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JANUARY 31, 2025

With interest rates expected to decline, leveraged finance activity is forecasted to rebound, allowing private equity firms to execute more acquisitions with lower borrowing costs. Blackstones fourth-quarter inflows totalled $57.5bn, bringing full-year inflows to $171.5bn.

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MARCH 24, 2024

After a tumultuous two-year period for initial public offerings ( IPOs ), signs point to a potential turnaround for the market. On March 21, Reddit made its public debut, and it is a big test to see how markets respond to new issuers. One way it did this was by leveraging generative AI.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

The master limited partnership (MLP) has increased its cash distribution to investors every year since its initial public offering (26 years in a row). leverage ratio and one of the highest credit ratings in the midstream sector. However, Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has been as bankable as they come.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Reddit had its initial public offering (IPO) and began trading on the stock market this morning, and shot higher out of the gate. If the company can leverage data licensing as a major new revenue source, shares could surge above current levels. Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) stock saw explosive gains in its first day of trading.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Ares Capital has generated market-beating total returns since its initial public offering in 2004. Its distributions are boosted by the use of leverage (borrowing). Ares Capital also has a solid track record with 56 consecutive quarters of paying steady or increasing dividends.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Besides reinforcing the savings habit, regularly buying shares of well-selected stocks can leverage the power of compounding to turn small investments into a big nest egg over time. They are very different companies that have built similar performance records since their initial public offerings (IPOs) in 1994 and 1998, respectively.

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JUNE 6, 2024

With its shares down a stunning 96% since their initial public offering (IPO) in 2014, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) has been a nightmare for early investors. While the company tried to leverage its action cameras to create banded partnerships and original content, these efforts were stymied by bloated budgets and low returns.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

QuantumScape's promising battery technology QuantumScape took the market by storm following its November 2020 initial public offering (IPO). It also allows it to leverage a capital-light business model and reach its gigawatt-hour scale faster under its prior agreement, and should extend its cash runway by 18 months into 2028.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

And since its initial public offering in June last year, this rising restaurant stock is a big winner. The hope is that greater scale, particularly from having a higher sales base, will lead to operating leverage. The Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual concept restaurant has surged 105% this year alone (as of Aug.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Large expense items, like product development and sales and marketing, should constitute a lower percentage of total revenue over time, showcasing operating leverage. From the company's initial public offering in November 2015 to the stock's peak in August 2021, the share price skyrocketed more than 2,000% higher.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Instacart is about to go public, and there's a lot for investors to digest from its financial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Pushing toward profits The key to both advertising and subscriptions is that Uber is leveraging its existing product to add value.

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MAY 4, 2024

Add in the use of leverage, often backed by the mortgage securities in the portfolio, and all of the risks at play here can get amplified during rough times. So before you even look at the massive dividend yield on offer, you need to make sure you're willing to do the legwork to understand what you're buying. What's going on?

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JUNE 28, 2023

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) went public at $16 per share on March 15, 2018. It now trades at around $150, so a $1,000 investment in its initial public offering would have grown to nearly $9,400 in just over five years. The cybersecurity company dazzled the bulls with its impressive growth rates.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

That would represent its slowest annual revenue growth rate since its initial public offering (IPO). Zscaler's cooling revenue growth, rising expenses, high leverage, ongoing dilution, and premium valuation all make it a tough stock to recommend. Is it the right time to buy Zscaler?

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AUGUST 20, 2024

The MLP has now increased its payout every year since its initial public offering (IPO) 26 years ago. times leverage ratio. Continuing the streak Enterprise Products Partners recently paid its latest-quarterly distribution of $0.525 per unit ($2.10 annualized). The MLP has A-rated credit and a low 3.0

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Once a high-flying darling of the cannabis industry, Tilray has seen its stock price plummet a staggering 92% since its 2018 initial public offering (IPO), significantly underperforming the S&P 500 over this period. One company that stands out in this space is Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY).

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Since the company's 2019 initial public offering, the stock has gained over 800%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index. There is also an expectation the company can leverage its growing scale and subscription-based business model to boost margins and cash flows.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Palantir launched its initial public offering (IPO) in September 2020 during a bull market. Like numerous tech stocks, initial optimism gave way to a massive sell-off, leading to the stock losing as much as 87% of its value. Palantir has a long track record of leveraging AI to deliver analytical insights.

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APRIL 27, 2024

The business has been highly successful, as the stock is up more than 2,000% since its 2016 initial public offering (IPO). MercadoLibre is also leveraging its core business into higher-margin revenue streams like advertising and credit.

