The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The recent dividend cut at the Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund (NYSE: RA) led to a significant fall in the share price and called into question the sustainability of dividends in many closed-end funds. Closed-end funds with massive yields It's not hard to see why closed-end funds are attractive to investors.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2025

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The report cites Nan Zhang, head of product implementation and alternative investment research at State Street, as noting that “private debt, especially floating-rate debt, typically benefits from rising interest rates,” and expects that private debt’s outperformance might diminish as the Fed continues with rate cuts.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This marks one of the few significant acquisitions in Europes leveraged finance market amid a scarcity of M&A activity in recent years. The two banks are leading the leveraged loan financing, which will be syndicated to institutional investors next month. Capitals acquisition of Kantar Media.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

The refinancing effort includes a bid to raise an additional 40m ($51.93m) in borrowing capacity, which will help fund the companys business plan, alongside discussions to refinance 110m in existing debt. Prospective lenders are expected to engage in talks in the coming days.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

According to a recent study by Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, analysts found that dividend-paying companies have delivered annualized returns of 9.17%, outperforming the S&P 500 index with less volatility over the past 50 years. BDCs tend to use leverage to help boost their payouts.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The financing package includes a unitranche loan of about $3bn intended to refinance PCI Pharmas current debt, the unnamed sources said. PCI Pharmas current financial obligations include a $1.9bn leveraged loan, approximately $700m in preferred equity, and other liabilities. percentage points over SOFR.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 12, 2024

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are compelling investments well worth considering for your portfolio. They're very much like mutual funds, often encompassing a big bunch of securities and charging an expense ratio (fee), yet they trade like stocks, allowing you to buy or sell any time the market is open, from your brokerage account.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 8, 2025

BlackRock made headlines in late 2024 through the firms acquisition of HPS Investment Partners , backed by their expectation that the private debt market will more than double to $4.5 In late 2024, Wendel Group acquired a majority stake in Monroe Capital , and Third Point (Dan Loebs hedge fund) acquired AS Birch Grove.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

After about a year of being weighed down by roughly $80 billion of leveraged loans, banks are starting to offload some of that debt again, a sign that investors are starting to believe in the sweet spot of lower inflation without a recession to follow.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

At the end of the first quarter of 2024, Exxon had a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly 0.2. Chevron's debt-to-equity ratio was even lower at 0.14. The next-closest peer had a debt-to-equity ratio of around 0.4 As oil prices recovered, meanwhile, both companies reduced leverage, effectively preparing for the next industry downturn.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The oil company has been slowly monetizing that position to raise cash to repay debt. The MLP expects its leverage ratio to end the year at 3 times, down from 3.7 That's much lower than Energy Transfer, which expects its leverage ratio to be toward the lower end of its 4 times to 4.5 Occidental owns a 44.8% times target range.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

It would give the telecom giant the cash to fund its dividend and get back on track with de-leveraging its balance sheet: Image source: AT&T. As that slide shows, net debt hasn't budged over the past year despite generating over $15.2 That would help push its leverage ratio down toward 3.0 billion in free cash flow.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Following my comments, Dave and Ryan will provide additional comments regarding our investment strategy, investment portfolio, financial results, capital structure and leverage, and our expectations for the fourth quarter, after which we'll be happy to take your questions.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Buffett was in the mix at this point, helping to fund Occidental's offer. OXY Total Long-Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts. The issue was really about its balance sheet , which was suddenly loaded with debt. But with a heavy debt load, Occidental needed cash fast. OXY Debt to Equity Ratio data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

billion indirectly through share repurchases, all while reducing debt 35%. And we continue to improve our capital efficiency by leveraging technology and innovation across both our foundational and emerging assets. billion of billion of free cash flow which helped fund $3.8 Finally, we paid a $0.91 Of that $3.8 billion, $1.6

