The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2025

They are also the company's largest shareholders, which means they have a direct stake in its long-term success. With a market capitalization of just $700 million as of this writing, Serve could have incredible upside potential if it executes on its strategy. Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

UK-based European private equity firm TDR Capital has made a majority investment in CorpAcq, a business acquisition compounder based in Altrincham, UK, which specialises in investment in UK SMEs with a focus on industrial products and services. CorpAcq shareholders were advised by UBS and Reed Smith.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Coalesce Capital (Coalesce), a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, has completed a majority growth recapitalisation in executive compensation and leadership consultancy, Pearl Meyer & Partners (Pearl Meyer). Ropes & Gray served as legal advisor to Coalesce Capital.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. As a result, PennantPark is able to lock in loans with capital-needy businesses at rates that are well above the market average. Whereas the U.S. Whereas the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Cliff Asness of AQR Capital Management sold 99,140 shares of Palantir, cutting his position by 16%. Our unchallenged ability to channel and guide the demand for integrating AI seamlessly with essential data, distribution, and decision-making structures is what truly sets us apart," CEO Alex Karp wrote in his letter to shareholders.

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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. You may begin. for the quarter.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 15, 2025

This signals renewed investor interest and government efforts to reinvigorate the UKs capital markets. Fast-fashion giant Shein is backed by General Atlantic, Tiger Global Management, and Sequoia Capital and valued at $66bn in 2022. Digital bank Monzo, backed by Coatue and Capital G, has also hinted at potential London IPOs.

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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. Passive income can compound into vast sums of wealth and make money productive as investors wait for a stock to appreciate.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

US private equity giant KKR has escalated its battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital over the acquisition of Japanese software company Fuji Soft, accusing Bain of violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a report by Reuters. The board has demanded Bain destroy the data, alleging misuse.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2025

I am incredibly excited about this acquisition, which enhances our footprint in some of the most bet-upon sports, including tennis, soccer, and basketball, and will deliver significant value to our clients, partners, and shareholders. The deal, once closed, is expected to be immediately accretive to our business and margins.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But perhaps the most insight can be gained from the Oracle of Omaha's annual shareholder letter. Although these shareholder letters are typically known for their unwavering optimism, Buffett's newly released letter contains four of the most chilling words investors will ever witness. Over the previous nine quarters (Oct.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

See the 10 stocks An unmatched value proposition ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods showcased the strength of the company's portfolio and strategy when speaking on the fourth-quarter earnings conference call : We are creating unmatched value for our shareholders. For comparison, Chevron 's adjusted earnings were $18.3

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. and Palantir With its $550 million market capitalization, BigBear.ai BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) is one such tech sector small-cap developing several AI applications with enormous potential. Could BigBear.ai

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 22, 2024

He has an innate ability to allocate capital into investments that generate outsize returns for his shareholders. As good as the Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway is at growing shareholder value, Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) has been even better. Warren Buffett is a masterful investor.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2025

steel import levels; construction activity; demand for finished steel products; the expected capabilities, benefits, and timeline for construction of new facilities; the company's operations; the company's strategic growth plan; legal proceedings; the company's future results of operations; financial measures; and capital spending.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 billion of that free cash flow back to our shareholders through a mix of our regular dividend and opportunistic share repurchases. We generated $1.6

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

And finally, it has enabled the consistent and predictable takedown of just in time delivered fully developed home site, and that has attracted capital to the structured land banking partnerships that have driven the nearly $20 billion of transaction that have enabled our land-light transformation to date. debt to total capital ratio.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2025

Not only has Berkshire sold a significant portion of its stake in Bank of America, but it also sold significant portions of its stakes in Citigroup , Capital One , and the Brazilian digital bank Nu Holdings in the fourth quarter. Since 2010, the company has distributed over $93 billion in dividends to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In the quarter, we continue to execute against our strategy that is driving long-term growth and shareholder value. We're very pleased with Enact's operational strength's capital levels and consistent shareholder distributions. Our first priority is to create shareholder value through Enact's growing market value and returns.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 27, 2025

