Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Moody’s analyst Christina Padgett observed that lower rates would support leveraged buyouts (LBOs) by boosting cash flow and valuations, while encouraging investor appetite for yield. While falling interest rates could mean fewer defaults for private credit borrowers, they are also expected to benefit private equity.

Leveraged Buyouts 93

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Leveraging 93

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A rebound in leveraged buyout volumes is expected to be driven by falling interest rates, an improved financing landscape, and the rising influence of artificial intelligence. It was a tough vintage, Perlman said. Lower borrowing costs are set to ease the challenges that have hindered large transactions in recent years.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Buyout Private Equity Firms 96

Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sun Capital invests from $50 million to $300 million in leveraged buyouts, equity, and debt in companies with more than $32 million in EBITDA that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Capital 130

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The potential move comes as private equity firms look to exit older investments after a period of slowed deal-making, largely due to high interest rates that have increased the cost of financing leveraged buyouts.

Private Equity Firms 84

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Stock Exchanges 84

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 20, 2022

Plus, the powerful government officials standing between Toshiba and Japan’s largest buyout, and Just Eat considers selling Grubhub less than two years after buying it

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 96

Financial Times M&A

MARCH 16, 2023

Specialist buyers may not get massive returns but high management fees can make up the difference

Leveraged Buyouts 89

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Management Fees 89

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

What I mean by that is the company has the flexibility to work with much larger enterprises and even assist in more complex financing transactions such a leveraged buyouts. Moreover, the company's balance sheet strength and disciplined approach to due diligence provides Ares with some differentiated product offerings.

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction.

Buyout 195

Buyout Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts 195

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. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Moreover, while Hercules specializes in basic debt instruments such as term loans or revolvers (think a corporate line of credit), Ares offers more sophisticated products -- including leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1,

Leveraged Buyouts 244

Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Buyout Venture Capital 244

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

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds Buyout 130

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. Revenue rose 8.5%

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Plus, Europe’s largest gaming group shoots for the M&A high score and Spac sponsors scramble to attract investors

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Investors 52

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

With lower interest rates expected to further support leveraged buyouts, 2025 is shaping up to be an active year for dealmaking, Deloitte reported. The broader Asia-Pacific private equity market saw investment activity rise to $138bn in 2024, an 8.1% increase from the prior year.

Leveraged Buyouts 45

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 45

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions. Blackstone, meanwhile, is helping fund the combination of New Mountain Capital’s HealthComp Holding Company LLC and Marlin Equity Partners’ Virgin Pulse. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 147

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 147

Financial Times M&A

MARCH 2, 2025

Deal for health software company would be most valuable leveraged buyout in the healthcare sector this year

Leveraged Buyouts 85

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stakes Leveraging 85

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.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Accounting Buyout Leveraging 98

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.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Pension Funds Buyout Leveraging 130

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

US private equity firm consortium makes leveraged buyout offer for Ramsay Health Care

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

She has pan-European cross sector experience in a variety of corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings and management equity plans.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout 96

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Leveraged buyout market is roaring back to life after a pause amid rising volatility and war in Ukraine

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 98

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 12, 2023

Qualtrics eventually sold for $12.5bn to Silver Lake and CPP in largest leveraged buyout of year

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 98

Private Equity Wire

JULY 12, 2024

Platinum Equity Advisors, a US-based private equity form focussed on leveraged buyout investments of established companies in the US, Europe and Asia is to acquire aircraft landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek Inc for $1.35bn, according to a report by Canadian Press. Héroux-Devtek shares closed at $25.32

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stock Exchanges Leveraging 98

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lyman also advises private equity sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, carve-outs, recapitalisations and general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Buyout 98

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. IGP was founded in 1997 and is based in San Francisco.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Finance Financing 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

Financial Times M&A

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plus, UK law firms try to make it in the US and capital markets lawyers break loose from their golden handcuffs

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Law Firms 52

American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

Since the end of 2021, private credit has funded more non-leveraged buyouts each quarter than syndicates. Industry Expansion: Loans from private credit lenders have served as a lifeline to small businesses nationwide, particularly those that cannot qualify for loans from traditional banks or need capital beyond what banks can provide.

Finance 125

Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions 125

Private Equity Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Roark Capital, a US PE firm focused on leveraged buyout investments across franchise restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services, has completed its acquisition of Subway in a deal valued at $9.6bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Business Services 97

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

DocuSign boasts a market capitalization of just under $11 billion as of Monday's close, which would potentially make its acquisition one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. What's next for DocuSign stock? DocuSign previously thrived during the pandemic as at-home work accelerated the transition to e-signature platforms.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

His experience covers complex domestic and international transactions in support of M&A activity, leveraged buyouts, refinancing and distressed or opportunistic investments.

Leveraging 98

Leveraging Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

He advises on transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, recapitalisations, divestments, distressed M&A, public-to-privates, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings, as well as general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Temel and the new team will advise private equity clients in transactions such as leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, as well as structured preferred and growth equity investments. In his new role, Temel will serve as a founding member of the firm’s new Boston office.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout Leveraging 94

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I was on the team that did a leveraged buyout of AMF, the bowling alley company--so I''ve looked at lots of plans to upgrade in venue customer marketing. Given the time I spent a decade ago doing not only venture capital, but investing in private equity funds that buy retail companies, I find this data collection fascinating.

Leveraged Buyouts 149

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Leveraging 149

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

Leveraged Buyouts 118

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Hedge Funds 118

Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Hayfin was founded in 2009 by Tim Flynn and Mark Tognolini, both former Goldman Sachs leveraged buyout specialists. 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.

Buyout 97

Buyout Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Stakes 97