The Motley Fool

MAY 30, 2024

ExxonMobil kicked off the current boom in mergers and acquisitions last year with its recently closed $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources. Rival Chevron followed with its acquisition of Hess , which it hopes to close in the coming months. A consolidation wave continues to wash over the oil patch. shale plays.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 10, 2025

These funds are going to address diverse investor preferences and capitalize on strategic opportunities in the real estate market. The BEO Value Opportunity Fund is a $40m fund designed to capitalize on time-sensitive investment opportunities. Source: Mergers & Acquisitions Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

The nation’s mergers and acquisitions market remained robust in 2024, recording $18.6bn in deal value, ranking third in the region. Bolt-on acquisitions have become a key strategy, representing 27-31.5% Large buyouts accounted for 42% of total transactions in 2024, while smaller deals comprised 30%.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

This scrutiny intensified after Cinven-backed Eurovita was placed into special administration in Italy due to capital shortfalls. Since then, the insurer has expanded through acquisitions, including Skandia and Entis, growing its assets under management from 5bn to 67bn and its policyholder base from 600,000 to 3.4

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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. Source: Mergers & Acquisitions Can’t stop reading? Continuation funds are particularly valuable in slower dealmaking environments.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has struck out on several potential acquisition opportunities over the past year. The company's Grayson Mill Energy acquisition was a key topic of conversation on that call. All fueled up for a strong 2025 "We see significant financial value created from this acquisition," stated Devon's CEO on the call.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This investment highlights ongoing venture capital confidence in cybersecurity, even as artificial intelligence remains a dominant industry focus. The company is headquartered in both Dallas and Tel Aviv and has previously raised nearly $500m from major investors, including Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, and Israeli VC firm Cyberstarts.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Getty Images Capital One sent shockwaves through the credit card industry on Feb. The deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, and would make Capital One the biggest credit card company by loan volume. billion acquisition could bring big changes to credit card customers.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Endless created Karnova Food Group through the acquisitions of Yorkshire Premier Meat in 2022 and Smithfield Murray in 2023. The private equity firm has not disclosed financial returns from the exit. The combined business now generates over 135m in revenue, according to a statement from Endless. Can`t stop reading?

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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. Read more here. The company stated that it would carefully evaluate any proposals in the best interest of its stakeholders. Read more here. Read more here.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has finalized a deal to acquire Sogo Medical Group, Japan’s fifth-largest pharmacy chain, from Polaris Capital Group for approximately $1.2bn. 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

JANUARY 9, 2025

The stake is being purchased from New Mountain Capital, which originally acquired Citrin Cooperman in late 2021 for an enterprise value of about $500m, and marks the first time a major accounting firm has changed private equity hands twice, signalling a rising trend in valuations across the sector.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Before founding Dinmont Ridge, Mr. Maerov led mergers and acquisitions for North America and Latin America at WPP , a global leader in advertising, public relations, media, and technology services headquartered in London. WPP, the world’s largest advertising and marketing company, generates annual revenues exceeding $18 billion.

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PE Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

Auria was formed through the merger of four recent acquisitions by Enlightenment Capital--Boecore, Ascension Engineering Group, Orbit Logic, and La Jolla Logic. The post Enlightenment Capital unveils new space platform Auria appeared first on PE Hub.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Daina Spedding as a Director with the firm’s Global Private Equity team based in London to focus on sourcing and driving PE investments globally. Before BGF, she was a Private Equity Investor at Blue Coast Capital for nearly ten years.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has been on an acquisition binge. billion merger with fellow master limited partnership (MLP) Crestwood Equity Partners last November. The acquisition of Crestwood Equity Partners and WTG Midstream helped fuel the record volume. billion and $3 billion into growth capital projects this year.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 10, 2024

The pipeline company recently reported strong first-quarter results, fueled mainly by recent acquisitions. Another acquisition, this time by affiliate Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) , will help power stronger-than-expected earnings growth for the master limited partnership (MLP) this year. It closed its $1.5 billion this year. billion in 2024.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 8, 2024

