The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The tech sector giant's share price improved by more than 2% across the trading session thanks to that news, which came from a private company in which it's heavily invested. News in the cooling-but-still-hot artificial intelligence (AI) sphere helped Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock land in positive territory on Tuesday.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Initially launched in beta in September, AI Analyst is already available to over 150 institutional lenders active in Arc’s private debt marketplace. The company plans a broader rollout in early 2025 and has opened a waitlist for new lenders. Thousands of companies currently use Arc’s tools for capital management and market access.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Private companies launch satellites weekly at a fraction of historical costs. Today's autonomous delivery robots navigate city sidewalks with remarkable precision. The first CRISPR gene-editing therapy is curing previously untreatable diseases. Now these technologies aren't just viable -- they're building billion-dollar businesses.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 22, 2023

Wellington Management has held the final close of its fourth private late-stage growth strategy, Wellington Hadley Harbor IV, with $2.6bn in capital commitments and over $200m in co-investment capacity to invest alongside the fund.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The company did not immediately respond with additional information about the new ownership structure. It is a private company, unlike its larger competitors, Amadeus and Sabre. Travelport became a private company in a $4.4bn in 2019.

Capital 130

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sun Capital has agreed to acquire Koch Separation Solutions from Koch Engineered Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the world.

Capital 130

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2024 Global Fund Program with $1.1bn in commitments. The Global Fund Program is formed to provide access to some of the world’s best small-to-mid growth private companies through a target, global private equity portfolio.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Our consistent emphasis on disciplined, efficient portfolio company financial performance remains core to our strategy and is a fundamental component of our success as a platform.” The funds, managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (“Expansion Capital”), exceeded the target total raise of $850m by over 40%.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The private2000 index, a barometer of private company investments across 30 countries from Scientific Infra & Private Assets, posted a 0.72% return in September, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 4.45% and achieving an 8.85% annualised return over the past year.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

As a private company, the team will have the flexibility to capitalise on growth initiatives and invest in technology to create value for their customers. GSE has an excellent reputation in the market and provides a critical service that will benefit from new plant development and existing plant upgrades and extensions.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Peter Knight, Head of Co-investment said: “Recent growth in the co-investment market has presented opportunities for our clients to participate in private market transactions they would never previously have sight of, let alone access to.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

It also means that Space Force has tapped 14 private companies to participate in HALO, 13 of which are tiny (and one of which, SpaceX, is definitely not tiny ). Small, but with potential Why mention these NewSpace small fry companies at all, though, when there are larger, more stable stocks to choose from?

Companies 236

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American Investment Council

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While this is a significant slowdown from last year’s figure (nine net new hires per 100 FTEs) it still compares favourably with publicly owned companies, according to analysis prepared by Boston Consulting Group, which processed the data on behalf of the EDCI.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has named 12 of its existing attorneys as the firm’s latest Partners, effective 1 November, including several whose practices cater for private equity and other private credit and private fund clients. She brings years of experience counseling clients on a wide array of deal strategies.

Mergers and Acquisitions 75

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets investment firm with over $60bn in assets under management, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2024 Global Fund Program with $1.1bn in committed capital.

High Net Worth Individuals 87

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 2, 2024

In his new role, Witzleben will lead the provision of fairness and solvency opinion advisory services to European private equity firms, public and private companies and boards of directors.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Private Companies Investment Banking 98

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has launched its new private markets transaction desk, a concierge service that allows eligible shareholders and investors to buy and sell eligible private company shares in the secondary market.

Private Companies 52

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Rose Street Partners, a long term-oriented investor in UK private companies, has acquired Fuelsoft, a software provider for the fuel distribution industry, marking the firm’s inaugural investment. Rose Street’s investment is intended to support product development, customer support and expansion of the company’s team.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 1, 2024

GSB Capital includes M&A, growth capital (debt and equity), direct investment, debt advisory and other advisory services with teams in both the UK and the UAE.

Debt 95

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

He has previously represented private equity funds, independent sponsors, public and private companies, search funds, family offices, founders and entrepreneurs in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, debt and equity financings, venture capital transactions and joint ventures.

