The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Investors flock to stock-split stocks in 2024 Although there are two types of stock splits -- forward and reverse -- investors overwhelmingly favor one more than the other. Reverse splits are designed to increase a company's share price, often with the goal of ensuring continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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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 American stock exchanges saw 105 market entries in the first eight months of 2023. This giant has been tucked away under a fairly obscure parent company on the over-the-counter market for way too long.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It's best thought of as a cosmetic tool used to make shares more nominally affordable for everyday investors (as with a forward-stock split), or to boost a company's share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange (as with a reverse-stock split). The new year could be the perfect occasion.

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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 7, 2023

IK Partners has confirmed its £269m acquisition of Medica Group, de-listing it from the London Stock Exchange in the latest sign of a public-to-private frenzy in the UK. The private equity house tabled a bid for Medica in late April and said this morning that IK IX Fund has now completed the deal.

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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 (NYSE: ELF).

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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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