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Zoom Video Communications (ZM) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Kelcey McKinley -- Event Consultant Hello, everyone, and welcome to Zoom's Q3 FY '25 earnings release webinar. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop.

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The Evolving Playbook: Expert-Led Operational Enhancements in Private Equity

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Over the years, private equity has shifted from a focus on leverage and financial engineering to an ever-increasing emphasis on creating value through operational improvements within their portfolio companies. This shift includes enhancing management practices, investing in technology upgrades, and creating new sources of revenue.

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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After just one year down with two to go, we're already over 80% of the way toward achieving both of these targets, calling for a 50% increase in EBITDA per ALBD from our 2023 starting point and ROIC of 12%, both of which would be the highest the company has seen in almost 20 years. Our current 2025 guidance will put us at 3.8 We achieved a 4.3

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IBM's Artificial-Intelligence Business Is Booming

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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) , a company that has been largely written off by investors over the past decade, is having a moment. A yearslong transformation effort has rejiggered the company's portfolio, aligning it on two priorities: Hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. This makes sense.

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Linden Closes $400 Million Structured Capital Fund

Private Equity Professional

Limited partners in SCF II include both new and returning SCF I investors such as pension plans, insurance companies, family offices, and asset managers from the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The support of our existing and new investors in SCF II underscores our approach, and we’re proud to announce this milestone.

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International Business Machines (IBM) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Additional information about these factors is included in the company's SEC filings. We had strong performance in software and infrastructure above our model as investment in innovation is yielding organic growth, while consulting remained below model. In consulting, our experts are helping clients design and implement AI strategies.

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2025 News

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The fund attracted both new and existing investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, consultants, and multi-family offices. Warren Spector, chairman of Balbec, highlighted the strong investor confidence in the firms approach, investment process, and analytics.