The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Plus Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and contributor Matt Frankel discuss what to do if your consumer debt is getting more expensive. 29, 2023 Ricky Mulvey: You love to see an all-time high, except when it involves credit card debt. Consumer debt is certainly higher than it was but not high by historical means.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

As the largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ) in the U.S., Ares provides private companies with the cash they need to expand. billion portfolio held debt and equity positions in 505 businesses as of Dec. This steadfast dividend stock is offering you a generous 9% yield today. The BDC leader's $22.9

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Rocket Lab was founded in New Zealand in 2006, and it became the first private company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space with its launch of the Ātea-1 suborbital rocket in 2008. Could this out-of-favor space stock blast off again over the next three years? Image source: Getty Images. How does Rocket Lab USA make money?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Ares is a leading business development company ( BDC ) based in the U.S. As a direct lender, it supplies the capital that private companies need to fund and grow their operations. billion in loans and investments across more than 500 different companies as of the end of 2023. Ares spread its $22.9

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The company provides corporate credit ratings for public and private companies. This helps consumers and businesses know the perceived risk of investing in the debt of particular companies. S&P Global's ratings division is what it's best known for.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

billion in equity and $1 billion in debt. Often, any such deal to take a public company private would require the go-ahead from a multitude of investors. Qualtrics said that it expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2023, after which it will be a fully private company once more.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

According to Reuters, the participating investors will receive convertible notes, which are a debt instrument, and they will convert into equity after OpenAI officially establishes a "public benefit corporation." OpenAI is a private company, so it can choose which investors it wants to work with.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Private credit Around 4% of high-net-worth families' portfolios are invested in private credit, according to the KKR survey. What is private credit? It's where investors loan money to private companies. Private credit is often less risky than private equity.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

We are a publicly traded operating company committed to the continued development of the bitcoin network through our activities in the financial markets, advocacy, and technology innovation. Being an operating company, our software technology business remains our core revenue and cash flow generator. Debt financing.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The rest of Berkshire's value comes from its insurance businesses, ownership of BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy , and other private companies. It doesn't bear the risk of someone defaulting on their credit card debt. Berkshire now has just $320 billion in public equity holdings and has amassed a staggering $276.9

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Bankruptcy Type What It Is Chapter 7 You'd pay for your debts by selling off assets, but you don't have to make payments to creditors after that. Chapter 13 You'd create a payment plan to pay off your debts over time, but you get to keep your assets. Data source: uscourts.gov What about debt settlement?

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It is calculated by taking a company's net lifetime earnings and subtracting its dividends paid (and any net losses). Companies can use retained earnings to expand, make acquisitions, pay down debt, and repurchase their stock. That is because share repurchases can significantly distort the metric you see on the balance sheet.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

Sky News has learnt that Focus Group is close to signing a deal to sell a majority stake to Hg Capital, the investor known for its successful bets on software and technology companies.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 26, 2024

on April 25, 2024, the last full trading day prior to the transaction announcement Upon completion of the transaction, the Company’s common stock will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Company will become a private company. Silica’s closing share price of $13.06 Silica Holdings, Inc.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The “Magnificent Seven” refers to a group of seven high-performing and influential technology companies in the U.S. Private companies continued to face challenges throughout 2024. The percentage of companies demonstrating EBITDA growth fell to 58%, the lowest since Q3 2022. and 8.0%, respectively.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Cameron will work closely with Peter Knight, Head of Co-investments, to source, diligence and deliver more single asset private market co-investment opportunities to the firm’s private investor clients.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Arcline recognizes the strength of Kaman’s leadership and team, product portfolio and outstanding employees, and we look forward to benefitting from increased resources, expertise and flexibility as a private company post-closing. Arcline intends to fund the transaction with a combination of committed debt and equity financing.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 19, 2023

billion impairment loss on the sale of logistics to start-up Flexport , with Shopify boosting its investment stake in the private company to 17% (more on that momentarily) in the process. It's a painful exit, but the band-aid is being ripped off quickly. Shopify announced a $1.34 At least this $1.34

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

And last I checked, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is still a private company. On the one hand, the company boasts a reasonably strong balance sheet, with $15.3 billion in net debt. But the company doesn't have enough cash to buy ULA outright, without issuing new shares or taking on more debt. 2024 is here.

