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JANUARY 6, 2025

Generally speaking, when businesses generate excess profits, they may choose to invest in areas such as research and development (R&D), bolster marketing budgets, or increase hiring efforts in certain departments. However, from time to time, a company may invest in other businesses and acquire a small equity stake. In 2024, a 13F filing revealed that semiconductor giant Nvidia has ownership positions in six publicly traded companies -- Applied Digital , Arm Holdings , Nano-X Imaging , Recurs

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Guardian Capital Partners has acquired Team LINX , a Denver-based provider of technology-related infrastructure services. LINX delivers a range of technology infrastructure products and services, including structured cabling, wireless networks, audiovisual systems, and security platforms such as access control and surveillance. Its customer base includes data centers, hospitals, financial institutions, and schools.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Shares of NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) fell 39.5% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) start-up pulled back last month after a monster run for most of 2024, likely due to a broad pullback for growth and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in the month. An announcement from competitor GE Vernova may have catalyzed the sell-off as well.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Highlander Partners has acquired Ergo Baby from publicly traded Compass Diversified. Ergobaby specializes in ergonomic juvenile products, including baby carriers, strollers, wraps, and nursing pillows. The companys product offerings include the Omni 360 Baby Carrier , which allows for multiple carrying positions, and the Metro+ Stroller , a compact travel stroller that fits in airplane overhead bins and is designed for city streets.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock price was down by 2.9% as of 3 p.m. ET Monday, even as the S&P 500 index was up by 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite had gained 1% for the day. The chipmaker's decline appears to be linked to an article published late Friday by The Wall Street Journal that highlighted the challenges facing the company. The pullback for the stock looks even more significant because most major chip stocks were rallying Monday after Foxconn's fourth-quarter report arrived with bullish ind

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Lim Hyoung-seok, a former Vice President at KKR Korea, has left the global private equity firm after nine years to establish his own private equity fund, Neos Equity Partners, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily. Lim joined KKR Korea in 2016 as a Managing Director and played a leading role in numerous high-profile investments across South Korea during his tenure, helping position KKR as a prominent player in the countrys private equity market.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Investors looking to benefit from the exciting artificial intelligence (AI) market are likely to turn to the tech sector first. It's an understandable strategy. That's where many, if not most, of the prominent AI leaders operate. However, there are exciting companies in other industries that are quietly incorporating AI into their businesses and could eventually become leaders.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Image source: The Motley Fool. Commercial Metals (NYSE: CMC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Jan 06, 2025 , 11:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Hello, and welcome, everyone, to the fiscal 2025 first quarter earnings call for CMC. Joining me on today's call are Peter Matt, CMC's president and chief executive officer; and Paul Lawrence, senior vice president and chief financial officer.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Vance Street Capital has acquired Fumex Air Filtration Systems , a manufacturer of fume extraction equipment. Fumex designs and manufactures air filtration equipment for applications requiring precise control of hazardous airborne particulates and chemicals. The companys product lineup includes portable fume extractors, self-cleaning cartridge systems, and specialized units for laser engraving and 3D printing environments.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2025

During the past few months, a new pocket of the artificial intelligence (AI) realm has come into the spotlight. Investors have been cheering on quantum computing stocks, and companies such as IonQ , Rigetti Computing , and Quantum Computing have drawn a good deal of attention. Whenever an exciting new opportunity starts to become mainstream, it can be tempting to follow the crowd and buy into the narrative.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Internal memo reveals multilateral lenders fear that new rules will put its climate credentials at risk

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock hit a new all-time high Monday morning, shaking off its mid-December slump and jumping as much as 5.3%. As of 1:19 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.7%. There were a couple of developments that sent the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker higher, as shareholders eagerly await an update from the company's rock star CEO.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

US private equity giant KKR has escalated its battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital over the acquisition of Japanese software company Fuji Soft, accusing Bain of violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a report by Reuters. On Monday, KKR sent a letter to Fuji Soft, urging the company to file a court injunction to stop Bain’s alleged breach.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Shares of hydrogen producer and fuel cell maker Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) soared 22.2% Monday, as of 1:45 p.m. ET. That extended Friday's gain that came after the U.S. Department of the Treasury released final rules for the clean hydrogen production tax credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Plug shares are rallying on the news, as these rules seem to offer flexibility that could especially benefit Plug Power with its diverse hydrogen business.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Pemberton Capital Advisors, a European private credit manager backed by insurers Legal & General, has adopted global fintech Broadridges Sentry Private Credit Portfolio Management solution as it looks to scale its private debt and CLO businesses. The solution is purpose-built technology designed to streamline activities, including portfolio management, research, hypothetical position analysis, trading, and compliance across the entire investment lifecycle, optimising workflow efficiency.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) stock is seeing big gains in Monday's trading. The chip specialist's share price was up 11.3% as of 2:15 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite index was up 1%. The broader market is rallying today, and the semiconductor industry is seeing particularly strong gains thanks to news that bodes well for Nvidia and other players in the artificial intelligence ( AI ) space.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 6, 2025

