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MarsBars Prominent billionaire investors have recently been pouring capital into the Alternative Investments sector. For example, Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors recently increased his stake in KKR (KKR), a leading alternative asset manager. Prominent investor Ron Baron also recently opened a new position in KKR. Additionally, famous value investor Joel Greenblatt also made a significant increase in his KKR stake. Meanwhile, another prominent alternative asset manager, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), wa ...

matdesign24 The US economy has proven to be remarkably resilient in the post-COVID era, even as many of its leading trading partners in Europe, China, and Japan have encountered economic challenges. However, with interest rates rising significantly since the start of 2022, and the artificial intelligence boom driving big tech stocks higher, the utility sector has faced the perfect storm. Rising interest rates have made its bond-like cash flows less attractive to investors, while the AI boom has sucked c ...

Former EDP Renewables Executive Further Strengthens Scout's Ability to Execute on 19 GW PipelineBOULDER, Colo., Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Scout Clean Energy ("Scout"), a leading national renewable energy developer-owner-operator, announced the addition of Kris Cheney as Chief Development Officer, further fortifying Scout's established development capabilities. Cheney brings more than a decade of leadership experience developing wind, solar, and storage projects to Scout as it continues its signif ...

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE:BAM) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jason Fooks - Managing Director of Investor Relations Bruce Flatt - Chief Executive Officer Connor Teskey - President Hadley Peer Marshall - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Cherilyn Radbourne - TD Cowen Alexander Blostein - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Craig Siegenthaler - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Brian Bedell - Deutsche Bank Kenneth Worthington - JPMorgan Chase ...

Q2 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SECOND QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 Brookfield Asset Management Overview Our Businesses by Fee-Bearing Capital Assets Under Management $995B Renewable Power & Transition $52B Infrastructure $91B Private Equity $40B Real Estate $93B Credit & Other BAM is a leading alternative asset manager with a 25-year track record of delivering strong, risk-adjusted returns by investing in high-quality assets, forming the backbone of the global economy | --- | --- | |--------------------------|- ...

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.28 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.86%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this investment manager would post earnings of $0.33 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.34, delivering a surprise of 3.03%.Over the last four q ...

Assets Under Management Now Approximately $1 Trillion $68 Billion of Capital Raised in the Quarter Annualized FRE and DE Grew 11% and 12% to $2.5 Billion and $2.4 Billion BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE:BAM, TSX:BAM) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management stated, "We had another strong quarter, which included $68 billion of capital raised. There is strong momentu ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), announces today that renowned sericulture expert, Dr. Nirmal Kumar, will rejoin the Company's team in Asia to oversee completion of the second production cycle of BAM-1 spider silk hybrids. Dr. Nirmal Kumar rejoins the team this week, as Kraig Labs prepares to cocoon and reel the second BAM-1 hybrid spider silk production batch. This production cycle will build on the success ...