Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 21, 2025

and Dublin, Ireland January 23, 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking based in the US (the Company) and FOCUS Capital Partners (FCP) based in Ireland have combined ownership and operations to provide best in class investment banking services for middle-market clients. Washington, D.C.

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Focus Strategies

JANUARY 15, 2024

Focus Strategies Investment Banking (“Focus Strategies”), a leading middle market investment bank based in Austin, Texas, is pleased to announce Corey Jackel’s promotion to Vice President.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 8, 2025

Washington, DC, (January 8, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Bob Lipton has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Human Capital Management (HCM) team.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 28, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment bank, is proud to announce that Daniel Murphy has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor in its Automotive group. FOCUS has a stellar reputation for delivering exceptional service and results to its clients.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 23, 2025

We enjoyed working with Dr. O’Brien throughout this process and are thrilled with the outcome,” said Eric Yetter, Managing Director and Healthcare Team Leader at FOCUS Investment Banking. Sitwell had many strengths and a wonderful growth story, which allowed us to flex our process and deliver some very strong offers.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 25, 2024

Washington, DC, (July 25, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to again be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q2 2024 by Axial.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lower Middle Market Definition The Lower Middle Market (LMM) is a segment formed by companies ranging from $5 million to $50 million in annual revenue. It forms the lower end of the economy’s middle market, mainly small and medium enterprises.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 17, 2025

Washington, DC (January 17, 2024) FOCUS Investment Banking (FOCUS), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Stillwater Technologies LLC (Stillwater) has been acquired by ReNEW Manufacturing Solutions (ReNEW).

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 21, 2025

Washington, DC (January 22, 2025) FOCUS Investment Banking , a premier middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Joe Tomarchio , a veteran automotive industry leader, has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor in its Automotive group.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 22, 2023

Even PE associates are getting let go We’ve had dozens of laid off investment banking analysts and associates reach out to us for how to navigate a tough job market. More surprisingly, a handful of private equity associates have also reached out about being laid off or being put on performance plans in a tough market.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 27, 2023

Washington, DC, (July 27, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”) a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is thrilled to announce its exceptional achievement of being named #1 on Axial’s second quarter 2023 lower middle market investment bank league table.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 2, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is excited to be named among the Top 100 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of 2023 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023 was a bit of a slower year for middle market M&A, with deals taking far longer than what we’ve become accustomed to. Both the market and FOCUS demonstrated characteristic resilience, setting up a very robust 2024 for middle market M&A.”

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is honored to be named among the Top Lower Middle Market Investment Banks for the third quarter of 2023 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 26, 2024

Washington, DC, (April 26, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q1 2024 by Axial.

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Align Business Advisory Services

MAY 8, 2023

It has been one year since The Federal Reserve began raising interest rates, 500 basis points to date, in hopes to taper inflation, but it has only been a few weeks since two regional banks (Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank) have collapsed, and a rapid acquisition of a third (Credit Suisse) took place.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.

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SDR Ventures

AUGUST 19, 2024

The post Axial’s #8 Lower Middle Market Investment Bank Q2 2024 appeared first on SDR Ventures.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. When it comes to investment banking, there are only so many investment banks that you can choose from. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25

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The Deal

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

middle market for expansion and will continue to evaluate acquisitions following a pair of high-profile deals in the past two years. market is to be in the top 10,” said Michal Katz, head of the investment and corporate banking unit at Mizuho Americas LLC. “We Capstone, too, has a penchant for middle market deals.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 18, 2023

With continued strength in the middle market, an increase in distressed M&A and an uptick in go-private transactions, the first half of 2023 played out in many ways as we expected when we published our Look Ahead to 2023 in early January.

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PCE

JUNE 5, 2025

PCE, a leading investment bank for middle-market companies, is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Grand Appliance in its acquisition of The Appliance Barn, a third-generation family-owned appliance retailer based in Kalona, Iowa.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). Emerging Markets ( Latin American countries such as Mexico and Brazil, the Middle East, Africa, etc.).

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 9, 2025

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Footing First LLC in its Sale to Morton Buildings, Inc. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for FootingFirst, said Mike McCraw, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking. appeared first on FOCUS.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

In 24 hours, it went from “We’re fine, but we took some losses and need additional capital” to “The FDIC is taking over, the government has guaranteed uninsured deposits, and there might be additional bank runs and a financial crisis or three.” It’s the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. Silicon Valley Bank did not “fail” in 24 hours.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 24, 2024

trillion in growth and buyout private equity (PE) dry powder has fueled a competitive, but crowded, M&A market for high-quality middle market businesses, even amidst inflationary pressures and elevated interest rates. As of May 2024, the influx of over $1.3

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The CCA investment banking team on this transaction included Managing Director Charlie Maskell and Managing Director Tim Brasel who focused on client management, deal strategy, and deal negotiations. For more information, visit www.ccabalt.com or call 410.537.5988.

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Benchmark International

JANUARY 16, 2024

The 13th annual survey conducted by Citizens Bank regarding the M&A outlook for 2024 points to the highest levels of optimism in several years for dealmaking activity this year. Solid expectations for the U.S. economy and rising enthusiasm among buyers underscore this much-welcomed optimism.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. are as essential as oxygen or high grades if you want to work at a large bank. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of “group think” here, driven by endless forum threads and student groups over-hyping and over-marketing the concept.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023. Corporate banking.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media. It’s almost like the city has its own PR department and never-ending marketing campaign. If you’re interested in the Middle East or have connections to the region, all this hype has probably made you wonder about finance careers there.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 29, 2025

In addition to Mr. Brasel, CCAs investment banking team on this transaction included Director Katie Kieran and Associate Kevin Afriyie. The firm focuses on control investments in the lower middle market, targeting profitable businesses with significant growth potential. Miles & Stockbridge served as legal counsel to Valley.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

I’ve found that two main groups care about investment banking in Singapore : Students who are from Southeast Asia and are considering whether they want to work in Singapore, NY, London, or other places. It’s just that it’s smaller than you might expect, which means a lower investment banking headcount than true financial centers.

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TKO Miller

JUNE 21, 2023

TKO Miller, LLC, a middle-market investment banking firm based in Milwaukee, WI, announced three new additions to its team. Prior to joining TKO Miller, Jack was a private equity intern at Summit Group, where he assisted with the execution of multiple acquisitions in the lower-middle market. MILWAUKEE, WI. –

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MergersCorp M&A International

JUNE 14, 2025

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – June 14, 2025 – MergersCorp M&A International, a distinguished advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and comprehensive corporate finance solutions for clients globally, and Spektrum Capital Advisors LLC, a U.S.-based

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 17, 2024

Finally, we can help you build powerful marketing materials for buyers and guide you through the exit process with our investment banking services. The post What Are Buyers Looking for in Lower Middle Market PCB, PCBA, EMS, Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Companies? So, from now to exit, we’ve got you covered!

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 19, 2023

Washington, DC, (June 19, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the industrial industry.

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