Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 21, 2025

She suggested those shop operators consider serving on the advisory boards for their local Collision Engineering program, to help guide the curriculum and get a chance to connect with the students.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Selling or growing your business requires careful preparation, the right advisory team, and strategic foresight. Business owners often dont know where to start with these steps when considering a sale or investment deal. Below I answer this question along with other common questions I am asked about navigating the process.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 24, 2023

The company didn’t have a board of directors or a formalized advisory board, which isn’t uncommon for early-stage companies, but as CPFD matured, it lacked senior professionals who could provide growth expertise. How has working with companies like CPFD informed your advisory practice?

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 15, 2024

With these goals in mind, Marsh enlisted FOCUS Investment Banking in 2023 to identify and facilitate a deal that was about more than the bottom line. Owned and operated by three brothers (Bill Jr., Mike and Jamie ), Marsh believed a successful M&A journey should go beyond finding a way to exit and monetize their business.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 13, 2023

FOCUS Managing Director, Jeb Connor, who leads the Sale Prep Advisory practice and Anna Brumby White, Principal in the Business Services group, provide insight into the due diligence process and ways to make it smooth and successful.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For a more detailed look at what it means to become a PE group’s platform company vs. an add-on to an existing platform, read our latest blog on this topic.) Business owners who are eager to retire or move on to other professional pursuits often find this deal structure more appealing. What is the PE Group’s Growth Strategy?

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This blog will offer a high-level overview of the distinguishing factors and potential post-transaction outcomes that you should keep in mind when comparing offers from private equity groups. About the Author The post A Sellers Guide to Choosing the Right Financial Buyer appeared first on Chesapeake Corporate Advisors.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 15, 2023

The post Preparing for a Sale: How a Two-Generation Family-Owned Business Achieved a Successful Exit appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of a senior advisor at FOCUS Investing Banking is to provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on various financial transactions. Senior advisors play a key role in client relationship management, strategic advisory, market research, networking, team collaboration and risk management.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

The role of a senior advisor at FOCUS Investing Banking is to provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on various financial transactions. Senior advisors play a key role in client relationship management, strategic advisory, market research, networking, team collaboration and risk management.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Building the perfect team On the M&A advisory side, McEntee turned to FOCUS, which had offices across the US and Europe and was familiar with executing cross border deals. “It’s tough to quantify how valuable that is…I know they are old fashioned kinds of words, trust and respect, but they still work.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 2, 2023

That’s the topic CCA Managing Director Marty O’Neill and Shirley Collier, President of Scale 2 Market, discussed on the Growth Masters Federal podcast, which this blog recaps. Investors are still active in the M&A middle market, even in a difficult economy. It’s often a matter of mindset.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

But not every company wants to or can make the leap, so selling out or combining with another company that is prepared to make the investment is a perfectly reasonable move. FOCUS Investment Banking has been providing M&A advisory services to business owners and investors in the Business Services sector for more than three decades.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I didn’t have what might be considered a classic financial services background, but I saw the potential here and wanted to grow it into a full-service M&A Advisory firm. I had been a CEO at four other companies by the time I came to FOCUS. In a highly competitive industry, what factors set FOCUS apart from other similar services?

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 19, 2024

The investment doesn’t have to be massive at this time, rather, dealers should focus on a methodical approach to prepare for the wide range of vehicles they will be seeing in their shops. The post Navigating the Opportunities in the Transforming Automotive Landscape appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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H. Friedman Search

JANUARY 9, 2025

Followed by the mergers of some smaller firms including Municipal Advisory firms and major law firms, which led to the independent hiring market having a rocky start as positions were filled without the use of executive recruiters. Banks and firms were once again reaching out for new hires, especially on the bond counsel side.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 7, 2025

Creating Choice and a Strong Bargaining Position Sellers can best navigate varied offers and deal structures by soliciting multiple buyers in a competitive process with the help of an experienced advisory team. This can increase a sellers knowledge and bargaining position and provide a choice among future partners.

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