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2024

Instead, it's a highly leveraged yen "carry trade" that has led to billions of dollars in selling and liquidations starting in the crypto market on Sunday night. Hedge funds and other large institutional traders have put on what's known as the yen carry trade. as of 10:00 a.m. as of 10:00 a.m. What is the yen carry trade?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2025

It generates income through the spread between the yield of the mortgages it holds in its portfolio and its funding costs (the short-term debt it takes on to buy the MBS). For example, if funding costs were 4% and it bought a mortgage-backed security with a 7% yield, it would earn a 3% spread on its investment.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 15, 2024

billion of debt. That put its leverage ratio at 12%, or 8.8% billion of debt and about $1.2 That exceeded the company's long-term target to get debt below $15 billion. That exceeded the company's long-term target to get debt below $15 billion. The company's debt will balloon once it closes its CrownRock deal.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 17, 2023

That gave it enough money to fund its entire growth capital program ($407 million), with plenty of room to spare. This excess cash allowed the midstream company to pay down more debt, pushing its leverage ratio toward the lower end of its target range of 4.0 Meanwhile, leverage is around 4.0 times to 4.5 billion deal.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 19, 2023

That has weighed on its share price, causing concerns that the company might need to cut its dividend to help fund growth. While Digital Realty still has some work to do, the company's progress on its funding plan makes a dividend cut less likely. Meanwhile, Equinix has substantial liquidity and a significantly lower leverage ratio.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

That should enable them to produce more free cash to reduce debt and support their dividends. times leverage ratio , down from 2.7 Verizon plans to continue using its excess free cash to repay debt. The company's long-term target is to get leverage between 1.75 Verizon ended the second quarter with a 2.6

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It gives Enbridge ample room for error while enabling the company to retain meaningful cash flow to fund expansion projects and bolt-on acquisitions. Thanks to its strategy of using long-term, fixed-rate debt and keeping its leverage ratio low, it has an investment-grade credit rating. It ended the second quarter with a 4.7

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

for the full year, strong levels of NII per share and DNII per share to fund our record level of annual shareholder dividends, and a new record for NAV per share for the 10th consecutive quarter. for the quarter. Our positive performance in all four quarters for the year resulted in a return on equity of 19.4%

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2025

This wide-ranging, robust action will further constrain revenues from Russia's energy resources and degrade [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's ability to fund his illegal war against Ukraine." OXY Financial Debt to Equity (Quarterly) data by YCharts Each E&P pays a dividend, but they aren't nearly as reliable as ExxonMobil and Chevron.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. billion) debt package backing a potential buyout of Techem GmbH. and Bank of America Corp.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2024

full service) It focuses on supporting growing retailers that need capital to fund their continued expansion, many of which lack access to credit (only 15% of its tenants have investment-grade credit ratings). leased to growing retailers that need capital to fund their continued expansion. limited service and 8.3% Realty Income 5.6%

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

GFL plans to use approximately CAD3.75bn of the CAD6.2bn net proceeds from the sale to reduce its debt, aiming to bring its net leverage ratio down to 3.0x. The remaining funds, up to CAD2.25bn, are earmarked for opportunistic share repurchases, enhancing shareholder value.

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The Motley Fool

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. In addition, it also enables us to acquire bitcoin through the use of excess cash or proceeds from equity capital raises or corporate debt capital raises.

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The Motley Fool

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

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

That gives it a nice cushion while enabling Enbridge to retain a meaningful percentage of its earnings to fund its continued expansion. Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x billion) per year in funding its secured capital program.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 1, 2024

This can been seen in the performance of major sector exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSEMKT: ENFR) , up about 18% year to date, and the Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEMKT: AMLP) , up nearly 17%. Meanwhile, its balance sheet is in good shape with a leverage ratio (net debt/adjusted EBITDA ) of just 3.2

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) is one of the companies that's still being affected by the pandemic, both by the aftereffects of restrictions and by the financial leverage it took to get through the pandemic. The biggest change has been a huge increase in debt, which currently stands at $31.3 billion last quarter.

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