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April 27, 2022

China’s capital city Beijing begins Covid testing in business district

China’s money metropolis of Beijing documented a spike in Covid conditions more than the weekend and began mass testing Monday in the company district of Chaoyang. Inside the district, one community which is pictured in this article turned categorized as a substantial-threat spot.

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BEIJING — China’s money of Beijing warned about the weekend that Covid had distribute undetected in the metropolis for a 7 days, and that far more cases would be located with investigation.

The main business district of Chaoyang started a few times of mass tests on Monday for everyone living or working in the area, which is household to lots of embassies and international firms. The district accounted for most of the 42 new Covid conditions documented in Beijing due to the fact Friday.

Only specific apartment buildings have been locked down in Beijing. Schools mainly stay open up, but the Chaoyang organization district requested a halt of all in-person team activities and training courses, which includes arts and sports.

In a compact part of the district one subway end south of the most important small business spot, all places to eat, enjoyment venues, indoor fitness centers and non-essential companies are to near as of Monday morning. Local authorities added that citizens in the influenced location should typically get the job done from residence and not go out until vital, in accordance to state media.

The amplified circumstances in Beijing occur as mainland China faces its worst Covid outbreak considering the fact that early 2020. The nation has stuck to a stringent zero-Covid coverage of making use of swift lockdowns, quarantines and journey limitations to regulate outbreaks of the virus.

Most of Shanghai, China’s major metropolis, stays less than prolonged lockdown and reported extra than 100 new Covid-connected fatalities since Friday.

Nationwide, Shanghai by significantly accounted for the most Covid cases, reporting for Sunday additional than 2,400 cases with indicators and far more than 16,900 with out.

Beijing and Shanghai rank among China’s 10 most significant provincial-amount regions based on GDP, according to Wind Information and facts. The knowledge confirmed Beijing’s economy grew by 4.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the initial quarter, the very same as the nationwide amount, although Shanghai’s rose by 3.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as specific lockdowns rose in March.

Service business personnel impacted by the most up-to-date spherical of instances in Beijing’s Chaoyang business district can receive 100 yuan ($15.38) a day, for a optimum of 21 times, municipal authorities said.

Anecdotally, information of the spike in circumstances and mass tests prompted locals to hurry to stock up on foods.

April 25, 2022

Capital One Financial Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:NOG)

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:NOG – Get Rating) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial lifted their FY2022 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Northern Oil and Gas in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 21st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy company will earn $6.09 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.01. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Northern Oil and Gas’ Q4 2022 earnings at $1.74 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $7.52 EPS.

Northern Oil and Gas (NYSEAMERICAN:NOG – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 24th. The energy company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Northern Oil and Gas had a net margin of 1.28{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and a negative return on equity of 351.74{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The company had revenue of $332.37 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on NOG. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Northern Oil and Gas from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 7th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Northern Oil and Gas from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Northern Oil and Gas from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $34.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, March 14th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Bank of America cut shares of Northern Oil and Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $38.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 8th. Finally, Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Northern Oil and Gas from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $36.70.

Shares of Northern Oil and Gas stock opened at $25.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.95, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.73. Northern Oil and Gas has a 12-month low of $12.07 and a 12-month high of $30.44.

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EAM Global Investors LLC bought a new position in shares of Northern Oil and Gas in the third quarter valued at $2,246,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its position in Northern Oil and Gas by 430.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 415,191 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $8,545,000 after purchasing an additional 336,917 shares during the period. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Northern Oil and Gas during the third quarter worth $4,754,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Northern Oil and Gas by 16.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} during the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,040 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,120 shares during the period. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. boosted its position in Northern Oil and Gas by 162.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} during the third quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,364,461 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 844,377 shares during the period. 88.47{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

In other news, insider Michael D. Kelly sold 13,000 shares of Northern Oil and Gas stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.34, for a total value of $368,420.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lisa Meier sold 12,500 shares of Northern Oil and Gas stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.88, for a total transaction of $323,500.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 4.40{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the company’s stock.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This is an increase from Northern Oil and Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 29th. Northern Oil and Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -54.90{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.

Northern Oil and Gas Company Profile (Get Rating)

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company primarily holds interests in the Williston Basin, the Appalachian Basin, and the Permian Basin in the United States.

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April 23, 2022

Capital One Financial Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO)

Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO – Get Rating) – Analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q1 2022 EPS estimates for Marathon Oil in a report released on Tuesday, April 19th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.05. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Marathon Oil’s Q2 2022 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2022 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2022 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $2.80 EPS.

Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 16th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.22. Marathon Oil had a net margin of 17.30{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and a return on equity of 11.60{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The firm had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.12) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 116.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on MRO. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Marathon Oil from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 12th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Marathon Oil from $17.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Monday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Marathon Oil from $27.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 7th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Marathon Oil from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Marathon Oil from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $26.80.

