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MARCH 22, 2024
Leaders recognize the potential of Artificial Intelligence, and reports have been unanimous about the opportunity: AI will transform M&A, as it will everywhere, and investors are flocking.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock and forecasts where it could end the year. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 20, 2024. The video was published on March 22, 2024. Where to invest $1,000 right now When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for two decades, Motley Fool Stock Advisor , has more than tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks
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MARCH 22, 2024
When my wife and I began the initial search for our first home, I was against using a realtor. We knew where we wanted to buy. We talked to the bank ahead of time so we knew our budget. We could search for homes online. We were in a good negotiating position because we didn’t have a house to sell (this was back in 2007 when it was hard to sell a house).
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MARCH 22, 2024
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) achieved something that was thought to be virtually impossible. It built an electric vehicle (EV) company (from the ground up!) and ultimately was able to take on the auto industry's largest competitors. Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has similar dreams, but investors hoping that Rivian is the next Tesla need to watch closely to see if Rivian can start to mend this sizable problem in 2024.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Private equity firm Advent International is in advanced talks to buy Nuvei a Canadian payments technology company that has received financial backing from actor Ryan Reynolds. Advent’s buyout of Nuvei, which has a market capitalization of more than $3 billion, would make it one of the more sizable take-private deals at a time when private equity dealmaking has slowed.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Billionaire David Tepper likes artificial intelligence (AI) stocks -- the bigger, the better. Pick a megacap AI stock, and there's a pretty good chance that it's in the portfolio of his hedge fund, Appaloosa Management. Tepper isn't as big of a fan of some of these stocks as he is of others, though. The successful hedge fund manager has been selling shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) hand over fist, but he has been buying two other "Magnific
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MARCH 22, 2024
In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and its manufacturing endeavors. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the market prices of March 21, 2024. The video was published on March 21, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Intel right now?
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
International Flavors & Fragrances said on Tuesday it would sell its pharma solutions business to French plant-based ingredients maker Roquette in a deal valued at $2.85 billion, as it looks to focus on higher-margin businesses. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up The move comes at a time when IFF is seeing demand slow for its food ingredients and solutions business, especially from end-users such as consumer goods compani
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MARCH 22, 2024
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) can make for a polarizing stock. While there are plenty of bullish investors who love the company's artificial intelligence focus, mix of commercial and corporate clients, and its no-nonsense CEO Alex Karp, there are others who believe it's overrated. Since 2021, an increasing number of investors were shorting Palantir stock, but that trend has abated with the stock's 200% rise in the past 12 months.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Private equity firm Platinum Equity has hired advisers from investment bank Goldman Sachs in exploring a sale of golf cart manufacturer Club Car that could value the company at more than $2bn. The report cites unnamed sources in confirming that Platinum Equity is in the early stages of working with the Goldman Sachs advisers, as well as Club Car generating EBITDA of over $200m.
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MARCH 22, 2024
For the better part of six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been putting on a show for Wall Street and the investing community. Despite being fallible just like every other investor, the "Oracle of Omaha," as he's affably known, has overseen a monstrous aggregate gain in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) of 4,995,105%, as of the closing bell on March 15.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Molecules (BC) Bidco, a company controlled by funds managed by Bain Capital Private Equity, completed theacquisition of all issued shares and convertible bonds of FIS – Italian Synthetic Factory from Nine Trees Group (NTG). Bidco and Ntg have agreed on a vendor loan, which has no guarantee from FIS, with a later maturity than the notes and without requiring the payment of interest in cash.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is part of the "Magnificent Seven," a term first used by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett to describe seven massive tech-focused companies. Nvidia , Meta Platforms , and Amazon (which are also Magnificent Seven companies) have outperformed Microsoft so far this year. But Microsoft could be an even better buy going forward.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
UpHealth Inc. is one step closer to becoming a dedicated behavioral health company with the sale of a technology asset for $180 million. On March 15, the Delray Beach, Florida-based company completed the sale of its medical translation entity, Cloudbreak Health, to Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR LLC. Cloudbreak is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ: GCT) stock to determine whether investors should buy the growth stock today. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 19, 2024. The video was published on March 21, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in GigaCloud Technology right now? Before you buy stock in GigaCloud Technology, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Global private equity firm Carlyle Group is closing in on a deal to acquire a majority stake in Thyssenkrupp’s Marine Systems business at a value of about €1.5bn ($1.6bn) including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as confirming that talks are progressing and that advanced discussions on terms of the proposed acquisition could begin as early as this week.
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MARCH 22, 2024
The Magnificent Seven is a group of megacap companies collectively worth about $13 trillion. They account for roughly one-quarter of the S&P 500 and more than one-tenth of all publicly traded stocks by market capitalization. Alphabet Amazon Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Meta Platforms Microsoft Nvidia Tesla Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) owns just one Magnificent Seven stock.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Singapore’s Fullerton Fund Management has raised S$100 million ($74.4 million) in the anchor close of its Fullerton Carbon Action Fund, a private equity vehicle. Seviora Group, a Singapore-based asset management group wholly owned by Temasek Holdings, and Income Insurance Limited, a Singapore insurer, are the anchor investors for this strategy, Fullerton said in a statement yesterday.
