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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Renewable energy is here to stay. For example, sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. soared from 294,000 in 2021 to 1.4 million three years later, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Utility companies are not doubling down on old-school fossil fuels to support the resulting surge in electric power demand, but exploring alternatives such as wind and solar energy instead.
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly preparing a bid to acquire The Telegraph Media Group, marking a potential milestone as the first private equity takeover of a UK news outlet. The move follows the UK Governments decision earlier this year to block an attempted acquisition by Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI. Sources indicate that CVC, known for its investments in sports brands such as the Six Nations and La Liga, is exploring the possibility of submitting a formal bid.
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The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) delivered a beat on both ends of the income statement on Wednesday morning. It wasn't enough to initially impress Wall Street. Problematic dips in its theme park operating income and sequentially for Disney+ subscriber numbers -- as well as the media giant failing to boost its earlier profit growth target for fiscal 2025 despite a blowout first quarter -- kept the market's pixie dust in its pockets at first.
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The Australia expansion allows eligible investors to access funds from top managers like KKR, EQT, and the Carlyle Group with lower investment minimums. Moonfares portfolio investments provide diversified exposure across buyout, growth equity, venture, and infrastructure. The platform also offers opportunities in secondaries, private credit, and co-investments.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) , a leader in designing and supplying industrial technology, kicked off its fiscal 2025 with robust financial performance. The earnings report for the first quarter, released on Feb. 5, highlighted impressive adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.38, surpassing analyst predictions by 7.8%. Total revenue, however, fell short at $4.175 billion against estimates of $4.221 billion.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Largo.ai, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based provider of AI-driven solutions for the film, TV and advertising industries, raised USD 7.5M in Funding. The round was led by TI Capital and QBIT Capital, with participation from Atreides Management, Sylvester Stallone, Thomas Tippl, and DAA Capital. The company intends to use the funds to drive its growth plans and enrich its core business areas. […] The post Largo.ai Raises USD7.5M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Here's our initial take on Walt Disney 's (NYSE: DIS) first-quarter 2025 financial report. Key Metrics Metric Q1 2024 Q1 2025 Change vs. Expectations Revenue $23.5 billion $24.7 billion 5% Beat Earnings per share $1.22 $1.76 44% Beat Cash provided by operations $2.2 billion $3.2 billion 45% n/a Direct-to-consumer operating income $138 million loss $293 million n/a n/a Blockbusters and Streaming Power Quarterly Gains Big box office numbers from Moana 2 and a third consecutive quarter of streaming
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Image source: The Motley Fool. Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 05, 2025 , 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Hello, and welcome to the Uber fourth-quarter 2024 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Deepa Subramanian, vice president, investor relations.
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Central and Eastern Europe private equity and real estate investor Griffin Capital Partners has expanded to Germany, with a new office under the leadership of former Patron Capital senior exec Marcel Hertig. The post Poland-headquartered PE, RE investor Griffin expands to Germany, bring in industry veteran Marcel Hertig appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Image source: The Motley Fool. Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 05, 2025 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Align fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Thoma Bravo-backed cybersecurity business SailPoint is eyeing a valuation of up to $11.5bn through a New York IPO, two years after it was taken private by the firm for the second time. The post Deal Roundup: Thoma Bravo looks to list SailPoint for a second time, eyes up to $11.5bn valuation appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Image source: The Motley Fool. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Feb 05, 2025 , 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to The Walt Disney Company's first-quarter 2025 financial results conference call. [Operator instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Insignia Financial, Australias third-largest superannuation player, has attracted a third suitor, with Brookfield Asset Management entering the fray to acquire the money manager with an AUD3bn ($1.9bn) offer, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites Insignia as confirming Brookfield’s bid, which matches offers already made by Bain Capital and CC Capital.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Image source: The Motley Fool. Coherent (NYSE: COHR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Feb 05, 2025 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Coherent fiscal year 2025 second quarter earnings webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Nordic Capital has made four Partner promotions following a successful twelve months for the business which has seen eleven platform acquisitions and four successful exits as well as the closing of the firm’s second mid-market fund at its hard cap of 2bn. The new Partners are drawn from the firm’s Operations Advisory and Specialist Functions Advisory teams.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
FMC (NYSE: FMC) stock crashed 36.3% through 9:50 a.m. ET Wednesday after reporting mixed earnings last night. Heading into the report, analysts forecast that FMC would earn $1.60 per share in Q4, and FMC beat that number with a stick, reporting adjusted profits of $1.79 per share. However, analysts also thought FMC's sales would exceed $1.3 billion.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
KKR & Co saw its shares drop to a two-week low on Tuesday after its Q4 AUM fell short of analyst expectations. Despite a 15% year-on-year increase to $638bn, the alternative asset manager missed the consensus estimate of $643.4bn, according to a report by Reuters citing LSEG data. The shortfall underscores the challenges of meeting elevated growth expectations, even as a favourable environment for deals and exits persists.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Shares of semiconductor company Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) jumped on Wednesday after the company reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter of 2025. As of 12:30 p.m. ET, Cirrus Logic stock was up 6%. Strong smartphone demand boosted revenue At the end of the second quarter, Cirrus Logic's management was somewhat unsure what to expect for Q3.
