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Dragon Investment, General Atlantic to take Brazil’s Arco private for enterprise value of $1.5bn

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and Dragoneer Investment Group to take the education software firm private for a total enterprise value of about $1.5bn. Read more Private equity firm CVC bags $4.45bn so far in sixth Asia-focused fund Europe-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has raised over $4.45bn so far for its new. billion (US$950m) equity.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 60% of His Hedge Fund's $10 Billion Portfolio in Just 3 Stocks

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Despite his star power, he failed to launch a publicly traded investment fund last month, as demand fell short of expectations. Ackman planned to launch a closed-end fund called Pershing Square USA, which would have put him in charge of investing billions of investors' dollars. Both valuations are relatively high.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 53% of His Hedge Fund's $10.6 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks

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His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, focuses on a few high-quality businesses where Ackman feels the stock has become mispriced, relative to its value. He will then buy shares and use his influence to unlock shareholder value. Bill Ackman is one of the best-known billionaire investors in the world.

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Hartford Funds Launches Its First Private-Equity-Focused Fund

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Hartford Funds has launched Hartford Schroders Private Opportunities Fund (HSPOF), a new fund for accredited investors that will invest in private equity. HSPOF will invest both directly and through co-investments in small- and medium-sized buyout and growth companies that have enterprise values from $50 million to $1 billion.

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Should You Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock While It's Below $465?

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A young Warren Buffett bought his first shares of Berkshire Hathaway, which was a struggling textile maker at the time, for his fund in 1962. Berkshire Hathaway's operating earnings notably exclude any gains or losses from its closely watched investment portfolio , which includes nearly 50 stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Could SoundHound AI Stock Help You Become a Millionaire?

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Amelia is a conversational AI company for enterprises with nearly 200 customers across various industries. The company didn't disclose the terms of the Allset acquisition, while it will fund the Amelia deal with $80 million in cash and stock. The company's enterprise value is roughly $1.5 billion, the same as in April.

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Do Defense Stocks Cost Too Much?

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Here's how the numbers break down: Average Enterprise Value-to-Sales Ratio (EV/S) From: 2004-2013 2014-2023 2003-2023 Boeing 0.9 Data on its average enterprise value-to-sales ratio for 2014 is missing because the company changed its fiscal year in 2015, skewing the data somewhat. General Dynamics 1.0 Lockheed Martin 0.8