The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. KKR & Co.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

First up is the power of our unique ecosystem, a system that connects each step of the journey from finding and financing a home to servicing the title and closing and the journey beyond. There's no additional acquisition costs for clients in our ecosystem, creating even more operating leverage. Let me share just two quick examples.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 14, 2025

The strategy focuses on providing bespoke financing solutions to middle-market companies across North America and Europe. This record-breaking amount underscores the growing demand for private lending as traditional banks reduce their exposure to middle-market financing.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This marks one of the few significant acquisitions in Europes leveraged finance market amid a scarcity of M&A activity in recent years. The two banks are leading the leveraged loan financing, which will be syndicated to institutional investors next month. Capitals acquisition of Kantar Media.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The firms acquired Adevinta in 2023 in one of Europes largest leveraged buyouts backed by private credit. The ongoing financing discussions reflect a shift in market dynamics, as private equity sponsors weigh whether to stick with direct lenders or turn to banks for lower-cost financing.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 20, 2025

Read more: [link] Goldman Sachs unveiled its Capital Solutions Group, a new division aimed at strengthening its focus on financing solutions for private equity sponsors. The group combines the firms corporate finance, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets teams into one unit.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2025

The consumer finance company is expanding its footprint into other key markets in Latin America, including Mexico and Colombia. This multi-faceted approach enables Nu Holdings to leverage its large customer base in Brazil, creating a digital ecosystem that promotes cross-selling opportunities.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Palantir is also showing considerable operating leverage. Oracle will collaborate with Meta to develop new AI agents supporting industries ranging from healthcare to finance based on Meta's Llama model. Growth is particularly strong in the U.S., where it grew its customer count 77% and U.S. commercial revenue by 54%.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I'm here today with Bill Nash, our president and CEO; Enrique Mayor-Mora, our executive vice president and CFO; and Jon Daniels, our senior vice president, CarMax Auto Finance Operations. CarMax Auto Finance or CAF delivered income of $160 million, up 8% from the same quarter last year. billion of repurchase authorization remaining.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 9, 2024

To that end, we are leveraging the learnings from early service engagement to develop new tools to accelerate future modernization efforts. In addition, as previously announced, we are bringing search and vector service to our community and EA offerings, leveraging our run anywhere competitive advantage in the world of AI.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“Jewett Automation has an outstanding reputation for leveraging cutting-edge technical expertise and delivering custom automation solutions across diverse industries,” said Shirish Pareek , an industry partner at McNally Capital. We look forward to leveraging our expertise to drive the companys expansion efforts.”

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 8, 2025

The State of the Game The private credit arms race has taken the industry landscape by storm, with Ken Moelis citing the shift as the greatest change in the history of transactional finance. [1] From 2022 through 2024, private-credit-financed buyouts outnumbered BSL financed deals 6 to 1.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The financing package includes a unitranche loan of about $3bn intended to refinance PCI Pharmas current debt, the unnamed sources said. PCI Pharmas current financial obligations include a $1.9bn leveraged loan, approximately $700m in preferred equity, and other liabilities. percentage points over SOFR.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2025

We have robust plans that leverage the demand for flavor and the strength of our brands. Our team remains focused on returning to our long-term growth algorithm, strengthening our profitability, continuing our strong cash flow, paying down our debt, and reducing our leverage ratio. McCormick remains a growth company. Thanks so much.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

Ares Capital Corporation (9.34% yield) Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) provides financing to middle-market companies that have been neglected by big banks over the past several decades. BDCs tend to use leverage to help boost their payouts. is below the BDC average of 1.06, showing its more conservative use of leverage.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

ETF I, classified as an Article 9 fund under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), targets investments in grid-scale battery storage systems, decentralised renewable energy solutions, and enabling infrastructure such as EV charging networks and industrial heating systems.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 19, 2023

They have made it more expensive for the data-center real estate investment trust (REIT) to borrow money, affecting its ability to finance its expansion. billion in proceeds from asset sales and joint ventures to help finance its planned $2.3 Meanwhile, Equinix has substantial liquidity and a significantly lower leverage ratio.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to a press statement, Stonepeak’s credit division, which has been active in private and secondary infrastructure investments since 2018, aims to leverage Boundary Street’s expertise to support companies in digital infrastructure, cloud services, and technology-driven sectors.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 21, 2025

