The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the leading supplier of high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) for data centers, where they are used to power and train artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) operates the world's largest ride-hailing platform and also the Uber Eats food-delivery service. What do these two industry leaders have in common?
Private Equity Professional
DECEMBER 10, 2024
CCMP Growth Advisors has acquired Combined Caterers , a provider of event management and catering services, from Falfurrias Capital Partners. Falfurrias Capital Partners launched Combined Caterers in October 2018 with the acquisition of Best Impressions Caterers , a Charlotte-based catering company serving corporate, philanthropic, and social clients.
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Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Waste Services Group (WSG), a leading commercial, industrial, and liquid waste management company in Australia, from Livingbridge. Under the terms of the deal, Livingbridge is retaining a significant minority share in the business through reinvestment.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
For crypto investors, there's only one season better than the winter holidays, and that's "altcoin season." During this time of the year, lesser-known cryptocurrencies with smaller market caps (i.e., altcoins ) can absolutely skyrocket in value. Right now, all indicators are flashing green for the arrival of altcoin season. So let's take a closer look at how altcoin season is defined, what it means for crypto investors, and which cryptocurrencies might stand to benefit the most.
Private Equity Professional
DECEMBER 10, 2024
SK Capital Partners has acquired Spectra Confectionery , a Canadian manufacturer of decorative toppings and confectionery products, from its founding Georgas family. Spectra Confectionery specializes in products such as sprinkles, nonpareils, chocolate vermicelli, colored sugars, and candy-coated chocolates. Its customer base includes food distributors, bakeries, ice cream manufacturers, and snack food producers across North America.
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Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Private equity giants Blackstone and EQT have moved into the second round of bidding to acquire Urbaser, a global waste management company which could be valued at up to 5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Urbaser, owned by private equity firm Platinum Equity, is being advised by Citi and Santander on the sale process, initiated earlier this year.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Nobody expects their Social Security benefits to provide a posh lifestyle in retirement. However, a handful of people are collecting surprisingly big payments from the government-run entitlement program. Next year's maximum monthly payment is a hefty $5,108, or full-year income of $61,296. That's not bad, particularly when combined with other sources of retirement income.
AltAssets
DECEMBER 10, 2024
GTCR has agreed the $13.45bn sale of global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm AssuredPartners to trade buyer Arthur J Gallagher. The post Deal Roundup: GTCR seals mammoth $13.45bn AssuredPartners trade sale, General Atlantic buys in to LTG appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Ares Management, a global private equity giant managing $463.8bn in assets, is set to establish a new office in Miami Beach, with the firm reportedly securing approximately 12,000 square feet at Eighteen Sunset, a mixed-use development in Sunset Harbour, according to a report by the Business Journals. Eighteen Sunset, located at 1759 Purdy Avenue, is a five-story Class A commercial building combining retail and office spaces.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Only 10 years ago, Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) market cap stood at $11.5 billion. Today, the company is a technology giant worth $3.5 trillion. The stock has been a 304-bagger in a decade with much of the growth coming over the last two years. How much bigger can Nvidia grow? One analyst thinks it will be a $10 trillion stock within five years. Is that prediction absurdly optimistic?
Financial Times: Moral Money
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Financial Times M&A
DECEMBER 9, 2024
A Wealth of Common Sense
DECEMBER 10, 2024
My first experience in the finance world was working for a team of sell side analysts. These are the research teams who cover certain stocks within a specific sector of the market.1 They produce research on each company while providing price targets and buy/sell/hold ratings. As an impressionable youth in the finance world, I assumed the people paying for this research did so for the price targets and strong buy or sell r.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 28% year to date through the first week of December. That puts the benchmark index within striking distance of 30% upside in 2024, which would be its best annual peformance of the 21st century. But the stock market has a make or break week ahead. Interest rate cuts have factored heavily into the S&P 500's historic run, and the current pricing of futures contracts implies an 86% chance the Federal Reserve cuts rates at the December meeting.
AltAssets
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The $110bn-managing Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has picked a trio of private equity fundraises among its latest commitments. The post MassPRIM picks out GTCR smaller buyout fund, Nordic Capital mid-market vehicle in latest commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Private equity firms GTCR and Apax Partners have agreed to sell insurance broker AssuredPartners to Arthur J Gallagher & Co in a $13.45bn all-cash deal, making it one of the largest-ever transactions in the insurance brokerage sector, according to a report by Reuters. Founded in 2011 through a partnership between GTCR and industry veteran Jim Henderson, AssuredPartners rapidly scaled its operations through a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic growth.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The Social Security program undergoes revisions each year to account for changes in wages and prices across the economy. Often, benefits are the largest source of income for retired workers, so understanding the changes could be the difference between prudent financial planning and costly mistakes. Most readers probably know Social Security payments receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) designed to protect the buying power of benefits from inflation.
FinSMEs
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Quantum computing was once an idea found in science fiction stories; however it is now rapidly transitioning into a real world innovation. This groundbreaking technology has the potential to revolutionize sectors ranging from finance to healthcare as it tackles challenges that traditional computers cannot solve. To software developers, scientists and technology enthusiasts quantum computing signifies […] The post Exploring Quantum Computing: The Future Frontier of Software Innovation appea
Financial Times M&A
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Valeas Capital Partners, a private equity firm founded in 2021 by former Hellman & Friedman executives Rob Little and Ed Woiteshek, has closed its inaugural institutional fund with over $600m in commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg. With this latest fundraise, the San Francisco-based firm now manages approximately $1.2bn in total assets.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is losing ground in Tuesday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price was down 2.6% as of 1:45 p.m. ET, and had been down as much as 3.2% earlier in the daily session. Intel stock is falling today after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing founder Morris Chang made comments criticizing the U.S.-based company's strategy and execution in the chip fabrication space.
Financial Times: Moral Money
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Private Equity Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has voted against a proposed $75m private equity investment from US-based Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), potentially opening the door for alternative offers in 2025, according to a report by Reuters. Seven of SARUs 13 voting unions opposed the deal, which meant the proposal, which would have seen ASG acquire a 20% stake in SARUs commercial rights entity a move President Mark Alexander described as essential for the organisations financial stability fell short
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to reshape vast swaths of the global economy. Fortunes will be made by savvy investors who position themselves to profit from this powerful megatrend. To help you claim your share of the coming AI boom, here are two top tech stocks set to deliver handsome gains to their shareowners in the years ahead.
Financial Times: Moral Money
DECEMBER 8, 2024
AltAssets
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Dimension Capital, a two-year-old venture capital firm targeting the intersection of software and biotech, has reportedly raised $500m for its oversubscribed sophomore fund. The post Dimension Capital said to strike $500m for second biotech, software fund – just two years after $350m debut fund close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 10, 2024
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FinSMEs
DECEMBER 10, 2024
LexisNexisRisk Solutions, an Alpharetta, GA-based company delivering document authentication solutions and part of RELX, has entered into an agreement to acquire IDVerse, an Australian provider of AI-powered automated document authentication andfrauddetection solutions. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition will integrate IDVerse’s capabilities across solutions and will enhance customer readiness for future fraud threats […] The post LexisNexis Risk Solutions to A
Financial Times M&A
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