Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a statement, Blair Faulstich, Head of US Private Debt at BSP, said: “The private credit asset class has been established as an integral part of the leveraged finance ecosystem and as an all-weather allocation for institutional investors’ portfolios.

Funds 89

Funds Deal Flow Debt Asset Management 89

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Despite this positive movement, many transactions will still be challenging to complete, according to the report, given new norms for extensive diligence and a more expensive financing environment. While generative AI went mainstream in 2023, a slowdown in deal activity suggests the initial investor frenzy for the space may be tempering.

Private Equity Firms 94

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow Venture Capital 94

Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2024

Transition finance — investments in heavy-emitters’ plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become more energy efficient — has become increasingly important in the fight to slow global warming. Listen to her comments on sustainable finance at the end.

Pension Funds 64

Pension Funds Financing Finance Deal Flow 64

Pension Pulse

JULY 3, 2024

Maintaining the portfolio’s size, and growing it further, requires stepping up from the small-cap investments made at the beginning and developing large-cap partnerships and deal flow out of New York. The typical four- to five-year tenor of a private debt deal means around 20 per cent of the portfolio is in perpetual motion.

Portfolios 59

Portfolios Due Diligence Debt Pension Funds 59

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

If I am doing my job right the first time in “picking winners”, at least for a few subsequent rounds, our best deal flow should come from our existing portfolio. With the average financing process taking up to six months from start to finish, most will need to fundraise in 2024. since 2019.

Startups 69

Startups Due Diligence Deal Flow Angel Investors 69

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Are investors allowed to come into deals that the fund does side by side with the fund? This creates a source of deal flow for investors who aren’t out there full time creating opportunities. In fact, those deals are actually set up as mini-funds. Access to the partner.

Leveraging 134

Leveraging Portfolios Deal Flow Funds 134

Axial

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Technology ranked 4th in deal flow but had the highest average pursuit rate, 8.76%, of all sectors. See below for the full Q3 deal activity overview on the Axial platform, and for a more detailed breakdown by industry, check out The SMB M&A Pipeline: Q3 2023.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Investment Banks Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Axial

JUNE 6, 2023

Ability To Finance Deals The surveyed Independent Sponsors unanimously agreed that the ability to finance deals is critical for success due to the historic concerns associated with it. Family Office and SBIC Investment Funds rank in the top 3 sources of equity financing for Independent Sponsor deals.

Deal Origination 52

Deal Origination Boutique Investment Banks Deal Flow Capital 52

Pension Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2024

Marrying the proprietary origination and business improvement capabilities of GIP and BlackRock’s global corporate and sovereign relationships provides a platform for diversified, large-scale sourcing to support deal flow and co-investment opportunities for clients. So why did BlackRock acquire GIP? Deficits matter,” Fink said.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Assets Debt Exchange-Traded Funds 59

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Oak Hill Advisors (“OHA”) served as a Lead Arranger for the unitranche financing to fund Bain Capital Private Equity’s (“Bain Capital”) acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics (“Harrington”) from Nautic Partners.

Finance 130

Finance Financing High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds 130

Trivest Partners

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Seneca is a generalist investor focusing on six main areas of interest: industrials/manufacturing, business services, tech services, healthcare services, B2C and specialty finance. We will work on transactions with $3M-20M+ of EBITDA.

Due Diligence 40

Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investment Banking 40

The Motley Fool

JULY 24, 2024

I would now like to turn the conference over to Reuben Treatman, senior director of corporate finance. Reuben Treatman -- Director, Corporate Finance Thank you. Reuben Treatman -- Director, Corporate Finance Operator, are you there? Reuben Treatman -- Director, Corporate Finance All right. Please go ahead, Reuben.

Debt 130

Debt Capital Assets Asset Management 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

She is an experienced financial executive with deep knowledge of Grocery Outlet's business and over 14 years of leadership in finance. We continue to experience healthy deal flow, which helped offset the margin impact of our system integration, which we estimate was approximately 130 basis points in the quarter. Hi, it's RJ.

Banks 130

Banks Capital Financing Finance 130

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2023

Based on the capabilities and relationships of our private credit team, the overall growth of our private loan portfolio platform and the strength of our deal flow, Main Street has also benefited from our ability to utilize our private loan investment strategy to grow our asset management business. I appreciate the color on that.

Capital 147

Capital Asset Management Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Assets 147

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

So perhaps what I learned at Fordham that benefitted me post wasn't necessarily my Finance classes--it was trying to live my life for others. To be a good VC, you're going to offer up a lot of time to companies that may never pay back a dime--or even to deals you never wind up doing. There's no magic flow of great deal flow.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Startups Deal Flow Education 107

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With this current level of liquidity, we expect to fund our net new investment activity in 2024 through a greater proportion of debt financing. As you've heard us say in the past, we do think that what we provide from a financing standpoint and a partnership standpoint to our lower middle market companies is very, very different.

Capital 130

Capital Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Leveraging 130

Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We provide a wide range of financing structures, which include subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock, and common equity. Since its inception, we have invested approximately $600 million in more than 100 companies throughout the U.S., typically investing $3 – $8 million per transaction in either control or minority positions.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Mergers and Acquisitions 59

The Motley Fool

APRIL 12, 2024

We fully integrated our financing and securitization capabilities within our Markets business, and we started to see the benefits of having a unified spread product offering for our clients. And our investment bank and commercial bank are going to be closely coordinated to harvest the deal flow around the world.

Banks 130

Banks Assets Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banking 130

The Motley Fool

APRIL 24, 2024

I would now like to turn the conference over to Brian Hawthorne, director of corporate finance. Brian Hawthorne -- Director, Corporate Finance Thank you. Our conversion rate of deals approved by our investment committee to letters of intent signed is the highest in over two years at approximately 38%. Please go ahead, Brian.