Energy and power investor Arroyo has registered more than $460m for its latest fund targeting deals across North American and Chile. The post Former Bear Stearns, JP Morgan energy investors pass $460m for latest Arroyo fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Shares of artificial intelligence (AI) chipmakers like Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) , Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) , and Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) rallied on Monday. At one point, they were up by 4%, 4.4%, and 5.4%, respectively. As of 1:26 p.m. ET, their gains had moderated to 1.2%, 1.7%, and 4.9%, respectively. AI-related chip stocks sold off a bit during the last couple of weeks of 2024, but they got a lift Friday on signs of strong AI chip demand.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 6, 2025

Buyer of ExxonMobils assets in the west African country wants to double production within six months

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock is gaining ground in Monday's trading. The company's share price was up 4.1% as of 2:45 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 12.4% earlier in the daily session. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index had climbed 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite index was up 0.1%. The broader market is rallying today, and the semiconductor industry is seeing particularly strong bullish momentum thanks to Foxconn's recent quarterly report.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

JANUARY 6, 2025

China is far outpacing the west in the shift to electric vehicles

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock is making big gains in Monday's trading trading. The company's share price was up 11% at 10:45 a.m. ET. Supermicro stock is surging today thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. Lynx Equity recently published bullish coverage on the stock, and the firm thinks that new hardware from Nvidia will lift the server specialist's performance.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

The post Nadeem Meghji on Real Estate Recovery appeared first on Blackstone.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) stock is posting big gains in Monday's trading. The company's share price was up 11% as of 11:15 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was up 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was up 1.9%. BlackBerry stock is surging today thanks to a series of announcements from the company's QNX division, which is focused on creating software for vehicles.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Catalyst Global Financial Group, a George Town, Cayman Islands-based international financial services and technology firm, received an investment from Aquiline. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. The company intends to use the funds to scale its business, invest in its […] The post Catalyst Global Financial Growth Receives Investment from Aquiline appeared first on FinSMEs.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Vanguard founder John Bogle was an outspoken advocate of passive investing. In 1976, under his leadership, the company introduced the industry's first index fund for individual investors. Vanguard has since become one of the world's largest asset managers, and has built a reputation for offering a wide selection of low-cost investment options. The two Vanguard index funds that delivered the best returns in 2024 are listed below: Start Your Mornings Smarter!

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AltAssets

JANUARY 6, 2025

Olympus Partners has bought Accelevation, a provider of infrastructure products and services to the data center market, as the inaugural investment from Olympus Growth Fund VIII. The post Deal Roundup: Olympus Partners picks up Accelevation, SVP completes $1.125bn Revelyst buy appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

One of the biggest semiconductor sector winners last year was Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) , up 83%. Unsurprisingly, this was due to its burgeoning artificial intelligence chip business. Marvell has a smaller but similar portfolio to Broadcom 's (NASDAQ: AVGO) semiconductor business, which is a collection of ASICs (application specific integrated chips) that cloud giants use to create their own custom AI accelerators, networking chips and digital signal processors for AI data centers, and o

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Plus, Nippon sues the US over blocked steel deal and the pressure is on for new investment banker hires to deliver

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the most valuable companies in the world when measured by market capitalization. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 2, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 4, 2025.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Orbis Medicines, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based oral macrocycle drug discovery company, raised 90M in Series A funding. The round was led by NEA with participation from new investors including Eli Lilly and Company, Cormorant, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark and founding investors Novo Holdings and Forbion. The company intends to use the funds for […] The post Orbis Medicines Raises 90M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Want to make a lot of money in the stock market without lots of stress? Buy and hold well-established companies that pay and increase dividends year after year. No, this strategy probably won't make you rich overnight. However, these sorts of stocks, called blue chip dividend stocks , are highly likely to still be around years from now, and they can generate significant returns when given enough time.

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Vistra

JANUARY 6, 2025

Despite a challenging 2024, which has seen the securitisation market continue to plateau, 2025 looks more positive. Here, Sarbjit Panesar, Enterprise Account Management, Funds, and Mahen Surnam, Director, Loan Market Solutions, share their thoughts on those trends in the market that they believe will revive securitisation and strengthen financing capacities across the globe.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

The $70bn-managing Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System has picked out ICG and Lightspeed Ventures for its latest alternative investment commitments. The post Tennessee pension major picks ICG, Lightspeed for latest fund commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Coalesce Capital (Coalesce), a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, has completed a majority growth recapitalisation in executive compensation and leadership consultancy, Pearl Meyer & Partners (Pearl Meyer). As part of the deal, Pearl Meyers management team has retained a meaningful stake in the company and will partner closely with Coalesce.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 6, 2025

Web3-focused VC investor Reciprocal Ventures is back in the market with its third fund, with eyes on up to $100m. The post Reciprocal Ventures eyes ongoing DeFi, web3 success with up to $100m for Fund III appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Eltropy, a Santa Clara, CA-based AI-powered unified conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced the acquisition of Lexop, a collections technology provider. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. By combining Lexop’s innovative technology with Eltropy’s AI-powered communications platform, the partnership will modernize debt repayment and collections, helping CFIs reduce and prevent delinquencies, […] The post Eltropy Acquires Lexop appeared

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