Mergers and Acquisitions 75

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout 75

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

It then separated NRG Riverside from its former sister company Direct Tyre Management (DTM), appointing new management teams allowing both businesses to focus on delivering independent sales strategies, digital roadmaps and operational efficiencies. DTM remains a part of Palatine’s portfolio.

Private Equity Firms 98

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Top 1000 Funds

JULY 29, 2024

Joe McDonnell, CIO of Border to Coast, says the £45 billion fund can help fill the gap in funding UK private companies wanting to IPO. It’s part of an investment strategy that sees a focus on putting capital to work innovatively and intentionally for its underlying funds.

Capital 52

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has held the final close of the 1GT climate private equity fund (1GT) at $750m of equity capital commitments, with a number of institutions in Europe, Japan and North America leading the investor group.

Funds 88

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

MAY 1, 2023

Let’s talk about stock options that private companies offer and go through the pros and cons of each. You join a great company with an even better culture. You now own 10,000 shares of the company worth $200,000 but only paid $50,000 for them. With a publicly-traded company, no big deal!

Companies 98

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Following completion of the transaction, Janney will become a standalone private company that will continue to operate independently.

Asset Management 96

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The NB Global Private Equity Access Fund was launched in December 2022 for professional and institutional investors and provides direct exposure to private companies in a semi-liquid evergreen structure. The minimum investment required for most share classes is €25,000.

Enterprise Values 98

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

As a private company, the team will have the flexibility to capitalise on growth initiatives and invest in technology to create value for their customers. Sam Veselka, Managing Director at Pelican, added: “Pelican is excited to partner with Ravi and his team to grow GSE.

Private Equity Firms 96

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Last September, 3D proposed that Fuji Soft go private. In response, Fuji Soft established a special committee of outside directors to explore whether becoming a private company would better enhance its value.

Buyout 98

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With so much innovation in private companies, and specifically those focused on addressing environmental challenges, we see significant value being created in this theme.” In a statement, Stadler said: “Through this new fund, investors have access to a portfolio of rigorously selected PE co-investments.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Prior to this, he was a Senior Research Manager at The Sunday Times Fast Track, which identifies the UK’s fastest-growing private companies, and a Research Analyst at Unquote, a news provider focused on private equity.

Consultants 97

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Part of MSIM’s $230 billion alternative investments business, Expansion Capital predominantly invests in later-stage private companies with established products and services that are seeking capital to scale revenue and expand business operations.

Funds 97

Funds Investing Leveraging Private Companies 97

Private Equity Wire

MAY 27, 2024

Peter Ellsworth, Senior Director at Ceres, added that its “emphasis on communication with all parties in this asset class, including private equity sponsors, will help accelerate climate action by private companies”.

Debt 97

Debt Private Companies Assets Portfolios 97

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

The report cites Kevin Lu, a Partner at the firm and Chairman of Asia as confirming the launch of the new fund amid continuing growth in the secondaries market, which allows investors in private equity funds and private companies to make early exits to free their capital.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Deal Flow 98

FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Nasdaq Private Market, a NYC- and San Francisco, CA-based provider of liquidity solutions to private companies, their employees, and investors, raised $62.4M The round was led by Nasdaq with participation from current investors including Allen & Company, Citi, and Goldman Sachs. in Series B funding.

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Insight Partners

JUNE 25, 2024

Nicole Wu, CFO of PDI Technologies, was awarded CFO of the Year—Large Private Company by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Third Party Risk Association named Exiger the winner of the 2024 TRPM Service Provider Innovator Award.

Private Companies 52

Private Companies Portfolios Companies 52

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The company’s services are required by law and help drive safe passage along America’s roadways.

Private Equity Firms 105

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

He played a key role identifying and leading investments in a broad range of public and private companies, including C3.ai, Rowe Price, where his contributions led to billion dollar private investments in Uber, Flipkart, Magic Leap, and others. ai, Genesys, Snyk, Dragos, PsiQuantum, and SambaNova, and others.

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