Debt 130

Debt Capital Leveraging Financing 130

The Big Picture

JULY 2, 2024

Eva Shang co- founded Legalist while she was in Harvard and then subsequently dropped out with her co-founder to launch what essentially became an alternative credit fund that specialized in litigation financing along with two other types of credit related to litigation outcomes. And we were like, okay, so what should we do?

Legal 57

Legal Hedge Funds Financing Finance 57

Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Global mergers and acquisitions rebounded in the first quarter of 2024 compared with a year earlier, driven by mega-deals in the finance, software and energy sectors. It has also provided financing to support acquisitions led by Carlyle Group Inc., billion of debt financing for its buyout of Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.,

Leveraged Buyouts 59

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 15, 2023

Helped portfolio company APCO Holdings LLC acquire National Auto Care , a leading provider of finance and insurance products, administration, consulting services, training, and marketing support. Supported GPA Global in its acquisition of Cosfibel Group , one of the leading players in luxury promotional packaging.

Pension Funds 52

Pension Funds Assets Liabilities Stakes 52

The Motley Fool

MAY 3, 2024

Importantly and atypically, over half of our Q1 debt brokerage deal flow was on non-multifamily assets in retail, hospitality, industrial, and office. Reduce the borrowing costs, allow the owner to lock in long-term fixed-rate financing, and also derisk the bank's balance sheet. Those are two examples. But there are other areas.

Debt 130

Debt Banks Assets Capital 130

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

This continues to be most notable in our transactional liability book within our professional liability product line, where deal flow continues to remain slow, resulting in ultimate -- lower ultimate premium volumes year over year.

Liabilities 100

Liabilities Asset Management Shareholders Capital 100

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Vetting deal flow is part of the job. I offered a term sheet to lead a $1.6mm financing. Your network never signed up to do your outsourced job for you. If you can't handle the cold inbound, hire some help. If you can't afford it, then your firm model is broken and you should get out of the business.

Funds 97

Funds Angel Investors Deal Flow Investors 97

The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

We're buying as well as financing several firms that design, build, and service data centers. We recently financed a cloud infrastructure business supporting AI development. They create more flow for our investors who want to hold these investments, these assets long term, and they help our partners better serve their customers.

Assets 130

Assets Debt Banks Capital 130

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

OBDC continues to benefit from its flexible balance sheet and well-diversified financing structure. Our franchise continues to win this important role across some of the most attractive deals in the market. Again, we're financing at 40% loan-to-value. As a result, we have $0.26 So, I think it's a combination of these things.

Capital 100

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 100

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 6, 2023

According to Cooley, which handles more venture financings than any other law firm in the US, the amount of capital invested, and number of financings, have decreased substantially in the last quarter , with the most pronounced impact affecting later-stage deals (Series C and beyond). .” gross multiple.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Financing Finance Law Firms 52

Udu

MAY 31, 2023

Fewer Large Leveraged Buyouts Tighter monetary policy and a more uncertain macroeconomic outlook make large lenders more hesitant to finance large leveraged buyouts. This could lead to a decrease in this type of buyout, as buyers may not be able to finance their acquisitions with debt.

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 52

The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2023

And they're confident in their ability to deliver the investment performance they need through durable alpha and active proprietary deal flow in private markets, or proper index tracking of ETFs. To this end, we recently announced our planned acquisition of Kreos Capital, a leading provider of venture debt financing in Europe.

Asset Management 130

Asset Management Assets Banks Debt 130

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 29, 2024

The number of joint deals in our pipeline being worked between us and CDW partners has increased from zero to over 60 deals over just the last two quarters. This represents a completely new source of deal flow. He has been here for nearly a decade and held a number of finance leadership roles over that time.

Leveraging 130

Leveraging Debt Deal Flow Investors 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Revenues benefited from a stronger gain on sale margin compared to the same quarter last year due to the mix of transaction activity that was weighted more heavily toward agency financing volume this quarter. These are global firms and domestic firms, services firms and specialty finance firms, lenders, and technology companies.

Debt 100

Debt Capital Assets Banks 100

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2023

We also provide financing to help IOs with new store start-up costs, and we offer cash flow support as needed during the early years as stores ramp. Our buyers are doing a fantastic job partnering with suppliers, and we are seeing healthy deal flow across categories. We deploy capital to build new stores.

Deal Flow 100

Deal Flow Banks Education Debt 100

The Motley Fool

JULY 26, 2023

Operator instructions] I would now like to pass the conference over to your host, Hannah True, manager finance and corporate strategy. Hannah True -- Manager of Finance, Corporate Secretary Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Hannah, please go ahead. We expect this loan to be repaid in the fourth quarter. Makes sense.

Prospects 130

Prospects Debt Law Firms Capital 130

Trivest Partners

JULY 11, 2023

We look to back strong management teams and do not tend to get as involved running the day-to-day operations of our companies; instead we operate in a truly board-level role to the company while remaining active on M&A and financing plans. A nice gesture can go a long way in our business!

Capital 40

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 40

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 24, 2023

The sector is now facing much higher debt financing costs, a deteriorating global economic outlook and concerns about the potential for “stale” valuations lagging those of public markets. Last year the chief investment officer at Danish pension fund ATP compared the private equity industry to a pyramid scheme.

Pension Funds 52

Pension Funds Debt Assets Banks 52

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 2, 2023

As we look forward, deal flow is significant. From a financing perspective, the transaction will be funded with cash and liquidity on our balance sheet. You know, what I would say is it's a discount-to-par term financing, essentially with a 15% to 20% return and roughly a 10% coupon, you know, with higher FICO borrowers.

Capital 100

Capital Asset Management Assets Shareholders 100