Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. A spike in financing costs in the last two years made financing leveraged buyouts more expensive and big deals hard to clinch. billion. ($1

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Financial Times M&A

MARCH 16, 2023

Specialist buyers may not get massive returns but high management fees can make up the difference

Leveraged Buyouts 70

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Management Fees 70

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm invests in leveraged buyout, private credit, and venture capital opportunities based in North America. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software. The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions.

Leveraged Buyouts 147

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Buyout firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and its co-investors are edging closer to agreeing a deal for the $30bn sale of Calpine to Constellation Energy, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Capital Leveraging 97

The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Moreover, while Hercules specializes in basic debt instruments such as term loans or revolvers (think a corporate line of credit), Ares offers more sophisticated products -- including leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1,

Leveraged Buyouts 244

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Pension Funds Buyout Leveraging 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Debt-fuelled buyouts typically leave a company with a debt pile of six times their earnings or more. The $250m loan sought by Blackstone is relatively small compared to other leveraged buyouts. Blackstone’s acquisition may leave Rover with a debt-to-earnings ratio of about four times.

Buyout 75

Buyout Debt Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 75

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 147

Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The firm invests equity in a range of transaction types involving a change of ownership, such as management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, and management buy-ins. IGP was founded in 1997 and is based in San Francisco.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Finance Financing 130

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The loosening of credit conditions is likely to help private equity by easing borrowing constraints, which have slowed deal-making, while lower credit costs could also relieve pressure on portfolio companies that had taken on costly leverage amid high borrowing costs, smoothing the path for exits.

Leveraged Buyouts 93

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Leveraging 93

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Accounting Buyout Leveraging 98

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Plus, Europe’s largest gaming group shoots for the M&A high score and Spac sponsors scramble to attract investors

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Investors 52

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

DocuSign boasts a market capitalization of just under $11 billion as of Monday's close, which would potentially make its acquisition one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. What's next for DocuSign stock? DocuSign previously thrived during the pandemic as at-home work accelerated the transition to e-signature platforms.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

He advises on transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, recapitalisations, divestments, distressed M&A, public-to-privates, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings, as well as general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

She has pan-European cross sector experience in a variety of corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings and management equity plans.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout 96

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

US private equity firm consortium makes leveraged buyout offer for Ramsay Health Care

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 97

Private Equity Wire

JULY 12, 2024

Platinum Equity Advisors, a US-based private equity form focussed on leveraged buyout investments of established companies in the US, Europe and Asia is to acquire aircraft landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek Inc for $1.35bn, according to a report by Canadian Press. Héroux-Devtek shares closed at $25.32

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stock Exchanges Leveraging 98

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Leveraged buyout market is roaring back to life after a pause amid rising volatility and war in Ukraine

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 97

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While the size of the offering has not been finalised, sources suggest the IPO could raise up to $5bn, presenting a lucrative exit opportunity for its private equity owners who acquired Medline in a $34bn deal in 2021, one of the largest leveraged buyouts of the past decade.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Portfolios 94

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lyman also advises private equity sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, carve-outs, recapitalisations and general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Buyout 98

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Alperovich has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority and growth investments, joint ventures, carve-outs and divestitures, restructurings, SPACs and de-SPACs, and investments in general partners.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Asset Management 96

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As large buyout firms face growing pressure to return capital to investors, sellers are expected to adjust their price expectations, making transactions more feasible. A rebound in leveraged buyout volumes is expected to be driven by falling interest rates, an improved financing landscape, and the rising influence of artificial intelligence.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Buyout Private Equity Firms 96

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners are close to agreeing a $2bn debt package with a group of private credit lenders including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to help finance their leveraged buyout of software developer Alteryx, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Finance 98

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

Leveraged Buyouts 125

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Pension Funds 125

Private Equity Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Roark Capital, a US PE firm focused on leveraged buyout investments across franchise restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services, has completed its acquisition of Subway in a deal valued at $9.6bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Business Services 97

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

If successful, the deal will be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners, EQT, KKR & Co and Clayton, Dubilier and Rice have also all shown interest in in striking a deal for the unit with could be valued at up to $20bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Banks Debt Private Equity Firms 97

The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. What makes Ares a bit different than Hercules is that the company tends to focus on lower middle-market businesses across a wider array of industries. Given its size, Ares also has more financial flexibility than a typical BDC.

Leveraged Buyouts 246

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Shareholders Exchange-Traded Funds 246

American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

Since the end of 2021, private credit has funded more non-leveraged buyouts each quarter than syndicates. Industry Expansion: Loans from private credit lenders have served as a lifeline to small businesses nationwide, particularly those that cannot qualify for loans from traditional banks or need capital beyond what banks can provide.

Finance 125

Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions 125

Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

His experience covers complex domestic and international transactions in support of M&A activity, leveraged buyouts, refinancing and distressed or opportunistic investments.

Leveraging 98

Leveraging Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts 98

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Initially, Carlyle explored using a traditional leveraged buyout bank loan for the acquisition, but ultimately opted for private credit, the source added without providing further details. Australias leveraged buyout activity has been gaining traction, driven by narrowing valuation gaps between buyers and sellers.

Leveraged Buyouts 80

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 80

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Temel and the new team will advise private equity clients in transactions such as leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, as well as structured preferred and growth equity investments. In his new role, Temel will serve as a founding member of the firm’s new Boston office.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout Leveraging 94

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” Private equity firms are preparing for a recovery in leveraged buyout volumes in 2025, supported by falling interest rates, a backlog of capital to deploy, and opportunities linked to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier in 2023, it agreed to acquire Australian data centre operator AirTrunk for $16bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Initial Public Offering Buyout 97

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I was on the team that did a leveraged buyout of AMF, the bowling alley company--so I''ve looked at lots of plans to upgrade in venue customer marketing. Given the time I spent a decade ago doing not only venture capital, but investing in private equity funds that buy retail companies, I find this data collection fascinating.

Leveraged Buyouts 152

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Leveraging 152

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Australia has seen an uptick in leveraged buyout activity as private equity firms deploy capital in acquisitions and some investors seek to exit their positions. The firm is in exclusive negotiations with Livingbridge for a deal valued at approximately AUD1bn, as reported by the Australian Financial Review.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Debt Finance Financing 94