Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 8, 2025

BlackRock made headlines in late 2024 through the firms acquisition of HPS Investment Partners , backed by their expectation that the private debt market will more than double to $4.5 2] While BlackRocks acquisition dominated the news cycle, other firms have already made it their prerogative to jump into the private credit pool.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With a looming overhaul of US merger-and-acquisition law set to reshape the economics of the M&A-heavy pharmaceutical industry, 31 of its biggest players -- including Merck, Amgen, Abbvie, and Gilead -- formed an alliance to fight the reforms. billion merger with Horizon Therapeutics. Meet the anti-antitrust coalition.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

While those investments grew its earnings, its leverage ratio also increased. Leverage has fallen from 4.6 In addition, the midstream company expects the merger will increase its free cash flow per share by an average of more than 20% from 2024 to 2027. at the end of 2020 to 3.25 by mid-2023.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lending limits have also increased.

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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

JANUARY 1, 2024

After all, he's owned it since he helped arrange a merger to create the entity in 2015. The merger was worth roughly $45 billion, creating a food giant that owns such famous brands as Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Meyer, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Capri-Sun, and more. However, the merger also loaded up the new entity with debt. Is it stubbornness?

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It's one of only eight REITs in the S&P 500 with two A3/A- credit ratings or better, thanks to its lower leverage ratios and the quality of its portfolio. compound annual rate since going public, driven by a combination of rent growth and accretive acquisitions. Acquisitions are the company's other growth driver.

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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 On top of that, its already-substantial cash flows should rise in the future as the company completes expansion projects and makes value-enhancing acquisitions. 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

JULY 28, 2023

Earlier this week, shares of iRobot plunged after Amazon announced the two companies have agreed to amend the terms of their merger to reduce the price Amazon will pay -- specifically, to $51.75 billion merger announcement almost a year ago. This created an urgent need for cash as it awaits the completion of its acquisition.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

This profitability and FCF generation give UFP ample funding to pour into its growth efforts, which primarily come through tuck-in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). One example of UFP leveraging its know-how in the medtech space was its recent acquisition of AJR Enterprises, a manufacturer of patient transfer devices.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

times leverage ratio. Acquisitions are another big driver of distribution growth for Enterprise. The company has a long history of making accretive deals, from large-scale corporate mergers to asset acquisitions. Speaking of its balance sheet, Enterprise Products Partners has one of the best in the midstream sector.

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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. After closing the deal for GIP's interest in EnLink, Oneok plans to pursue the acquisition of EnLink's publicly traded shares in a tax-free transaction (i.e., 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. Dylan Lewis: After the break, we've got the latest on regulators kicking the tires on major acquisitions. I want to start with Adobe and its planned 20 billion-dollar acquisition of design tool Figma. Dividend Equity ETF.

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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. All three deals share a common theme.

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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. Today, GXO stock is trading nearly flat to where it was when the company first went public.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2024

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. They have announced splashy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the pursuit of boosting cash flow to accelerate growth and their capital return programs.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moreover, one prediction I made for 2024 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a rebound this year. 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.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

times leverage ratio. times leverage ratio its stable cash flow can support. MPLX has the financial flexibility to invest in expansion projects and make acquisitions that grow its cash flow. The MLP will also make acquisitions as opportunities arise. That excess free cash added to its already fortress-like balance sheet.

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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

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

JANUARY 9, 2025

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. This trio of acquisitions will enhance the company's crude oil footprint in the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Mid-Continent regions. It owns a gathering system in the Eagle Ford Basin.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

This transaction underscores the growing role of the $1.7tn global private credit market in mergers and acquisitions amid high interest rates and decreased risk appetite from traditional lenders. KKR is also securing separate financing for the wealth management businesses, leveraging around four times their earnings.

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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. The company appears a lot more attractive now since it closed on its acquisition of Newcrest in November. Which gold stock is the best addition to your portfolio?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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. Chevron has spent years paying down debt and compressing its leverage ratios. It marks Chevron's largest deal in over 20 years.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2023

Acquisitions are partly to blame for that trend, but investors need to understand that leverage increases risk. Energy Transfer has cut its distribution when times were tough and appears to have favored insiders at the expense of unitholders when dealing with a merger that had gone sour. That isn't the only thing to consider.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Deidre Woollard: Two state named airlines, one big merger. So yesterday afternoon was all of a sudden a go to your computer moment for me because a big merger in the airline world was announced yesterday. But they talked about what they learned during the Virgin America acquisition. Motley Fool Money starts now.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

But given the recent acquisition, it might not issue another special dividend until 2026. Exxon's merger with Pioneer Natural Resources boosted its Permian output to 1.3 It expects to leverage its asset base to grow production to 2 million boe/d by 2027. million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).

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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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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.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 30, 2024

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. 5x target range.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Leveraging its massive network for future growth Building upon its entrenched position within the industry, UPS is now focusing on specialized (and more profitable) niches such as time-sensitive and temperature-controlled healthcare shipping. However, this figure has jumped to 2.7

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Microsoft recently completed its acquisition of Activision, so the position was likely used to leverage the merger arbitrage -- a way to profit from the difference between Activision's then-current stock price and the eventual purchase price. of the fund's holdings, worth roughly $1.43

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

billion merger with Spirit Realty Capital in an all-stock transaction in October, which closed subsequent to year-end on January 23rd. And importantly, together with the Spirit merger, set us up to deliver a compelling earnings growth backdrop in 2024. Third, and in addition to the achievements noted above, we also announced the $9.3

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2024

While that statement rings true for Diamondback Energy, it would be a mistake to conclude that the stock is simply a leveraged play on the price of oil. Part of the reason is that ConocoPhillips completed its acquisition of Concho Resources in January 2021. Enbridge bought three natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy.

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