The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

In a little over 12 years since its initial public offering (IPO), investors have watched this market-leading cybersecurity stock catapult higher by roughly 2,100%! The beautiful thing about cybersecurity is that it's evolved into a basic necessity service.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Shares in the manufacturer of deposition equipment, which was spun out of Hitachi Kokusai Electric in 2018, have roughly tripled since an initial public offering in October. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2023

Now, Arm is pursuing another venue, filing an F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its first step toward an initial public offering (IPO). Let's see what the regulatory filing tells us and why Arm thinks now is the right time to go public. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I can't wait to get my hands on one tech initial public offering (IPO) this month. The $40 billion buyout would have been a game changer, especially since Nvidia could have gained control over Arm's processor platform just ahead of ChatGPT lighting a fire under the artificial intelligence (AI) market.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with blank-check firm Churchill Capital IV Corp in a deal that valued the combined company at a pro-forma equity value of $24 billion. billion cash contribution from CCIV and a PIPE (private investment in public equity) investment of 2.5

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

million in the summer of 2022, just after its initial public offering (IPO). In a worst-case scenario, the company could be a buyout target for some tech giant without a credible audio analysis platform. And this little company is going places. SoundHound's trailing revenues stood at $19.6

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

“We look at a lot of deals every day,” Kazuhiro Yamada, co-head of the Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview. The figure was boosted by more management buyouts, the report noted. Carlyle last month said it raised ¥430 billion for its fifth Japan buyout fund.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

maker of sports uniforms and school yearbooks, from buyout firm Bain Capital for about $4.75 Reuters reported last year that Bain was exploring a sale or initial public offering of Varsity Brands. Private equity firm KKR & Co agreed to acquire Varsity Brands, a U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

If it launches, Golden Goose would be the latest footwear brand to seek a public market listing. initial public offering (IPO) as it joins a rush of other companies that are going public after two quiet years. 1 = 0.9560 euros) Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 5, 2024

Over 20% of the funds are controlled by the largest buyout groups, according to the Financial Times , which first published the data. Exits for the buyout companies dried up amid rising interest rates and toppling valuations, with the flow of initial public offers shrinking and almost drying up completely in markets such as London.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bain Capital is exploring a sale or initial public offering (IPO) of Varsity Brands that could value the U.S. Buyout firms have been actively seeking exits from apparel businesses this year. L Catterton took German premium footwear maker Birkenstock Holding public in New York last month at a $9.3bn valuation.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Although Broadcom had split its stock on a handful of occasions prior to being acquired by Avago in 2016 (Avago kept the Broadcom name after the buyout), Avago has never conducted a stock split of its own. The new year could be the perfect occasion.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

The Al Nahdi family listed their flagship Nahdi Medical in 2022, in one of Saudi Arabia’s largest initial public offerings to date. read more CD&R, Permira Nearing $2.4bn Buyout Offer for Exclusive Networks An investor group backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira has made a non-binding offer.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

Some of Britain’s best known private equity-backed companies, including pub operator Punch Taverns and London City Airport, have been named by a buyout industry watchdog for not following its transparency and disclosure guidelines. Buyout-backed companies in Britain make up a significant part of the corporate sector, supporting 2.2

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2023

Buyout group Cinven is considering selling a stake in wealth manager True Potential as early as next year, two people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the largest recent deals in Britain’s investment advisory sector. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

has been chosen to oversee preparations for a potential initial public offering, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The private equity firm is interviewing banks as it considers a potential sale or listing of the Develier, Switzerland-based business, the people said.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

