The Motley Fool

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even after selling a big chunk of shares to finance his leveraged buyout of Twitter in 2022, Musk owns roughly 13% of Tesla. As Tesla's CEO and largest individual shareholder, Musk exerts more sway on the company's decisions related to AI, robotics, and everything else than any other person.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

What can make debt an optimal solution in fundraising is that, unlike equity, it doesn't dilute existing shareholders. By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts. For instance, Hercules and Horizon usually offer revolving or term loans.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

While the stock itself might carry some volatility due to the company's inconsistent performance, two things have remained consistent in the long run: Horizon continues to pay a generous dividend, and reinvesting this income has paid off for long-term shareholders. HRZN total return level; data by YCharts. Ares Capital: 9.3%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Because BDCs are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders each year. While Hercules and Horizon tend to specialize in revolvers or term loans, Ares has the size and expertise to complete more complex transaction types, such as leveraged buyouts.

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Oakhill

MAY 4, 2023

Lit’s existing shareholders, including Stephens Capital Partners (“Stephens”), The Pritzker Organization (“TPO”) and the Lit management team, are all remaining shareholders and plan to continue to support the business going forward. For more information, see www.stephenscapitalpartners.com. Stephens Inc.

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Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The firm is currently investing out of Argonaut Private Equity Fund IV, a $400 million fund that deploys Argonaut’s strategy of making control-oriented buyout investments in companies in the industrial, manufacturing and energy services and products sectors. VSS invests in businesses that are well-positioned for sustainable growth.

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Blackstone

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With slower bank and leveraged loan growth, demand for partners in private credit is high. Private credit provided 65% of loans for the leveraged buyout (LBO) market in 2021 and 86% for the market as of year to date 2023. or not at all, substantially lower than average leverage found in regional banks, currently levered at 9.7x.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

But there came to be, in certain situations, buyers that were bootstrap, buyers that were, we would call ’em today, they then leveraged buyout financiers. And oftentimes lenders, if there’s, if it’s a debt-free business goes to selling shareholders. And now we call it the private equity industry.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 22, 2023

We are pleased to welcome our longstanding partner Brookfield Infrastructure as a co-controlling shareholder in Compass. This is making the deal easier to complete at a time when high interest rates and market volatility have made debt for leveraged buyouts scarcer and more expensive.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The turnaround attempt isn't working out, and management has reportedly talked to private equity firm Sycamore about a leveraged buyout. Ford has shifted its business focus from cars to trucks, with shareholder-friendly results. billion of long-term debt.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The buyout has already secured approval from SolarWinds’ largest shareholders, Thoma Bravo and Silver Lake, which collectively hold around 65% of the companys voting securities. The acquisition reflects a growing trend of private equity firms re-entering the leveraged buyout market as borrowing costs stabilize.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The company may also raise an additional 2bn, potentially to distribute as a dividend to shareholders. Blackstone and Permira acquired Adevinta in 2023 in one of Europes largest private credit-backed leveraged buyouts.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 20, 2023

RITHOLTZ: I could say all sorts of things, but until I sign a contract that says, “I guarantee that I will pay 90 cents out to each shareholder at a minimum,” it’s just words. MORGENSON: Well, that’s what they said was going to happen as part of the purchase. So, let’s talk about a little bit of pushback.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, I graduated from business school in 1987 and went to GE Capital for two years, financing leveraged buyouts. I mean, you know, I probably shouldn’t have been doing it because I had been a journalist covering public schools and knew nothing about leveraged buyouts. COHAN: — and shareholder value.

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