Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. A spike in financing costs in the last two years made financing leveraged buyouts more expensive and big deals hard to clinch. billion). . ($1

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The fund received commitments from a diverse investor base which includes public pension plans, Taft Hartley plans, insurance companies, and family offices. Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. Last month, private equity firm EQT offered offered to acquire Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for $1.5

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 147

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

US private equity firm consortium makes leveraged buyout offer for Ramsay Health Care

Leveraged Buyouts 88

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 88

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Blackstone, meanwhile, is helping fund the combination of New Mountain Capital’s HealthComp Holding Company LLC and Marlin Equity Partners’ Virgin Pulse. The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions. The British investor has closed.

Leveraged Buyouts 147

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 147

The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. This provides Hercules with an extra sweetener should one of its portfolio companies liquidate in an initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Enbridge: 7.8%

Leveraged Buyouts 246

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Shareholders Exchange-Traded Funds 246

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

on Monday after Reuters reported talks had stalled with two private equity firms as they weighed whether to acquire the online signature services company. DocuSign boasts a market capitalization of just under $11 billion as of Monday's close, which would potentially make its acquisition one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. Last month, private equity firm EQT offered offered to acquire Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for $1.5

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The company is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and is led by CEO Alec Searle. IGP’s track record of building and scaling A&D-focused, specialty metal forming companies made them a perfect partner for AMG,” said Mr. Searle. The company is IGP’s fifth platform investment for its sixth fund, which closed in August 2022 with $1.2

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Finance Financing 130

Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Source: Northern Wholesale Supply NWS also goes to market under company-owned brands Extreme Max , Boat Lift Boss , and Ultra Legs. Extreme Max offers tools and accessories like heavy-duty trailer wheel chocks, dock bumpers, and snowmobile storage equipment.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Capital 130

Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Centerbridge is acquiring Precinmac from Pine Island Capital Partners , Bain Capital’s Private Credit Group , and Compass Partners Capital , who purchased the company from GenNx360 Capital Partners in April 2020. Centerbridge invests between $50 million and $300 million in US-based leveraged buyouts and distressed securities.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Enterprise Values Buyout Leveraging 130

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Given the time I spent a decade ago doing not only venture capital, but investing in private equity funds that buy retail companies, I find this data collection fascinating. I was on the team that did a leveraged buyout of AMF, the bowling alley company--so I''ve looked at lots of plans to upgrade in venue customer marketing.

Leveraged Buyouts 152

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Leveraging 152

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

Leveraged Buyouts 125

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Pension Funds 125

American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

Since the end of 2021, private credit has funded more non-leveraged buyouts each quarter than syndicates. Sponsors and companies are turning to private credit – a complementary funding source to traditional bank loans – to enhance their fiscal and business situations with flexible, customizable, and sustainable solutions.

Financing 125

Financing Finance Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions 125

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. He also advises companies on complex international mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and joint venture agreements.

Leveraged Buyouts 90

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Venture Capital 90

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

The company supports more than 1,800 hospitals and 200,000 practice-based physicians in the US. EY’s split plans, which would have spun off the consulting business as a public company, were scrapped in April amid objections from US audit partners. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

Consulting 130

Consulting Consultants Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

JULY 12, 2024

Platinum Equity Advisors, a US-based private equity form focussed on leveraged buyout investments of established companies in the US, Europe and Asia is to acquire aircraft landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek Inc for $1.35bn, according to a report by Canadian Press. Héroux-Devtek shares closed at $25.32

Leveraged Buyouts 83

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stock Exchanges Leveraging 83

The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

But with so many opportunities out there, it's challenging to identify companies that both pay dividends and consistently perform at a high level. One good place to source ideas is to look at business development companies (BDCs). By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Exchange-Traded Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

The Big Picture

JANUARY 14, 2023

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Leveraged Buyouts 110

Leveraged Buyouts Passive Investors Buyout Leveraging 110

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, it's evident that companies are starting to realize that the stocks that have gotten left out of the rally so far have intrinsic value of their own. The Pittsburgh-based iconic steel company received a buyout bid from a Japanese counterpart that could reshape the entire steelmaking industry. Image source: Getty Images.

Mergers and Acquisitions 130

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Bidding 130

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Keefe focuses on pan-European and international PE and M&A transactions for corporates, institutional investors, alternative asset managers, senior management teams, founders and portfolio companies.

