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Americans are earning more income from their investments than ever before. Here’s the data from the Wall Street Journal: Americans in the first quarter earned about $3.7 trillion from interest and dividends at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the Commerce Department, up roughly $770 billion from four years earlier. That’s a whole lot of passive income.
If you bought $1,000 of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock 10 years ago, you would have roughly $2.3 million today, a potentially life-changing return of 23,000%. While the company has probably become too large to deliver such rapid gains in the future, the next decade could bring many exciting opportunities as artificial intelligence (AI) technology develops.
US private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has made an investment in Quorum Cyber, which is intended to help the global cybersecurity firm accelerate its growth strategy through talent recruitment and expansion of its services. London-based private equity firm Livingbridge is an existing partner of Quorum, having overseen development of its customer platform Clarity, team training and further expansion into the US market.
The big moment is here. After today's market close, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will complete its 10-for-1 stock split, an operation that will bring down the price of this high-flying stock from roughly $1,200 to more like $120. Nvidia shares have soared -- more than 500% over the past three years -- thanks to the company's leadership in the high-growth artificial intelligence (AI) chip market.
LDC, a private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has exited its investment in Cardel, a manufacturer and supplier of components used in the production of secure ID documents, and payment cards, to listed Swedish investment group Lifco. LDC first backed Cardel’s management team, led by CEO Marshall Haldane, in May 2017 to support the business’ international and domestic growth plans.
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New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm with approximately $50bn in assets under management, has closed a ‘significant’ growth investment in Grant Thornton, a US provider of audit, assurance, tax and advisory services. CDPQ and OA Private Capital made minority investments in Grant Thornton alongside New Mountain Capital in a deal that is aimed at accelerating the firm’s business strategy, according to a press statement.
New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm with approximately $50bn in assets under management, has closed a ‘significant’ growth investment in Grant Thornton, a US provider of audit, assurance, tax and advisory services. CDPQ and OA Private Capital made minority investments in Grant Thornton alongside New Mountain Capital in a deal that is aimed at accelerating the firm’s business strategy, according to a press statement.
Shares of Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) rallied 16.8% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Powering the utility's strong performance were its first-quarter results and the growing optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)-driven power demand growth. An AI-powered boost ahead? Constellation Energy reported strong first-quarter results in early May.
French private equity firm Eurazeo has sold its 25% stake in MCH Private Equity, an asset manager specialising in small-cap private equity investments in Spain. As a result of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, Eurazeo retains an €80m investment in the MCH V fund having first invested in the firm in 2019. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up In a press statement, Olivier Millet, Managing Partner and a me
Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) 10-for-1 stock split is a milestone for the artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader. It's the company's first stock split in nearly three years after it split its shares during the pandemic-era tech boom. It also adds to a streak of stock splits enacted by the " Magnificent Seven " since this group of high-flying tech players began soaring at the start of the pandemic.
Private credit investor Pemberton Asset Management is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to raise at least $1bn to provide net asset value loans to private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg. In a statement, Pemberton said that the new strategy would provide buyout firms with capital that will help them increase their commitments or do bolt-on acquisitions.
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BB Capital Investments has launched two new funds within the firm’s private markets fund-of-funds strategy – the BB Capital Private Credit Fund and the BB Capital NextGen Fund – both of which it says are unique to the Dutch market. BB Capital Private Credit Fund provides access to a diversified portfolio of private credit funds, while BB Capital NextGen Fund provides access to international impact funds focused on the crucial themes of climate change, the circular economy and social equality.
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has taken investors on a wild ride since its first block was created on March 16, 2020. The cryptocurrency launched at $0.95 and soared to an all-time high of $260.06 on Nov. 6, 2021, but now trades at about $165. At first, Solana's blockchain attracted a lot of attention from developers as a faster alternative to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).
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Lower middle market-focused private equity firm American Discovery Capital has held the final close of American Discovery Fund II at $190m in total capital commitments. ADC’s latest fund closed at more than three times its predecessor, American Discovery Fund I, which closed in 2019 and invested $60m across six portfolio companies and 17 add-on acquisitions.
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A surge in redemption requests has prompted private debt manager Next Edge Capital to gate its flagship credit fund, leaving clients unable to access their money and the firm now planning to wind down the portfolio over the next two years, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The move is the Toronto-based asset manager’s second wind-down of a private debt fund, with the firm having been in the process of closing the Next Edge RCM Private Yield Fund, whose credit adviser is RC Morri
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Private equity leaders are cautioning that the industry is likely to face years of lower returns as they work to sell off assets accumulated during the investment boom of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Financial Times. Following a period of rapid growth and record fundraising, buyout groups are now challenged with exiting investments in unsold companies worth trillions of dollars.
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LGT Capital Partners has completed the final close of Crown Secondaries Special Opportunities III at $3bn, exceeding the original target size of $2.5bn. The firm’s fund provides liquidity solutions for private equity-owned companies. CSSO III acquires direct minority stakes in private equity-owned portfolio companies, finances M&A growth and participates in concentrated continuation vehicles.
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Yellow Wood Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on consumer brands and companies, has completed the acquisition of Elida Beauty, which includes Q-Tipsm Timothy and Impulse, from Unilever. In conjunction with the closing, consumer packaged goods executive Alfie Vivian has been appointed as CEO of Elida to work with the Yellow Wood team towards the company’s growth.
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