Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 10, 2025

Shifting focus to profitable, reliable customers strengthens cash flowwhat buyers ultimately value. This target is negotiated and agreed upon, and the investment banking advisor will play a large role here. Set Fair Market Rent If you own the property, charge the business a market-rate rent to reflect true profitability.

Investment

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

” The 2024 IT Nation Torch Award Honorees are: Partner Excellence Award: Abraham Garver , Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the IT Nation and ConnectWise communities, consistently driving value and supporting partners’ growth.

IT

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 3, 2024

And so with every opportunity we’re, we’re looking at what can we do to make an operation safer along with higher quality, more productive, more profitable, but safer is, is always a consideration if we can reduce the risk associated with it. That’s just exactly what we want to do. Cole Strandberg : Awesome, guys.

M&A

MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

MergersCorp M&A International, a leading investment banking advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, is proud to announce the acquisition of the official sell side mandate for one of Italy’s most prestigious Serie A soccer clubs.

M&A

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Contributions: Yes, contribute to your investment accounts regularly out of your paychecks or profits, but build a 1-year cash reserve first (you could shorten this if its unrealistically high). Just think about how much you can invest each year if you earn $100K vs. $600K. at $600K, but youll also have far more to invest.

Investment

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 9, 2025

The Wall Street investment bank says stocks like Shake Shack have plenty of upside ahead. WWD remains unique in the aerospace supply chain given its large content gains on growth programs in the industry, on top of a core diversified component business, with [profit] margin expansion.

Stock

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Washington, DC, (November 20, 2024) – Cole Strandberg, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking and host of the Autobody News Collision Vision podcast , was one of several auto aftermarket experts to present during the IDEAS Collide Showcase at SEMA earlier this month. It turns them into that NASCAR pit crew,” he stated.

Investment Banking

CNBC: Investing

JULY 16, 2025

bank reported second-quarter revenue of $45.68 Noting a rise in investment banking activity over the course of the quarter, the bank also hiked its forecast for full-year net interest income – a measure of profitability – to approximately $95.5 Mayo's target change comes after the big U.S.

S&P

Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Potential buyers or investors will want to review information about: Financial : Profit and loss statements, balance sheets, tax returns to assess financial health and growth potential. A stable or growing profit margin and strong cash flow are also attractive. What due diligence should I expect from potential buyers or investors?

Sale

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. not banks or investment firms).

Corporate Finance

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.

Equities

Financial Times - Banking

JULY 16, 2025

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Investment Banking

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 9, 2025

Together, these trends have resulted in the emergence of professional services firms with sticky client relationships, repeating (if not recurring) revenue streams, and attractive profit margins. With these highly sought after characteristics, it’s no wonder that private equity investors have taken note.

Professional Services

Financial Times - Banking

JULY 29, 2025

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Investment Banking

Financial Times - Banking

JULY 29, 2025

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Investment Banking

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 16, 2025

As it stands, tariffs will destroy small and mid-sized businesses dependent on foreign production/sourcing while only making a minor dent in Apples profits. If a bank hires 100 interns and normally plans to bring back 50 for full-time roles, a massive reduction in deal activity might knock that number down to 20 or 30.

Valuation

Financial Times - Banking

JULY 23, 2025

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Underwriting

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 30, 2025

At FOCUS Investment Banking , we’ve helped dozens of manufacturing clients exit on their terms—and we’ve seen firsthand how preparation makes all the difference. At FOCUS Investment Banking, we help machining business owners position for maximum value—whether you’re years away from a sale or evaluating offers now.

Manufacturing

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

And in a lot of cases, these are very profitable services, but that specialization is going to lead to massive efficiencies throughout your organization. About 3 years ago, I joined the team at Focus Investment Banking, where I spend my time on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising within the collision repair industry.

Private Equity

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 5, 2025

Investment banks from Bank of America to Wells Fargo to UBS point to rising demand from both data center expansion and AMD's core graphics and central processing unit business as likely catalysts for the Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker to surpass Wall Street estimates. billion from $7.395 billion.

Shares

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 4, 2025

You know one’s through new products and services or in in kind of I guess adding locations and then another way is through buying those profits or buying those new products and services or buying those new customers. Are you just looking at the financial profitability of the company, so the EBITDA? How do you think about that?

Acquisitions

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 7, 2025

New products, markets and customers can drive top line revenue and increasing scale can improve profitability ratios. Improving Financial Performance and Shareholder Value Acquisitions can also be a tool for financial engineering—boosting revenues, improving margins, or generating more predictable cash flows.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 14, 2025

The most difficult part of infrastructure investment banking is defining the exact verticals and deal types it covers. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking. It even includes elements of healthcare , industrials , and oil & gas investment banking.

Investment Banking

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 10, 2025

There’s some simple math that I can share with you, but basically it’s taking the the total cost of the person divided by the 100% minus the gross profit goal. And it’s going to show them what decisions they made along the way to fix the car in a safe and efficient manner, but also to think about profitability as they do it.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 7, 2025

senior advisor at FOCUS Investment Banking , and Steven and Susan Moss, operators of Wilson Tire Pros and Automotive in Burlington, N.C., Tomarchio believes one of the keys to success is charging what you’re worth and investing that revenue into your team. Joe Tomarchio Jr.

Private Equity

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 3, 2025

trillion and rising consumer demand for convenience and experience, external forces, from inflation and high interest rates to evolving consumer habits and climate volatility, are reshaping the industry’s strategy, operations, and profitability. Despite projected sales reaching $1.5

Food

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 24, 2025

And then speaking to other shop operators on the, the new things that they’re seeing in their shops on how they operate to increase profit and, and, or you know, how they’re looking at handling vehicles that for example, the EVs, all the little tricks that you can find there to increase some efficiencies and operate more safe.

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 5, 2025

Automation & Technology Premium Sites investing in high-end CNC machines, lights‑out robotics, AI quality control, sensor integration, and predictive maintenance achieve scalable, repeatable precision work.

Valuation

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 25, 2025

From your perspective, how does understanding your numbers improve, I guess not just profitability, but also operational efficiency and allow you to make some of the normal day-to-day decisions on what’s right for your business? And then we’re sitting there and sales are good, profits good. How do we do that?

M&A

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 10, 2025

As a result, revenues soared in 2023-2024 despite decreased profitability as a result of increased spending. Delta is on target to have its best year in company history in 2025 because of its investments.

Business

Focus Investment Banking

JULY 3, 2025

You can’t look at your P&L and say Oh my, my gross profit needs to be better. You know, you may say, you know, 50% say of your gross profit is made-up of Labor and 28% is parts. They look at their bank account and, and they just kind of get a feel for it and they end up focusing on the wrong things.

S&P

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2025

Then of course they’re managing the company’s expectations of profitability. And I get really frustrated because you really need to take care of the company, the profitability and the mission that you’re trying to accomplish. Chandler Kohn: And so you’re motivating them with performance based compensation.

Management

Financial Times - Banking

JULY 29, 2025

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Shares

The New York Times: Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The investment bank earned more than expected in the latest quarter, a theme for other big banks, too.

Banking

Financial Times - Banking

APRIL 28, 2025

Germanys largest lender boosted by strong performance in investment banking

Banking

Financial Times - Banking

MAY 21, 2023

Goldman Sachs unit reports losses and Morgan Stanley’s profits fall as tensions rise between west and Beijing

Profitability

Financial Times - Banking

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Figures beat estimates as investment banking recovers

Profitability