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Cerea Partners acquires majority stake in French chocolatier Relais Desserts

Private Equity Insights

Regional investor Unexo has taken a minority stake, backed by Caisse Rgionale de Crdit Agricole Atlantique Vende. Cerea Partners was advised by Lamartine Conseil on M&A, KPMG France on tax, Kea & Partners for due diligence, Finaxeed on M&A, and Oderis Consulting for ESG due diligence.

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Compenswiss: The due diligence process behind a new private debt allocation

Top 1000 Funds

Recent high profile investor losses under score the importance of due diligence. As Compenswiss looks to mandate new private debt managers, chief investment strategist Frank Juliano talks through due diligence processes at the Swiss pension fund.

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ESG and due diligence go hand in hand

Private Equity Wire

PARTNER CONTENT Due diligence software provider Dasseti recently joined the ESG Data Convergence Initiative as an ESG Data Partner. Due diligence is more critical than ever for private equity firms. However, GPs are facing stiff competition for assets which can inflate pricing.

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KKR and Hellman & Friedman step back from Stroeer sale talks amid valuation gap

Private Equity Insights

However, after completing initial due diligence, private equity bidders valued the unit closer to 3bn, leading to both firms exiting discussions in recent weeks. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Stroeers owners, including co-founder and co-CEO Udo Mueller, sought close to 4bn for the business.

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Does Stanley Druckenmiller Know Something Wall Street Doesn't? The Billionaire Investor Is Making a Big Bet Against the Federal Reserve.

The Motley Fool

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller might be the best to ever do it, at least from a pure returns perspective. If debt levels get too high and the market starts to worry about the government's ability to pay its debt or interest payments, investors would demand higher interest rates for the added risk, which would tank bond prices.

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What You Can Learn From My Single Biggest Investing Mistake

The Motley Fool

Active stock investors will inevitably make wrong decisions about their stocks at times. This includes the most widely respected investors, such as Warren Buffett, who has outlined several investing mistakes in his shareholder letters over the years. Moreover, the stock price did not stay sustainably above $48 per share until 2007.

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Investor Readiness Checklist: How Startups Can Avoid Red Flags Before Due Diligence

FinSMEs

Even fewer survive due diligence without raising concerns. The idea may be brilliant, but if the numbers are a mess or key documents are missing, investors walk. Because ambition alone doesnt convince investorswell-organized data does.