Leveraged Buyouts 83

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 83

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Alperovich has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority and growth investments, joint ventures, carve-outs and divestitures, restructurings, SPACs and de-SPACs, and investments in general partners.

Leveraged Buyouts 76

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Asset Management 76

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company has also made significant advances in robotics, both in its factories and with its Optimus humanoid robot. Even after selling a big chunk of shares to finance his leveraged buyout of Twitter in 2022, Musk owns roughly 13% of Tesla. So why does he want more control of the company?

Leveraged Buyouts 100

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Shareholders Leveraging 100

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” Private equity firms are preparing for a recovery in leveraged buyout volumes in 2025, supported by falling interest rates, a backlog of capital to deploy, and opportunities linked to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier in 2023, it agreed to acquire Australian data centre operator AirTrunk for $16bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 77

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Initial Public Offering Buyout 77

The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend income, paying above market returns. This lets Hercules benefit from some of the upside of a liquidity event for one of its portfolio companies, such as an initial public offering or a sale. HTGC price-to book-value; data by YCharts. Ares Capital: 9.3%

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Buyout Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

If successful, the deal will be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. Last October, Sanofi said it planned to split off the division, likely through a stock market listing, which, according to a company spokesman, remains the most likely option, at the earliest in Q4 2024.

Leveraged Buyouts 77

Leveraged Buyouts Banks Debt Private Equity Firms 77

The Big Picture

JANUARY 25, 2023

Bloomberg ) • For Tech Companies, Years of Easy Money Yield to Hard Times : Rock-bottom rates were the secret engine fueling $1 billion start-ups and virtual attempts to conquer the physical world. NYSE says it’s investigating issues with the opening auction. But in 2023, reality bites. ( 6 committee’s legacy.

Leveraged Buyouts 117

Leveraged Buyouts Hedge Funds Buyout Leveraging 117

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The fund received support from a diverse investor base which includes public pension plans, Taft Hartley plans, insurance companies, and family offices. Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 80

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 80

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For some, investing in companies taking advantage of emerging trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can be lucrative. However, this approach requires investors to speculate about which companies are best positioned to win long term. In exchange for capital, founders will give up equity in their company.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Initial Public Offering Exchange-Traded Funds 130

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. Representatives from Carlyle, Ares, KKR Credit, and UBS declined to comment.

Leveraged Buyouts 56

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 56

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The loosening of credit conditions is likely to help private equity by easing borrowing constraints, which have slowed deal-making, while lower credit costs could also relieve pressure on portfolio companies that had taken on costly leverage amid high borrowing costs, smoothing the path for exits.

Leveraged Buyouts 68

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Leveraging 68

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Why DocuSign is exploring a sale According to sources familiar with the situation, DocuSign is working with advisors to gauge interest in a potential sale of the company. ET Friday afternoon after The Wall Street Journal reported the e-signature leader is exploring a potential sale. What's next for DocuSign stock?

Leveraged Buyouts 100

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Prospects 100

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

He has extensive experience advising international private equity houses, financial sponsors and public companies on a wide range of transformational transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and disposals, GP-led M&A, secondaries transactions, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings.

Mergers and Acquisitions 81

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stakes 81

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

He has previously represented private equity funds, independent sponsors, public and private companies, search funds, family offices, founders and entrepreneurs in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, debt and equity financings, venture capital transactions and joint ventures.

Mergers and Acquisitions 67

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout 67

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Debt-fuelled buyouts typically leave a company with a debt pile of six times their earnings or more. According to the report, company filings reveal that Blackstone’s $2.3bn acquisition cost is about 10 times Rover’s expected 2023 revenue.

Buyout 67

Buyout Debt Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 67

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 24, 2024

As the market leader with a 67% share of the global e-signature market, DocuSign is seeing its solutions increasingly adopted by companies across industries for various uses. The company currently caters to over 1.4 million paying customers, while nearly a billion people use its platform globally. 31, 2023).

Leveraged Buyouts 100

Leveraged Buyouts Investors Buyout Private Equity Firms 100

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Medline Industries, a medical supplies giant backed by PE firm Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, has confidentially filed for a US IPO, setting the stage for a 2025 listing that could value the company as high as $50bn, according to report by Reuters.

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Portfolios 52