Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The regulator, which launched the probe in December over competition concerns, confirmed on Wednesday that it will not escalate the merger to a further in-depth investigation. Several buyout firms have unknowingly backed data centres used by ByteDance, some of which may have provided a legal workaround for acquiring high-end Nvidia chips.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sale comes amid a surge in private equity-led buyouts in Japan, as companies divest non-core assets to enhance corporate and shareholder value.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A high-stakes clash between private equity titans KKR and Bain Capital over a $4bn buyout of Fuji Soft is reshaping the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan, and could become a blueprint for more aggressive dealmaking in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2023

Biotech heavyweight Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) will probably continue to be an active player in the merger and acquisition (M&A) scene, regardless of what happens with its proposed $28 billion buyout of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP). The good news is that there is a surfeit of attractive buyout targets at this price point.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2023

But in the investment banking world, the best time to finalize potential mergers or acquisitions is over the weekend, as markets aren't open and companies don't have to worry about the potential for leaked information to cause an immediate spike in share prices. Under the deal, Brookfield Re would pay $38.85

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2023

The $69 billion merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is one big step closer to completion. As a sign of confidence that it can close the deal, the two companies extended the acquisition contract's deadline to Oct. which has yet to give a thumbs up on the merger. which has yet to give a thumbs up on the merger.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 8, 2025

BlackRock made headlines in late 2024 through the firms acquisition of HPS Investment Partners , backed by their expectation that the private debt market will more than double to $4.5 2] While BlackRocks acquisition dominated the news cycle, other firms have already made it their prerogative to jump into the private credit pool.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The acquisition has stalled over regulatory concerns, and its initial terms have been amended. Nonetheless, iRobot shares are currently trading 43% below the updated acquisition price, creating a significant merger arbitrage opportunity. A brief timeline of Amazon's proposed acquisition of iRobot In Aug.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

VinFast just came public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in which more than 80% of shareholders redeemed their shares before the merger closed. Even if a buyout happens, though, the price is going to be well below BlackBerry stock's peak in the 2000s.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

Founded in 2005 and going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in 2022, SoundHound AI was in the right place at the right time to capitalize on AI-related hype. These acquisitions could help it gain the staff and technology to realize this vision. What is SoundHound AI?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This acquisition marks a significant move in the Japanese pharmaceutical market and presents a potential opportunity for CVC to expand and re-list the company in the foreseeable future. Polaris Capital Group, a Tokyo-based private equity fund, had taken Sogo Medical private in a management buyout worth nearly $850m just last year.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Banks are at risk of losing out on significant underwriting fees from two of Europe’s largest buyout deals, as private-equity firms are adjusting debt terms mid-process, affecting their ability to generate revenue, according to a report by Bloomberg. This clause would otherwise require new debt to be issued after the acquisition closes.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

regulatory agencies, have cast uncertainty on the merger's future. The acquisition could well elevate Microsoft's standing in the gaming industry as a whole. The Activision Blizzard deal continues to face regulatory hurdles Despite its immense potential, the acquisition faces substantial regulatory obstacles, particularly in the U.K.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 31, 2023

PepsiCo built its portfolio by making several key acquisitions. Its 1964 acquisition of Mountain Dew was especially crucial to its present-day success. I'd say that buyout worked out quite well. Pepsi's Mountain Dew acquisition was huge. In the U.S. carbonated soft-drink market, Mountain Dew had 6.6%

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2024

The current iteration of Broadcom came to be from the 2016 merger of Avago Technologies and Broadcom Corporation to unlock synergies and better meet the demands of large clients. This metric adds back non-cash expenses like stock-based compensation and temporary restructuring charges related to its recent buyout of VMware.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moreover, one prediction I made for 2024 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a rebound this year. What I mean by that is the company has the flexibility to work with much larger enterprises and even assist in more complex financing transactions such a leveraged buyouts.

