The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

As it stands today, there are only seven companies in the world with market capitalizations in excess of $1 trillion. This exclusive club includes six of the " Magnificent Seven " -- Microsoft , Apple , Nvidia , Alphabet , Amazon , and Meta Platforms. Nvidia is the only pure-play semiconductor and data center services business with a trillion-dollar valuation right now.

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Private Equity Professional

MAY 28, 2024

Tinicum has acquired a controlling interest in KGM from Compass Group Equity Partners. KGM is a distributor of natural gas products including gas meters, instruments, regulators, valves, and related equipment and parts to utilities and commercial and industrial customers. In addition to its product offerings, KGM also provides a range of services including technical support,… This content is for members only.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

October is always a big month for seniors on Social Security. The reason? It's the month when the Social Security Administration announces what cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, recipients will be privy to in the coming year. In 2023, seniors on Social Security received a whopping 8.7% COLA -- the largest to arrive in decades. But this year's COLA was a relative disappointment at just 3.2%.

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Private Equity Professional

MAY 28, 2024

Blue Point Capital Partners has acquired National Safety Apparel, a manufacturer of branded personal protective equipment. National Safety Apparel (NSA) is a provider of flame-resistant clothing (FRC), electrical personal protective equipment (PPE) and thermal and industrial PPE, workwear, and uniforms. The majority of NSA’s branded products including DRIFIRE, Enespro, and Wild Things are made in… This content is for members only.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) last split its stock in 2021, a 4-for-1 split to reduce its $600 share price to around $150. Now, due to the company's success in the past few years, management has decided it needs another one. During its last earnings release, Nvidia announced a 10-for-1 stock split that will occur on June 10, reducing its $1,000 stock price to $100 per share.

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Private Equity Professional

MAY 28, 2024

Publicly traded TransDigm Group has agreed to acquire Raptor Scientific from L Squared Capital Partners for approximately $655 million in cash. Raptor Scientific was founded in September 2019 by L Squared to invest in the highly fragmented aerospace-focused testing and measurement systems market. At that time, L Squared backed the effort with a $60 million… This content is for members only.

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FinSMEs

MAY 28, 2024

OpenSocial Protocol, a Hong Kong-based composable infrastructure layer for building social applications, raised $5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Portal Ventures and SNZ Capital. Other investors included Animoca Brands, Awesome People Ventures, Arche Fund, Decima Fund, Moonrock Capital, OKX Ventures, Orange DAO, Panony, Summer Ventures, and web3 entrepreneurs including Smokey the Bera, Brian […] The post OpenSocial Protocol Raises $5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host Dylan Lewis discuss: Hims & Hers getting into the business of GLP-1 weight loss injections, and what the compounded market means for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Wix 's successful pivot to a free-cash-flow orientation, and how the AI wave is pushing the company forward. Gym stocks haven't worked out for most investors.

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FinSMEs

MAY 28, 2024

Switchboard, a Miami, FL-based provider of a customizable oracle network that lets users plug into the on-chain economy, raised $7.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Tribe Capital and RockawayX, with participation from Solana Foundation, Aptos Labs, Mysten Labs (Sui), Subzero Ventures, Starkware, Arche Capital, Breed VC, Ascensive Assets, and others.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Over the last century, Wall Street has been a virtually unstoppable wealth creator for patient investors. Although other asset classes have helped build nominal wealth, such as oil, gold, bonds, and housing, none comes close to the annualized average returns over the last 100 years that stocks have brought to the table. With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds to choose from, there's an investment strategy that fits the goals and risk tolerance of just about every in

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FinSMEs

MAY 28, 2024

Ducky, a Nashville, TN-based provider of an AI-powered support platform, raised $2.7M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Penny Jar Capital, with participation from Bread & Butter Ventures, NOMO Ventures, Wilson Sonsini, angel investors and others. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Founded by Hongbo Tian and James O’Brien, […] The post Ducky Raises $2.7M in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Equities never follow a flawless, unimpeded upward path. Sometimes, even the strongest companies will encounter issues that will sink their stock prices. That's OK. The key to earning great returns over five years or more is sticking with those longtime winners, even when they aren't exactly winning. Doing so will be worth it in the end. Let's look at two stocks that haven't been able to keep up with the rising stock market over the past few years: CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Gilead Sciences (NAS

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Rialto, a European venture capital firm formed by a pair of tech industry veterans, has emerged from stealth to announce a $100m-targeting debut fundraise. The post European VC firm Rialto comes out of stealth with $100m-targeting debut fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

The U.S. stock market has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth over the past decade despite multiple economic challenges and geopolitical pressures. This environment has helped pave the way for high-growth companies such as Nvidia , Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft to reach the coveted trillion-dollar market capitalization.

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FinSMEs

MAY 28, 2024

Coinflow Labs, a Chicago, IL-based instant settlement payment provider, closed its $2.25M seed funding round. The round was led by CMT Digital with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Jump Crypto, Draper Dragon, Digital Currency Group, and various angel investors. This round follows a pre-seed round Coinflow raised in early 2023 with the majority of their investors […] The post Coinflow Labs Closes $2.25M Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

It's been an ugly past year for Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) stock, which is down over 45% in that span. It's been a tough decade, in fact, with the stock plunging over 75% over the past 10 years. With the stock now trading where it was in 1998, let's look what has gone wrong for the company and whether investors should consider picking up shares in the stock at these levels.

