The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is a linchpin of the semiconductor market. It's one of the world's top suppliers of chip manufacturing equipment, and it serves a broad range of customers across the foundry, logic, and memory chip markets. Its major customers include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , Samsung, Intel , and Micron Technology. Over the past 10 years, Applied Materials' stock has rallied nearly 600%.
FinSMEs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Citizen Health, a San Mateo, CA-based AI-powered consumer health platform, raised $14.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from Wavemaker 360 and angel investors. This fundraise is further strengthened by a strategic program investment and partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Co-founded by Farid Vij and Nasha Fitter, Citizen Health is building a […] The post Citizen Health Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSM
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A Wealth of Common Sense
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The best compliment I can offer any financial writer: I wish I had written that. I’ve had that thought about John Rekenthaler’s work numerous times over the years. I’ve always admired his common sense, straight-shooter approach to investment writing. Last week, Rekenthaler penned his farewell column for Morningstar. Instead of providing a retrospective on his own career, he wrote an ode to the U.S. stock.
Blackstone News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The post Jersey Mike’s to Partner with Blackstone to Accelerate Leading Franchisor’s Continued Growth appeared first on Blackstone.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Warren Buffett has made it abundantly clear throughout his career that he doesn't care what Wall Street thinks. One great example: Unlike most huge companies, Berkshire Hathaway doesn't hold quarterly conference calls with analysts. However, Wall Street might want to pay attention to what Buffett thinks. And what is the legendary investor thinking these days?
FinSMEs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
PeLocal, a Mumbai, India-based payment solutions provider within Whatsapp, raised $2M in Seed funding. The round was led by Unicorn India Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand and enhance the platform and accelerate go-to-market strategies for rolling out large-scale projects. Founded in 2021 by CEO Vivekanand Tripathi, PeLocal empowers secure, end […] The post PeLocal Raises $2M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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A Wealth of Common Sense
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
People are terrible at self-regulation and self-awareness when it comes to eating. One study asked people how much bread they ate after leaving an Italian restaurant. Nearly one-third of the diners couldn’t recall how much they had. And 12% of the people who ate bread denied having eaten any at all. When asked how much food they consumed in a meal, people of average weight assume they’ve eaten 20% less than th.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Once you turn 65, you're entitled to health coverage through Medicare. But it's up to you as to whether you want to stick with original Medicare (Parts A and B plus a Part D drug plan) or sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and work similarly to workplace health plans. And for some retirees, they're a good option.
FinSMEs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Ecore, a Lancaster, PA-based company which transforms reclaimed rubber materials into high-performance products that drive sustainability and reduce environmental impact, received a strategic investment from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Fund. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to support continued organic and inorganic growth initiatives, strengthen core operational […] The post Ecore Secures Strategic Investment from General Atlantic’s
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is to acquire Finanzen.net Group (Finanzen), a digital broker and market financial information portal in the DACH region, from Axel Springer, in partnership with the company’s founders. The investment is being made by Inflexion’s Buyout Fund VI and is the second investment in the DACH region after Tierarzt Plus Partner since Inflexion opened its office in Frankfurt earlier this year.
XY Planning Network
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
No matter the size of your business or whether you have no current plans to hire that first team member, it’s never too early to begin or, in some cases, continue defining and evolving your company’s culture. Establishing an ownership mentality mindset is vital to include in your culture.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own this year. It's up around 280% as of the time of this writing and has far exceeded many investors' expectations. However, this run-up hasn't entirely come from its business booming, as the price investors are willing to pay for its performance has surged alongside its stock price.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Blackstone has agreed a roughly $8bn buyout of sandwich chain Jersey Mike's Subs. The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone buys Jersey Mike’s Subs in $8bn deal, Cinven gets go-ahead for Synlab stake sale appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
San Francisco-based fintech company Arc has unveiled Arc Intelligence, an AI-driven platform designed to streamline financial processes in the booming private credit market, which is projected to reach $2.8tn by 2028. The platform’s flagship product, the AI Private Credit Analyst (AI Analyst), automates complex credit analyses, and according to press statement “promises to revolutionise how lenders evaluate investments” AI Analyst enables credit teams to process unstructured financia
The Big Picture
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Well, that was a lot more fun than I expected! I submitted the final manuscript for my new book, How Not to Invest , last week. The final edit will involve some back-and-forth, but the writing is finished. I recall “ Bailout Nation ” as more of a slog, in part because so much of it happened in real-time. I constantly rewrote entire chapters as various companies blew up.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the biggest investing theme on the planet in recent times. Investors have piled into AI stocks -- from those creating the technology to those using it -- amid hopes AI will revolutionize both business and your daily life. Today's $200 billion AI market is forecast to reach $1 trillion by the end of the decade, suggesting major opportunities ahead for companies at the forefront.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Credit investment major Silver Point Capital has scored more than $8.5bn of new firepower through the final close of its Specialty Credit Fund III. The post Silver Point seals $8.5bn including leverage for latest speciality credit fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Bain Capital has completed fundraising for its Special Situation Fund II, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of special situations platform funds to $9bn – $5.7bn for Fund II, inclusive of co-investments and separately managed accounts, and $3.3bn for the previously closed Special Situations Asia and Europe regional funds. The fundraise positions Bain Capital as one of the largest special situations investors in the world.
