Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lending limits have also increased.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

Hastings, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, is a finance lawyer focused on leveraged and acquisition financing. Hastings acts for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, corporate borrowers and for private credit funds in relation to transactions at all levels of capital structures.

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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Those dividend stats alone prove just how reliable a company Chevron is. Chevron is what's known as an integrated energy company, which means it has operations across the energy sector. On top of that, Chevron has an investment-grade-rated balance sheet. When times are good, Chevron keeps its leverage low.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2024

If you want to generate passive income from your portfolio, AGNC Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AGNC) is one stock that has likely grabbed your attention with its dividend yield of almost 14%. In addition to its juicy yield, the mortgage real estate investment trust cuts investors a monthly check. in the past couple of years.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 8, 2024

Following the launch of ChatGPT, the power of generative AI technology has become clear, and tech companies are racing to take advantage of it, both to find better ways to serve their customers and to make their operations more efficient. Let's take a look at a few of the companies leading the AI race. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

K2 Insurance Services has joined the growing list of companies looking to reduce borrowing costs by swapping private credit debt for leveraged loans by initiating $500m refinancing deal, according to a report by Bloomberg. percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), offered at 99.5 cents on the dollar.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2024

Companies have spent tens of billions of dollars in a race to advance artificial intelligence capabilities over the past two years. Several companies have emerged as big winners in the early days of the generative AI boom, but not all of them will maintain their leading position. Indeed, the company's free cash flow totaled $10.9

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is in the middle of doing something that no other U.S. The last decade has been tough at times If you'd invested $10,000 into Southern 10 years ago, that investment would be worth a little under $16,000 today, looking at the stock price performance. utility is doing.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2024

With the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) soaring, it's no surprise that companies highly leveraged to the price of the cryptocurrency are also soaring. That paid off big when investors didn't actually have spot Bitcoin ETFs as an investment option. Any guesses as to which is now the more attractive investment?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2024

The company is aggressively deploying its capital, and a new investment in robotics start-up Figure AI is Nvidia's latest move in its calculated chess game to outmaneuver the competition. The company believes robotics will play a crucial role in automating everyday life. For the 12 months ended Jan. What is Figure AI?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 4, 2024

Druckenmiller's top holdings, as shown in the 13-F filing for the fourth quarter of 2023, appear to reflect an interest in leading companies in cutting-edge industries and technologies. Nvidia Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is Druckenmiller's largest investment, accounting for just over 16% of his portfolio. Let's review three of them.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

Israel-based identity security company CyberArk has agreed to acquire Venafi, a machine identity management company backed by software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo, for approximately $1.54bn — to be paid in $1bn cash and $540m in CyberArk shares. The transaction is expected to close in H2 2024.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 22, 2024

AGNC Investment Corp. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the AGNC Investment Corp. Katie Turlington -- Investor Relations Thank you all for joining AGNC Investment Corp.'s Image source: The Motley Fool. Please go ahead.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2024

Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Aug 01, 2024 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Rocket Companies second quarter 2024 earnings conference call. Should you invest $1,000 in Rocket Companies right now?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Three is how many jaw-droppingly poor investment decisions a 20-something can make, given the money to experiment. Penny stocks, leveraged investments, and early 401(k) withdrawals formed the unholy trifecta, back when I barely knew a bank teller from a brokerage account. I opened my investing app.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

As Ireland is a member state of the European Union, operating there gives companies ready access to that common market. With Ireland's low corporate tax rate, it's fairly easy for companies looking for that European presence to justify setting up a portion of their operations there. The company exports around €1 billion (nearly $1.1

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The Big Picture

MAY 13, 2023

 This week, we speak with Howard Lindzon , who is co-founder and managing partner of the early-stage seed investment fund Social Leverage. ” He explains his first investment into the company behind the Gripp, a stress squeeze ball that eventually sold so many copies that it ended up in the QVC hall-of-fame. .”

