Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 18, 2023

The report cites data from KBRA DLD as revealing that the financing, which comprises a $4.8bn unitranche, a blend of senior and subordinated debt, and a $500m revolver facility, is the biggest private credit loan ever in the US.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A minute is how long it takes to turn an uphill ride into a downhill, off-the-rails plunge into debt. Just ask crypzsof, a Redditor who recounted the tale of how he started with $30,000, peaked at $1 million in his brokerage account , and ended up $50,000 in debt. Leverage is the fastest way to lose it all. Is leverage bad?

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The Motley Fool

JULY 19, 2023

They have made it more expensive for the data-center real estate investment trust (REIT) to borrow money, affecting its ability to finance its expansion. That transaction will bring substantial cash proceeds that the company initially plans to use to pay down debt. Those worries pushed its dividend yield up over 4%. billion and $2.5

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APRIL 29, 2024

As an operating business, we are able to use cash flows, as well as proceeds from equity and debt financing, to accumulate bitcoin, which serves as our primary treasury reserve asset. Debt financing. billion in debt through the issuance of both senior secured notes and convertible notes. We've issued $3.2

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AUGUST 17, 2024

The strategy includes investing fresh software-business cash flows into more Bitcoin holdings, taking on new debt, and selling stock on the open market to finance further cryptocurrency buys. So if you believe that Bitcoin will rise in value over time, you can see MicroStrategy as a leveraged play on that trend.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Americans have a lot of misunderstandings about debt, especially when considering small business loans. Small business loan debt is a tool Too often, Americans think that being in debt is some kind of moral failing or weakness. But debt is not inherently bad or good -- debt is a tool.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates. For this reason, once the start-up reaches a maturity point generating consistent cash flow, it may seek out alternative financing options like debt. Horizon Technology Finance: 9.9% Hercules Capital: 11.5%

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Not only do interest rates hurt Medical Properties' valuation, but high rates also make it difficult for it to get financing. In addition, struggling hospital tenants may also have trouble getting financing for their operations, which may imperil rental payments to Medical Properties.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, closed-end funds can use leverage to attempt to generate outsized returns and dividends for investors. Data source: Yahoo Finance. A rising rate environment can pressure high-yield corporate debt as better-quality debt is likely to become available as rates rise. PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund $18.03 $16.93

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy (or BK, as we call it) would eliminate most or all of their debts and they would get a clean slate. If you find yourself in debt and you would rather not or cannot file BK, do you have options? Negotiations and debt settlement One way out is to negotiate with your creditors. Indeed you do. I can pay $0.10

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Discovery , AT&T earned more than $40 billion in concessions -- most of which involved the new media entity taking on select debt lots previously held by AT&T. Since March 31, 2022, AT&T's net debt has declined from $169 billion to $128.9 million in net debt, its net-leverage ratio is a modest 0.31.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The partnership was established with a $1bn commitment to Blue Owl’s credit platform and will initially focus on its technology lending strategy, which provides financing solutions for several technology and software companies, Mubadala said in a statement on Monday. “We

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 23, 2024

Carnival is tackling its debt problem Carnival and its peers had to do a lot of things to remain in business during the pandemic shutdown. Its long-term debt would go on to more than triple, peaking at nearly $33 billion a year ago. It paid down its debt by $4 billion in fiscal 2023. It reduced its leverage by another $1.8

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It's trading for 26 times trailing earnings, and given its debt-bloated balance sheet, that multiple jumps to nearly 60 if you swap out market cap for enterprise value as the numerator. Carnival and its peers had to load up on debt at high rates or sell new shares at low prices to stay afloat. cruise was able to set sail.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 31, 2024

Since our last earnings call on April 30, I am pleased to announce that we are making solid progress on our path forward of one, simplifying the business; two, operational performance improvement and three, reducing leverage. Our path forward goal is to reduce $2 billion in debt. On to balance sheet matters.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As a millennial, despite making what seems like decent salaries, it feels as if we're constantly battling to keep up with our personal finances and not run afoul of our budgets. trillion in educational debt across the country as of 2022, it feels like we're shouldering a financial burden that just won't go away. Let's dive in.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

While this added protection does lower the yield Annaly receives on the MBSs it purchases, it also enables the company to prudently leverage its investments. This leverage allows Annaly to maximize its profit potential and sustain a double-digit yield. million in debt securities. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.1%

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

Develop profitable skills: Learn how you can leverage artificial intelligence and technology to increase your earning potential. Pay down debt: Do what it takes to pay off high-interest debt as soon as possible so you can funnel more money into your retirement savings.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For capital-intensive businesses that tend to carry a high amount of debt on their balance sheets, lower interest rates can reduce the cost of capital and make debt financing less expensive. Nearly nine years later, Kinder Morgan has turned its business around by managing spending and paying down debt.

