The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2025

In 1998, Berkshire Hathaway acquired General Re in a $22 billion all-stock deal ( yes , all-stock deal) to get its hands on the company's prized reinsurance operations. When the buyout of General Re was completed in December 1998, Buffett's company became NEAM's new owner.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Management says that it's seeing an increase in good acquisition opportunities, so stay tuned for more buyouts. I would say this complicates the investment thesis for Bowlero stock. For perspective, it built three new bowling centers in fiscal 2024 but acquired 22 others.

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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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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

This has been followed by an aggressive acquisition spree involving the buyout of the AI customer service provider SYNQ3 and Allset, an online ordering platform designed to help restaurants bypass delivery apps. That said, SoundHound isn't the average company -- it is an innovative software stock targeting a new and disruptive industry.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 19, 2024

But investors should consider that many food stocks such as Hormel , Conagra , and even Kraft Heinz itself typically trade on the stock market for between one and two times trailing sales. Perhaps Oscar Mayer would get a slight premium to that in a buyout. billion to $2.5 billion.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

Stock markets moved higher on Friday as comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell briefly brought major market indexes down from their highs but didn't put a stop to the rally. 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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

But they will happen occasionally and sometimes take the stock market down. Solid dividend stocks can be great picks. It recently completed the buyout of Cerevel Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech focusing on neuroscience, for $8.7 Recessions are difficult to predict. Which companies are worth investing in, then?

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That radical growth is supported by a massive and surging backlog of long-term contracts, amounting to $723 million in the second quarter and "in excess of $1 billion" three months later, including the agreements included in the recent buyout of enterprise software maker Amelia.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

Six percent is far below the stock market's long-term averages, and a long way behind Broadcom's proven growth habits. By hook, by crook, and perhaps including a splashy buyout or two, Broadcom should be able to meet my trillion-dollar target long before 2030. Broadcom's growth drivers That's the basic math.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 14, 2024

What would a buyout mean for investors? One is that if the deal involves stock, investors can have the opportunity to own shares of a larger business. But given the volatility of the stock market, the potential profits might not be as lucrative as in an all-cash deal.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2023

One battle-tested way to look for outperformance in the stock market is to find businesses that pay a well-funded and growing dividend. A study by Hartford Funds showed that since 1973, dividend growth stocks in the S&P 500 index have outperformed the broader index (on an equal-weighted basis) by 2.5

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2024

Then, retail colossus Walmart (NYSE: WMT) entered the streaming platform arena by placing a buyout offer for smart TV maker Vizio (NYSE: VZIO). The deal would remove Roku's software from Walmart's store brand TVs while putting a deep-pocketed rival in the same market sector. billion buyout bid works out to 1.3 Roku has $2.1

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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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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While corporate profit growth is vital to the success of a historically pricey stock market, earnings season isn't the only important data release investors would be wise to monitor. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firms have significantly increased their buyouts of British companies, with 95 deals worth a cumulative £13.8bn in the first half of 2024, according to a report by the Times citing industry research.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

After finding a few automobile makers as early clients for its voice-control systems, SoundHound AI raised some cash in a SPAC-style stock market entrance and started pursuing greater financial goals. This expert in AI-based audio analytics has been around for a long time, but its serious business ambitions are fresher.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose has picked Lazard as financial adviser to explore a potential stock market listing in Milan, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. 1 = 0.9560 euros) Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

For more than 128 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as Wall Street's most prominent barometer of the stock market's health. Meanwhile, its $69 billion buyout of VMware last November positions Broadcom to be a key private- and hybrid-cloud solutions provider for businesses.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 10, 2023

The stock market got off to a strong start Thursday morning, as major stock market benchmarks climbed as much as 1% at the open. Even though that's still above the 2% target that the Federal Reserve continues to pursue, most market participants are content that favorable trends remain in place.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 25, 2024

While some investors might be apprehensive about putting their money to work on Wall Street with the Nasdaq Composite at an all-time high, history shows that every stock market correction and bear market throughout history in the major indexes has eventually been cleared away by a bull market rally.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The stock market has done exceptionally well in the last two months of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has set new record highs, and other major market benchmarks are within a hand's breadth of reaching new all-time levels of their own. For much of 2023, a handful of stocks powered indexes higher.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Samsonite International’s high valuation has put off several private equity firms including, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co, considering a buyout of the luggage manufacturer, opening up the possibility for a dual listing of the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Nasdaq over listing at home for its stock market debut in September. Read more Epiris and Newlat Clash in £400m Bidding War for Princes Foods Epiris, a British-based buyout firm and Newlat, an Italian food manufacturer are vying for control. and sports betting group Flutter Entertainment (FLTRF.L).

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 10, 2025

But I assure you, there's nothing random or irrational about stock investing. Over the long term, if the US economy grows, so too will the stock market. And my next note, it had been a very poor stock market. There was a lot of angst and doubt around stocks. But then we just get down to each quarter.

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Financial Times M&A

JULY 3, 2024

Swedish buyout company lowers price in agreement that underlines attraction of London’s stock market

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

CVC Capital Partners revives stock market listing plan Submitted 15/08/2023 - 11:03am CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe's largest buyout investment firms, is again looking at a multibillion-euro stock market listing that could happen before the end of this year, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That was the scuttlebutt on the stock market Wednesday, and on potential news that the incumbent telecom might spend a pretty penny for a deal, investors traded out of its shares. In contemplating a Frontier buyout, it's likely Verizon aims to be more competitive in the broadband segment. billion at the end of June.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

CVC Capital Partners, Europe’s biggest buyout firm with around €188bn in AUM, is reviving its plans for a $15bn-plus Amsterdam stock market listing that could happen as soon as next month, according to a report by Sky News citing unnamed sources.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2023

Although it can be an unpleasant realization or reminder for new and tenured investors, stock market corrections and bear markets are a normal part of the long-term investing cycle. stock indexes plummet into a bear market , with the growth-oriented Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) taking the brunt of the pain.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 27, 2023

economy and stock market are performing, hackers and robots don't take time off from trying to steal sensitive data. The company estimates its addressable market to be $80 billion , yet it's pacing just an estimated $2.24 But it's also important for investors to recognize that cybersecurity has grown into a basic-need service.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The stock market has been on a tear for more than a month now, and so it's not unreasonable to see major market benchmarks taking a pause coming into a new week. Cigna says no to a Humana buyout, pays shareholders instead Meanwhile, shares of Cigna climbed 13% early Monday.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mumbai-based private equity firm Kedaara Capital is closing in on raising $1.7bn for its fourth private equity fund, which, if achieved, would make it India’s largest ever buyout fund and 54% bigger than its predecessor PE vehicle, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

If successful, the deal will be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. Last October, Sanofi said it planned to split off the division, likely through a stock market listing, which, according to a company spokesman, remains the most likely option, at the earliest in Q4 2024.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 8, 2024

After a strong close in 2023, the stock market hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in early 2024. If there's an upside to a less-than-stellar market, though, it's that it opens up more opportunities for investors to find companies whose shares are trading at value prices. At a recent market price of $23.04

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

The stock market opened the new week on a generally positive note, with the biggest gains reserved for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Yet it's important not to put too much weight on a single day's trading activity, whether you're talking about a stock market index or an individual company.

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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 Professional

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

stock market, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla. “Rising debt levels and lower buyout multiples may impact private equity returns.” ” Meanwhile, heightened competition in the direct lending market has driven significant shifts in financing dynamics.

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