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Chevron is built around diversification There are companies that drill for oil and natural gas, which make up the upstream segment of the oil industry. And there are companies that refine and process oil and natural gas and turn them into things like gasoline and chemicals in the downstream segment of the industry.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But that history has been tarnished of late, as the company refocused around a small list of fashion brands. Companies hate cutting their dividends because investors generally find such a move distasteful. The company basically admitted that it was in a bind and needed to take drastic action to right the ship.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

Distressed debt levels at private equity-owned companies have surged amid persistent high interest rates, with the amount owed by portfolio companies of the world’s 50 largest PE firms up 18% since mid-March to $42.7bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing rankings from Private Equity International. at the end of February.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2023

The company followed this up with respectable results in 2021, with 35% revenue growth and a 41% increase in profit. Since the company issued full-year 2022 results back in February, the stock has cratered almost 40%. The company grew its product development and marketing costs by 30% and 11% year over year, respectively.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

His company, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , made him a billionaire the year after its IPO. But after nearly 25 years of successfully turning Microsoft into the biggest company in the world by market cap , Gates shifted his focus to philanthropic endeavors. The trust owns almost 29 million shares of the company, valued around $12 billion.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) is not a dividend stock, despite the huge 14% or so dividend yield. But there's another open secret about AGNC's business model that you need to understand before you buy the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). What does AGNC Investment do? Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

If you're an investor looking for high-yield investments with some solid upside potential, there is perhaps no better place to look than the energy midstream space. The sector has gone through a transformation in the past decade, with midstream companies reducing leverage and being more disciplined when it comes to funding growth projects.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2024

But there are still some relatively little-known stocks of quality and profitable companies involved in AI that have reasonable valuations. This turned out to be a tough time to go public, as the company's business suffered after the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. This article highlights one of them: Parsons (NYSE: PSN).

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The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

The company's integrated energy infrastructure system transported the equivalent of 12.3 The company benefited from the contribution of new assets placed into service during the period, which helped offset the impact of weaker commodity prices. The company invested $875 million into growth capital projects during the first quarter.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 2, 2024

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) currently offers a monster dividend yield. The mortgage-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) has a payout approaching 14%. Here's a look at how much you'd need to invest in the high-yielding mortgage REIT to collect $1,000 of dividend income each year. per share ($1.44 in dividend payments).

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2024

But among megacap tech companies, perhaps the most important player is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Let's see how the company is investing its profits to help position itself for long-term growth. The company works with automobile manufacturers and restaurants, and its software can be integrated into smart devices.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

Many income investors focus mainly on a company's track record for making and raising dividend payments, and the dividend yield. But if you've been wondering which companies pay the most dividends, you've come to the right place. Here's a look at the 10 U.S.-based Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

Cornerstone and Kartesia acquires Poland-based eco-friendly wipes specialist Cornerstone Investment Management and Kartesia have acquired Ecowipes, a leading European producer of bio-degradable wet wipes. To reduce its carbon footprint, the company relies on low-processed raw materials and local suppliers.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2024

Investing in " Magnificent Seven " stocks has proven a reliable way to make big profits. Many of these companies -- Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia , and Tesla -- have seen their share prices double, triple, or even quadruple in value over just a handful of years. What exactly is a platform?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2024

As of the time of this writing, Nvidia is the world's third-most-valuable company by market cap -- handily ahead of Amazon and Alphabet. The company has a budding software business and is funneling capital into several other growth drivers, including robotics and voice-powered AI assistants. How could Nvidia leverage software?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2024

As investors, we seek to buy good companies at attractive prices and hold them over the long run. Most companies can't meet the criteria of being good companies, and the few that do usually come at a high price tag. Here are two leading e-commerce giants in China that could potentially be suitable long-term investments.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Companies evolve and change over time, particularly those that have long operating histories. The way that midstream companies tend to grow is through the addition of new assets. That can come via acquisitions of existing infrastructure (or entire companies) or from ground-up construction. This is important. Times have changed.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

More companies are adopting AI, too. Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has been a front-runner in leveraging AI to upend the insurance industry. Nevertheless, the company has made notable strides during the past few quarters, but is it enough to make the stock a buy today after it rose more than 70% this year? million just a year ago, a 16.6%

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