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American Investment Council

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

[Graph 5] Special Situations: Distressed debt, often referred to as “special situations debt,” has also grown considerably. Because private credit firms work hand-in-hand with private companies, they develop sturdy, reliable relationships with their management teams and provide valuable industry expertise and mentorship.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

(“Searchlight”) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.1bn, including the assumption of debt. We believe this continued partnership will create an outstanding outcome for the Company, our customers and our employees.”

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The extension of private credit, of which direct lending is a key part, has increased since the financial crisis as stricter regulations made it more expensive for banks to finance risky loans for debt-ridden companies. JPMorgan declined to comment on its plans.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

He has previously represented private equity funds, independent sponsors, public and private companies, search funds, family offices, founders and entrepreneurs in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, debt and equity financings, venture capital transactions and joint ventures.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

dollar the official currency of Argentina, too), privatize companies owned by the government, and close down Argentina's central bank entirely. Federal Reserve, which may raise or lower dollar-debt interest rates in ways Argentina wouldn't necessarily find beneficial. Maybe, maybe not. make the U.S. and in Argentina as well.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 5, 2023

My leaving-on-vacation , morning plane reads (see you in 10 days!): • There’s No Easy Exit for Companies Backed by PE and VC : Verdad Advisers’ Dan Rasmussen argues that rising debt costs, compressed margins, and negative cash flow make for a “pretty scary” picture of the health of private companies.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

When you are a publicly traded company or when you're a private company, you're going to have hard assets on your books. The second thing that this gets rid of is the debt. When we get to this return number, why are we getting debt out of this thing? of long term debt. Help, help me Ronta. Here we go.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

If you haven't already, you're probably going to start receiving offers from private companies offering to refinance your student loans. This can be the most important factor if you have private student loans you're looking to refinance. But if a chunk of the $1.6 Do you (or will you) benefit from income-driven repayment?

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has named 12 of its existing attorneys as the firm’s latest Partners, effective 1 November, including several whose practices cater for private equity and other private credit and private fund clients. She brings years of experience counseling clients on a wide array of deal strategies.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 27, 2023

That thesis was that zero interest rate policy for 15 years and quantitative easing led to an excess amount of debt build up. As that debt build up comes due in a new higher interest rate environment, people have to pay down the amount of debt they have. There's a lot more debt in the system than might be apparent.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 12, 2024

The spread tightening and overall positive performance trends from strong credits caused the average senior credit mark in the Lincoln Senior Debt Index (LSDI) to increase from 98.4% Original Issue Discounts (OIDs) continued to tighten, providing further evidence of fierce competition among lenders. quarter-over-quarter.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

two packaging companies. Investors have begun allocating more to private equity strategies than private debt, according to iCapital, which has more than $200 billion in alternative assets on its marketplace for money managers. Committed KRW 473.1 Invested SEK 1.2 We have allocated US$750 million to the joint venture.

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Axial

JANUARY 30, 2024

In addition to sellside transactions, we have advised on buyside acquisitions and debt / equity financing for acquisitions or recapitalizations. We have successfully moved more than $382 billion of capital across 475+ completed debt, equity and merger and acquisition transactions.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In addition, we discuss non-GAAP financial measures, including core funds from operations or core FFO, adjusted funds from operations or AFFO, and net debt to recurring EBITDA. times pro forma net debt to recurring EBITDA. Proforma for the settlement of our outstanding forward equity, net debt to recurring EBITDA was approximately 3.6

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2023

More than a year ago, we told our investors that our board will continually evaluate our deleveraging and investment strategies as our debt and equity pricing reacts to our continued performance. During the quarter, we completed the sale of seven hospitals in Australia and the related repayment of approximately AUD 730 million in debt.

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Axial

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Permanent Equity invests in private companies deliberately built for long-term success. The company commits for the long haul with 30-year funds, no intention of selling, and rarely uses debt. If you enjoy the podcast, give us a review on Apple or Spotify.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 7, 2024

utility Allete said on Monday that it had agreed a deal with investment firms Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments to be taken private at a US$6.2-billion billion valuation, inclusive of debt. billion including the assumption of debt. billion, including ALLETE’s net debt. billion deal: U.S. Advisors J.P.

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Blackstone News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We look forward to partnering with management to build upon their leading online marketplace and leveraging Blackstone’s extensive expertise and resources to support the Company’s continued expansion as a private company.”   Further information is available at www.blackstone.com.

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