The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Grey Market Labs (dba Replica Cyber), a Falls Church, VA-based provider of cybersecurity solutions, secured $8M in Series A funding. The round was led by Capri Ventures, with participation from Blu Venture Investors and AFG. The company intends to use the funds to expand its development efforts and expand its business reach. With this round, Andy Brown, CEO of SandHill East, […] The post Grey Market Labs Raises $8M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Unilever has scrapped plans to sell its €15bn ice cream division, which includes the Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, and Wall’s brand, to private equity firms, opting instead to spin off the business into a separate publicly listed company, according to a report by the Financial Times. The decision marks a shift in strategy under CEO Hein Schumacher, who has made restructuring the company a key focus of his turnaround efforts.

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Blackstone News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The post Jersey Mike’s to Partner with Blackstone to Accelerate Leading Franchisor’s Continued Growth appeared first on Blackstone.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Investors rarely have to hunt for clues about the health of corporate America during earnings season. For a period of six weeks each quarter, a majority of Wall Street's most-influential businesses lift their proverbial hoods for investors. But what you might not realize is that one of the most important data releases of the fourth quarter occurred last week during the heart of earnings season.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Dote, a Manchester, UK-based lifestyle parenting brand, raised £1.15M in Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to help support the development of its product range and technology as well as bringing on board and strengthening its leadership and product development teams ready for launch and a phase of high-speed growth for the […] The post Dote Raises £1.15M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The best compliment I can offer any financial writer: I wish I had written that. I’ve had that thought about John Rekenthaler’s work numerous times over the years. I’ve always admired his common sense, straight-shooter approach to investment writing. Last week, Rekenthaler penned his farewell column for Morningstar. Instead of providing a retrospective on his own career, he wrote an ode to the U.S. stock.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Social Security helps millions of older Americans stay afloat financially. And without those benefits, many would struggle to make ends meet. Retirees who get most or all of their income from Social Security also rely on the program's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) quite heavily to ensure that they're able to keep up with their bills from year to year.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Citizen Health, a San Mateo, CA-based AI-powered consumer health platform, raised $14.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from Wavemaker 360 and angel investors. This fundraise is further strengthened by a strategic program investment and partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Co-founded by Farid Vij and Nasha Fitter, Citizen Health is building a […] The post Citizen Health Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSM

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The total venture capital (VC) funding value in the US surpassed the $100bn mark during the first 10 months of 2024, solidifying the country’s dominance in the global VC landscape, according to a data released by data and analytics company GlobalData. During this period, the US recorded $117.2bn worth of VC funding deal announcements, reflecting a 17% year-on-year (YoY) growth compared to the $100.2bn raised during the same timeframe in 2023.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Frazier Healthcare Partners closed its $2.3bn Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund XI, exceeding its target in just six months The fund, known as FHGB XI, is focused on controlling interests in middle-market healthcare companies and secured strong backing from global limited partners, including public pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, corporate pensions, family offices, foundations, […] The post Fraizer closes $2.3bn buyout fund after hitting target in just ha

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

2024 has been a milestone year for data analytics company Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR). Perhaps most important event for the company was its addition to the S&P 500 earlier this year -- an achievement few thought was possible just four years ago when Palantir went public and was quickly written off as a glorified government contracting and consulting operation with no real technology capabilities.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

OneChronos, a NYC-based technology company leveraging advances in auction theory and computer science to optimize financial markets, raised $32M in funding. The round was led by Addition. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth in existing markets and expansion into new ones. Led by CEO Kelly Littlepage, OneChronos applies combinatorial auctions […] The post OneChronos Raises $32M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

People are terrible at self-regulation and self-awareness when it comes to eating. One study asked people how much bread they ate after leaving an Italian restaurant. Nearly one-third of the diners couldn’t recall how much they had. And 12% of the people who ate bread denied having eaten any at all. When asked how much food they consumed in a meal, people of average weight assume they’ve eaten 20% less than th.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

