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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

The growth of private credit can be traced back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. This means that banks commit to providing debt financing for a transaction, and then they syndicate this debt out to a variety of investors and pocket a fee for this service (say, 2-3% on average). This has a number of implications.

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Qualcomm acquires Autotalks to boost Snapdragon’s automotive safety technology, reportedly for $350-400M

TechCrunch: M&A

Qualcomm said the plan will be to integrate Autotalks’ V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communication tech into its mobility-focused Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio. Autotalks, founded in 2009, has raised $110 million, according to data from PitchBook. We have contacted Qualcomm for a comment and will update as we learn more.

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What is a Business Cycle? Expansion, Peak, Contraction, and Trough

Peak Frameworks

For instance, the US economy saw a sustained expansion from the end of the Great Recession in 2009 until the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. The Impact on Financial Markets During an expansion, equities typically perform well as corporate earnings increase and investor sentiment improves.

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How Beyond Capital Ventures is Making a Transformative Impact on Emerging Markets

Tyton Partners

Voices of Impact is a continuing series from Tyton Partners that invites impact companies to shed light on their company’s impact in the space and illuminate the landscape for other education entrepreneurs and investors by answering five basic questions. At the portfolio level, for instance, our companies have impacted over 6.7

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Technology Services + IT Consulting M&A 2023 Recap and 2024 Outlook

Solganick & Co.

While deal volume dipped compared to 2021 and 2022’s frenetic pace, the sector displayed remarkable resilience, attracting continued investor and strategic buyer interest. billion : This acquisition reinforces Thales’ cybersecurity portfolio, particularly in cloud security solutions. Solganick & Co.

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Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)

Wall Street Mojo

Collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is a Structured product used by banks to unburden themselves of risk, and this is done by pooling all debt assets (including loans, corporate bonds, and mortgages) to form an investable instrument (slices/trances) which are then sold to investors ready to assume the underlying risk. read more it may cause.

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IT Services M&A Update: Q4 2023 and 2024 Outlook Summary

Solganick & Co.

Meanwhile, cybersecurity concerns also continue to drive M&A activity, with established players like Palo Alto Networks and Crowdstrike actively acquiring smaller firms bolstering their security portfolios. This suggests a degree of resilience and continued investor confidence in the long-term growth potential of the industry.

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