest for the trees So, what does this have to do with our trio of AI stocks? In short, nothing.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 8, 2024

The treatment area Viking is targeting is one with high demand and solid growth prospects. Of course, it's possible a larger player may acquire Viking, and a buyout bid could mean profits even for investors who scoop up shares at current levels. But that's a risky bet, so it's best left to aggressive investors.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It's worth noting this price is based on "the absence of a superior proposal," which has helped spur on a bit of speculation that a higher rival bid could be made for Liontown. billion, or $4.3 Stay tuned to see if actual drama will ensue. But what would North Carolina-based Albemarle, or potentially some other suitor, actually be buying?

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2023

However, AMD has pivoted large parts of its business to the sector in a bid to catch up. A history of growth and solid prospects in AI make it a tech stock worth considering this year. High-powered chips are required to run and develop AI models, making companies like AMD crucial to the market's growth.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

The company's efforts to boost profitability have been well received by investors, who have rewarded it by bidding up its shares. Attractive long-term prospects Shopify's strong performance over the trailing 12-month period matters less than how things will unfold in months and years ahead. Can Shopify maintain this momentum?

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2024

That means it can bid on assets aggressively and still make profitable investments. Acting now will allow you to add companies with historically high yields and still strong long-term prospects to your portfolio. Realty Income is more of a slow and steady tortoise. But there are some other things to consider.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 12, 2024

The company demonstrated the power of AIP through its bootcamps, its five-day workshops that help prospective clients find use cases for AI. Also, investors have taken notice and bid its shares up to a high valuation. AIP applies generative AI capabilities, using enterprise data, action, and logic to deliver insights.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Consequently, prospective investors may feel that the time to land Archer stock in their portfolios has passed. If Archer makes significant progress toward achieving the type certification, investors should bid the stock higher. But this is far too shortsighted.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The obvious winner: Supermicro Palantir seems overvalued, relative to its growth prospects, while Supermicro seems undervalued. Investors are still bidding up Palantir's stock in anticipation of some AI upgrades, yet they're undervaluing Supermicro's growth potential in the same market.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Lucid has also struggled to increase its production, but investors are viewing the prospect of lower EV volumes coming from Ford as a potential benefit for Lucid. That has investors bidding up its shares Friday. Ford pushed back its expected timeline for ramping up EV production, and that is helping stocks like Lucid Friday.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

About 90% of the deals on its platform were completed without real estate agents -- its buyers simply place bids on its marketplace instead of directly haggling with the sellers. Are Amazon's prospects finally brightening? When Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) went public on Dec. Opendoor's stock might seem cheap right now at 0.5

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MARCH 13, 2024

Locked-down consumers turned to the platform amid restrictions on outside activities, and consequently, investors bid the stock to a high of more than $490 per share in the summer of 2021. Roku and the Magnificent Seven At first glance, investors may laugh off the prospect of Roku being a top stock. in the year-ago quarter.

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MAY 23, 2024

The opportunity in AI servers is one reason to be optimistic about the stock's prospects, but other areas of Dell's business, such as PC products, are weighing on the company's performance right now. The company is a leading supplier of servers, and it's experiencing tremendous demand for servers optimized for artificial intelligence (AI).

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AUGUST 26, 2023

In such an upbeat environment, it may make sense for retail investors to opt for fundamentally strong stocks with robust growth prospects. But Amazon has also focused on optimizing hardware in a bid to boost its profitability and outpace the competition.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2023

Both American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE: AEL) and Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) are seeing their shares move sharply higher after getting buyout interest from prospective acquirers, and shareholders seem excited about the prospects. With this bid valuing American Equity at $4.3 With this bid valuing American Equity at $4.3

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With that in mind, there are a couple of drivers that could cause investors to bid up Ginkgo's shares in 2024. Such an announcement might seem improbable -- and on any given day it certainly isn't likely -- but the prospect is getting more plausible quite rapidly, and that might power the stock to double sooner rather than later.

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