The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The cryptocurrency market is moving nicely higher Wednesday, appreciating 1.2% over the prior 24 hours as of 1:15 p.m. ET, as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) , and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) each make nice moves higher. Given the aggregate market capitalizations of those three digital assets, any sort of synchronized move higher among them is likely to drive the whole crypto market higher.
Private Equity Info
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
We reported in July that private equity firms are delaying exits and holding portfolio companies longer to ensure they achieve the desired ROI from their investments.
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The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
After experiencing sharp declines in 2022, the capital markets have showcased unparalleled resiliency over the last 20 months or so. Since January 2023, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have boasted total returns of 48% and 66% respectively (as of the time of this article). While it may be tempting to let the good times roll, savvy investors know that now may be a good time to take some gains off the table and seek more reliable opportunities.
Private Equity Professional
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Gridiron Capital has exited its investment in Foundation Wellness with the sale of the company to Bansk Group. Gridiron Capital acquired Foundation Wellness (then Remington Products Company) in April 2019. Remington Products was founded in 1934 and was a third-generation, privately held business until the family sold the company to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in 2008.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Since the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s, investors have pretty much always had a next-big-thing innovation, technology, or trend to captivate their attention. However, no addressable market has seemingly loomed larger since the arrival of the internet than the current rise of artificial intelligence (AI). What makes AI so special is the ability for software and systems to learn and evolve over time without human intervention.
A Wealth of Common Sense
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts: See here for 20% off your initial YCharts professional subscription On today’s show, we discuss: Americans Are Really, Really Bullish on Stocks Once-In-Lifetime Wall Street Rally Raises Soft-Landing Stakes Ex-Peloton CEO John Foley gets real about company crash — and his unexpected venture into home decor Economist Eugene Fama: ‘Efficient mark.
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Financial Times M&A
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Private equity group and warehouse landlord seal transactions as logistics assets emerge from downturn
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) stock collapsed in morning trading Wednesday, down by 17.8% as of 12:04 p.m. ET, even though the company crushed analysts' forecasts for its fiscal fourth quarter when it reported after the closing bell Tuesday. Analysts had expected the cybersecurity company to report adjusted earnings of $0.69 per share on sales of $567.9 million for the quarter.
Private Equity Wire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has made two new additions to its teams with the appointments of Yuri Mikhalev as a Partner focused on technology investments and Michael Baster as a Partner focused on business services investments. Mikhalev brings 16 years investment experience focused on the technology sector and will work alongside Sergio Ferrarini on new technology investments for Inflexion’s Buyout and Partnership Capital Funds.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates as early as this month -- which could be great news for dividend stocks. Higher rates have made certificates of deposit and high-yield savings accounts more attractive to income investors over the past two years or so. But as rates of return begin going down again, there will be more incentive to hold dividend stocks.
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Nordic SME investor Equip Capital has divested its portfolio companies Rush and iteam into a new continuation fund with €306m in commitments. The post Equip Capital raises €306m continuation vehicle for two Fund I companies, returns almost entire cost of first fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has lagged behind market leader Nvidia and rival Advanced Micro Devices in the AI accelerator market. As Nvidia churns out more than $26 billion of data center revenue each quarter and AMD remains on track to sell $4.5 billion worth of AI accelerators this year, Intel finds itself in a distant third place. Intel's new Gaudi 3 AI accelerator , which launched this year, is powerful and cost effective.
Private Equity Wire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has completed the acquisition of Pharmachem Innovations, LLC (Pharmachem), the former nutraceuticals business of Ashland Inc. Turnspire Operating Partner Maurice Murphy has been appointed Executive Chairman, and Jeff Rogers as Interim CEO. Pharmachem is a provider of proprietary nutrition ingredients and custom formulation services that supplies a broad portfolio of both active ingredients and formulation aids to nutritional product companies.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Like bargain-priced stocks? Most investors do. After all (presuming the company in question is worth owning), stepping in at a lower price leads to better net returns than diving in at a higher one. With that as the backdrop, there's one beaten-down stock that growth-minded may want to consider adding to their portfolio sooner rather than later: Chewy (NYSE: CHWY).
Private Equity Wire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has competed the sale of its stake in Preligens, a specialist leader in artificial intelligence for aerospace and defencem to Safran for an enterprise value of €220m. Completion of the deal follows an exclusive negotiation process that began in June 2024. Founded in 2016 by two French engineers, Preligens provides field-proven Artificial Intelligence (AI) analysis solutions for high-end imagery, full-motion video and acoustic signals.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. No matter how much money you earn or how much you're able to save, you may have the goal of leaving an inheritance behind to your loved ones, whether it's grown children, grandchildren, or other people who are important in your life.
