Private Equity Insights
AUGUST 23, 2023
International Business Machines has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday. The sale includes The Weather Company’s consumer-focused assets such as Weather.com and Storm Radar, as well as enterprise offerings for industries including media and aviation.
PE Hub
AUGUST 24, 2023
Included in this transaction are the rights to the Care Bears and other characters and games, including Holly Hobbie and Mad Balls. The post IVEST snaps up licensing rights to franchise Care Bears for $100m appeared first on PE Hub.
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This is going to be BIG.
AUGUST 23, 2023
One of my favorite startups to have backed was a travel company called Noken. You answered a few basic questions about travel preferences, like pace, the fanciness of the hotel, etc., and then BOOM they sent you a link to an app with your whole trip, completely booked, with a map driven itinerary and a text concierge available to make last minute changes, etc.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 25, 2023
Parents on TikTok are participating in the "eggcrack challenge," cracking eggs on their children's heads, sparking concerns from experts regarding the potential emotional harm.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
Nvidia 's valuation has gone through the roof in 2023 thanks to a huge rally in the company's stock price. Shares of the chipmaker have shot up roughly 230% so far this year, driven primarily by the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race that has led to booming demand for its data center graphics cards that are being deployed for training AI models.
PE Hub
AUGUST 24, 2023
J.P. Morgan is serving as financial advisor to Subway while Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is serving as legal counsel. The post Roark Capital to buy fast-food restaurant chain Subway appeared first on PE Hub.
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FinSMEs
AUGUST 25, 2023
Qase, an Austin, TX-based platform that enables dev and QA teams to conduct manual and automated software testing in one workspace, raised $6.7m in Series A funding. The round was led by Chrome Capital with participation from Finsight Ventures and S16VC. The company intends to use the funds to scale its team, and to launch […] The post Qase Raises $6.7M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
How often do you see a stock zoom more than 270% within days of its initial public offering (IPO) ? Speculation and momentum often drive such large, erratic moves in stock prices. While a blowout stock market debut may not always be the best buying opportunity, it often does create the perfect time to learn more about a company and see why its stock is rising.
PE Hub
AUGUST 23, 2023
According to terms of the deal, ForgeRock stockholders will receive $23.25 in cash for each share they own. The post Thoma Bravo completes take-private acquisition of ForgeRock for $2.3bn appeared first on PE Hub.
The Big Picture
AUGUST 25, 2023
The first post-pandemic presentation I pulled together for my pal Joe Fitzgerald (we worked together in the late 2000s) was a new deck titled: Biggest Mistakes Made by UHNW Investors. In the intervening year, I updated and refined the deck, adding more examples and specific advice. below is my discussion of what the presentation will be like at the MoneyShow in Orlando on October 30.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 25, 2023
Metroc, a Helsinki, Finland-based construction tech company, raised €2m in seed funding. Backers included Lifeline Ventures, and some angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand its reach to other Nordic countries and beyond, and grow its team, especially in tech, sales, and marketing. Led by Jussi Virnala, Founder & CEO, Metroc provides an […] The post Metroc Raises €2M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
For the past 58 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been running circles around Wall Street. He's overseen a greater-than 4,300,000% aggregate gain in his company's class A shares (BRK.A), as of the closing bell on Aug. 18, 2023, and has doubled-up the broad-based S&P 500 (as of Dec. 31, 2022), based on annualized total return, since becoming CEO.
PE Hub
AUGUST 24, 2023
In the summer of Barbie, IVEST has landed the rights to the Care Bears franchise by buying Cloudco for $100m. The post IVEST’s acquisition of Care Bears rights is a ‘rare opportunity’ for private equity appeared first on PE Hub.
The Big Picture
AUGUST 24, 2023
How little do we know about the future? A great way to figure that out is to look to our past, to see what we previously thought about what the future will hold. To wit: 26 years ago, the image above came from the cover story of Fortune magazine: “There’s a lot of buzz in the smartphone business lately, with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone turning the mobile world upside down and Nokia’s (NOK) upcoming phone announcement providing a new challenge.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 25, 2023
EverService Holdings, a Phoenix, AZ-based provider of tech-enabled business solutions, acquired iLawyer Marketing, a San Diego, CA-based legal-focused digital marketing solutions company. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition further enhances EverService’s commitment to innovating the legal industry through advanced technology and integrated services.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
What happened Shares of electric and fuel-cell-powered truck company Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) soared 11% through 12:15 p.m. ET this afternoon after Barron's reported that the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS, the second-largest pension fund in the U.S.) has increased its investment in the EV company. So what In the second quarter of 2023, CalSTRS added 221,367 Nikola shares to its holdings, a 52% increase that brings its total investment in the EV maker to 641,827 shares.
