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Goldentree in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the Travelodge chain at a £1.2bn valuation

Private Equity Insights

Its owner of nearly a decade, American asset management firm Goldentree is said to be in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the chain, with sources telling The Sunday Times that it is gunning for a £1.2bn offer for the 595 hotels. to £212.9m.

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Liftoff eyes $4bn valuation as Blackstone weighs exit strategies

Private Equity Wire

The California-based company is collaborating with investment banks Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to explore its alternatives, including the possibility of an initial public offering, the unnamed sources have said, cautioning that these discussions are in the early stages, and no deal is guaranteed.

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Silver Lake to explore the sale of tax-free shopping firm Global Blue Valued at around $1bn

Private Equity Insights

Private equity firm Silver Lake is preparing to explore a sale of Global Blue Group Holdings Ltd, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping after receiving expressions of interest from potential acquirers, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. It serves more than 400,000 merchant stores in over 50 countries.

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Why Pinterest Stock Popped on Tuesday

The Motley Fool

So what In a note by StreetInsider this morning, investment bank Evercore laid out four main reasons why it's upgrading Pinterest stock to outperform and raising its price target to $41 -- the highest estimate currently on Wall Street. As of 11:35 a.m. ET Tuesday, the company's stock is up a solid 2%.

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Jefferies Comes Up Short in Fiscal Q1

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Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) , a prominent player in the investment banking industry and the capital markets, announced its fiscal 2025 first-quarter results on March 26. Overall, the quarter was challenging for Jefferies, but a rise in investment banking revenues provided some reason for optimism amidst market difficulties.

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Bank of America (BAC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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billion after tax and EPS of $0.76. This included the additional expense accrual for the industry's special assessment by the FDIC to recover losses from the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Investment banking saw a nice rebound this quarter. We reported net income of $6.7

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Will Plug Power Ever Earn a Profit?

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Multiply $5 billion by 17%, apply a 21% federal corporate income tax rate, and Plug seems to be saying it will earn $178.5 Plug will have a lot of tax-loss carry-forwards that it could use to increase its profits, once it turns profitable). million that year -- $0.29 per share -- in 2026. And probably more. billion in sales.

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