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist When you build your professional resilience, you’re adaptable and focused on getting results. Yet resilience can be depleted. There are methods, however, for amping up your resilience again. “Think of your resilience as a bucket with water in it. The water represents all your strengths and capabilities,” said author Heidi Dening in her 2024 MDRT Global Conference presentation.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In case you missed it, one of the most-anticipated data dumps of the fourth quarter occurred last week on Nov. 14 -- and no, it has nothing to do with earnings season or the release of the October inflation report. No later than 45 days following the end to a quarter, institutional investors with $100 million (or more) in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Listed UK investment manager Foresight Group has launch an evergreen fund dedicated to investing into growing companies throughout South West England with a £50m first close. The post Foresight seals £50m first close for evergreen investment fund targeting SE England appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Daina Spedding as a Director with the firm’s Global Private Equity team based in London to focus on sourcing and driving PE investments globally. Spedding joins Baird Capital from BGF, where she was an investor and has been leading deal teams since 2019. In this role, she was responsible for deal sourcing and execution, coaching and mentoring more junior investors, alongside board roles in the investee
Financial Times M&A
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Japanese group’s vice-chair plans post-election Washington visit to break political deadlock on $15bn bid
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Image source: Getty Images A high-yield savings account should be a good place to keep some of your money. High-yield accounts usually pay well above the national average interest rate and are a way better option than standard savings accounts that are currently paying an average of 0.45%, according to the FDIC. In some cases, though, you could actually end up losing money with your high-yield savings account.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Emerging markets investor Gramercy Funds Management has raised $760m for its third capital solutions fund targeting US dollar loan deals. The post Gramercy grabs $760m for emerging market loan investing appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A high-stakes clash between private equity titans KKR and Bain Capital over a $4bn buyout of Fuji Soft is reshaping the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan, and could become a blueprint for more aggressive dealmaking in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times. On Friday, KKR announced a tender offer of JPY9,451 per share for Fuji Soft, narrowly surpassing Bain’s competing bid by JPY1.
Top 1000 Funds
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The UK government has announced plans to speed up LGPS pooling, forcing local authority pension funds to pool their assets and delegate investment strategy to larger asset pools. The government also wants DC schemes to merge. Top1000funds.com spoke to industry executives about the proposals.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) brought in roughly 60 million viewers for the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 15. For a streaming service that has religiously avoided live events for essentially its entire history, the Tyson-Paul event is the clearest sign yet that Netflix is ready to reverse course. Thousands of viewers complained about buffering issues during the broadcast according to DownDetector, which is a problem.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Alternative assets major EQT could raised up to $14.5bn for its new Asia-focused fund, BPEA Private Equity Fund IX. The post EQT sets $14.5bn hard cap for latest Asia-focused fundraise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Private investment house Ardian has sold its 49% stake in Autopista Trados 45 (Trados) to Abertis, an international motorway operator headquartered in Spain. Abertis was already the majority shareholder in Trados. Trados is a holding company which oversees investment in a 14.5km stretch of the M45 Madrid ring-road in Spain, which is managed through a concession agreement with the Autonomous Community of Madrid granted in 2019 and valid until 2029.
FinSMEs
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Tallinn, Estonia, 20th November 2024, Chainwire The post AI Platform bitGPT Experiences Significant Growth Following Binance Demonstration appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
One of the world's greatest investors isn't doing much investing these days. Warren Buffett was a net seller of stocks for the eighth consecutive quarter in Q3. He again slashed Berkshire Hathaway 's position in Apple and sold shares of six other holdings. However, Buffett and his two investment managers (Ted Weschler and Todd Combs) still put some of Berkshire's massive cash stockpile to work.
AltAssets
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Saudi Arabia-based investor Merak Capital has launched an $80m investment fund targeting gaming startups in the MENA region. The post Merak Capital to boost MENA gaming development with $80m investment fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund. At its meeting on 14 November, the MainePERS board greenlit two commitments, pending final due diligence, legal review, and negotiations: an allocation of up to $100m to the Garda Fixed Income Relative Value Op
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