Top 1000 Funds
AUGUST 23, 2023
Size and scale are not always advantages. Against the backdrop of tougher market conditions, CPP Investments' global head of private equity Suyi Kim says successfully managing what could be the world’s largest private equity allocation a program will depend on successfully managing the large team.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 21, 2023
A couple set to board the MSC Splendida out of Bari, Italy, is going viral after footage of the pair trying to stop the boat from leaving the port made its way around social media.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 25, 2023
Aily Labs, a Munich, Germany-based provider of an AI-powered decision intelligence app for global enterprises, raised €19M in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners. The company intends to use the funds to scale operations and expand its presence in the United States while accelerating innovation in digital solutions and applied GenAI.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
What happened Shares of VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) are jumping yet again today. After a spike of nearly 30% Friday morning, the Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker's stock was still higher by 17.5% as of 10:55 a.m. ET. After going public through a combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) last week, today's move has helped the newly public stock nearly quadruple just this week.
Top 1000 Funds
AUGUST 23, 2023
Hanna Hiidenpalo, Elo’s CIO discusses progress around internal management, the impact of Finnish equities on the portfolio, and the fund’s sustainability program which includes a target of carbon-neutral energy use in direct real estate by 2027.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 23, 2023
Kevin Ford, who has worked at the Burger King in the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for 27 years, went viral after viewers saw that management only rewarded his efforts with a bag of candy.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 25, 2023
Borderless, a London, UK-based workforce migration platform provider, raised £2.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Backed VC with participation from Tiny VC and angels including Charlie Songhurst and Chris Mairs. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded by Matthew Bond and Jonathan Raphael, Borderless […] The post Borderless Raises £2.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the market opportunity for Plug Power 's (NASDAQ: PLUG) products in this short video. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 22, 2023. The video was published on Aug. 24, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Plug Power When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor , has tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the t
The Big Picture
AUGUST 23, 2023
Most people believe that investing is the science of generating a return on capital. That is an accurate but incomplete assessment. I believe it is more useful and comprehensive to define investing as the decision-making behavior of human beings as they interact with money: What their financial desires are, the risks they embrace, how they think about wealth, and what emotional pain they willingly suffer in order to generate that return on capital.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 21, 2023
Frugality is not a dirty word, even though it’s gotten a bad rap. Why? There is a misconception that being frugal means being cheap. However, that’s not really true.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 24, 2023
Bonfire Analytics, a New York-based healthtech startup, raised USD1M in Pre-Seed funding. The backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to perfect the product experience and acquire high value data sets that will make their predictions more accurate. Founded by Vinay Nagaraj and Jaya Pokuri in 2022, Bonfire Analytics enables digital […] The post Bonfire Analytics Closes USD1M Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
The stock market seems uncertain right now. Some stocks experienced continued declines even after a massive sell-off in the 2022 bear market. Others recovered significantly in the first half of the year but reversed course in July and August as their financials failed to meet investor expectations. Such times leave investors questioning the growth potential of many stocks.
Top 1000 Funds
AUGUST 21, 2023
In a nod to headwinds including climate change, evolving demographics, and the future economic outlook the $85.5 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund will use a slightly lower real rate of return to inform its upcoming actuarial valuation with the 2023 ALM scenario planning focusing on climate risk.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 22, 2023
It's the end of an era as Nintendo announced that Charles Martinet, who has voiced the titular character of Mario in the Super Mario Bros. franchise for over 25 years, would be stepping away from his role.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 24, 2023
Weekday, a San Francisco, CA-based recruitment startup operating via a crowdsourced reference network, raised $2.2M in funding. The round was led by Venture Highway with participation from angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Founded in 2021 by Amit Singh, Anubav Malik and Chetan Dalal, Weekday […] The post Weekday Raises $2.2M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 25, 2023
Since Social Security is likely to provide a big chunk of your retirement income -- it provides around 30% of the income of the retirees, on average -- it's worth learning how to make the most of it. One key thing to know is your break-even age, which can help you decide when to claim your benefits. Here's a look at the break-even age and how to calculate yours.
The Reformed Broker
AUGUST 21, 2023
The Relative Strength Index or RSI is typically expressed as a 14-day reading to determine the degree to which a stock or an index is overbought or oversold, if at all. It was created in 1978 by J. Welles Wilder Jr. (here’s the book) who was a mechanical engineer by trade before turning his mathematical mind to stock and commodity trading, subsequently developing some of the most widely traded tools in technical ana.
Entrepreneur - VC
AUGUST 22, 2023
Although external factors like Bud Light's PR woes played a role, Modelo's rise to the top wasn't merely coincidental. The company had aimed to become the No. 1 beer in America by 2025.
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