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. Other investors who are sitting on a lot of cash may see this as an expensive way to get cash back. Data on NAV loan usage remains sparse.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2024

Devon is generating lots of cash and returning much of it to its investors. billion, putting its net leverage ratio at around 0.6 billion of debt. billion of debt over the next two years. That debt repayment will help reduce its leverage ratio, which it expects will rise to around 1x after closing the deal.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Max Schwartz -- Director, Investor Relations Thank you. The company expects to further leverage lower-cost seed-based technology by targeting approximately 20% of harvests from seeds in fiscal 2025 with monthly fluctuations between 15% and 30% depending on the cultivar requirements. Max Schwartz, you may begin your conference.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 11, 2025

Brookfield-affiliated entities contributed $150m to the fund, reinforcing its alignment with investors. The fund marks a strategic expansion of Brookfields infrastructure platform into the mid-market, leveraging its experience as an owner-operator to source differentiated investment opportunities. renewable energy developer.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

The transaction, which is structured to be treated as equity by major credit rating agencies, is expected to reduce Rogers debt leverage ratio by 0.7x. Rogers intends to use the proceeds to repay a portion of its $33.7bn debt load.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This call is being recorded, and a replay of today's call will be made available on Nexxen's investor relations website. I will now hand the call over to Billy Eckert, vice president of investor relations, for introductions and the reading of safe harbor statement. Billy, please go ahead. within their programmatic platform.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Let's examine the company's earnings report and guidance and see if this is an opportunity to buy the shares on the dip, or if investors should stay away. It noted that in surveys, many of its customers say they have had to turn to credit card debt, with about 30% maxing out one card. Should investors buy the dip or stay away?

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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

OCTOBER 1, 2024

One factor driving its elevated yield is concerns that the company's hefty debt level might impact its ability to sustain that payout over the long term. The company's debt is on track to balloon further after it agreed to buy Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) in a $20 billion all-cash deal. billion of total debt (and $122.8

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 15, 2025

The group combines the firms corporate finance, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets teams into one unit. These include innovative financing options across debt, equity, and hybrid instruments. The new group aims to provide tailored solutions for private equity firms. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2024

With shares of the search giant slipping since Tuesday, is this an opportunity for investors to buy the dip? billion from $395 million a year ago, as the company continues to leverage this high-fixed-cost business. billion in debt. What investors undoubtedly did not like was the plan for increased spending.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2025

This recent dip could be an excellent buying opportunity for investors looking to boost their income. BDCs like Ares Capital are appealing to investors seeking income due to their unique tax structure. This allows the company to avoid federal income taxes, which are passed through to investors. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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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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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

In that same study, Hartford Funds found that non-dividend payers had returned investors just 4.27% annually, with more volatility than the S&P 500. Dividend payers display a history of positive cash flows, good capital management, and steady growth, making them solid choices for investors. Recently, the company paid out $0.08

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

On that score, energy giants ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) have proven they are both buy-and-hold stocks for dividend investors. Both are very respectable streaks and prove that each of these companies clearly cares about returning value to investors via dividends. Chevron's debt-to-equity ratio was even lower at 0.14.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is popular among income-seeking investors. 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 The master limited partnership (MLP) offers a monster distribution that currently yields 7%.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2025

Sign Up For Free CoreWeave is profitable on an operating basis, although interest payments on its debt eats up all its operating profit. Given that cloud giants and other tech companies are currently scrambling to obtain AI compute capacity, CoreWeave has enough leverage to impose this kind of arrangement.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 12, 2024

One kind of ETF you may want to steer clear of is the leveraged ETF , and a good example is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: TQQQ). What's a leveraged ETF? In the financial world, the word "leverage" typically refers to debt, and investors who can stomach a lot of risk sometimes invest with borrowed money.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At this time for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to the investor relations vice president of EOG Resources, Mr. Pearce Hammond. Pearce Hammond -- Vice President, Investor Relations Good morning, and thank you for joining us for the EOG Resources' third quarter 2024 earnings conference call.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 20, 2025

