The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Billionaire Warren Buffett has always had a thing for companies that return capital to their shareholders. Berkshire and a private equity company called 3G Capital bought Heinz. The investment has not exactly panned out, with Kraft Heinz's stock flat over the last five years and down about 33% overall. billion in debt.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 28, 2025 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Main Street Capital fourth quarter earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Should you invest $1,000 in Carnival Corp. if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, youd have $800,876 !* And with ROIC ending 2024 at 11%, comfortably above our cost of capital, we are already delivering long-term value for our shareholders as we lay the foundation we'll build upon in 2025 and beyond.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

DN Capital (DN), a global early-stage venture firm, has exited its investment in Brigit, a financial technology company, following its $460m acquisition by Upbound Group. Before backing Brigits Series A in 2019, DN played a key role in its early growth by facilitating and anchoring a debt facility.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

A consortium of private credit funds, including Antares Capital, Blue Owl Capital, KKR, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has agreed to take control of Alacrity. The acquisition was part of a $4.3bn long-term private capital strategy. has raised $265m in a funding round led by Greycroft.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2025

AI accelerator market-leader Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) invested in CoreWeave back in 2023, and now, the AI cloud platform is planning to go public and will likely target a valuation of at least $35 billion. billion into capital expenditures as it expanded its footprint to meet customer demand. billion, and CoreWeave plowed $8.7

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

HIG Bayside Capital, the special situations credit affiliate of $55bn global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG), has held the final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VII with $1bn of aggregate capital commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 11, 2025

The fund, focused on middle-market infrastructure investments, will deploy both structured and common equity to back sponsors, developers, and corporates in sectors where Brookfield has deep expertise. renewable energy developer. Can`t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The fund is 33% larger than its predecessor, reflecting strong investor demand for energy transition investments. David Foley, Global Head of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, highlighted the investment potential in energy transition, citing growing demand for electricity, grid reliability, and energy efficiency. Read more here.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Park Square Capital, a prominent European private debt firm, has implemented risk and financial advisory services specialist Kroll’s Private Capital Markets Platform to enhance its investment workflows.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

AshGrove Capital (AshGrove), an independent pan-European speciality lender, has held the final close of AshGrove Speciality Lending Fund II at its hard cap of €650m, surpassing its original target of €500m. Fund II achieved a 107% re-up rate among existing limited partners as well as securing over €325m in new capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Bain Capital is in negotiations to acquire Sizzling Platter, a company that operates several restaurant franchises including Little Caesars and Jersey Mike’s, for over $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

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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.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2025

In this Rule Breaker Investing podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner highlights multigenerational money lessons and celebrates that it's never too late to start making smarter, happier, and richer choices. To get started investing, check out our beginner's guide to investing in stocks. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2024

I own many investments that generate passive income. I'm very comfortable with my outsized investment in the high-yielding MLP. It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer an average yield of 10.5% With yields this high, an investment of about $9,550 spread between them is enough to secure $1,000 in annual dividend payments. The average yield Ares received from its portfolio of debt securities was a healthy 12.2%

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 14, 2025

The fund aims to provide flexible credit solutions to mid-sized companies across Europe, focusing on direct lending and structured credit investments. The capital was raised from a global pool of investors, including insurance companies, pension funds, and family offices. Source: Alternative Credit Investor Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

The funding comprises a $63m Series B round led by Carrick Capital Partners, with additional backing from AB Private Credit Investors, AllianceBernstein’s middle-market private capital platform, and existing investors. OnPay also secured a debt facility from MC Credit Partners.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Should you invest $1,000 in Lennar right now? if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, youd have $790,028 !* debt to total capital ratio. Please note that Lennar assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

GSAM has committed $150m of its own capital to the fund, which will primarily target senior lending opportunities but retain the flexibility to provide junior debt when needed. The fund aims to generate net returns of 8% to 10% on an unlevered basis, with levered investments expected to deliver around 13%. reaching its $999.9m

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The only caveat is this telecom giant is primarily using share repurchases in its capital-return program, something that's practically non-existent recently at Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile's massive capital-return program could prove even better for shareholders than big cash dividends from its competition.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,657 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,034 !*

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 10, 2024

SK Capital Partners has acquired Spectra Confectionery , a Canadian manufacturer of decorative toppings and confectionery products, from its founding Georgas family. We are thrilled about our partnership with SK Capital, said John Georgas. The firm typically invests $100 million to $200 million in equity per portfolio company.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

life insurance business; and Kelly Saltzgaber, chief investment officer, will also be available to take your questions. Should you invest $1,000 in Genworth Financial right now? if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $892,313 !* Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It's a relatively small real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in the long-term healthcare industry. It invests in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities operated by other healthcare companies. The healthcare REIT's investments have paid big dividends for its investors throughout the years.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For capital-intensive businesses that tend to carry a high amount of debt on their balance sheets, lower interest rates can reduce the cost of capital and make debt financing less expensive. Investing $800 into each stock should produce over $100 a year in passive income. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

These funds, which saw rapid growth between 2019 and 2021, provide fresh capital to high-potential assets, ensuring continued value creation. They give private equity firms the flexibility to address operational challenges and wait for favourable market conditions before exiting investments.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

billion in new investment from the likes of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , SoftBank (OTC: SFTB.Y) , Cathie Wood's Ark Invest, and more. The shift to a for-profit AI powerhouse This isn't the first mega-capital raise OpenAI has closed. Cathie Wood 's Ark Venture Fund, which invested a reported $250 million.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

Rock Gate Partners has closed the acquisition of H3 Manufacturing Group ( H3 ) in partnership with Ironwood Capital and members of H3s senior management team. Rock Gate invests between $3 million and $50 million in equity in lower-middle-market companies with revenues of $10 million to $125 million and EBITDA of $3 million to $12 million.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Life Insurance business; Kelly Saltzgaber, chief investment officer; and Samir Shah, CEO of CareScout Services, will be available to take your questions. If youre worried youve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before its too late. In addition to our speakers, Jamala Arland, president and CEO of our U.S.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Charles Reynolds Lambert -- Vice President, Treasurer, and Managing Director of Capital Markets Good morning and welcome to the Medical Properties Trust conference call to discuss our third quarter 2024 financial results. If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 11, 2025

Our investment in USG reflects our continued commitment to investing across the energy services sector, said Mike Scott , a managing partner and founder of Pelican Energy. Since founding in 2012, the firm has raised three funds totaling $563 million in capital and investing in 25 platform companies.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Where to invest $1,000 right now? The oil company has been slowly monetizing that position to raise cash to repay debt. The smaller MLP also produces significant free cash flow after capital expenses (nearly $1.2 Energy Transfer also produces excess free cash after covering its distribution and capital spending.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Monomoy Capital Partners has acquired Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company from Berwind Capital. Monomoy Capital Partners makes control investments of debt and equity in companies with $20 million to $100 million of EBITDA. billion of capital.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital has sold TH Holdings , a diversified industrial manufacturer operating under the brands Texas Hydraulics , Hydromotion , and Oilgear , to Fortress Investment Group. Its expertise includes recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings. Lazard Frres & Co.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Right now, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer yields above 9%, and there's a pretty good chance that they'll be able to maintain their payouts over the long term. Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ).

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

In The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future , the investment advisors at Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, compared the performance of income stocks to non-payers over the last half-century (1973-2023). Annaly Capital Management: 12.8% PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.4%

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