NYSE:MRO opened at $27.65 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $23.96 and its 200-day moving average is $19.49. Marathon Oil has a 52-week low of $9.70 and a 52-week high of $27.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $19.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.76.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its holdings in Marathon Oil by 111.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the first quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 43,622 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after buying an additional 23,012 shares during the period. Adams Asset Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Marathon Oil in the first quarter worth $228,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Marathon Oil by 138.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,720 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Marathon Oil by 67.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,187 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,685 shares during the period. Finally, Richelieu Gestion PLC acquired a new stake in Marathon Oil in the first quarter worth $188,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.26{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the company’s stock.

In related news, insider Patrick Wagner sold 21,673 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.45, for a total value of $551,577.85. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Rob L. White sold 8,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.00, for a total transaction of $200,100.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,180,065 shares of company stock worth $29,703,167 over the last quarter. 0.76{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the stock is owned by company insiders.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 16th were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. This is a positive change from Marathon Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 15th. Marathon Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.14{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.

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Marathon Oil Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States and internationally. The company engages in the exploration, production, and marketing of crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas; and the production and marketing of products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquefied natural gas and methanol.

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April 15, 2022

Capital One Financial Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE:WLL)

Whiting Petroleum Co. (NYSE:WLL – Get Rating) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2022 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Whiting Petroleum in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 13th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will earn $5.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.17. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Whiting Petroleum’s Q4 2022 earnings at $5.88 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $22.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on WLL. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Whiting Petroleum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $86.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, March 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Whiting Petroleum from $77.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 14th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Whiting Petroleum from $87.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 7th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Whiting Petroleum in a research report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Whiting Petroleum from $95.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $85.88.

WLL opened at $83.41 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 1.89. Whiting Petroleum has a 1-year low of $33.13 and a 1-year high of $90.89. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.98.

Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 23rd. The oil and gas exploration company reported $4.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $3.68 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $473.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $336.86 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.46 earnings per share.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WLL. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Whiting Petroleum by 19.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 115,447 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $6,297,000 after purchasing an additional 19,126 shares during the period. Strs Ohio lifted its stake in Whiting Petroleum by 80.0{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 12,600 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $735,000 after purchasing an additional 5,600 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Whiting Petroleum by 211.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 43,701 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,553,000 after purchasing an additional 29,681 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in Whiting Petroleum by 10.5{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 273,281 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $15,963,000 after acquiring an additional 25,867 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor Group Holdings Inc. increased its position in Whiting Petroleum by 943.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 21,198 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,238,000 after acquiring an additional 19,166 shares during the period.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 15th. Investors of record on Monday, February 21st were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 17th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. Whiting Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.30{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.

Whiting Petroleum Company Profile (Get Rating)

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. The company sells its oil and gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers.

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April 4, 2022

Analysis: With capital markets jittery, private equity pounces to finance tech buyouts

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April 4 (Reuters) – When buyout agency Thoma Bravo LLC was trying to get creditors to finance its acquisition of organization application corporation Anaplan Inc (Program.N) very last thirty day period, it skipped banks and went straight to private fairness lenders such as Blackstone Inc (BX.N) and Apollo International Management Inc (APO.N).
Within 8 days, Thoma Bravo secured a $2.6 billion mortgage dependent partly on once-a-year recurring profits, just one of the largest of its type, and introduced the $10.7 billion buyout.
The Anaplan deal was the latest instance of what money marketplace insiders see as the expanding clout of non-public fairness firms’ lending arms in funding leveraged buyouts, specially of technological know-how providers.

Banking institutions and junk bond buyers have grown jittery about surging inflation and geopolitical tensions because Russia invaded Ukraine. This has permitted personal equity corporations to step in to finance promotions involving tech corporations whose businesses have grown with the rise of distant get the job done and on the web commerce for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buyout corporations, these types of as Blackstone, Apollo, KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) and Ares Management Inc (ARES.N), have diversified their business enterprise in the previous couple a long time over and above the acquisition of corporations into turning out to be company loan companies.

Financial loans the personal equity firms give are additional highly-priced than bank credit card debt, so they had been generally utilized mostly by smaller businesses that did not crank out ample income flow to win the assistance of banking companies.

Now, tech buyouts are primary targets for these leveraged loans due to the fact tech firms generally have solid revenue progress but very little hard cash move as they shell out on growth designs. Personal fairness companies are not hindered by polices that restrict financial institution lending to firms that put up very little or no income.Also, financial institutions have also grown more conservative about underwriting junk-rated personal debt in the existing market turbulence. Private equity companies do not need to underwrite the debt for the reason that they keep on to it, either in non-public credit history money or detailed motor vehicles called business enterprise progress companies. Rising curiosity fees make these financial loans a lot more worthwhile for them.
“We are observing sponsors twin-monitoring financial debt procedures for new specials. They are not only talking with investment decision banking companies, but also with direct creditors,” explained Sonali Jindal, a financial debt finance partner at law organization Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Thorough details on non-bank financial loans are difficult to occur by, for the reason that quite a few of these deals are not announced. Direct Lending Discounts, a details company, says there ended up 25 leveraged buyouts in 2021 financed with so-known as unitranche personal debt of much more than $1 billion from non-financial institution lenders, more than 6 instances as a lot of these kinds of offers, which numbered only 4 a year previously.
Thoma Bravo financed 16 out of its 19 buyouts in 2021 by turning to personal equity lenders, several of which have been made available primarily based on how a lot recurring income the businesses created fairly than how substantially funds movement they had.
Erwin Mock, Thoma Bravo’s head of money markets, claimed non-lender lenders give it the option to increase more debt to the providers it buys and frequently near on a offer more quickly than the banks.
“The non-public credit card debt sector offers us the flexibility to do recurring revenue financial loan discounts, which the syndicated sector at present are not able to present that selection,” Mock explained.
Some private fairness corporations are also furnishing financial loans that go over and above leveraged buyouts. For case in point, Apollo final month upsized its dedication on the most important ever mortgage prolonged by a private equity business a $5.1 billion mortgage to SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), backed by technology belongings in the Japanese conglomerate’s Vision Fund 2.

