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KKR and Dragoneer complete $4.8bn take-private of edtech firm Instructure

Private Equity Wire

Global investment firms KKR and Dragoneer Investment Group have completed their acquisition of Instructure Holdings, a provider of education technology including the Canvas learning management platform, in a deal valued at approximately $4.8bn. As a result, Instructure has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.

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Diligent’s PE owners mull $7bn sale

Private Equity Wire

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the private equity firms have started consulting with investment banks in preparation for a potential sale process, expected to begin in early 2025. The company has a strong customer base, with over 700,000 users in top leadership roles globally.

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SEC Puts Private Equity and Hedge Funds in its Crosshairs

The Motley Fool

The Securities and Exchange Commission is gearing up to pass sweeping regulations for private equity groups, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms that aim to bring oversight and transparency in line with US stock exchanges. Private funds, not so much.

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IPO Alert: You'll Soon Be Able to Invest Alongside Billionaire Bill Ackman

The Motley Fool

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is planning to create a new publicly traded investment fund and is kicking off a pre-IPO roadshow to build investor interest. The new fund will be called Pershing Square USA and will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PSUS.

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Here's How Billionaires Buy Stocks

The Motley Fool

Self-directed brokerage account This option is for billionaires who want to do all of their investing themselves. These are called private placements, and most of the time, the shares are sold to investment banks or hedge funds. There's usually no minimum amount of money needed to open a self-directed brokerage account.

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Thoma Bravo exits financial risk software company Adenza to Nasdaq for $10.5bn

Private Equity Insights

The cash and stock acquisition is expected to “significantly” enhance Nasdaq’s offerings in regulatory technology, compliance and risk management, the company said when announcing the transaction on Monday. Exchange groups are also becoming increasingly comfortable using their stock to help fund their growth.

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Here's What Powered JPMorgan Chase to a Pair of Third-Quarter Beats

The Motley Fool

That, combined with the subsequent third-quarter earnings beats delivered by fellow Big Four banks Wells Fargo , Bank of America , and Citigroup , only helped to boost confidence in the U.S. Investment banking for the win The quarter saw JPMorgan Chase amass more than $42.6 financial system.

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