OfficeHours

JUNE 12, 2023

You can use professional examples such as past internships or part-time positions in areas such as investment banking, venture capital, or corporate finance, as those roles provide exposure to financial analyses, due diligence, and deal processes.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

Kelly Kittrell has more than 30 years of merger & acquisition and corporate finance experience. He advises business owners on sell-side and buy-side transactions, valuation analysis, corporate finance and equity and debt financing. Contact Kelly at Kelly.Kittrell@focusbankers.com.

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IPO Consulting Corporate Finance Professional Services 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 28, 2024

Kelly Kittrell has more than 30 years of merger & acquisition and corporate finance experience. He advises business owners on sell-side and buy-side transactions, valuation analysis, corporate finance and equity and debt financing. Contact Kelly at Kelly.Kittrell@focusbankers.com.

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Professional Services Sale Private Equity Debt 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 22, 2024

Kelly Kittrell has more than 30 years of merger & acquisition and corporate finance experience. He advises business owners on sell-side and buy-side transactions, valuation analysis, corporate finance and equity and debt financing. Contact Kelly at Kelly.Kittrell@focusbankers.com.

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Professional Services Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting 52

OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

To further this, in investment banking and other corporate finance roles, processes are established to make junior-level roles more systematic and, (ergo) repetitive. But at the same time, it gives the opportunity for analysts and associates to work on the deal more intimately and with more autonomy than they make experience elsewhere.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 25, 2024

Washington, DC, (July 25, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to again be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q2 2024 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Brent Costello has more than 30 years experience as an investment banker and mergers and acquisition and corporate finance lawyer. Frequently, acquisitions offer a better overall equity outcome than the “grow and sell later” strategy. DOWNLOAD THE FULL ARTICLE.

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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.

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Investment Banking M&A Middle Market Banking 52

Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 26, 2024

Washington, DC, (April 26, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q1 2024 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Brent Costello has more than 30 years experience as an investment banker and mergers and acquisition and corporate finance lawyer. In the next installment of this report, we’ll discuss how these problems lead to consolidation of companies in the photonics industry.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 15, 2022

Business valuation, according to the Corporate Finance Institute , is the “process of determining the present value of a company or an asset.”. Disclaimer: Any information provided in this blog is not intended to replace legal, financial, or taxation advice given by qualified professionals. How much is your business worth?

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 17, 2023

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a powerful programming language that can elevate your skills as a finance professional. In this blog article, we will explore the basics of VBA for Excel, its importance in the finance industry, and how mastering VBA can help you stay ahead in your career.

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Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These communities have shown at times that their investment decisions are not just guided by financial returns, but other corporate governance factors as well. The author would like to thank Arron Chahal, Articling Student, for his significant contribution to this blog post.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brent Costello has more than 30 years experience as an investment banker and mergers and acquisition and corporate finance lawyer. In the third and final installment of this report, we’ll look at the risks small photonics companies run by remaining in business versus selling to an investor or larger strategic buyer.

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Manufacturing Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Telecommunication 52

Deal Law Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

This blog provides a brief overview of mini-tenders and summarizes two recent examples, which demonstrate the considerations surrounding whether or not a mini-tender will succeed. The author would like to thank Lila Yaacoub, Articling Student, for her significant contribution to this blog post. What is a mini-tender?

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

Jim Sowers is a Managing Director with more than 30 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. He specializes in the Food & Beverage industry, with a focus on manufacturing, distribution, and multi-unit restaurants.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

In light of the trend, the US Securities Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance recently issued SPAC disclosure guidance. For more information on the Division of Corporation Finance’s new SPAC disclosure guidance, see Cooley’s recent PubCo post outlining the disclosure considerations in light of this new guidance.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To learn more about the indicators of what makes a good ESOP, as well as the benefits and the pitfalls, I turned to Focus’ Corporate Finance Head, Bob Beard, who executes ESOPs on behalf of our clients. For a middle market company, that is somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 annually.

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Debt Retail Business Private Equity 52

Transactional Delights

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Here are some connections on things that are interesting to me: John Coates was named Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance. A former Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard University and partner at WLRK, one of the things Coates is known for is the Problem of the Twelve. public companies ’”.

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