Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Washington, DC, (September 16, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking , a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, would like to congratulate Cole Strandberg on his promotion to Managing Director within its Automotive Aftermarket group.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

Previously, Ken was a Partner and Founder at Renewal Capital, a private equity fund making special situations investments in the lower middle market, as well as a partner at investment bank Gordian Group.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

Second, in the past week, VCs arguably engineered this run on the bank by panicking on social media and telling their portfolio companies to withdraw funds. And the middle-market and boutique investment banks don’t have much presence in commercial lending anyway, so they’re not at risk of bank runs. Is This “Bailout” Justified?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 17, 2023

They also use “buy and build” strategies, such as bolt-on acquisitions , but most large deals are motivated by efficiency gains. Silver Lake , in contrast to these two firms, is less of a software specialist because it also does plenty of hardware, communications, services, and even media deals. A great example of this is Vista’s $2.6

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Renewable Energy Investment Banking Definition: In renewable energy investment banking, bankers advise companies in the solar, wind, biofuel, storage, battery, smart grid, electric vehicle, hydrogen, hydroelectric, and carbon capture verticals on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Devensoft

MAY 26, 2023

In the world of investment banking, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a key area of focus. Leverage social media and online communities Social media and online communities can be powerful tools for investment bankers looking to build their networks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

Here’s a handy chart with the allowed PE ownership by league, created by Vetted Sports and Sports Pro Media : Another factor is that many sports franchises offload some of their biggest OpEx and CapEx , such as stadiums, to cities. Other firms focusing on “sports-adjacent” companies (analytics, media, tech services, etc.)

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fund II will continue to execute on Periscope’s investment strategy of control buyouts of founder-owned technology-enabled services and software companies across digital marketing, business process automation, security solutions, and healthcare technology. Harry is a former OfficeHours Mentee as well!

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 26, 2023

Before joining Periscope Equity, Joe was an Associate at SFW Capital Partners , a middle-market private equity firm, where he was primarily focused on making control investments into analytical technologies, software, and services businesses. Harry is a former OfficeHours Mentee as well!

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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