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Private fairness companies deliver the financial debt making use of income that establishments make investments with them, instead than relying on a depositor base as industrial banking companies do. They say this insulates the broader fiscal procedure from their prospective losses if some bargains go sour.
“We are not constrained by anything at all other than the risk when we are creating these private financial loans,” said Brad Marshall, head of North The us personal credit at Blackstone, whereas banks are constrained by “what the rating companies are going to say, and how banking companies think about applying their harmony sheet.”
Some bankers say they are fearful they are dropping market place share in the junk financial debt sector. Some others are additional sanguine, pointing out that the non-public equity firms are furnishing financial loans that banking companies would not have been permitted to extend in the initially spot. They also say that several of these financial loans get refinanced with less costly financial institution financial debt the moment the borrowing organizations start off building funds move.
Stephan Feldgoise, worldwide co-head of M&A at Goldman Sachs Team Inc (GS.N), explained the immediate lending specials are allowing some private equity companies to saddle providers with debt to a level that banks would not have authorized.
“Though that could to a diploma improve chance, they may view that as a constructive,” claimed Feldgoise.

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March 28, 2022

FINPAY COMPLETES $15 MILLION GROWTH ROUND LED BY PEAKSPAN CAPITAL TO EXPAND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

“FinPay has experienced accelerating growth over the last two years due to our focus and investment in our proprietary analytics, data-driven technology, fully managed patient engagement and financial responsibility platform. This unique solution has allowed us to provide game-changing financial improvements to providers in the behavioral health and acute care markets. We are excited that PeakSpan Capital, a recognized leader in growth-stage software investing, has decided to invest in FinPay and join our Board of Directors to help us continue to improve the patient financial experience,” said Tim Kowalski, president and CEO of FinPay Holdings, Inc. “We are equally pleased that Montreux Growth Partners, who first invested in FinPay in November 2020, has increased their investment as part of this round and continues to share our goal of driving higher value to Behavioral Health and Acute Care providers.”

“FinPay attacks one of the most pernicious, opaque and costly pain points in healthcare today, the payment,” said Jack Freeman, partner of PeakSpan Capital. “In a world where out-of-pocket medical expenses are rising at an alarming rate, FinPay’s solution has become increasingly relevant, driving immense value for both healthcare providers and patients. We’re privileged to be backing such a seasoned management team with a strong vision, innovative technology platform and disruptive approach that will redefine how providers attack patient financial management and engagement.”

“Montreux is very pleased with the tremendous progress Tim and the FinPay Team have made since our initial investment in November 2020. FinPay’s unique combination of technology and a fully managed solution have positioned them to become a dominant player in the world of patient engagement and financial responsibility. We are delighted to welcome PeakSpan Capital to the FinPay Team as we scale the business to the next level,” said Daniel K. Turner III, managing partner of Montreux Growth Partners.

About FinPay

FinPay is committed to solving the affordability crisis in healthcare by enhancing the patient financial experience through pre-care engagement, expanding healthcare financial literacy, advocating for cost transparency, and offering affordable payment options to maximize patient payments, affordable access to care and greater patient satisfaction. To learn more, visit www.FinPay.com.

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About PeakSpan Capital

PeakSpan Capital is a growth equity firm based in New York City and San Mateo. Having partnered with over 30 high-growth software businesses and with $1.5B+ in AUM, PeakSpan’s mission is to be the partner of choice for growth-stage entrepreneurial teams who are building amazing software targeted at business buyers of all sizes. PeakSpan combines deep domain expertise within a select number of themes with a homegrown, proprietary technology platform providing visibility into company and market performance, to help disruptive entrepreneurs drive resilient, risk-adjusted value creation. To learn more about PeakSpan Capital and its portfolio, please visit www.peakspancapital.com.

About Montreux Growth Partners

Montreux is dedicated to making growth capital investments in category-leading companies with products, technologies, and services advancing health. Montreux has invested in more than 60 companies across multiple funds. Within healthcare IT, Montreux has built a strong track record with leading companies such as MINDBODY (IPO, acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Kareo, TigerConnect (acquired by Vista Equity Partners) and FinPay. For more information, please visit www.mepvc.com.

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