The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2023

The REIT has two big catalysts ahead that should increase its deal flow and ability to finance new investment opportunities. These deals enable companies to unlock the value of their real estate while providing them with the capital they can use to repay debt, expand their operations, or fund cash returns to shareholders.

Private Equity Firms 245

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Financing Finance 245

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

At their core, they're capital providers to early-stage businesses looking for funding to get their operations off the ground. Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. What are business development companies?

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Venture Capital Debt Business Development Companies 246

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

SUSI Partners has raised $139m in additional investor capital for its Southeast Asia-focused strategy, more than doubling its size to $259m, with sizeable commitments from British International Investment (BII) and Dutch development bank FMO. To date, the fund has invested in projects in Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and Cambodia.

Deal Flow 86

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Progressio SGR, the Italian private equity firm, is raising a new fund, Progressio Investimenti III, in response to LP demand and a doubling of proprietary deal flow over the past five years. As with previous funds, the money will predominantly be spent on proprietary deals and primary buyouts.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Buyout 130

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

After checking out The Information's "open dataset" on diversity in venture capital , I felt pretty disappointed. So, while my fund might be 100% run by one white guy, I'm sure I'd fare pretty well on The Information's list if they added actual funding data. It didn't include the most important statistic of all--the results!

Venture Capital 148

Venture Capital Capital Portfolios Startups 148

Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2024

PGIM Private Capital, the private capital arm of Prudential Financial $1.34tn global investment business PGIM, provided $7.5bn of senior debt and junior capital to more than 130 middle-market companies and projects globally in H1 2024. The first half of 2024 has been more stable for issuance than the same period last year.

Debt 98

Debt Capital Deal Flow Financing 98

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, is pleased to announce the successful closing of Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VII and associated vehicles (PGSF VII), its latest flagship global private equity secondaries offering, with commitments totalling $3.25bn. Source: Businesswire Can’t stop reading?

Funds 130

Funds Deal Flow Financing Finance 130

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2023

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 04, 2023 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Main Street Capital Corporation second-quarter earnings conference call. and Main Street Capital wasn't one of them!

Capital 147

Capital Asset Management Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Assets 147

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lexington Partners (“ Lexington “), a leading manager of secondary acquisition funds, today announced the completion of fundraising for Lexington Capital Partners X, L.P. (“LCP X”) with $22.7 billion of total capital commitments.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Financial Institutions 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Park Square Capital, a European private credit specialist, has successfully raised €3.4bn ($3.8bn) for its latest direct-lending fund, European Loan Partners II, which will lend to private equity-owned mid-market businesses across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Funds 98

Funds Deal Flow Banks Financing 98

Private Equity Wire

JULY 19, 2023

Secondary managers bullish on deal flow, says Investec survey Submitted 19/07/2023 - 10:56am Managers of private equity secondary funds are bullish on deal flow for the remainder of 2023 and have continued appetite for debt, despite soaring interest rates, according to a new research conducted by banking and wealth management group Investec.

Deal Flow 52

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Moreover, I also think that more hedge funds may begin taking positions in Palantir. I think the deals with Microsoft and Oracle bode well for Palantir's chances to continue partnering with the tech sector's largest businesses. More Partnerships: Earlier this year, Palantir signed two notable strategic partnerships.

Hedge Funds 244

Hedge Funds Financial Institutions Deal Flow Banks 244

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing, like adulting, is boring. That’s the first thing anyone trying to raise a fund needs to understand, as well as anyone thinking about investing in one. The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. So what’s the point?

Leveraging 103

Leveraging Portfolios Deal Flow Funds 103

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm with $147bn in assets under management, is targeting $12bn for another private equity secondary strategy fund that will focus on deals in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report by Reuters.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Deal Flow 98

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a credit-focused alternative asset manager with approximately $75bn in AUM and a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, has closed its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7bn of capital.

Funds 98

Funds Deal Flow Debt Asset Management 98

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MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. For me, I don’t mind sharing how I think about it.

Venture Capital 218

Venture Capital Pension Funds Investing Deal Flow 218

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Feb 09, 2024 , 8:30 a.m. Actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in Blue Owl Capital's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. per share for the year.

Capital 130

Capital Stakes Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Management Fees 130

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2014

Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. Aggregating these types of fund investors would make fundraising a lot easier. Maybe the program could even have a funding basket--they''ll get you your first million bucks in your first $7mm fund.

Startups 148

Startups Venture Capital Deal Flow Leveraging 148

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Feb 23, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Main Street Capital Corporation fourth-quarter earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. Thank you, Mr. Vaughan.

Capital 130

Capital Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Leveraging 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Notwithstanding our capital-constrained environment during the year, we continued to expand our experiential portfolio by effectively utilizing our operating cash flow and through limited use of our line of credit. In 2025, we anticipate Topgolf will self-fund at least four refreshes at EPR Properties.

Education 130

Education Debt Assets Capital 130

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

I don't know a single venture capital investor who doesn't get a firehose of e-mail. Even if not, by making it difficult to contact you, except through trusted introductions, you're implicitly saying "I think my next best deal is going to come from in my circle, as opposed to from outside of it." It's just the nature of the job.