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AltAssets

MAY 8, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners has launched Kleer-Membersy through the acquisition and merger of its namesake companies – both providers of technology-driven dental membership plans.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 29, 2023

Supercomputers like Selene also rely on extremely high-performance network connections provided by another Nvidia product -- the InfiniBand networking solutions that came with the Mellanox acquisition in 2019. This team includes many engineers from the Xilinx side of that big merger.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Intel has fallen so far that, according to reports, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) recently approached Intel about a potential acquisition. Such a merger would help the wireless chip manufacturing leader diversify its business into other areas outside of smartphones and tablets. That's not typically a valuation you see for a tech company.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Other prominent players in the sector went public through mergers with so-called special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) last year.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

Nearly one year after the original merger announcement, the parties modified the deal's terms in order to reflect changes to iRobot's business value. So what The rewritten acquisition papers lowered the buyout price from $61 to $51.75 Amazon expects the lower buyout price to balance out iRobot's increased debt.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

billion yen in a share buyback after the buyout is completed. The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape saw 38 deals at $1.1 Read more Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in. The top deal was Google’s investment in Flipkart for $350 million.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

Nearing the finish line Alaska agreed to acquire Hawaiian last December, but that agreement by no means made the merger a foregone conclusion. On Tuesday, the Justice Department opted against challenging the merger on antitrust grounds. Department of Justice said it would not challenge the $1.9 billion deal. Is Hawaiian Holdings a buy?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A report says potential suitors are sniffing around In an article originally published before market open, Bloomberg wrote that JFrog is being considered for buyout offers from several private equity firms. The article's sources said that these are not guaranteed to lead to a buyout. That performance trounced the 0.8%

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

Here's what makes the company a stellar "forever" investment, especially following its recent acquisition. Last but not least, however, Casey's most powerful growth lever remaining could be its continued geographic expansion, whether through building new stores or leaning upon its newly formed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. Rich Families Private equity firms clinched more than $30 billion of deals around the world last week, raising hopes for a revival in mergers and acquisitions following a slow first half of the year.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Assura also turned down an all-share merger proposal from Primary Health Properties, which was valued at approximately 43p per share, determining that the KKR-Stonepeak cash offer was more compelling. The proposed buyout is the latest in a series of London-listed firms being taken private by investors seeking undervalued assets.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Buyout firm Boyu Capital has agreed to acquire Quasar in a deal that values the medical device maker at more than $600 million, people familiar with the matter said, marking another transaction in the health-care sector which has become a rare bright spot for dealmakers. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 26, 2024

the country’s largest medicine wholesaler, for more than $1 billion to Asian buyout firm MBK Partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is set to mark its first exit from South Korea by selling a 71.25% stake in the holding firm of Geo-Young Corp., according to sources.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2023

billion buyout agreement with industry heavyweight Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). Through this buyout, Lilly will add the experimental immunology medicines DC-806 and DC-853 to its pipeline. As a result, this Dice Therapeutics deal probably won't be the last buyout in immunology in 2023. Lilly's $2.4

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AltAssets

JULY 27, 2023

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp have announced a pivotal merger and a $400m equity investment from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge. The post Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Back Transformational Banc of California and PacWest Merger with $400m Equity Raise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2023

Steel being "in play," as they say on Wall Street, highlights how unpredictable and shocking acquisition activity can be. When the market opened for trading on the Monday after the news of the acquisition offer broke, every steel company rose, even Cleveland-Cliffs. Although specific to the steel industry, U.S. Adding U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

The news confirms an earlier Bloomberg report that the US buyout firm was close to announcing the deal. Plans by billionaire Elon Musk and fellow tycoon Jeff Bezos to launch thousands of spacecraft into lower orbits and blanket the earth in fast broadband have pushed the traditional satellite industry into mergers.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2023

Some investors found the timing curious, but Buffett posted a letter on Berkshire's investor relations website, making it clear that the company had no prior knowledge of the pending acquisition. A compelling opportunity While some investors may not be familiar with the concept of merger arbitrage , the strategy is simple enough.

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