The REIT recently added $1 billion to its acquisition target, giving it the confidence to boost the low end of its growth rate. billion merger with Spirit Realty earlier this year. this year without needing outside capital to fund additional acquisitions. The REIT's magnificent dividend should continue its steady rise.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2024

government and blocked the proposed merger between handbag and fashion rivals Capri Holdings (NYSE: CPRI) and Tapestry (NYSE: TPR). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the merger in April after Tapestry agreed to buy Capri last year, arguing that the combination would hurt consumers and leave less affordable handbag options.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters. The company raised $1.6bn during its 2019 IPO in Hong Kong, pricing shares at HKD16.8

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Vista Equity Partners has sold an $800m minority stake in LogicMonitor, a SaaS-based hybrid observability platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to a consortium of investors including PSG, Golub Capital, and others.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

times invested capital. The London-based private equity firm expects to launch fundraising in the second quarter of 2025 and targets a first close by year-end. Despite a challenging fundraising environment, BC Partners is relying on its strong track record of exits to attract investors. Can`t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 22, 2024

Energy companies have signed over $180 billion in merger agreements over the last six months. However, Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has gotten left out of the current merger wave washing over the oil patch. The oil producer has reportedly pursued several acquisition targets, only to lose to a competitor.

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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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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, to US private equity firm Bain Capital in a deal valued at JPY510bn ($3.36bn) as part of a broader effort to streamline its portfolio.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This merger is more than just a step forward its a transformation in how fund managers operate, said Juan Manrique, co-founder and CEO of Untap. Together, were giving our clients a competitive edge by removing complexity, improving efficiency, and setting a new benchmark for digital fund management. Can`t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

Stomping on the gas Oneok has increased capital investments in recent years. billion on capital projects this year (up from its initial range of $1.3 In addition, the midstream company expects the merger will increase its free cash flow per share by an average of more than 20% from 2024 to 2027. After spending about $1.2

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Acquisitions are the main factor driving Realty Income's steadily rising dividend. The REIT estimates that every $1 billion of accretive acquisitions it makes will add 0.5% billion merger with fellow REIT Spirit Realty. For example, it converted a loan with Chelsea Piers into an acquisition of that property last year.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Multiple mergers and acquisitions had created operational inconsistencies within the business. It is in this space that operational management experts are able to create a thoughtful operating model that can be used to not only to compare performance across the network but create a useful blueprint for additional acquisitions.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2023

QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. and rose to its post-merger high of $35.69 QuantumScape only has a market capitalization of $3.4 That actually exceeded its pre-merger target for generating $346 million in revenue in fiscal 2023.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

NGP Energy Capital Management is considering selling Camino Natural Resources, one of the largest privately held natural gas producers in Oklahomas Anadarko Basin, in a deal that could value the company at around $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

It has a reasonable dividend payout ratio (60% to 70% of its stable cash flows), a strong investment-grade balance sheet, and lots of liquidity that it routinely replenishes by recycling capital. The company uses its financial flexibility to invest in expansion projects and make acquisitions. Each one has a long growth runway ahead.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That's evident by looking at its recent acquisitions and the expansion projects it has coming down the pipeline. Enbridge significantly shifted its focus toward lower carbon energy in 2017 when it closed its needle-moving acquisition of gas pipeline giant Spectra Energy. billion) of secured capital projects in its backlog.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 14, 2025

It is a merger Monday in the truest sense. What I would say, though, is it is becoming very clear by virtue of this Moveworks acquisition that if Bill McDermott were here and listening to what you just said, he'd say, like, can I tell you about the deal that we just did? Tim, thanks for joining me. Dylan Lewis: I'm glad.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The main factor fueling its growth was acquisitions, specifically, its merger with Crestwood Equity Partners at the end of 2023 and its acquisition of WTG Midstream last July. We believe the growth needed to accommodate this demand will be significant, and we are in a unique position to capitalize on this opportunity set."

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

He began his career in investment banking at Citi/Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Singapore focusing on mergers and acquisitions and financings.

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