Venture Capital 130

Venture Capital Deal Flow Angel Investors Capital 130

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

On the positive side, funding happens so rarely, that you’re inevitably going to be asked how you did it—and it’s just human nature to think that it’s something you did, versus the inherent awesomeness of the idea, the team’s relevance to the challenge, etc. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? It’s not me, it’s them.

Venture Capital 180

Venture Capital Deal Flow Startups Capital 180

Private Equity Wire

JULY 10, 2024

As liquidity constraints put pressure on the private equity industry, the secondaries market is expected to grow substantially over the next twelve months, with fundraising and deal flow set to expand, according to Investec’s latest Secondaries Report, Charting a Course for Further Growth.

High Net Worth Individuals 98

High Net Worth Individuals Deal Flow Buyout Assets 98

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

That believe has not only translated into the most diverse portfolio run by an investor who looks like me, with over 50% of the teams including diverse founders, but also into top quartile returns in our last fund. You passed on investing in my company but you still made an investment in my leadership and I'm deeply appreciative.”

Venture Capital 96

Venture Capital Accredited Investors Capital Best Practices 96

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

When I started leading deals at First Round Capital, I sourced investments in 8 companies. Right on time, I’ve got a company from my first fund doing a roadshow right now that could net a big exit by the end of the year. That leaves me out raising with two funds under my belt and no big exit and no unicorn valuations.

Funds 146

Funds Best Practices Deal Flow Startups 146

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Oak Hill Advisors (“OHA”) served as a Lead Arranger for the unitranche financing to fund Bain Capital Private Equity’s (“Bain Capital”) acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics (“Harrington”) from Nautic Partners. and globally.

Financing 130

Financing Finance High Net Worth Individuals Collateral 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

JP Morgan Asset Management is expecting investors to exit their investments in private credit funds at a record pace this year as they look for liquidity, boosting the nascent secondary market in the process, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Debt 98

Debt Deal Flow Asset Management Stakes 98

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rithm Capital (NYSE: RITM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 02, 2023 , 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to the Rithm Capital second quarter 2023 earnings conference call. and Rithm Capital wasn't one of them! Image source: The Motley Fool.

Capital 100

Capital Asset Management Assets Shareholders 100

The Motley Fool

MAY 3, 2024

Our clients need capital, and our debt brokerage team did a fantastic job finding the appropriate capital for their needs. Importantly and atypically, over half of our Q1 debt brokerage deal flow was on non-multifamily assets in retail, hospitality, industrial, and office. billion, up 40% year over year.

Debt 130

Debt Banks Assets Capital 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

The report also notes that there is significant capital on the sidelines today that is available to be deployed. Venture capital and private equity firms meanwhile, will increasingly elect to move their portfolio companies to exits due to funding needs, pressure to return capital and improving business fundamentals.

Private Equity Firms 105

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow Venture Capital 105

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Nov 09, 2023 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Blue Owl Capital Corporation third quarter 2023 earnings call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin.

Capital 100

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 100

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MARCH 18, 2019

Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds. Everyone is excited when a new company gets funded in their ecosystem, but no one spends much time thinking about where the money comes from to fund that deal.

Startups 137

Startups High Net Worth Individuals Deal Flow Education 137

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

The H1 2024 Buyout Highlights reports reveal that in the US, buyouts surged to $146bn from $108bn in H1 2023, led by Truist Insurance’s $12.3bn acquisition by Stone Point Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, and Mubadala Investment.

Buyout 96

Buyout Deal Flow Leveraging Stakes 96

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

but in a moment of clarity, I realized that everything I get--dealflow, fund investors, opportunities to hire people, etc.--comes Is it no accident, then, that one of the founding fathers of venture capital, Don Valentine of Sequoia, also came from Fordham? There's no magic flow of great deal flow.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Startups Deal Flow Education 107

Axial

MARCH 14, 2024

One item of note is that while technology was ranked only the fourth highest industry as it relates to total deal flow in Axial in 2023, deals in the tech sector had the leading pursuit rate at 8.92%. Visit the Member Closed Deals page to see selected transactions that have been sourced and closed via Axial.

Mergers and Acquisitions 96

Mergers and Acquisitions Investors Deal Flow Leveraging 96

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are deals for struggling companies that urgently need capital, but there are fewer transactions targeting companies in the middle of those two extremes. Michael Elio, a Partner at StepStone Group who also spoke on the panel, noted a boom in continuation funds. McDonald said: “They’re looking for more creative solutions.”

Buyout 98

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow 98

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APRIL 16, 2024

Even if your firm does allow you to lead or you were instrumental in a deal getting over the line last year, it’s actually better to act in such a way that everyone’s assumption is that you can’t lead. This way, you can challenge yourself to come up with another reason for a top founder to meet with you than as a conduit for capital.

Best Practices 88

Best Practices Deal Flow Stakes Funds 88