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MAY 24, 2024

If you'd invested $1,000 in Amazon stock at the time of its initial public offering (IPO), you'd have almost $1.9 It's joining the streaming space to leverage an advertising business and fine-tuning its merchandise in different locations to better meet regional demand. million today. AMZN data by YCharts.

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JULY 22, 2023

From its initial public offering in April 2017 to its all-time high in August 2021, the stock skyrocketed an eye-watering 3,230%. To say that Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) was a Wall Street darling would be a gigantic understatement. Investors would struggle to find a return like this elsewhere in the market. over the long term.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Today, although Dropbox still leverages its core cloud storage technology, the company focuses more on helping individuals and teams build and collaborate on content. Dropbox has had underwhelming returns over the last five years due to a steep decline in the company's valuation following its initial public offering.

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JUNE 27, 2023

The leading industrial REIT has increased its payout at a 15% compound annual rate since its initial public offering. Meanwhile, the Blackstone deal will provide Prologis with additional upside potential as it leverages its Essentials platform. Prologis (NYSE: PLD) has done a masterful job growing its dividend.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Incorporated in 1993, the company's stock debuted via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. And while the company's sales grew significantly over its first decade and a half as a public company, a new factor has kicked its revenue into high gear over the last 12 months: AI. What does Super Micro Computer do?

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Given the unique deal structures that Hercules employs , obtaining warrants than can convert into equity, the company is well positioned to enjoy some nice returns in the event of an acquisition or initial public offering (IPO) from one of its portfolio companies. Image source: Getty Images. Horizon Technology Finance: 9.9%

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ginkgo is still less than three years out from its initial public offering (IPO), which tends to be a time of high volatility and low returns for investors. The pharma industry is looking for ways to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, virtual reality, and automated experiments to overcome these challenges.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

But many of them will since great companies that are achieving their goals and leveraging their opportunities are likely to continue performing well and generating investor confidence. 2023 has come to an end, and one thing we can be sure of is that the 2024 winners won't necessarily be the same as the 2023 winners. It increased from $12.5

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JULY 28, 2024

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) went public at a split-adjusted price of $2.75 A $10,000 investment in its initial public offering would be worth about $930,000 today. per share in 2004. Before we focus on the new challengers, we should review Salesforce's problems. A lot of that growth was driven by big acquisitions.

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MAY 17, 2024

When Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) went public at $68 per share on Sept. 18, 2014, it raised $25 billion and became the largest initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. That was a near five-bagger gain for its initial investors, and many analysts were convinced its stock could go even higher over the next few years.

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APRIL 19, 2024

A $1,000 investment in Amazon at its May 1997 initial public offering (IPO) would be worth over $1.8 Regarding e-commerce, it's beginning to leverage its logistics network, which cost the company billions to develop, to generate new income streams with its Supply Chain by Amazon. million today.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The company has seen its share price balloon by over 170% since its March initial public offering (IPO), with much of that rise coming after its late-October earnings release. One of the hottest tech stocks cruising atop the market these days is Reddit (NYSE: RDDT).

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

If you had invested $1,000 following the company's initial public offering (IPO) you would have $1.5 Moreover, nearly 50 million unique users are leveraging the company's fintech platform, which processed $47 billion of payments during the quarter, an increase of 47% year over year.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Keep your eye on IoT leader Samsara Scott Levine (Samsara): While its initial public offering three years ago wasn't heralded with extreme fanfare, and its name isn't much bandied about when AI talk emerges, AI investors searching for under-the-radar opportunities will certainly want to take a closer look at Samsara.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

The fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) start-up has gone through a brutal drawdown since its initial public offering in late 2021, with investors concerned about a lack of profitability and a crowded EV sector. However, when scaling up car manufacturing, it always looks dark before the operating leverage starts to kick in.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

was founded in 1944 and held its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019 at $27 per share. This turned out to be a tough time to go public, as the company's business suffered after the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. What does Parsons do? Parsons, which is based in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C.,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Agree Realty has a strong balance sheet, and its use of leverage is low, compared to its peers. Since its initial public offering (IPO), Stag Industrial has proven to be a solid investment choice providing excellent growth. In 2024, the company invested $524.9

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Following the failed acquisition, Arm pursued an initial public offering (IPO) -- hitting the Nasdaq last September. Since going public, Arm stock has surged 138% on the backdrop of the artificial intelligence (AI) movement. But even after such a meteoric rise, I see much better days ahead for Arm.

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