The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2024

All-time great investor Warren Buffett is known far more for his winners like Apple and Coca-Cola than for his losing stocks. The billion-dollar question for investors is: Why has Buffett held onto the stock for so long? After all, he's owned it since he helped arrange a merger to create the entity in 2015. Is it stubbornness?

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This article will focus on three dividend stocks that yield investors between 9.7% These companies offer some of the highest-yielding dividends you can find, but investors should keep a few things in mind before buying in. The Blackstone Secured Lending Fund currently yields investors 11.2% They are B. As a result, B.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 25, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company on Dec. went public, it provided some ambitious growth targets in its pre-merger presentation. BigBear.ai's prospects sounded promising, but it broadly missed its rosy pre-merger targets. and climbed to an all-time high of $16.12

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

They just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now… See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 8, 2024 This video was recorded on March 4, 2024. It was going to try to use either the collaboration with American or the acquisition of Spirit to grow. Now it's struck out twice.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2023

The $69 billion merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is one big step closer to completion. As a sign of confidence that it can close the deal, the two companies extended the acquisition contract's deadline to Oct. which has yet to give a thumbs up on the merger. which has yet to give a thumbs up on the merger.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has a knack for increasing its cash-distribution payments to investors. The master limited partnership (MLP) has given its investors a raise twice already this year and boosted its payout by 5% over the last 12 months. billion to investors. times leverage ratio.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2023

Energy Transfer has since reduced its leverage ratio to its target range of 4 to 4.5 Meanwhile, in April, the pipeline giant said that it aims to grow its payout by 3% to 5% each year by giving investors small quarterly raises. The acquisition will enhance Energy Transfer's ability to pay distributions.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This acquisition marks a significant move in the Japanese pharmaceutical market and presents a potential opportunity for CVC to expand and re-list the company in the foreseeable future. CVC’s acquisition of Sogo Medical reflects the confidence in the Japanese healthcare market and its potential for future growth.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 31, 2024

It's making two acquisitions to enhance its footprint, cash flow, and ability to return cash to investors. Drilling down into the deals Oneok has agreed to a series of deals with leading infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). a stock-based acquisition). EnLink currently has a $12.3

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The Motley Fool

JULY 1, 2023

Why Activision and Adobe shareholders might not want their company's proposed acquisitions to go through. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now. Dylan Lewis: After the break, we've got the latest on regulators kicking the tires on major acquisitions. Dividend Equity ETF.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2024

This package delivery giant has a long way to go to restore investor confidence UPS is getting dangerously close to reaching a four-year low. But UPS said that it will rely on organic growth and acquisitions to drive the segment -- putting pressure on the company's ability to execute. Image source: Getty Images. With a yield of 4.8%

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

BDCs are required to pay out 90% of their taxable income to investors each year. For this reason, BDCs tend to garner a lot of attention from investors looking to supplement their portfolio with some dividend income. Moreover, one prediction I made for 2024 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a rebound this year.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

Here's why they think investors should buy them hand over fist this month. at the current share price, that's probably not going to bother income-oriented investors. A fantastic income producer Matt DiLallo (MPLX): MPLX doesn't get enough credit for its ability to distribute cash to its investors. times leverage ratio.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in July 2021. The company's stock is now down approximately 95% from its post-merger peak and has a market capitalization of roughly $6.9 But Lucid's share price has since fallen dramatically. billion on revenue of roughly $438.1

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The merger wave in the oil patch is continuing in 2024. That acquisition will enhance APA's scale in the resource-rich Permian Basin. Here's a look at the latest oil stock merger and what it means for investors. It drives its view that the acquisition will bolster its free cash flow.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 6, 2023

The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

After its 2022 merger with Kirkland Lake Gold and its acquisition of Yamana's Canadian assets, Agnico has emerged as a leading producer of gold -- and profits. Currently, investors can grab shares of Agnico Eagle from the bargain bin. in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ).

