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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image source: Getty Images In the 1980s, Mary Lou Retton was a household name. The star gymnast was a member of the U.S. Olympic team, and in 1984, she took home a gold medal for her performance in the all-around competition. You'd think someone in that position wouldn't have to worry about covering their bills in the event of a hospital stay. But Retton is 1 of 25.3 million Americans who unfortunately don't have health insurance.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The key is to anticipate fallout quickly and accurately while clearly communicating any ramifications. The post How sponsors can anticipate shocks affecting their portfolio companies appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Many years ago, I incorporated my small business. This means I filed Articles of Incorporation with my state as well as some forms with the IRS to specify that I wanted to operate my company as a specific kind of corporation called an S-corp. There are many benefits of incorporating your business (and a few disadvantages too).

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

FMI Capital Advisors and Fultz Maddox Dickens PLC provided legal advice to SHA while Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor to Godspeed Capital. The post Stengel Hill Architecture secures investment from Godspeed appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Economics may be known as the dismal science, but modern day practitioners sound suspiciously sanguine about America's ability to sidestep a downturn. In The Wall Street Journal 's latest quarterly survey of business and academic economists , published Sunday, respondents pegged the chance of a recession in the next year a

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Godspeed Capital invests in an architecture and interior design firm. The post Ardian’s Audiotonix eyes large add-ons; RedBird-backed Obra attracts Aquarian investment appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Wavelynx will remain an independent business. The post Triton to invest in access control platform Wavelynx Technologies appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Google wants to make AI into a jack of all trades. The company filed a patent application for what it calls " parameter efficient prompt tuning " for large-scale models. Basically, this allows developers to use a previously trained AI model for new parameters, without having to retrain it entirely.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

These funds will focus on providing loans to lower middle-market businesses with EBITDA ranging from $3 million to $25 million. The post Hamilton Lane raises nearly $300m from national and NY small business credit funds appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image source: Getty Images One of the most important concepts when planning for retirement is that it isn't necessarily about how much money you have in savings -- it's how much income you can create after you retire. Think of it this way -- if you have Social Security, pensions, and rental properties that pay you $100,000 per year combined, you could have a very nice lifestyle in retirement regardless of how much you have in the bank.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hartzell Aviation manufactures proprietary aircraft subsystems and aftermarket components. The post Arcline Investment Management agrees to buy Hartzell Aviation appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

A recommendation downgrade from a prominent bank was one factor limiting the share price rise of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) on Monday. Although the stock advanced during the trading session, its 0.6% increase was outpaced by the S&P 500 index's gain of more than 1%. An analyst now says Medical Properties Trust is a sell The bank in question was Wells Fargo , whose analyst Connor Siversky changed his recommendation on Medical Properties Trust to underweight (sell) from his previous

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Logistec Corp is a Montreal-based marine terminal operator and cargo handling company. The post Logistec Corp to be taken private by Blue Wolf in C$1.2bn deal appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Meta wants to get in your personal space to make extended reality more, well, real. The company filed two patents for tools that read your body's neural and muscular signals for use in controlling the metaverse.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Nick Lodestro, co-founder and CEO of VetEvolve, will continue to lead the company. The post VHP invests in vet care platform VetEvolve appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this video, I will talk about the current state of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) , the worldwide PC shipments, what I as an investor expect from the company from now on, and a look at Intel stock from a technical analysis standpoint. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of Oct. 13, 2023. The video was published on Oct. 16, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Intel When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Platinum is acquiring the stake from Bain Capital Private Equity. The post Platinum Equity to buy stake in building materials provider US LBM appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Humane wants to make sure your sweater won't get in the way of innovation. The start-up filed a patent application for a system to wirelessly charge and communicate with a portable device "through clothing.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

With this deal, Aquarian is replacing Reverence Capital, which has been an investor since 2019. The post Aquarian Holdings takes minority ownership stake in Obra Capital appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Software companies have grappled with challenging economic conditions over the last 18 months. High inflation and rising interest rates pressured household budgets, and the knock-on effects forced businesses to manage their expenses carefully. That means hiring fewer employees and investing less money in software tools. Workplace collaboration specialist Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) has felt those effects, and its stock has declined by 58% from its best-ever levels set in 2021.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ardian has ‘at least three’ larger acquisitions in mind for audio engineering business Audiotonix. The post Ardian’s Olivier Personnaz: Audiotonix’s M&A pipeline ‘extremely deep’ appeared first on PE Hub.

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Aside from the explosion in demand for data center chips designed for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, most segments of the semiconductor industry have struggled this year. Elevated inflation and rising interest rates have crushed demand in the personal computing and gaming categories, for example, leaving some leading chipmakers with very little revenue growth.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Difuze is a Montreal-based provider of finishing, localization, accessibility and media services. The post Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests in Difuze’s purchase of Wanted! appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image source: Getty Images We all have expenses that are unavoidable. We need to make our rent or mortgage payments, cover the cost of utilities, and put food on the table. But it's certainly reasonable to call medication an unavoidable expense, too. Without the right medication, your quality of life might deteriorate. Worse yet, depending on the pills you take, you might be putting your health in danger by cutting back or skipping doses.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The all-cash transaction has an enterprise value of about $3.1 billion, including the assumption of debt. The post Searchlight and BCI to take Consolidated Communications private appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

September was a rough month in the stock market, as the S&P 500 fell 4.9%. But investors can gain an advantage by understanding the forces that drove certain stocks higher or lower. You can prepare yourself for upcoming market trends by digging deeper beyond the headlines. It's always a good idea to review key trends to ensure that your portfolio allocation is aligned with long-term goals and short-term drivers.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Transform ETF platform manages more than $600 million in U.S. equity ETFs. The post TWC snaps up Engine No.1’s ETF platform appeared first on PE Hub.

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The bidding war for Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) will not have a dramatic, down-to-the-wire conclusion. Investors hoping for a big payout are understandably disappointed, sending shares of the famed English soccer club down more than 10%. Investors aren't going to get the big payout they hoped for Manchester United has been on the radar screens of not just soccer fans, but investors as well.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

An earlier news item on the deal pegged the purchase price to be about $680 million or $10.20 per share The post L Catterton completes take-private buyout of vitamin maker Thorne HealthTech appeared first on PE Hub.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Never, ever question the grit, moxy, and relentlessness of that uniquely American species we call the mall rat. Wall Street legend Carl Icahn bet big and -- so far -- has lost big on a wager against US shopping malls by way of a risky derivative strategy.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

AFFiNe, a Singapore-based SaaS platform for creatives, raised $8M in Pre-Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount raised to $40M, was led by Redpoint Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, and CGC Ventures, and followed by MiraclePlus (formerly Y Combinator China), with four investors participating. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations […] The post AFFiNE Raises $8M in Pre-Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. If EVs are the future, drivers didn't get the memo. People are buying EVs, just not at the hyper-pace most automakers were hoping would be here by now, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Jetson, a Palo Alto, CA-based aviation company focused on producing eVTOL, closed a $15M seed round in September 2023. Backers included rapper will.i.am, Board Director Mr. Luca Spada and Senior Board Advisor Mr. Rikard Steiber. Led by Stephan D’haene, CEO, and Tomasz Patan, CTO, Jetson is the producer of the Jetson ONE, a personal electric […] The post Jetson Closes $15M Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. It's the best of times and worst of times in Hollywood. On one hand, the Writer's Guild of America strike ended after a 148-day work stoppage, with the writers scoring some major wins.

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