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and US asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, have expanded their European client coverage by hiring Ralph van Daalen as head of business development Netherlands. The post Nuveen arms Arcmont, Churchill expand European institutional reach with van Daalen hire appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Millions of older Americans collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. And without that money, many would no doubt struggle to cover their basic living costs. Because of this, it's important to claim Social Security strategically -- and to understand the implications of filing at different ages. The earliest age to file for Social Security is 62.
Financial Times: Moral Money
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Also in today’s newsletter, debate over whether defence stocks should count as a sustainable investment
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The fintech space is full of opportunities, but with many payment processors, software companies, e-commerce companies, and more, it can be tough to try and pick winners. So, for many investors, the best way to get exposure could be to buy a fintech-focused exchange-traded fund that owns shares of lots of companies. One that could be a good choice for investors who want to find the top fintech stocks -- as opposed to simply buying a fintech index -- is the Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: AR
Private Equity Wire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Cubera Private Equity has held the final close of its latest Nordic secondaries fund – Cubera X – at its hard cap of €780m, ahead of its target size of €700m. Including GP commitments the total size of the oversubscribed fund is €807m. In a press statement, Reidun Tysseland, Managing Parter of Cubera Private Equity, said: “The investor base for Cubera’s secondary strategy has been further institutionalised during the fundraise, with more than 50% of the capital coming from investors outside the
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Shares of cybersecurity expert CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) rose 19.6% in August 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company did report earnings last month, but there was no triumphant stock jump that day. Instead, CrowdStrike's August gains represented a gradual recovery from July's painful crash. The effects of CrowdStrike's July outage You probably don't need a reminder, but here's a quick rundown of July's plunge anyway: The company's security services suffered a w
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Private credit specialist Park Square Capital has amassed €3.4bn of investable capital for its second European Loan Partners fund programme, a 50% increase on its previous vintage. The post Park Square Capital celebrates €3.4bn of new investing power with second European Loan Partners fundraise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) shares lost nearly a third of their value after the discount retailer issued weak guidance with its fiscal Q2 results on Aug. 29. The plunge sent the stock to its lowest levels in more than five years. Let's examine the company's earnings report and guidance and see if this is an opportunity to buy the shares on the dip, or if investors should stay away.
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Sarasin Bread Street, the private equity arm of Sarasin & Partners, has raised €124m from LPs for the team's first private equity fund since moving to the asset manager in 2022. The post Sarasin Bread Street raises €124m for first fund since 2022 move to Sarasin & Partners appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann and host Ricky Mulvey discuss: Expectations going into Nvidia 's earnings results. This podcast was recorded before the report. Temu's owner, PDD , shedding $55 billion in value. One possible reason why a co-CEO is talking down his company's stock. Red Lobster's new CEO. Then, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp interviews Dan Otter and Scott Dauenhauer about the challenges that teachers face while saving for retirement.
Private Equity Wire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Private equity firms HIG and CapVest have joined the competition to acquire AAH Pharmaceuticals, the UK’s largest pharmacy wholesaler, which has been put up for sale just three years after being acquired by German PE firm Aurelius, according to a report by the Financial Times. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the situation as confirming that Aurelius has engaged advisers from BNP Paribas to oversee the auction process for the company, which serves a network of 14,000 pharmacies acr
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The best dividend stocks have one thing in common. The companies behind the stocks routinely increase their payouts. The data makes this abundantly clear. Over the last 50 years, dividend growers and initiators have delivered an average annual total return of 10.2%, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds. That's much higher than companies with no change in their dividend policies (6.7%) and those that cut or eliminated their payouts ( negative 0.6%).
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
UK asset manager Octopus Investments has expanded to Europe through a launch of a Spain office in Madrid's financial district. The post UK’s Octopus Investments expands to Spain with first mainland European office in its 24-year history appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) is perhaps the ultimate example of a binary outcome stock. If its new battery technology proves successful on the commercial level, it could transform the electric vehicle (EV) industry and make its investors lots of money in the process. But that's a big "if." In this video, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and John Rosevear discuss QuantumScape's latest developments and why they think it could make good sense from a risk-reward perspective.
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Natixis' sustainable investing subsidairy Mirova has raised more than €210m for the final close of its first impact private equity fund. The post Natixis sustainability arm Mirova collects over €210m to close debut impact PE fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Are you a fan of keeping things simple when it comes to investing? You should be. Less is often more. Investors who don't fall into the trap of making things unnecessarily complicated often end up with bigger gains than those who do. To this end, anyone looking for a new all-around stock pick for their portfolio should consider The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO).
AltAssets
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Blackstone has agreed an A$24bn ($16bn) buyout of Asia Pacific data centre platform AirTrunk from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone agrees A$24bn AirTrunk buyout, Oaktree to sell Banda Progetto to Centerbridge appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to spread across the economy. Statista projects the AI market to explode to $826 billion by 2030. Consistent with that estimate, the growth from the following companies shows that the demand for AI hardware and software is not slowing. This could be a great time to buy these AI stocks that are currently trading almost 40% below their 52-week high. 1.
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