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FOCUS Investment Banking and FOCUS Capital Partners Strengthen Ties Alongside Ownership Transition

Focus Investment Banking

and Dublin, Ireland January 23, 2025 FOCUS Investment Banking based in the US (the Company) and FOCUS Capital Partners (FCP) based in Ireland have combined ownership and operations to provide best in class investment banking services for middle-market clients. Washington, D.C.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits.

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Capital Raise Blog Series - Vol 9 - Types of Capital (Senior Debt & Mezzanine Capital)

RKJ Partners

It is fairly common for business owners to believe there are only three sources of capital – their local bank, the Small Business Administration (SBA) or personal loan/savings. However, if certain business criteria are met, there are other viable sources of capital available to fund growth opportunities.

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Panmure Gordon and Liberum agree merger to create new investment banking giant in the UK

The TRADE

Panmure Gordon and Liberum are set to merge to create the UK’s largest independent investment bank, with ex-Barclays executive Rich Ricci stepping into the chief executive role of the combined entity. The deal comes just three months after Deutsche Bank completed the acquisition of institutional broker Numis for £410 million.

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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

As the world headed into the uncharted territory of a worldwide pandemic, investors in both debt and equity markets reacted to shifts and changing conditions in several interesting ways, and the lessons they learned and the actions they take this year will set the stage for everyone’s access to capital in the years to come.

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Capital Raise Blog Series - Vol 9 Strategies to Raise Capital

RKJ Partners

Strategy 2: Play the Numbers: Solicit Numerous Funding Sources Bankers typically do not like to compete, but competition can dramatically reduce the overall cost of capital. Traditional banks tout the value of relationships, yet relationships rarely drive pricing or creativity as much as competition.

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

Regular individuals have retail banks. Huge corporations have investment banks. The answer: Merchant banks. Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. What is a Merchant Bank?

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