Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As of 2024, I consider the following to be the list of bulge bracket banks (note that the “potential” category is speculative and could include other, similar firms beyond the 5 currently listed there): Sources: The list above is based on deal volume and fee data from Dealogic , the Financial Times , and Statista over the past few years.

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Bulge Bracket Bank Banking Boutique 105

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking M&A Middle Market Bank 52

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking M&A Bank Banking 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 16, 2024

RKW Law Group served as legal counsel to Vetegrity. “The CCA team is grateful for the opportunity to work with Mark Feffer, Ken Foxton, and Sean Keller as they continue to build a powerful middle market company serving the Defense Information Systems Agency and the intelligence community overall,” O’Neill said.

Investors 52

Investors Investment Banking Middle Market Government 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Baltimore, MD, May 7, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA), a boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced that Timothy Brasel has been named a Managing Director in the firm’s investment banking group. Smith School of Business of the University of Maryland.

Management 52

Management Investment Banking Middle Market Boutique 52

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. appeared first on Chesapeake Corporate Advisors.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Government Corporation Advisory 52

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 12, 2023

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Middle Market 52

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Debt Corporation Advisory 52

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD – April 11, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (“CCA”) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to QI Services, LLC (“QI Services”), KI Services, LLC (“KI Services”), and PCH Logistics Inc. (“PCH

Transportation 52

Transportation Capital Investment Banking Corporation 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor Baltimore, MD – April 9, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (“CCA”) is pleased to announce it has served as the exclusive financial advisor to SoftTech Solutions, Inc. Intelligence Community. For more information, visit www.synergyecp.com.

Capital 52

Capital Engineering Investment Banking Corporation 52

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

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 (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

Solganick & Co.

MARCH 11, 2024

annouces the hiring of two new senior M&A professionals in Q1 2024 Alexei Sorokin, Managing Director David Johnson, Senior Vice President March 11, 2024 – Irvine, CA and Tampa, FL – We’re thrilled to announce the expansion of our team with the hiring of two experienced M&A professionals, Alexei Sorokin and David Johnson.

M&A 52

M&A Financial Analysis Financial Institution Corporate Finance 52

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.

Management 52

Management Investment Banking Mergers and Acquisitions Transportation 52

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Sale 52

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.

Investment Banking 40

Investment Banking Debt Corporation Advisory 40

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.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Sale Investment Bank 52

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Washington, DC (September 17, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that PrecisionX Group (“PrecisionX”), a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners (“CORE”), a manufacturing, industrial technology, (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Acquisitions Bank Banking 52

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 31, 2024

Washington, DC (May 31, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that PrecisionX Group (“PrecisionX”), a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners (“CORE”), a manufacturing, industrial technology, and (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Manufacturing Bank Banking 52

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 (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 16, 2024

5000 fastest growing private company in America and leading IT managed service provider (“MSP”) for small and mid-sized businesses in the Southeast United States backed by LNC Partners (“LNC”) with $700 million of committed capital.

Sale 52

Sale IT Investment Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Tyton Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Corporate L&D Transactions The corporate training and continuing education space continues to expand as organizations recognize they face a historically low national unemployment rate, a skills gap with current employees, and a lack of internal tools to upskill and retrain their employees in many cases.

Education 52

Education Sale Portfolio Corporation 52

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

Washington, DC, (April 1, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that CMI Management , an organization that provides facilities and asset management services primarily to government agencies, has been acquired (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Management Sale Bank 52

Tyton Partners

APRIL 10, 2024

As we approach another exciting ASU+GSV Summit and look forward to what the remainder of 2024 holds, we also wanted to take a look back at our last 50 Transactions in the global knowledge sector and the trends that have materialized within the ecosystem.

Education 52

Education Medical Private Equity Equities 52

Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Speaking of beneficial owners, the Corporate Transparency Act was discussed. Beginning on January 1, 2024 , information on the beneficial owners of companies will be collected by FinCEN, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Insurance 52

OfficeHours

JUNE 27, 2023

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Recruitment 130

Recruitment Private Equity Investment Banking Analyst Equities 130

Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

in the winter of 2024. Like many middle market companies, Devenish didn’t have in-house counsel on the payroll, so McEntee got creative. With over 25 years’ experience in corporate, securities, and M&A matters across a range of industries, Kelly proved to be an exceptional fit. “I

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Business 52

Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 11, 2024

of South Korea.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Sale IT Investment 52

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 11, 2024

Telecom Business Services: Public Market Summary M&A Summary Comments M&A It was a slow start to 2024 in terms of the level of M&A activity in the Telecom Business Services sector. The sub sector revenue multiple held steady at 0.8x, but the EBITDA multiple dipped from 7.7x down to 7.3x.

Business 52

Business Telecommunication Engineering M&A 52

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 17, 2024

However, FOCUS continues to see opportunities for middle market CSPs. Furthermore, it is often the middle market CSPs that point the direction for the future of the industry. FOCUS is proud of its commitment to the CSP sector and we are excited about the prospects for middle market companies in this space.

Middle Market 52

Middle Market Telecommunication M&A Business 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

The team structure varies widely, but upper-middle-market firms and mega-funds tend to have dedicated operations teams, while smaller firms combine their operations and deal teams. As of 2024, that means something like these numbers at a mid-sized fund: Associate: $200 – $300K depending on the firm size. VP: ~$500K.

Private Equity 105

Private Equity Equities Consulting Recruitment 105

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 5, 2024

Washington, DC, (January 5 , 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that MasterStream , a provider of telecom-centric configure-price-and-quote software solutions, has been acquired by Connectbase , a provider (..)

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Sale 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

Of the middle-market banks , only Jefferies seems to have much of a presence. Firms like the State Bank of India (SBI Capital Markets), IIFL, Arpwood, Trust Group, AK Financial Services, HDFC, Edelweiss, Veda, and o3 Capital are also well-regarded but are closer to middle-market or “in-between-a-bank” firms.

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 59