Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm with $147bn in assets under management, is targeting $12bn for another private equity secondary strategy fund that will focus on deals in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report by Reuters.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Deal Flow 98

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to the report, tech M&A activity with strategics and private equity will continue to improve as strategic buyers who are seeing a rebound in their stock prices pursue transactions with the expectation of further market recovery, while also continuing to divest underperforming and non-core assets.

Private Equity Firms 105

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow Venture Capital 105

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Etroy also remarked that investors have become pickier, a situation that is leading to private equity firms undertaking more exits via continuation funds (which allow them to transfer assets to a new vehicle) or with a co-control or structured equity type of deal.

Buyout 98

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow 98

The Private Equiteer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When it comes to the middle market, the deals usually fall in the $50 million to $500 million rangelarge enough to garner serious investor attention, yet small enough to often fly under the radar of the mega-funds. In the middle market, where every deal counts, you need to be both methodical and a bit opportunistic.

Deal Flow 52

Deal Flow Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 52

Axial

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted a rising trend of millionaires emerging from skilled trades like plumbing and HVAC, driven in part by increasing interest from private equity buyers. But it wasn’t too long before private equity caught on. As the WSJ article remarks, competition has intensified.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow Education 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. Walker & Dunlop Affordable Equity, formerly known as Alliant Capital, generated $18 million of revenues in Q1, down 9% from the first quarter of last year.

Debt 130

Debt Banks Assets Capital 130

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We're also joined this quarter by senior members of our team, including Alexis Maged, our chief credit officer; and Logan Nicholson, who joined the firm in September and served as a portfolio manager for several of our diversified direct lending funds, including OBDC. On average, we invest at approximately 40% loan-to-value.

Capital 100

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 100

Udu

MAY 30, 2023

As competition heats up, finding the right software for private equity firms is critical. The days of leaning on human-first analysis are fading, and successful firms are turning to software-driven models for greater accuracy. trillion in private equity dry powder , an all-time high.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investing Deal Flow 52

Udu

MAY 31, 2023

A Review of Private Equity Industry Trends Disruption doesn’t quite begin to describe the experience of private equity investment trends in the last few years. The Fed’s moves to combat inflation put private equity firms in a tricky situation.

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 52

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2023

We also received increased repayments and realized a loss on a private loan investment during the quarter, resulting in a net decrease in the cost basis of our private loan investments of $11 million. The funds we manage through our external investment manager continued to experience favorable performance in the second quarter.

Capital 147

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

Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth. There’s pent-up demand.

Leveraged Buyouts 59

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59

The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 15, 2024 Also, note that nothing on this call constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any Blackstone fund. And our growth equity fund invested in 7 Brew, an innovative quick service coffee franchisor. billion or $0.98

Assets 130

Assets Debt Banks Capital 130

Pension Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2024

is shaking up the top ranks of management, creating a new global product strategy group led by Stephen Cohen that will latch onto the global growth of exchange-traded funds and combine active and index strategies. Silla Brush of Bloomberg reports BlackRock names Cohen, Lord to top posts, Ramji to step down: BlackRock Inc.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Debt Exchange-Traded Funds Assets 59

Pension Pulse

JANUARY 10, 2024

Global private debt AUM is estimated at about $1.5 We expect AUM to continue to grow with more coming in from the Middle Eastern funds, insurance companies and other areas. I nterestingly, recent Goldman Sachs research showed that money flowing into private debt was coming from a rotation out of equities.

Debt 59

Debt Investing Banks Private Equity Firms 59

Trivest Partners

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Seneca Partners was formed in 1999 as a merchant bank, doing both investment banking and investing into privately held companies. In 2003, we formed Seneca Health Partners, a small, committed healthcare fund focused on growth stage investing. Any notable differentiators for the firm? Trivest has been honored on Inc.

Due Diligence 40

Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investment Banks 40

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

At one point in time, Jack Bogle, founder of, of Vanguard was chairman of their mutual funds. Just really a fascinating history from, from a private company to a public company back to a, a partnership. Tell us a little bit about the firm’s history and how it’s evolved over the past a hundred years.

Hedge Funds 64

Hedge Funds Mutual Funds Funds Due Diligence 64

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I found this to be just a masterclass in everything you need to know about distressed credit investing, private credit, the role of the economy, the fed interest rates, inflation, bottoms up, credit picking, and how to manage a firm and a fund in light of just massive dislocations in your space, as well as the overall economy.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt Banks 52

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

I wish this was a video call so that I can ask for a show of hand on how many of you predicted that the Fed would lower the Fed funds rate 50 bps in mid-September, and over the next six weeks, the U.S. If you work at a hedge fund and bet that prediction, let me know if you need help spending all the money you just made.

Assets 130

Assets Capital Funds Deal Flow 130

The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

You had a lot of the big buyout firms, they were doing the transactions in the ‘80s, in the early ‘90s. But, you know, these large firms were spinning off smaller private equity firms. And they were doing mid-sized deals. KENCEL: — as an equity partner, right? RITHOLTZ: Right.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Banks Finance 59

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Apollo Global Management announced plans for a $25bn buyout fund its largest yet signalling renewed momentum in the private equity space. Data from Bloomberg shows that buyout funds have raised more capital than any other strategy in 2024.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We will continue to invest in these businesses by hiring and retaining the very best bankers in our industry, improving the processes and systems we use to underwrite and fund loans, and continuing to integrate all of the products and service offerings Walker & Dunlop has built to bring one-stop shopping to our clients across the country.

Assets 130

Assets Asset Management Finance Financing 130

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

While 2021s record-breaking exit activity may not return, Benedetti expects deal flow to rebound to levels seen in 2018 and 2019. He also highlighted the easing of constraints in mid-sized company deals, which could boost transaction volumes in the coming months. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

Exit Strategy 130

Exit Strategy Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow 130

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 25, 2024

Also, note that nothing on this call constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any Blackstone fund. Our funds appreciated overall in 2023, highlighted by strength in credit, infrastructure, corporate private equity, and life sciences, even as we weathered a difficult environment for real estate.

Management Fees 100

Management Fees Banks Capital Assets 100

The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2024

Also note that nothing on this call constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any Blackstone fund. We are well positioned to address the massive funding needs for infrastructure projects globally, including digital and energy infrastructure. The funds appreciated 11.9%

Assets 130

Assets Finance Financing Management Fees 130

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Due to increased deal flow and revenues, we grew diluted earnings per share 33% year over year to $0.85 We have a healthy pipeline of fourth quarter funds and expect syndication activity to improve in the fourth quarter. We closed $11.6 Should that change, we'll obviously adjust to it. There's no projection to that.

Taxes 130

Taxes Assets Finance Financing 130