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Private Equity Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Course for Beginners

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Leveraged buyouts involve acquiring a controlling interest in a mature company, typically through a combination of equity and debt financing, using the acquired company’s assets as collateral to secure debt financing. Private equity firms also invest in distressed debt or provide private debt financing.

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AI Unlimited Group Enters B2B Market with Game-Changing Acquisition of Resolve Debt Platform

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

(OTCQB: AIUG), a pioneering force in artificial intelligence innovation, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Resolve Debt, a powerful AI-driven platform specializing in debt collection technology and accounts receivable automation.

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When Tech Can Create Value Destruction

Beyond M&A

Value creation is often the primary focus in the investment world, where the goal is to paint a picture of prosperity and success for portfolio companies. Tech Debt: It’s the silent killer. However, in this pursuit, we often overlook the other side of the coin – value destruction. Enter Value Destruction.

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

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In particular, new guidelines from the FDIC and Federal Reserve (among other governmental agencies) made it more difficult for banks to underwrite financings that resulted in debt-to-EBITDA ratios in excess of 6.0x. This capital is released once investors buy the debt off the banks’ balance sheets.

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10-20-2023 Newsletter: Why PE Investors Care About Inflation

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For example, if a private equity firm invested $100M into a portfolio company with a 20% expected rate of return, this return would not actually be 20% if the calculations were not adjusted for inflation. Inflation can also have an impact on the cost of debt required to finance an investment.

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Why PE Investors Care About Interest Rates

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For the average person, rising interest rates are not ideal for those with significant amounts of debt, those looking to purchase a home with a mortgage, or many other use cases. Once the cash available is used to service the debt, whatever is left over is paid as dividends and used to calculate returns for private equity investors and LPs.

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COVID-19 and Credit: Debt Market Volatility and Insurance Brokerage M&A

Sica Fletcher

We are all painfully aware of the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on our investment and retirement portfolios. What is generally less understood is the impact of the pandemic on the debt markets. You felt this in your investment and retirement accounts, and the debt markets were dramatically affected as well.

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