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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. The company is now issuing debt to finances purchasing the crypto at a time when it is trading near all-time highs. The problem is that MicroStrategy seems to be overdoing it.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It also has a low-leverage balance sheet financed with long-term, low fixed-rate debt. The REIT has a weighted average debt maturity of 12.6 That provides a lot of cushion for the dividend while enabling the company to retain cash to fund new investments. years, which leads the sector.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

What this added protection does is allow AGNC to deploy leverage to bolster its profits and sustain its juicy payout. BDCs are companies that invest in the debt and/or equity (common/preferred stock) of middle-market businesses. million in equity investments in its portfolio, it's primarily a debt-focused BDC as evidenced by the $950.3

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The Motley Fool

MAY 14, 2024

Companies will now find it easier to raise cash through share offerings or even convertible debt offerings to finance solar projects. If that's the case, any improvement would provide operating leverage if demand does return. To the extent they need to, this bounce can help with that. Is the bounce worth buying?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). More like specialized financiers, royalty and streaming companies provide up-front capital to miners to help them finance their capital-intensive projects. Currently, investors can grab shares of Agnico Eagle from the bargain bin.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 8, 2024

If they held assets in companies dependent on debt financing, they were particularly worried. No matter how successful or struggling, nearly all REITs (and most large-scale buyers and developers of real estate, come to think of it) need debt financing.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2023

That all came to a head in 2020 when deteriorating market conditions during the pandemic left the midstream company with no choice other than to slash its distribution so it could retain additional cash to shore up its finances. Energy Transfer has since reduced its leverage ratio to its target range of 4 to 4.5 That changed this year.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 29, 2024

It can handle complex tasks by leveraging AI and large language models (LLMs). UiPath is also leveraging machine learning and natural language processing to enhance its automation platform with advanced capabilities like understanding documents and communications. billion net cash and no debt.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Chevron's strong cash flow and balance sheet mean it isn't reliant on debt financing, so it isn't as affected by high-interest rates. Chevron can afford the deal without overly leveraging itself. Chevron has spent years paying down debt and compressing its leverage ratios.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 20, 2025

Read more: [link] Goldman Sachs unveiled its Capital Solutions Group, a new division aimed at strengthening its focus on financing solutions for private equity sponsors. The group combines the firms corporate finance, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets teams into one unit.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 12, 2024

Though it may be impossible for most people to get the $4,873 benefit due to the high-income requirements, you can still leverage the information above to maximize your checks: Aim to work for at least 35 years, if possible: This will prevent zero-income years from reducing your benefit. How can you maximize your Social Security checks?

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

For many years, there were a lot of opportunities for midstream companies to grow, and investors were happily willing to help finance that via the equity and debt markets. Leverage has also been reduced, with debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) at roughly 3.2

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I would now like to turn the conference over to Steve Bakke, senior vice president of corporate finance. Of our $2 billion initial investment volume forecast, approximately half is expected to come in the form of development financing, the vast majority of which is already identified. Please go ahead, sir. Same-store rent grew 2.6%

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 4, 2024

BDCs can invest in the debt of middle-market companies, purchase common and/or preferred stock in these businesses, or tackle some combination of the two. In the case of PennantPark, its pendulum most definitely swings toward a focus on debt securities. million in debt from middle-market businesses. As of Sept.

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MAY 6, 2024

A meal or coffee on the go is a luxury many people will give up as finances get tight. Consumer credit card debt is at an all-time high, and household savings rates are near decade lows. The company is a financial stalwart with over $3 billion in cash on its balance sheet and a leverage ratio of just 2 times EBITDA.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Management expects to generate about $80 billion in additional capacity for investments and shareholder returns through 2027 by maintaining its current leverage ratio and growing its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). They're still working to pay down debt, which eats up a lot of cash flow.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 16, 2024

I'm simply leveraging the accounts available to me, keeping a close eye on my finances, and doing my research to stay on course. Make it easy for you to become a Roth millionaire Let's face it -- the odds of becoming a Roth millionaire are slim if you're struggling to keep up with your monthly bills.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

billion of debt that it has repurchased over the last five quarters? Carnival may even follow its closest rival and reinitiate its quarterly dividend, but its best use of its newfound wealth right now is to pare back or at least refinance its substantial leverage. 650% Data source: Yahoo! EPS = earnings per share ( adjusted ).

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