We strive to be the partner of choice for executives and entrepreneurs seeking a strategic capital partner to execute on their vision and achieve their goals. We focus on building companies for the long-term, with a focus on doing the right thing for its customers, employees and shareholders.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

T&D Holdings will become the largest shareholder, while Allianz will acquire a 25% stake. This scrutiny intensified after Cinven-backed Eurovita was placed into special administration in Italy due to capital shortfalls. The transaction values Viridium at 3.5bn, including debt. million.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Activist investment firm Metage Capital has called on HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) to either introduce quarterly render offers to address its significant share price discount or liquidate its £3.4bn ($4.3bn) portfolio, according to a report by CityWire. Metage, which holds 0.9%

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our third quarter performance reflects continued positive momentum in growing our businesses, increasing capital efficiency, and pivoting our product suite to address the investing, insurance and retirement needs of our customers and clients around the world. Our strategic progress and performance are backed by our financial strength.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2025

Keeping with this theme, management has expressed confidence in their ability to return the company to pre-pandemic operating margins in the coming years, a development that would boost profitability and, hence, its ability to reward loyal shareholders. The company currently offers a substantial 6.7%

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Executive chair Stefano Pessina would likely retain a significant shareholding as part of the deal, according to sources familiar with the matter. While initial plans involve taking Walgreens private as a whole, Sycamore intends to separate its three core businesses into independent units with distinct capital structures.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 11, 2025

The private equity firm, along with Amplitudes management and minority shareholders, will sell 85.6% of the business at 6.25 per sharean 80.6% premium over the last closing price. Amplitude Surgical, a specialist in lower-limb orthopedic technology, has seen significant growth under PAIs ownership. Can`t stop reading?

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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. The reputational stakes are incredibly high.”

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It will reduce the need for additional financing in the future, or capital raises that dilute existing shareholders and negatively impact their returns. The company's pivot toward growing its bottom line will create a more sustainable business for the long term.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With a market capitalization of roughly $140 billion and a price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 53, I have to say that Palantir stock has gotten out of hand. If you've read my prior pieces about Palantir then you'll know that I am incredibly optimistic about the company's future and I fully intend to remain a shareholder.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 13, 2025

This IPO follows a year of recovery for Polands capital markets, highlighted by Zabka Groups $1.7bn listing. Diagnostyka aims to use the IPO to enhance shareholder value, strengthen its position, and fund future acquisitions. For the first nine months of 2024, it reported recurring EBITDA of 383.4m

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A consortium led by private equity firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus has made a HKD55.19bn ($7.09bn) bid to take Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm ESR Group private, according to a report by Reuters citing a company announcement on Wednesday. The offer represents a 55.7% The consortium stated that 51.2% per share.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Understanding dividends and capital allocation To understand why dividends are so fundamental to our image of a blue chip stock, we have to first understand why companies pay them in the first place. A dividend is a way for a company to pass along earnings directly to its shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2025

Meanwhile, chip manufacturing can be quite capital-intensive, limiting the amount those companies can return to shareholders. But semiconductor equipment stocks -- the companies that make machines that manufacture chips -- have less risk than chip designers and lower capital intensity than foundries.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Our first priority is to create shareholder value through our approximately 81% ownership stake in Enact. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received $903 million in capital returns, including $289 million in 2024. based reinsurer to help manage risk and capital efficiency for this initial product. Slide 11 shows the $3.2

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 11, 2025

Combined with a 40% increase in net capital expenditures, these factors pose challenges amid the retail landscape's volatility. The company declared a 10% increase in quarterly dividends and initiated a new $3 billion share repurchase program, underscoring its commitment to shareholder value.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 14, 2025

billion in capital commitments, following its $2.75 We are thrilled with the result of this transaction for RMSs management and shareholders and are confident RMS is well-positioned to build on its strong track record of growth, said Scott Schafler , a founding partner at Cortec. billion in total capital commitments.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2025

Their leaders prioritize paying shareholders. The company maintains significant capital resources that enable it to invest in promising research while continuing to reward shareholders. Learn More Image source: Getty Images. They have advantages over competitors that help them stay profitable over the long term.

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