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.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the most-watched companies on the planet right now, thanks to its dominance in the hot growth area of artificial intelligence (AI). The tech giant holds an 80% share of the AI chip market, and this has translated into triple-digit revenue growth for its data center business quarter after quarter. That's why all eyes were on Nvidia this week when the company reported fiscal 2025 third-quarter figures.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lightyear, a NYC-based provider of enterprise telecom management software, raised $31M in Series B funding. The round was led by Altos Ventures, with participation from existing investors Ridge Ventures, Amplo, Zigg Capital, and Susa Ventures. Founded by Dennis Thankachan (CEO) and Ryan Schrack (CTO), Lightyear provides an AI powered telecom operating software platform that streamlines and digitizes network service […] The post Lightyear Raises $31M in Series B Funding appeared first on Fi

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Lower mid-market European credit investor Bright Capital has launched its third fund targeting high-growth companies in the DACH, Benelux and Northern Europe regions. The post Bright Capital looks to bridge gap between trad lenders, mid sized credit with new European fundraise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The tech sector has minted plenty of millionaires over the years, but it has also disappointed many investors who chased the wrong stocks. To find the next millionaire-maker tech stock, investors should seek out companies with unique advantages, high growth rates, and sticky business models. I believe these three high-growth tech stocks check all the right boxes: SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) , SentinelOne (NYSE: S) , and Cloudflare (NYSE: NET).

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Apideck, an Antwerp, Belgium- and San Francisco, CA-based provider of real-time Unified APIs, raised $7.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Airbridge Equity Partners, with participation from PMV, angel investors, and executives from Atlassian, Rocketreach, Aikido, Teamleader, and Proxyclick. The company intends to use the funds to scale its engineering, product, and […] The post Apideck Raises $7.5M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Gramercy Funds Management is ramping up its private credit investments in emerging markets, targeting countries like Mexico, Turkey, and Chile after raising $760m for its third private credit fund, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager Gustavo Ferraro as revealing that the Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm has already deployed roughly two-thirds of the new fund’s capital and is closing additional deals.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Ken Griffin ranks 33rd on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth exceeding $42 billion. He is also the founder and CEO of Citadel, the most profitable hedge fund in history as measured by net gains since inception. Those bona fides make Griffin a good source of inspiration, and retail investors can follow along with his trades by reviewing quarterly Forms 13F.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ecore, a Lancaster, PA-based company which transforms reclaimed rubber materials into high-performance products that drive sustainability and reduce environmental impact, received a strategic investment from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Fund. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to support continued organic and inorganic growth initiatives, strengthen core operational […] The post Ecore Secures Strategic Investment from General Atlantic’s

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Quadrivo Group, a group that has operated in the private equity for over 25 years, has launched a new artificial intelligence fund. The vehicle, Quadrivio claims, will invest in SMEs active in the B2B segment and will pinpoint the sectors that offer the greatest transformation impact and potential for speeding up their growth process. According […] The post Quadrivio unveils new AI private equity fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is one of the simplest and most straightforward ways to buy into the stock market. By owning just one share of an ETF, you can gain exposure to dozens or hundreds of stocks at once. While some ETFs aim to track major indexes, like the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , others are more niche. Growth ETFs, for example, are designed to beat the market and earn above-average returns over time.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

PeLocal, a Mumbai, India-based payment solutions provider within Whatsapp, raised $2M in Seed funding. The round was led by Unicorn India Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand and enhance the platform and accelerate go-to-market strategies for rolling out large-scale projects. Founded in 2021 by CEO Vivekanand Tripathi, PeLocal empowers secure, end […] The post PeLocal Raises $2M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has acquired NSI Industries, a provider of branded products for the electrical and HVAC markets, from PE firm Odyssey Investment Partners. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. NSI comprises two divisions, electrical and HVAC, that sell through third-party distributors and have strong manufacturing capabilities.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Blackstone has agreed a roughly $8bn buyout of sandwich chain Jersey Mike's Subs. The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone buys Jersey Mike’s Subs in $8bn deal, Cinven gets go-ahead for Synlab stake sale appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Estate planning isn't exactly a fun thing to think about. So when my husband and I put our wills together years ago, we thought we'd done our part to arrange for an inheritance and could therefore call it day.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Conduktor, a NYC-based provider of an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform specialized in data streaming, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by RTP Global, with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture fund), Ansa, and Accel who led Conduktor’s Series A round. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate expansion […] The post Conduktor Closes $30M Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

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.

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