Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 20, 2024

2Q 2024 M&A Report : The second quarter brought a slight uptick in Food & Beverage deal volume, offering a positive signal as M&A markets recover from the declines observed in 2023. In the middle market, average purchase price multiples on completed deals in the second quarter reached 7.4x

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Benchmark International

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

2024: A Return to Confidence Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) happen when dealmakers possess not only cash but confidence. In 2024, that's the transformative combination we expect to see.

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Sun Acquisitions

MAY 2, 2024

Chicago, IL – May 2, 2024 — Sun Acquisitions, a premier mergers and acquisitions firm headquartered in Chicago, announces that it has been retained as a sell-side advisors for an established horticultural business specializing in wholesale nursery plant growing and supply.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 18, 2024

Sun Acquisitions announces its latest sell-side engagement, representing a well-established catering business in operation for over 30 years and based in Illinois. Projections for 2024 indicate solid top and bottom-line expansion, highlighting the company’s exceptional performance in the industry.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 26, 2024

Although 2023 M&A activity was down from the high level of 2021, there are some signs that M&A activity in 2024 is picking up. We believe that the M&A market in the Photonics space is also likely to rebound this year.

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Successful Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

2024 State of the Market Survey Near the end of 2023, Capstone Strategic, Inc., Other reasons respondents stated for insomnia regarding their business were “Regulatory compliance” and “Market volatility.” To download the full report, please visit www.capstonestrategic.com/grow-with-knowledge/survey-2024/

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The PrecisionX platform was formed in 2023 to provide specialty precision metal manufacturing capabilities for critical-use applications in growth-oriented end markets. The platform includes the acquisitions of GEM Manufacturing, Coining MFG, National Manufacturing Co. Ditron Inc. and now, MSK. appeared first on FOCUS.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 21, 2024

Washington, DC, (June 21, 2024) – 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 industrials sector. For more information, visit www.focusbankers.com.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But the events of 2023, including the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse and the rise of firms like Wells Fargo, Jefferies, and RBC, have shaken up the traditional list. The full list changes over time because banks get acquired, go out of business, and change their focus – while other banks make acquisitions and grow organically.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 7, 2024

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Chenega Corporation (“Chenega”) has acquired SecuriGence LLC. FOCUS represented Chenega in this transaction.

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Tyton Partners

JANUARY 18, 2024

Tyton Partners 2023 Transactions K-12 Transactions The K-12 market continues to be an active sector as the ESSER funding cliff looms in 2024. We continued to serve our clients across the PreK-12, Higher Education, and Corporate Training and Continuing Education markets, as well as the broader TMT ecosystem.

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Solganick & Co.

APRIL 25, 2024

Named a Top Lower Middle Market Investment Bank by Axial for Q1 2024 April 25, 2024 – Los Angeles and Dallas – Solganick & Co., a leading software and IT services-focused investment bank, has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks for Q1 2024 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With 2024 in full swing, we take a quick look at the 2023 market dynamics as they affected middle market M&A and how FOCUS performed over the year. Perhaps more importantly we look ahead to the “new normal” conditions and our strong position for 2024. To read our full 2023 Year in Review, please click here.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 19, 2024

Washington, DC, (March 19, 2024) – 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 technology services industry by Axial, the trusted deal platform serving the lower middle market.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 31, 2024

Download this press release as a PDF The post FOCUS Investment Banking Represents CORE Industrial Partners in its Acquisition of National Manufacturing Co, Inc. These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of all clients; testimonials are not a guarantee of future performance or success. appeared first on FOCUS.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 25, 2024

LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), an operations-focused middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Virginia Tile Company, LLC (“Virginia Tile”).

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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Business photo created by rawpixel.com – www.freepik.com CHICAGO, IL – February 23, 2024 – A distinguished specialty plastics provider for medical devices out of Northern California, has initiated a sell-side engagement represented by Sun Acquisitions.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

MARCH 7, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky.,

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

These deals and others show the market for restaurant M&A is gaining momentum – and that 2024 could shape up to be a busy year of acquisitions. As we look ahead to 2024, we are cautiously optimistic that M&A will heat up across the restaurant industry.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 11, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky.,

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 15, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Accutron Inc. FOCUS represented Accutron in this transaction.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Washington, DC, (February 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that it has added a new managing director, Paul Carter, to its Technology Services and Telecom practices.

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Benchmark International

JANUARY 18, 2024

Benchmark International, a leading global M&A advisor to the middle market, proudly announces the successful management buyout of United Wholesale Supply, Inc., a prominent provider of cabinets and appliances in the Puget Sound region.

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IBG

APRIL 25, 2024

After a disappointing 2023 in middle-market M&A, both the U.S. economy and the market for closely held companies are off to good starts in 2024. The report anticipates an M&A market “where not only premium assets (i.e., Plain and simple, there’s money in the market,” said IBG’s Jim Afinowich (Arizona).

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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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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Washington, DC, (September 27, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Dulles Eye Associates has joined ReFocus Eye Health as a supported practice.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Washington, DC, (September 27, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Mid-Michigan ENT , a leading private practice in East Lansing, Michigan, has joined Align ENT + Allergy (“Align”) as (..)

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 3, 2024

TSR, Vienna Parent and Vienna Acquisition are affiliates of, and under common control with, BC forward. premium to TSR’s closing price on May 14, 2024. Upon completion of the merger, TSR became a privately held company controlled by Vienna Parent and Christian, and TSR’s common stock has ceased trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market. “It

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Washington, DC, (September 12, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Absolute Collision Center has been acquired by Classic Collision, LLC , a leading national multi-site collision repair operator.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD – September 5, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (“CCA”) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Sensible Solutions and Technologies, Inc. DataSync”), a leader in knowledge management and data analysis.

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Solganick & Co.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. – Quoted in the Los Angeles Business Journal M&A Hesitation: Banker Fears ‘Rose-Colored Glasses’ Syndrome BY STEVE CRIGHTON FEBRUARY 2, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Aaron Solganick, CEO and Founder of Solganick & Co.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 16, 2024

The addition of NCG to Cantey Tech, which is based in Charleston, South Carolina, is a part of an integrated “better together” MSP strategy and builds on successful acquisitions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 28, 2024

Washington, DC, (May 28, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Marsh Automomotive Group (“Marsh”), a new and used car dealer, headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan has been acquired by Serra Automotive (..)

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

The purpose of the acquisition is to expand Dexterra’s IFM platform in the U.S. With operations in 11 of 13 provinces and territories as well as in the U.S., Over the past 40 years, we have successfully built CMI into an exceptional organization with extraordinary team members,” commented Abe Abraham, CEO of CMI.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

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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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 11, 2024

The acquisition of Devenish North America is part of our strategic growth plans for the North American market,” added Stevenson Hwang, Chief Executive of EASY BIO. We have worked closely with EASY BIO for many years, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate in the coming years.” “The

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

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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