The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

For this reason, once the start-up reaches a maturity point generating consistent cash flow, it may seek out alternative financing options like debt. Horizon Technology Finance: 9.9% dividend yield Another leading BDC is a major competitor to Hercules called Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN). Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Leverage levels in private credit will increase as alternative asset managers’ rapid capital deployment in turn increases their share of the private credit market, according to a private credit research report by Moody’s Investor Services.

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American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

“The industry’s resilience and flexibility are filling market gaps and providing customized financing solutions. Private credit has become indispensable for businesses seeking financing, and is increasingly becoming their preferred option.” Currently, a substantial amount of “dry powder” – approximately $340.8

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. A spike in financing costs in the last two years made financing leveraged buyouts more expensive and big deals hard to clinch. billion).

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm invests in leveraged buyout, private credit, and venture capital opportunities based in North America. Finance Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar. percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The firm invests equity in a range of transaction types involving a change of ownership, such as management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, and management buy-ins. TPG Twin Brook was the administrative agent on the debt financing to support IGP’s buy of AMG.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

KKR, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner are working to secure approximately €4bn ($4.2bn) in debt to finance a strategic separation of the German media giant’s classified ads businesses from its news operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 23, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the new fund will provide senior secured loans to finance European leveraged buyouts.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London. White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Ian Keefe and George Weavil as Partners within the firm’s private equity practice in its London office, which covers M&A, private investment funds and debt finance.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners are close to agreeing a $2bn debt package with a group of private credit lenders including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to help finance their leveraged buyout of software developer Alteryx, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Beyond its core private credit lending, Hayfin has diversified into liquid credit investments and recently financed Eurazeo’s acquisition of French retirement plan operator Eres. Hayfin was founded in 2009 by Tim Flynn and Mark Tognolini, both former Goldman Sachs leveraged buyout specialists.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Private credit lenders and banks are vying to offer debt financing for a potential acquisition of US education software provider PowerSchool Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge of the matter. The financing could include a $2.4bn funded term loan, a $500m delayed-draw term loan and a $300m revolver.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Hercules is different from a typical bank as it tends to offer more flexible financing options. The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Given its size, Ares also has more financial flexibility than a typical BDC.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Private equity firms including Advent International and Blackstone are approaching both banks and private lenders over debt packages of around €7.5bn ($8.16bn) to help finance a potential acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Ehsani originally focused on purchasing life insurance policies, but is now playing a pivotal role in Apollo’s push to fund major multinational corporations as the firm’s Global Head of Principal Structured Finance. These deals convert future cash flows into investment-grade debt, benefiting both Apollo and its counterparties.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” Private equity firms are preparing for a recovery in leveraged buyout volumes in 2025, supported by falling interest rates, a backlog of capital to deploy, and opportunities linked to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI).

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Horizon Technology Finance: Dividend yield 11.4% In the world of technology-focused BDCs, Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN) is one of the closest peers to Hercules. By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts. dividend yield.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The highly anticipated €16bn ($17.36bn) acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health unit by buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) could signal a surge in large private equity deals across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from investors and analysts.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

With companies that rely on considerable leverage in their operations, the rise in interest rates is still working its way through income statements. It could take some time for earnings to fall to reflect higher debt financing costs. Admittedly, P/E ratios aren't perfect.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Rose specialises in mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, private equity and general corporate matters, according to a press statement. He has previously worked at Wick Phillips, Kane Russell Coleman Logan, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz and XTO Energy Inc, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The report cites CEO Marc Rowan as unveiling the ambitious growth plan during the firm’s investor day presentation, signalling a strategic shift as companies increasingly turn to private capital for financing, rather than traditional bank loans. In every market, banks are being asked to do less, and investors are being asked to do more.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

dividend yield Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN) is comparable to Hercules in that it also specializes in high-yield term loans to technology and life-sciences businesses. Despite its rich price tag compared to the competition, Hercules appears to be a winner among BDCs, and its 9.5% dividend yield looks awfully tempting right now.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Horizon Technology Finance: 10% dividend yield One of Hercules's biggest rivals is Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN). While Hercules and Horizon tend to specialize in revolvers or term loans, Ares has the size and expertise to complete more complex transaction types, such as leveraged buyouts.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

His practice focuses on advising private equity firms and other financial institutions on transactions including leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital investments, joint-ventures and co-investments, opportunistic and distressed acquisitions, take-privates and carve-outs, across the investment lifespan through to exit.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even after selling a big chunk of shares to finance his leveraged buyout of Twitter in 2022, Musk owns roughly 13% of Tesla. He added, "Unless that is the case, I would prefer to build products outside of Tesla." Why does Musk want more control of Tesla? So why does he want more control of the company?

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 12, 2022

Banks no longer retain a monopoly on financing blockbuster leveraged buyouts

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

PARTNER CONTENT By Lou Gueroeva Private Equity Business Development Lead, Zanders In the modern private equity (PE) landscape, there is a growing shift from traditional financial engineering towards operational value creation, with treasury and finance optimization becoming key drivers of sustainable returns. Treasury 4.x,

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, has turned to direct lenders to help finance its $2.3bn acquisition of Rover Group, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, with the firm seeking about $250m of private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg. Some lenders have pushed for a higher price, however.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Ultimately though, whether a record $10bn+ deal is agreed or not, depends on how well investment banks, the traditional source of finance for leveraged buyouts, manage to regain the ground they have lost to private lenders over the past 18 months or so, said Hirschmann.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Lately, much attention has been lavished on Ares Capital, the unit created in 2004 to provide financing for middle-market acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts. Perhaps so, but resentment among banks is bound to increase as Ares pushes into another lucrative domain of theirs — funding of leveraged buyouts.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group invested in 30 businesses across 15 industries in H1 2023, supporting the refinancing, leveraged buyout, and add-on acquisition activity of both new and existing portfolio companies. Like this article?

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Chris Holt (Boston) represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide range of financing transactions, including syndicated, and private credit facilities, ABL facilities, and mezzanine financings. Gwen’s practice ranges from in-court restructurings to bespoke, out-of-court liability management solutions.

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