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The S&P 500 started this year off on the right foot -- confirming the presence of a bull market -- and the good times have continued to roll from there for all three major benchmarks. The S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each have climbed 24%, 26%, and 14%, respectively, since the start of the year. And the companies leading the gains have been growth stocks, players that traditionally excel in bull environments.
AEA Investors and Battery Ventures have finalized the sale of Process Sensing Technologies (PST) to DwyerOmega , a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. PST is a manufacturer of instruments, analyzers, and sensors for measurement and monitoring applications. Its product portfolio includes hygrometers, dew-point transmitters for trace moisture measurements in gases and liquids, and oxygen and binary gas analyzers using zirconia, paramagnetic, and electrochemical technologies.
Global credit investing firm Silver Point Capital has held the final close of its Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, which is aimed at providing loans to mid-sized companies, with $8.5bn in total capital commitments. This fundraising follows the closure of a $4.6bn credit fund just two months earlier, bringing the firm’s total direct lending capital to over $15bn, according to a press statement released on Monday.
Zürcher Kantonalbank Asset Management has successfully completed the final closing of the Swisscanto Fund Fund Private Equity World Carbon Solutions at around CHF 130 million (USD 150 million). With three direct and four fund investments, the named fund has already built up a broadly diversified portfolio of tech firms in the decarbonisation field. The firm […] The post Swisscanto PE fund concludes final closing at CHF 130 million appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Venture capital-stage dealmaking in the adrenalised AI sector has forged some titanic valuations in the sector - but that flurry of capital is not necessarily trickling its way down to other startups, new research shows. The post Despite febrile excitement about AI, European early-stage valuations are lagging other sectors appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Uber (NYSE: UBER) has taken investors on a wild ride since its IPO on May 9, 2019. The mobility and delivery services company went public at $45, but its stock sank below that price on the first day and dropped to an all-time low of $14.82 on March 18, 2020. At the time, Uber's ridesharing business slowed to a crawl as more people stayed at home during the pandemic lockdowns.
Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Principal Industries , a provider of LED components and engineered assemblies. Principal Industries designs and manufactures LED products for signage and architectural branding illumination. The company’s product lineup includes LED modules, linear and edge lighting, power modules, drivers and controls, and custom-engineered assemblies for complex branding and lighting applications.
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund. At its meeting on 14 November, the MainePERS board greenlit two commitments, pending final due diligence, legal review, and negotiations: an allocation of up to $100m to the Garda Fixed Income Relative Value Op
Listed UK investment manager Foresight Group has launch an evergreen fund dedicated to investing into growing companies throughout South West England with a £50m first close. The post Foresight seals £50m first close for evergreen investment fund targeting SE England appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Image source: The Motley Fool. Gap (NYSE: GAP) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 21, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome everyone to the Gap Inc. third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Transom Capital Group has appointed Dana Goldstein to the newly created role of Head of Investor Relations and Marketing. In her new position, Ms. Goldstein will focus on expanding the firm’s limited partner relationships while managing marketing efforts for the firm and its portfolio companies. “Dana is a leader, business builder, and an excellent fit for Transom,” said Russ Roenick , a co-founder and managing partner at Transom.
Saudi Arabia’s Jadwa Investment has raised SAR1bn ($266m), from entities linked to regional sovereign wealth funds and family offices, for a new fund to boost dealmaking, Bloomberg reports. In a statement cited by Bloomberg, the Riyadh-based firm says it aims to grow its first blind pool fund up to SAR2bn by the first half of 2025, with investments for the vehicle already having been made and four more deals underway.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has raised a $575m continuation fund to pick up interests in three of its existing portfolio companies. The post Hamilton Lane leads $575m continuation fund for trio of Levine Leichtman portfolio companies appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Image source: The Motley Fool. Deere (NYSE: DE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Nov 21, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning and welcome to the Deere & Company fourth quarter earnings conference call. Your lines have been placed on listen-only until the question-and-answer session of today's conference.
Chris Witkowsky of Buyouts reports Canadian giant PSP Investments shops $1 billion-plus portfolio: PSP investments is shopping a large portfolio of fund stakes that could total up to around $1.5 billion, according to sources and confirmed by the pension system in a statement to Buyouts. PSP is among several Canadian pensions in the market with a large LP secondaries.
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TailorMed, a NYC-based healthcare technology company, raised $40M in funding combining equity and debt. The round was led by Windham Capital Partners alongside Citi Impact Fund, Samsung Next, and BrightEdge, and the investment arms of some of the nation’s top health systems: Providence Ventures, OSF Healthcare, Inception Health, Ballad Ventures, UH Ventures, and UnityPoint Health […] The post TailorMed Raises $40M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Medline Industries, a leading medical supplies provider owned by private equity firms Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, is preparing for a US initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, with the aim of raising more than $5bn, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the IPO, anticipated as early as the second quarter of 2025, could value the Northfield, Illinois-based company at approximately $50bn.
The $49.7bn-managing Texas County & District Retirement System has picked a pair of private equity and credit funds for its latest alternatives investments. The post Texas County & District picks OrbiMed, Linden Capital for latest alts commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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