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has launched its fourth corporate venture capital vehicle, bringing its total capital committed to the strategy to $1bn. The post Hitachi venture capital arm reaches $1bn of total capital through fourth fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
There was plenty of news about Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) on Wednesday, but investors didn't generally consider it to be good. Following the release of the company's latest set of earnings and an announcement regarding a leadership transition, the market largely shunned the stock. It closed 3% lower in price on a day when the S&P 500 index inched into the black with a 0.4% increase.
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Alchemy Partners has closed its fifth special opportunities fund on 1bn, with eyes on European mid-market corporate special situations dealmaking. The post Alchemy Partners picks up 1bn for fifth special situations fund thanks to global spread of LPs appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
For more than two years, the bulls have been running wild on Wall Street. Since 2023 began, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average , benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite have soared by 34%, 57%, and 88%, respectively, through the end of January 2025. While rising tides have given investors plenty of reason to smile, it's also made the stock market historically pricey.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Balbec Capital (Balbec), an alternative investment manager with over $16bn in platform assets, has held the final close of InSolve Global Credit Fund VI (IGCF VI), with over $1.7bn in commitments across the flagship fund and related vehicles. Balbec received strong support from both existing clients and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth, pension funds, insurance companies, consultants, and multi-family offices.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Explore the exciting world of Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of Jan. 8, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 5, 2025. Should you invest $1,000 in Appian right now?
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Insurance company Aviva's asset management arm has launched a venture and growth capital fund, its fourth overall launched under the UK's Long Term Asset Fund regime. The post Aviva asset management arm launches VC, growth LTAF fund, to join its 3bn of other vehicles under the regime appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) oversees more than $11.6 trillion worth of client money, making it the largest asset manager in the world. Around $3.5 trillion of that is invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are operated by its iShares subsidiary. ETFs can hold hundreds or even thousands of individual stocks. They can help investors gain exposure to a specific sector of the market like artificial intelligence (AI) , which is really useful because picking the individual winners and losers in a ne
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Early-stage European investor Cherry Ventures has closed its fifth fund on $500m, with eyes on building Europe's first trillion-dollar company. The post Cherry Ventures eyes ‘Europe’s first trillion-dollar company’ as it closes $500m fifth fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Money market yields have been falling over the past few months, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for less. Income-generating stocks march to a different beat. Payouts keep widening, sometimes even faster than a stock's upticks. If you're looking for cash distributions and diversification, you may want to consider income-generating exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to round out your portfolio.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Billy Rahm, the former Head of Real Estate at private investments firm Centerbridge Partners, has launched Everview Partners, a New York-based investment firm focused on real assets businesses across North America, according to a report by Bloomberg. Everview will target investments across a number of sectors including residential real estate, storage, logistics, leisure, digital infrastructure, transportation, and energy transition.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Without Social Security, millions of Americans would be living below the poverty line. With it, many don't -- even though the average monthly retirement benefit of $1,975 (as of December) is not all that huge. It works out to about $23,700 annually. Fortunately, Social Security does undergo some changes from year to year, including nearly annual increases in benefits.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Beamable, a Boston, MA-based developer of decentralized infrastructure for gaming, raised $13.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures with participation from Arca, Advancit Capital, 2Punks, P2 Ventures, Solana Foundation, Scytale Digital, defy.vc, GrandBanks Capital and Permit Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to develop and scale its decentralized […] The post Beamable Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) recently reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2024. The master limited partnership (MLP) posted record financial results fueled by record volumes across its midstream network. That gave it the wherewithal to increase its distribution by another 5%, pushing its payout to its current yield of around 6.5%.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Nextworld, a Denver, CO-based provider of enterprise platforms, raised $65M in Series F funding. The round was led by the McVaney Investment Partnership. The company intends to use the funds to: Led by CEO Kylee McVaney, Nextworld is an enterprise platform provider, enabling businesses to create software solutions that address their complex needs. From extending ERP functionality to driving intelligent process automation in inventory management and beyond, it empowers organizations to innovate a
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) already delivered explosive earnings and stock price performances to investors last year. The company's quarterly revenue soared in the double digits, profit reached records, and the stock jumped 340% for the best performance in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). The company reached key milestones too, such as joining that major benchmark, as well as winning a spot in the Nasdaq-100.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, bases in Phoenix, has disclosed two new commitments totaling $450m, including a $250m allocation to private credit fund TPG Angelo Gordon Asset Based Credit Evergreen Fund, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online. The report cites spokesperson Christian Palmer as confirming that the $23.1bn pension fund also committed $200m to Trident X, a buyout fund managed by Stone Point Capital.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a stock that has frequently delivered for its shareholders and is set to continue doing so deeper into 2025. This is the view of one analyst tracking the stock who feels it's poised for a double-digit increase in price. His latest take on the company reflected a generally good fiscal fist quarter of 2025, the results of which were published at the end of January.
AltAssets
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
US real estate investment houseTioga Capital has hauled in about $125m for its fourth fund, making it more than 50% larger than Fund III. The post Tioga Capital continues US Sun Belt focus with $125m Fund IV, its biggest vehicle yet appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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