A consortium of investors, led by Maverick Carter and advised by UBS Group AG and Evercore, is seeking to raise $5bn to launch a global basketball league. The group combines the firms corporate finance, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets teams into one unit. The transaction is set to close in early 2025. billion won.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2025

oil and gas companies by market capitalization, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) are natural choices for investors looking for dividend stocks in the oil patch. By defining clear objectives over five years, ExxonMobil is holding itself accountable and painting a big picture for long-term investors to look past quarterly results.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2025

Unfortunately, management's guidance for the first quarter of 2025 was much weaker than expected, worrying Wall Street and investors who sold off some stock. Additionally, American Airlines has worked diligently to reduce its substantial debt load, successfully cutting $15 billion at a faster pace than the anticipated timeline.

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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 The sector has become extremely attractive for investors, with LPs and asset managers pouring money into private credit. trillion by 2030. [2]

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2024

Let's start with leverage. Cruise lines took on a lot of additional debt during the pandemic-related shutdown in 2020 that lasted well into 2021. Leverage isn't typically a positive thing, but let's play this out. Its debt-saddled enterprise value is almost $50 billion. Carnival's market cap is $20 billion. on Thursday.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As the oil and gas industry recovered, Chevron used outsize profits to reward its shareholders even more with buybacks and dividends , and still have enough dry powder left over to pay down debt. It finished the third quarter of 2024 with a net debt ratio of 11.9%, which was higher than 8.1% and increased its dividend by 21.6%.

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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 3, 2025

Limited partners in SCF II include both new and returning SCF I investors such as pension plans, insurance companies, family offices, and asset managers from the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The support of our existing and new investors in SCF II underscores our approach, and we’re proud to announce this milestone.

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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. The crypto canary Investors knew something was wrong on Sunday night at about 8:00 p.m. as of 10:00 a.m. But something has changed. dollars to yen. Finally, rates in the U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Buyout firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) and its co-investors are edging closer to agreeing a deal for the $30bn sale of Calpine to Constellation Energy, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

That included slashing its distribution in half a few years ago to retain additional cash for debt reduction. Long highlighted that the company made meaningful progress last year to continue shoring up its financial foundation by using excess cash to repay debt. times target range. It has accomplished all three over the past year.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Despite achieving substantial debt reduction and strategic advancements, Viatris fell short of analysts' forecasts. Viatris made significant strides in reducing its debt by $3.7 billion, achieving a leverage ratio of 2.9. Despite these hurdles, Viatris reported a 26.1% Meanwhile, the adjusted EBITDA is projected between $3.9

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. That strategy has really paid dividends for investors. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x times target range. It currently produces around $8.5 billion of distributions.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 15, 2024

While oil stocks have fallen out of favor for most investors, they rank as two of Buffett's top holdings (fifth- and sixth-largest, respectively), comprising nearly 10% of its investment portfolio. Given Buffett's success as an investor, many of his followers are likely considering adding one of these oil stocks to their portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

I am Shirish Jajodia, vice president of investor relations and treasury at MicroStrategy I'll be your moderator for MicroStrategy's 2024 first quarter earnings webinar. 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

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Notably, Fair Isaac continues to innovate within analytics and decision management, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to fortify its competitive position. There was also an increase in long-term debt, which may require careful monitoring for future financial efficiencies.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2024

In addition to its juicy yield, the mortgage real estate investment trust cuts investors a monthly check. These are pools of residential mortgages bundled together and sold to investors. This government backing helps attract more investors, ultimately expanding the pool of funding available for housing.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 11, 2024

yield, which is an attractive payout for investors looking for income. However, the company is set to go into growth mode, which should excite investors even more. Enterprise ended the quarter with leverage of 3x. The company is also in solid financial shape concerning its debt load. The stock carries a 7.3%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The company has leveraged its expertise in neuroscience, along with its proprietary technologies, such as NanoCrystal and LinkeRx, to expand its market presence. Notably, the company managed to retire long-term debt and remain debt-free by the end of 2024.

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