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Shares of chemicals company Chemours (NYSE: CC) tumbled 37.3% through 11:10 a.m. ET on Thursday after announcing it will need to postpone the release of its Q4 and full-year financial results for 2023 -- and that it is replacing its CEO, its CFO, and its controller as well. In the meantime, as investors await its final and official results, management released preliminary estimates showing that sales probably fell 12% in 2023 and that the company flipped from a 2022 profit to a 2023 loss.
The merger is backed by a $75 million investment from backers that include private equity firm SC Holdings, D.C. Pickleball Team owner Al Tylis and PPA Tour owners Tom Dundon and the Pardoe Family. The post Professional pickleball organizations PPA Tour and MLP complete merger appeared first on PE Hub.
Most investors are no doubt familiar with Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). After helming the technology company for a quarter of a century, the chief executive stepped down to spend more time on his charitable endeavors. Since then, Gates has grown his wealth and is now worth an estimated $127.7 billion, according to Forbes , making him the seventh-richest person in the world.
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Valued at more than $2.2 trillion right now, the cryptocurrency market appears to be leaving the so-called crypto winter behind. Thanks to surging optimism, especially for top digital assets like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum , the industry is back in investors' good graces. But not all cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed. XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , which carries a market cap of $30 billion, is up only 39% in the last 12 months.
Bluepeak was acquired by GI Data Infrastructure in 2021. The post Ares Management invests in fiber broadband provider Bluepeak appeared first on PE Hub.
When a company pays a dividend, it's a good thing for shareholders. When a company consistently pays a dividend every quarter, it's even better. And when a company can increase its dividend year after year because its profits are going up, it's a great thing. If a dividend raise is a great thing, then Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is one of the greatest dividend stocks there is.
In October 2018, Millpond acquired a controlling interest in TouchMath. The post Leeds Equity snaps up TouchPath from Millpond appeared first on PE Hub.
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In October 2018, Millpond acquired a controlling interest in TouchMath. The post Leeds Equity snaps up TouchPath from Millpond appeared first on PE Hub.
On Tuesday, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) , a clinical-stage biotech specializing in treatments for metabolic diseases, saw its stock price surge by a staggering 121% in response to a clinical update for its mid-stage obesity candidate, VK2735. Over the past three years, this company's shares have rocketed by more than 1,100%, making it one of the best-performing biotech stocks over this period.
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The deal is among a slew of large single-asset processes that are either active, or coming online, as 2024 shapes up to be a busy one for the secondaries market. The post Goldman PE group runs big single-asset process on healthcare business appeared first on PE Hub.
Finally, after two long years, things are picking back up in the crypto world. Since the beginning of the year, the total crypto market has grown by 35%, just 20% off from eclipsing its all-time high of $2.8 trillion in late 2021. With such a significant jump, it's reasonable to worry that crypto's momentum may sputter, making an investment today too risky.
As part of the transaction, John Raeder and Maitlan Cramer will join the Accelo board of directors. The post Software firm Accelo grabs investment from Bow River appeared first on PE Hub.
The XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) cryptocurrency, often called Ripple, is sitting out the current crypto rally. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has gained 57% in the last month, as of the evening of Feb. 28, while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has risen by 52%. But XRP only posted a 12% price increase over the same period: XRP Price data by YCharts. As a result, the XRP crypto is changing hands just below $0.60 per digital coin, in line with the average prices of the last six and 12 months.
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