HPS Investment Partners, the private credit manager spun out of JPMorgan Chase & Co in 2016, has opened discussions with potential investors about an initial public offering at a valuation of over $10bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Triton is looking to raise as much as €423m ($450m) from an initial public offering of industrial machinery maker Renk AG, adding to a late-year surge in listings activity in Germany. read more TPG Takes Over InvoCare for $1.8bn Private equity firm TPG Capital's $1.8bn buyout offer for InvoCare, Australia's largest funeral.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Lima is controlled by private equity firm EQT AB, which Reuters reported in May also considered an initial public offering for the company. read more TPG Takes Over InvoCare for $1.8bn Private equity firm TPG Capital's $1.8bn buyout offer for InvoCare, Australia's largest funeral. Enovis Corp, a U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Private investment giant Blackstone expects a more favourable environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and a rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs) to drive more than double the number of private equity exits in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Europe’s biggest buyout firm CVC has put its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in Amsterdam later this month on hold, due to what it sees as “unfavourable market conditions”, according to a report by the Financial Times. The report quotes one of the sources as saying: “You can’t defy gravity.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Donald Mackenzie, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of CVC, has decided to step back from an active role with the business, Europe’s largest buyout firm, to focus on his private interests ahead of the company’s long-awaited public listing.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 7, 2023

London’s listed assets have been a bright spot for deals in recent months despite a wider slowdown in the M&A market, with buyout shops tabling offers for FTSE companies that they believe are undervalued. IK has invested in 23 healthcare companies across Europe, deploying approximately €2.1bn of capital.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Buyout firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has hired investment bank Robert W. The company also considered an initial public offering last year, the sources said. The private equity owner of Tropical Smoothie Cafe is preparing to put the U.S. Source: USNews Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

This provides Hercules with an extra sweetener should one of its portfolio companies liquidate in an initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition. The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. Given its size, Ares also has more financial flexibility than a typical BDC.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It can also serve as a bridge to initial public offerings or strategic sale for stronger companies with below-investment-grade ratings. RRJ’s new fund will mainly provide private funding to companies and entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, India and Australia, according to the document.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Management fees for private equity buyout funds have fallen to their lowest level since tracking began in 2005, as fund managers face increasing pressure to attract investors in a challenging fundraising landscape, according to a report by the Financial Times. Another factor influencing lower fees is the growth in fund size.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some of CVC Capital Partners’ institutional backers are planning to sell their shares in the European buyout business as part of its proposed initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters The report cites two unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter as revealing that CVC is targeting raising more than €1bn in what would be the (..)

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global Switch was initially eyeing an initial public offering in Hong Kong. EQT was among the buyout firms that were in the final round of bidding for Global Switch, Bloomberg News reported in late 2022. . — have been exploring options for the London-based data center operator since at least 2019.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 10, 2024

Since HubSpot's initial public offering (IPO) in October 2014, the stock -- which was then priced at $25 per share -- has gained 2,260%. The average long-term buyout premium runs about 30%, but buyers have been conservative about paying up in the face of macroeconomic headwinds and higher valuations.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

Indeed, in many cases, the eventual offer price ends up being even higher than where the stock price climbs on initial rumors of a possible buyout. Yet those who invested in the cybersecurity company at or shortly after its initial public offering would likely still end up disappointed, even at a sweetened offer for SentinelOne.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 2004, the company debuted via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in 2016. Furthermore, with a market cap of less than $10 billion, the company could be a buyout candidate for larger cosmetics or consumer-facing companies. Beauty Next is e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF).

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 30, 2024

Outbrain has been managing web-based advertising and content syndication flows since 2006, but saved its initial public offering (IPO) for the summer of 2021. However, the company is also acquiring video-based advertising specialist Teads in a $1 billion buyout. billion market cap in 2029.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

This lets Hercules benefit from some of the upside of a liquidity event for one of its portfolio companies, such as an initial public offering or a sale. One of the aspects of Hercules' deal structures that I like is that it often negotiates for warrants that can convert into equity as part of its transactions.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Private equity firms should prioritise realistic valuations and leave room for growth when listing companies on the stock market, and not look to squeeze every last dollar out of initial public offerings (IPOs) in today’s “buyer’s market”, according to BC Partners.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 3, 2025

The report highlights a resurgence in both buyout investments and exits, reversing the sharp declines of the previous two years. The technology sector remained a primary focus for private equity, comprising 33% of buyout deals by value and 26% by volume, with strong activity also seen at the intersection of technology and healthcare.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 19, 2024

Let's say you bought one share between the initial public offering (IPO) in 1986 and the first split in 1987. In addition, the recently closed buyout of video game giant Activision Blizzard should drive important changes across the company's entire business. It would have multiplied into 288 stubs after all the splits.

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