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Private credit secondaries are experiencing a boom reminiscent of the rise in buyout secondaries in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Ted Craig, investment funds and private capital partner at law firm Paul Hastings, explores the lessons credit secondaries can learn from its PE predecessor, and discusses the growth of the asset class in the current macroeconomic environment.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Social Security can go a long way in retirement, but many seniors may struggle financially even with the help of their benefits. According to Vanguard's 2023 How America Saves report, the median 401(k) balance among Vanguard account holders age 65 and older is just $70,620. Furthermore, the average retired worker collects just over $1,900 per month from Social Security, as of April 2024.

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

European private equity investor Bregal Unternehmerkapital has soared to a €2.65bn hard cap close for its fourth flagship fund, making it more than 40% larger than its predecessor. The post Bregal Unternehmerkapital seals hefty fund size jump with €2.65bn hard cap close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Retirees often have to be careful with their money. After all, they don't have a paycheck coming in any more and they often need to make their savings last. If you're out of the workforce and considering spending some of your limited cash on a Costco membership, it's worth it to think about whether the fees to join are justified.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Munich-based private equity firm Bregal Unternehmerkapital has held the closing of its fourth fund, Bregal Unternehmerkapital IV with total capital commitments of €2.65bn. Fund IV, which was significantly oversubscribed and successfully closed at its hard cap, secured strong investor support from existing clients as well as over 30 new investors, according to a press statement.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Though Wall Street is firmly entrenched in a bull market right now, it's been nothing short of a wild ride for investors since this decade began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500 , and Nasdaq Composite were whipsawed between bear and bull markets in successive years from 2020 through 2023. When uncertainty is a prevailing theme on Wall Street, it's not uncommon for investors of all walks to seek out the safety of industry-leading businesses that have handily outperformed the major

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

TVM Capital Healthcare has closed its second Middle East-focused investment fund, a year after launching a Saudi Arabia office to grow its portfolio companies in the largest market in the region. The post TVM closes second Middle East fund, a year after opening Saudi Arabia office first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian conducts a qualitative analysis of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 24, 2024. The video was published on May 26, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now? Before you buy stock in Nvidia, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Nvidia wasn’t one of them.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Infrastructure debt specialist ImpactA Global has appointed Clodagh Bourke as Head of Fundraising and Lindsey Bass as Head of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships. Bourke most recently served as Head of Product Management at private markets specialist Aptimus Capital Partners. Her background is in fundraising for private markets vehicles with a focus on emerging markets strategies, according to a press statement, including nearly 10 years at Development Partners International.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool If you're new to shopping at Costco , you may find yourself wondering why you keep seeing the Kirkland label on so many products. Kirkland is Costco's signature brand, and buying the Kirkland version of whatever it is you're getting will often mean getting to spend less. If you're a seasoned Costco shopper, you may be familiar with a host of Kirkland products.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Specialist global infrastructure investment firm Morrison has added Christina Eriksson as Executive Director, Investor Solutions to its listed infrastructure team. Eriksson will lead the team’s business development activities across Europe. Eriksson is based in London and reports to Mark Flesher in Morrison’s investor solutions team. Eriksson most recently served as VP, Business Development – Europe, Partner at Mondrian Investment Partners, an investment manager focused on European mark

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

I know, I know. You probably expected me to set a higher target price for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Everybody else is doing it, after all. Fundstrat Global Advisors partner Tom Lee sees $150,000 per coin as a "base case" in 2024. Analysts from British money center bank Standard Chartered recently agreed with Fundstrat's $150,000 prediction , and said they expect another step up to $250,000 next year.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Comvest Partners’ direct lending platform, Comvest Credit Partners, is acting as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility for Senior Helpers, a provider of home care and wellness offerings for seniors. The financing was used to support private equity firm Waud Capital’s acquisition of Senior Helpers. Founded in 2002, Senior Helpers operates through more than 380 franchised and corporate-owned locations in 44 US states, Canada and Australia.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares are on fire -- but this isn't a short-term phenomenon. The chip designer's stock has been on the rise for a few years. It took off in 2020, and since that time, it's soared more than 1,600%. Investors have piled into the stock on optimism about the company's position in artificial intelligence (AI), a market forecast to grow in the double digits to more than $1 trillion by the end of the decade.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Copenhagen-based private investment firm Polaris will sell global safety training and competence provider RelyOn Nutec to Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company. Polaris partnered with RelyOn Nutec (formerly Falck Safety Services) in 2018, with the company now serving industries including energy infrastructure, renewables, maritime and oil and gas.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) , the parent company of Apartments.com and Homes.com, announced its intention to acquire Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR) , a virtual tour software platform, for an enterprise value of $1.6 billion. CoStar management believes the deal will go through before the end of 2024, but it still needs to pass shareholder and regulatory hurdles.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Universal Investment Group, a Frankfurt-based fund services platform and Super ManCo servicing AIFs including hedge funds and private equity funds, has appointed John Burns as its Group Chief Technology Officer and a member of the executive board, effective 1 June 2024. In this newly created role, Burns will oversee all aspects of technology, including the strategic direction and enhancement of the group’s IT platforms.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

Quantum computing may be the next big thing, and lots of people are talking about it. The potential to revolutionize industries from pharmaceuticals to finance has investors keeping a close eye on key players in this space. But which companies are leading the charge? To answer this critical question, a trio of Fool.com contributors with decades of high-tech analysis experience put their heads together and came up with three promising quantum computing stocks.

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