The brand is set to launch and begin delivery in April, leveraging NIO's [Inaudible] network for rapid market expansion. Foreign language] And regarding your question on the efficiency improvement and also the synergies can be leveraged between two brands. So, if we see our net cash position at above 25 billion.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 18, 2023

The report cites data from KBRA DLD as revealing that the financing, which comprises a $4.8bn unitranche, a blend of senior and subordinated debt, and a $500m revolver facility, is the biggest private credit loan ever in the US.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2025

Additionally, we are leveraging innovation as a strategic differentiating tool to meet available demand and stay ahead of market trends. On the technology front, Newmar is beginning to leverage advanced 3D product development technology to successfully reduce the time to market for innovative products like its Super C Grand Star.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A rebound in leveraged buyout volumes is expected to be driven by falling interest rates, an improved financing landscape, and the rising influence of artificial intelligence. A bit more time for growth allows those assets to mature, making it easier for firms to transact with more confidence than they had 12 to 24 months ago.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

The strategy includes investing fresh software-business cash flows into more Bitcoin holdings, taking on new debt, and selling stock on the open market to finance further cryptocurrency buys. So if you believe that Bitcoin will rise in value over time, you can see MicroStrategy as a leveraged play on that trend.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

He noted a growing demand for Balbecs asset-based and specialty finance strategies as investors seek diversification. Balbec focuses on high-barrier-to-entry markets where it leverages its expertise in sourcing, asset management, capital markets, and proprietary technology to drive strong investor returns.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Net-asset-value (NAV) loans, which layer additional leverage onto private companies already burdened with significant debt, have come under scrutiny, particularly when buyout firms use them to fund distributions rather than growth. Other investors who are sitting on a lot of cash may see this as an expensive way to get cash back.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

As an operating business, we are able to use cash flows, as well as proceeds from equity and debt financing, to accumulate bitcoin, which serves as our primary treasury reserve asset. These capital market levers allow us to deploy intelligent leverage to increase our Bitcoin holdings in a manner which we believe has created shareholder value.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 25, 2024

CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) : CrowdStrike leverages AI in its cybersecurity platform to detect and prevent threats in real time. The company continues to develop AI for various industries, including healthcare and finance. Its software is used in areas such as defense, healthcare, and finance.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Leveraging Financing Finance 246

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. Representatives from Carlyle, Ares, KKR Credit, and UBS declined to comment.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Astorg is expanding its Portfolio Performance team with two senior hires based in London – Keith Beattie as Partner to oversee the portfolio Operations team and Markus Nagel as Managing Director to the Operational Finance practice. He later took on the role of CFO at its portfolio company, EcoOnline.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 19, 2023

The first two points resulted in a mad rush to the exits, as many derivative traders were forced to liquidate their heavily leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum positions. At The Motley Fool, we generally caution against leveraged trades of any kind. According to crypto derivatives data tracker CoinGlass, $1.05

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

While Bitcoin provides investors with exposure to the most proven, secure, and decentralized cryptocurrency, it doesn't provide exposure to one of the most prominent and innovative uses for cryptocurrencies today: decentralized finance (DeFi). To remedy this, its developers plan on leveraging Layer 2 networks to promote scalability.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, we grew our platinum and diamond member base, leveraging unique incentives like exclusive and early access to key events and brand launches, gifting, and personalized offers that drive engagement. Paula Oyibo -- Senior Vice President, Finance Thanks, Dave, and good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, Simeon.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2025

A 3% return is not that exciting, so mortgage REITs typically use leverage, or borrowing, to bolster their returns. Today, short-term rates as measured by the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) are above 4%. It wasn't long ago that average yields on 30-year mortgages were less than 4%. There are a couple of reasons.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The potential move comes as private equity firms look to exit older investments after a period of slowed deal-making, largely due to high interest rates that have increased the cost of financing leveraged buyouts.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Not only do interest rates hurt Medical Properties' valuation, but high rates also make it difficult for it to get financing. In addition, struggling hospital tenants may also have trouble getting financing for their operations, which may imperil rental payments to Medical Properties.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image source: Getty Images As anyone who's ever struggled with money knows, the amount you have access to makes a huge difference in how you approach your finances. Long-term financial planning One key aspect here is the ability to use your funds in a way that is beneficial to your future finances. Learn more here. of their income.

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