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Over time, these assets will produce even more cash flow and help the business compound returns for investors. In its August investor presentation, management said it had no debt on its balance sheet and a cash balance of $895 million. But given the recent acquisition, it might not issue another special dividend until 2026.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

Deeper access to capital Next, Roy highlighted that the REITs recently closed merger with Spirit Realty "deepens our ability to access capital markets through increased trading volume in our publicly listed stock." The Spirit merger, for example, helped lower Realty Income's exposure to convenience stores from 11.1% to 15.1%.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The master limited partnership (MLP) made two acquisitions. Despite making nearly $9 billion in acquisitions last year, the MLP is ready for its next deal if the right opportunity emerges. Despite making nearly $9 billion in acquisitions last year, the MLP is ready for its next deal if the right opportunity emerges.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2023

Dividend investors are often drawn in by a huge yield. That makes sense in some ways, but it can lead yield-hungry investors to take on more risk than perhaps they should. Acquisitions are partly to blame for that trend, but investors need to understand that leverage increases risk.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 9, 2025

Plains All American Pipeline (NASDAQ: PAA) already offers investors a lucrative income stream. See the 10 stocks Going on a shopping spree Plains All American Pipeline recently unveiled that it's making three bolt-on acquisitions to start the year. dividend yield. It owns a gathering system in the Eagle Ford Basin.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Investors are probably asking why Berkshire is selling Chevron, if it is selling other stocks too, and when it will stop selling Chevron. In late October, Chevron announced the $53 million all-stock merger with exploration and production company, Hess. Chevron can afford the deal without overly leveraging itself.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Additionally, by focusing on dividend growth stocks with well-funded dividends and a history of solid returns on invested capital, investors can further stack the odds of meeting this 15% threshold in their favor. This is important for investors as stocks with an ROIC in the top 20 percentile tend to outperform their lower-ranked competitors.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

OpenAI's ChatGPT was virtually unheard of as the year began but quickly became the rallying cry for a generation of tech investors. He made his name as an aggressive activist investor, buying shares in undervalued companies and agitating for change. One is how quickly generative artificial intelligence (AI) rose to prominence.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 30, 2024

yielding dividend, which provides investors with a strong base return. It also has a strong investment-grade balance sheet, and its leverage ratio is within its 4.5x-5x On top of that, the company sees merger and acquisition activities driving its FFO growth rate into the double digits. Enbridge currently pays a 7.6%-yielding

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Before you buy stock in Alaska Air Group, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now. Deidre Woollard: Two state named airlines, one big merger. But they talked about what they learned during the Virgin America acquisition.

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Blackstone News

JUNE 15, 2023

Cvent”), an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, today announced the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) for $8.50 TYSONS, VA – June 15, 2023 – Cvent Holding Corp. For more information, please visit Cvent.com.

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Blackstone News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rover” or the “Company”), the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, today announced the completion of its acquisition by private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (“Blackstone”) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 With the completion of the acquisition, Rover stockholders are entitled to receive $11.00

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Steve Bakke -- Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations Thank you all for joining us today for Realty Income's fourth-quarter operating results conference call. billion merger with Spirit Realty Capital in an all-stock transaction in October, which closed subsequent to year-end on January 23rd. Please go ahead, sir.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has been a winning stock since closing its transformational merger with WPX Energy in early 2021. That gave it the fuel to grow value for its investors through dividends, share repurchases, debt reduction, and acquisitions. Devon has also made two cash-gushing acquisitions.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This is a unique example in which Ackman found a valuable asset hidden inside a larger business, and creatively found a way to leverage activist investing strategies to structure a deal and profit from an otherwise mundane business such as a fast food chain. Wendy's did indeed sell Tim Hortons in 2006.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

billion in investments last year -- a figure that doesn't include its pending acquisition of fellow REIT Spirit Realty. However, despite the headwinds from those higher rates (which increased its borrowing costs and weighed on its share price, driving up its cost of capital ), Realty Income went on an acquisition spree in 2023.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

I will now turn the call over to Brian Kearns, senior vice president of business development and investor relations. Brian Kearns -- Senior Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations Thank you, Didi, and thank you, everyone, for being with us today. Mr. Kearns, please go ahead.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2024

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) offers investors the best of both worlds. Because of that, it can provide investors with a lot of income. It distributed about $4 billion to investors, enabling it to retain $3.6 That gave it the flexibility to make two acquisitions last year. Its most recent acquisition (a $7.1

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Consolidation is driving the upstream industry The last few months have featured a flurry of mergers and acquisitions on the upstream side of the energy sector. In October, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) announced an all-stock merger with Permian Basin producer Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 The deals vary in scope and scale.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

It gave its investors a 5.4% The company's financial strength gives it the flexibility to make acquisitions as compelling opportunities arise to add a little more pop to its already solid growth profile. Since the merger, Keurig Dr. Pepper has cut its leverage ratio in half, from about 6 to around 3, while also investing more than $2.5

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