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Two Important Books That Have Helped Me in Dealmaking

Focus Investment Banking

Over this time, there are two books that I keep returning to frequently for help in my transactions. The first is Private Capital Markets by Rob Slee (John Wiley & Sons: 2011). So, I called him up and he agreed to let me join him with one requirement – that I read his book.

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FOCUS Investment Banking Welcomes New Managing Directors, Expanding Southeast and Midwest Presence

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (August 15, 2023) – 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 two new managing directors, Mike McCraw and William R. Bill”) Snow.

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Recap: 2023 West Coast M&A/Private Equity Forum

Focus Investment Banking

A bot might be able to write a term paper, or a song, or even a book, but that bot cannot be considered “intelligent” until it decides by its own volition to write that paper or song or book. In the forward for Gone to Pot, a 2020 book about the early days of the legal cannabis industry, I mentioned “the caravan.”

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Peterson Acquisitions: A Unique Approach to Buying and Selling Businesses with Devin Craig

How2Exit

The company offers buy-side advisory services, helping buyers find off-market deals and guiding them through the entire acquisition process. Peterson Acquisitions provides comprehensive education and resources for both buyers and sellers, including tools, books, and a unique methodology called QSI (Quality, Scalability, and Investability).

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Investment Banking League Tables: Neutral Arbiter of Bank Rankings or Marketing Manipulation?

Mergers and Inquisitions

League tables are primarily marketing tools for banks. These tables exist so that banks can state in their pitch books : “Look! Here are a few examples from an Inovalon pitch book by JPM : These specific examples are reasonable since the screens are minimal: year and industry. We’re #1 in Deal Type X or Region Y.”

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Investment Banking in India: Please Avoid It and Try Again in Another Country

Mergers and Inquisitions

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.

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Investment Banking in Singapore: The Best Gateway to Asia for the Non-Chinese?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Among the elite boutiques , Evercore has the strongest presence in Singapore, and Rothschild also works on many deals, mostly in the middle-market space. If you focus on the capital markets , you’ll still see some of these names (e.g., If you have a bad day (client emergency, deal blow-up, last-minute pitch book, etc.),