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MARCH 22, 2024
SoundHound AI has been red-hot on the stock market in 2024, with stunning gains of 288% so far. Investors have been buying shares of this voice artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider hand over fist based on the belief that it could become the next big AI play. The company's revenue has been growing at an impressive pace, and it also boasts of a solid pipeline that could help it sustain its red-hot growth in the future.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Private equity major Apollo Global Management has made an $11bn offer to acquire Paramount Global’s Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person with knowledge of the matter. Apollo’s offer comes as as an independent committee of the company’s board of directors is reviewing a bid from Skydance Media for all of Paramount Global, which also owns CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and the Paramount+ streaming service, through the acquisition of hold
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MARCH 22, 2024
Tech stocks are known more for their significant long-term growth than for their dividends. However, investing in a tech company with a reliable dividend can be an excellent way to expand your portfolio, benefiting from a high-growth industry and potential dividend reinvestment. Five of the six most valuable companies in the world are tech firms. The industry generates massive amounts of cash, allowing some larger firms to reward investors with more than just stock growth.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
French private investment firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Verne, a data centre platform headquartered in the UK and diversified across Northern Europe, from investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure (D9), in a deal worth up to £450m. According to a stock exchange notice, London-listed D9 has received an initial £325.8m from Ardian, with the trust also set for a £19.5m deferred consideration payment and a potential earn-out payment of up to £106m, subject
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MARCH 22, 2024
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) made a big splash at the company's annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC), called the "Woodstock of artificial intelligence" (AI). During CEO Jensen Huang's keynote address on Monday, he introduced the long-awaited Blackwell architecture. He called the new flagship processor, the GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip, the "world's most powerful chip" for AI.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
French private equity firm PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in global professional haircare platform Beautynova from BlueGem Capital Partners, a pan-European PE firm focused on non-discretionary consumer staples. Upon completion of the acquisition, PAI will be the majority shareholder owning a controlling stake, with BlueGem maintaining a significant shareholding alongside a syndicate of co-investors.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2006, but despite gaining more than 5,000%, the stock had never once split. That's about to change. The burrito roller said after hours on Tuesday that its board of directors had approved a 50-for-1 stock split , which it said would be one of the biggest stock splits in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
KKR & Co is considering a sale of its controlling stake in Indian pre-school and early-learning provider EuroKids International for around $1bn, as well as other options for the business. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that the US private equity firm is looking to hire financial advisers help evaluate a sale, although the process is at an early stage and KKR could still decide not to proceed with a deal.
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MARCH 22, 2024
It's officially a new bull market, and while artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have emerged as the biggest winners, there are other sectors that look primed to deliver significant gains as well. With interest rates expected to fall, the U.S. economy looking resilient, and the consumer continuing to spend, now is a great time to invest. Keep reading to see two stocks that could turn $100,000 into $500,000 over time.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Goldman Sachs Asset Management said on Thursday it had raised over $700 million for a new fund that will work with external managers to identify investment opportunities in both public and private markets. The fund, Union Bridge Partners I, will work together with private credit firms and hedge funds and is part of Goldman’s $340 billion External Investing Group.
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MARCH 22, 2024
Just two years ago, it would have been close to impossible to find many billionaires seriously thinking about adding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to their portfolios. But a lot has changed since then, including a crypto bull market and a wave of mainstream adoption powered by the new spot Bitcoin ETFs. As a result, a growing number of billionaires around the globe are now looking for ways to get exposure to Bitcoin.
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 22, 2024
Oakley Capital, a pan-European middle-market private equity investor, has announced that Oakley Capital Origin Fund I has acquired a majority stake in Horizons Optical, a provider of medical software used to manufacture premium ophthalmic lenses. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Origin will acquire the majority stake in the business along with CEO Santiago Soler, who will retain a significant stake in the business and conti
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MARCH 22, 2024
If your retirement days are right around the corner, you're probably checking the box on things you need to do before you stop working. You've probably already thought about your health insurance needs and factored in Social Security benefits. But there are a few more items that you might want to add to your list to set yourself up for a stress-free retirement.
FinSMEs
MARCH 22, 2024
Conduce Health, a NYC-based multi-specialty value-based care marketplace providing solutions for primary care organizations and specialists, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Connecticut Innovations with participation from AlleyCorp, CityLight, and other strategic investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.
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MARCH 22, 2024
No matter how diligently you try to save for retirement, you may end up pretty reliant on Social Security to cover your senior living expenses. If so, you won't be alone. But if that's the case, you may be eager to do everything in your power to get more money out of the program. In a recent MassMutual survey of Americans ages 40 and older, 21% of pre-retirees cited plans to delay Social Security.
FinSMEs
MARCH 22, 2024
Ediphi, a Boston, MA-based provider of an advanced cloud-based estimating solution, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand its team, invest in product innovation through research and development, and grow its market share within the industry. Led by CEO […] The post Ediphi Announces $12M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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