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.

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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

small boutique) “ Last thing you want to be is STUCK in a DOWN-CYCLE being a banking analyst thinking I should’ve recruited before when there were more opportunities.” Celebrating 5 Years of Placements (2020-2024) – Empowering Dreams and Unlocking Opportunities! I can’t imagine going through it without Office Hours.” (EB)

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

If you’re a ‘ new kid on the block ’ in the world of finance, you might have thought about what it’s really like to work on the Buyside and if all the excitement is true. small boutique) “ Last thing you want to be is STUCK in a DOWN-CYCLE being a banking analyst thinking I should’ve recruited before when there were more opportunities.”

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OfficeHours

JUNE 30, 2023

Step 3: Calculate Debt and Equity Funding Amounts (Sources & Uses) Since LBOs are financed using a combination of debt and equity, you’ll need to determine how much of each will be used in the transaction. The remaining portion (60% * purchase price) will be financed with equity. WHY CHOOSE US?

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

The family office especially appreciated CCA’s ability to assist in evaluating targets, construct cash flow models, and negotiate with lenders to successfully obtain debt financing. The company uses modern technology to deliver exceptional service while protecting customer vehicles.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

These pre-MBA programs are the most prominent in consulting , finance, and technology , which makes sense since most MBA students target these industries. We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

The family office especially appreciated CCA’s ability to assist in evaluating targets, construct cash flow models, and negotiate with lenders to successfully obtain debt financing. The company uses modern technology to deliver exceptional service while protecting customer vehicles.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. It is almost always better to do an MSF or MBA in another country and break into the finance industry there than to compete for real IB jobs in India. Compensation is a big discount to U.S.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For investors that plan to finance a portion of the deal with debt, a government contracting business with visible, low-risk revenue also paves an easier path to securing financing. That makes lower middle-market government contractors desirable targets, assuming they meet all the criteria a PE group considers important.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates. Bad Market and Very Few or No Return Offers – Maybe deal activity was so bad that the bank didn’t need to award many return offers.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor. Growth Equity vs. Venture Capital vs. Private Equity This section will focus on Strategy #1 (Late-Stage VC Investing) because Strategy #2 is nearly the same as what most middle-market private equity firms do, but with higher-growth companies.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In March this year, the UK government launched the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology – a quango which aims to solidify the UK’s stance as a global centre in the sector. FPE Capital is a growth equity investor in the UK lower middle-market. Managed by IP Group and North East Finance.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

AUGUST 16, 2024

Private equity (PE) firms are investing in middle market businesses at a healthy pace despite a high interest rate environment that makes it more costly to finance deals. First, Some PE Fundamentals PE investment in the middle market is defined by a fairly common set of criteria.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 7, 2024

I’d summarize the ideal student profile as follows: School: You should be in an undergraduate degree program, a Master’s of Finance program , or an MBA program. If you have already graduated, you can potentially complete the coaching for lateral roles in IB , but you need to be in a job that is at least somewhat finance-related.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with PE in many other emerging/frontier markets, it’s more like growth equity than traditional roles at middle-market PE firms and mega-funds in the U.S. poor stock-market performance, slowing growth rates, and an aging population. It is a “sweatshop” culture, which is common in China even outside the finance industry.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 4, 2023

Private equity (PE) groups still have capital to deploy—and strategic acquirers, including large middle-market or public companies, are using their balance sheet s to finance deals. If you receive an unexpected offer to buy your company, you might assume you have a quick, easy deal. The buyer has all the leverage.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Since private equity (PE) investors are very active in the middle market, there is a good chance that one or more PE groups may make an offer on your company. The amount of debt used to finance the transaction is another consideration.

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Periculum Capital

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

About Periculum Capital Company, LLC Periculum is a leading investment and merchant banking firm serving the corporate finance needs of middle market companies. The firm’s primary services include M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advisory, as well as specialized merchant banking services.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Greenhill was formerly considered an “elite boutique,” at least by some people, so this deal could turn Mizuho into more of an investment bank and give it a greater presence outside Asia, which is why I listed it in the “Potential” category above. But in the distant future, sure, one or more of these firms might join this list.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By the time internship applications open in Year 2 of university – whether that’s in the middle or beginning (!) One (1) solid finance internship and one (1) student/leadership activity or two solid finance internships. Internships at regional boutique banks. Corporate finance roles at nearby companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 27, 2024

run them, but so do many elite boutiques (Lazard, Evercore, PJT, etc.), middle-market banks (Jefferies, Houlihan Lokey, etc.), female, international, non-STEM/finance major, certain ethnicities, etc.)? Which Banks Offer Spring Weeks? All the bulge bracket banks in the U.K. Are you in one of our diversity categories (e.g.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s almost like the city has its own PR department and never-ending marketing campaign. If you’re interested in the Middle East or have connections to the region, all this hype has probably made you wonder about finance careers there. are much less active. standards (i.e.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Finally, many renewable energy debt deals take place within Project Finance teams at banks – but Project Finance and corporate finance are very different ! The same criteria as always apply: High grades, a good university or business school, previous finance internships, and a good amount of networking and interview prep.

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OfficeHours

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

You can get into a proper upper-middle-market PE shop quite nicely from management consulting and investment banking alike. His commitment to finance led him to his role as a Private Equity Associate at… The post 09-02-2023 Newsletter: Why you should apply for that Private Equity Role appeared first on OfficeHours.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). You can think of it like this: On-Cycle Recruiting: Fast processes for start dates far in the future.

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