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Eric Crouse Joins FOCUS Investment Banking as Managing Director in the Business Services and Technology Services Groups

Focus Investment Banking

Eric Crouse Joins FOCUS Investment Banking as Managing Director in the Business Services and Technology Services Groups Washington, DC, (June 30, 2025) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a premier middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Crouse as Managing Director.

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Mizuho Eyes Bigger Slice of U.S. Middle Market

The Deal

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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Top Private Equity Firms for Associate Opportunities

OfficeHours

GTCR: Moving to the Windy City, GTCR is one of the most well-known and established middle-market private equity funds in the world. However, similar to mega funds, it should be noted that upper middle market funds like GTCR also get worked pretty hard. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25 Best of luck!

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Five Factors Are Driving Private Equity Investment in Middle Market Companies

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

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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Freestate Electric, LLC Acquired By Sojitz Energy Services LLC

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

About Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Chesapeake Corporate Advisors is a boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm providing strategic advisory services (value creation) and investment banking services (value realization) to companies in the lower middle market.

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Valley Lighting Acquired by Caymus Equity Partners

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

The firm focuses on control investments in the lower middle market, targeting profitable businesses with significant growth potential. About Caymus Equity Partners Caymus Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm founded in 2001, with offices in Atlanta and New York.

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AMA Analytical Services Acquired by SGS

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

About Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Chesapeake Corporate Advisors is a boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm providing strategic advisory services (value creation) and investment banking services (value realization) to companies in the lower middle market.