Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I worked with the family business under the family’s ownership for three years and then with the private equity group who acquired and partnered with the family business as a platform for another three years. I can tell you there is tremendous interest in the collision repair industry for private equity buyers.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

Given their title and job description, private company chief financial officers (CFOs) are expected to be able to raise capital for their company, yet many often feel unprepared or under qualified for this challenging task. Professional investors such as buyout firms and equity players know the importance of competition.

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Capital Raising Capital Debt Finance 40

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The 6th annual Midwest M&A/Private Equity Forum sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Institute was held in early December in Columbus, Ohio, and for your humble correspondent, this was not only my second time as one of the participants, but my first time as a moderator of a panel! More on that later.

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Private Equity M&A Equities Insurance 52

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

At this year’s West Coast M&A/Private Equity Forum, which took place on September 28th in East Palo Alto, those differences were on full display. But AI is only as good as the information being poured into it, and to that end, most AI engines utilize data from a few years ago. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage now.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Morgan Stanley India: Global investment bank with a strong presence in India, offering services such as underwriting, M&A advisory, and equity research. JM Financial: Full-service merchant bank with a focus on emerging markets, providing services such as debt and equity capital markets, M&A advisory, and restructuring.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Scalability and Flexibility: IT outsourcing allows organizations to scale their existing resources up or down quickly to align with their changing needs – utilizing many of the same reasons why a business selects the cloud. Over the course of his career he has worked on the client end of sell side, buy side and capital raise assignments.

Business 52

Business Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Raising Private Equity 52

Tyton Partners

MAY 4, 2023

Capital raise activity trending up In February, we highlighted the market’s emphasis on M&A activity in recent months. The announced deals during March and April paint an evolving picture as the proportion of capital raises increased from 17% in January to nearly 30% across the last two months.

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