Benchmark International

APRIL 19, 2023

Our managing partner, Kendall Stafford, has been awarded the SHE for SHE Leader award by the Global M&A Network's Fifth Annual Top USA Women Dealmakers awards. The SHE for SHE Woman Leader award honors an influential woman from the private equity, venture capital, M&A, and restructuring transactional communities.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Simplifying the M&A process with a well-vetted team When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, your investment banker shouldn’t be the only member of your team you are closely vetting. A great M&A team should also be made up of a great set of attorneys—both inside and outside your organization. in the winter of 2024.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

I did not expect to revisit investment banker salary and bonus data for a while, but the banks ruined my plans by changing base salaries multiple times in less than a year. Unfortunately, that has made it difficult to determine the “average ranges.”. As a result, I am listing below the new base salary ranges for U.S.-based Is it $80K + $85K = $165K?

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Solganick & Co.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

– Quoted in the Los Angeles Business Journal M&A Hesitation: Banker Fears ‘Rose-Colored Glasses’ Syndrome BY STEVE CRIGHTON FEBRUARY 2, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Aaron Solganick, CEO and Founder of Solganick & Co. And they’re realizing they need to do an M&A transaction,’” he added.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Baltimore, MD, May 7, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA), a boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced that Timothy Brasel has been named a Managing Director in the firm’s investment banking group. His track record of advising on more than 40 closed transactions totaling over $1.5

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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. People often say not to mess up an interview because it could affect your chances for more opportunities in the future. Take advantage of our October Promotion! Just do it.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JANUARY 26, 2023

Knott brings a unique and creative perspective based on 20 years of experience in the middle market as both an investment banker and a private equity investor. Baltimore, MD, JANUARY 26, 2023 —Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA) is pleased to announce that Stuart Knott has joined the firm as a Managing Director.

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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

Going to keep today rather simple — we want to celebrate and kick off the second half of the year with a simple offer for the first 10 people that take advantage of the below — PE Platform Access for $225 OFF = $74 out of pocket for lifetime access Our flagship program has placed mentees into most major private equity firms since launching in 2020.

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The Deal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, which is projected to exceed $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2023, its capital markets business is a key vector of growth in the next five years. 8, Janney made a splash with a deal for New York-based middle market investment bank TM Capital Corp.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

Asia-Pacific sees ~$1+ trillion of M&A deal activity per year , and SE Asia accounts for only ~10% of that (note that the first image below is only for 9 months of the year, so the full-year numbers are higher): $50 – $100 billion of M&A deal activity per year may seem like a lot, but it’s less than Canada in an average year.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This transaction enables Vetegrity to pursue new opportunities, strengthen its market presence, and sustain its growth trajectory. These moves will enable Vetegrity to continue its long-standing tradition of innovation and provide high-value services to government clients. Learn more at www.vetegrity.com.

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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. Investment banking in Dubai stands out for attracting remarkable hype on social media.

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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 (!) Internships at regional boutique banks. If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. and ideally a bit higher.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

The SoftTech leadership team had been working with Marty O’Neill, Andy Spears, and Aidan Olmstead as we prepared to go to market,” said Jane Lee, founder and Chief Executive Officer of SoftTech Solutions. SoftTech Solutions”), a custom software development firm that specializes in serving the U.S. Intelligence Community.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

Technically, India is a “hub market,” similar to places like Dubai and Singapore. Dubai is a hub for deals in the Middle East, Singapore is a hub for deals in Southeast Asia, and India is a hub for deals in “South Asia.” Considering its ~1.4 Considering its ~1.4 Compensation is a big discount to U.S.

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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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Periculum Capital

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Periculum coordinated with Densborn Blachly (lead M&A counsel; Indianapolis, Indiana), Arnall Golden Gregory (counsel for government contracting and national security matters; Washington D.C.) Their skillful negotiating, creativity, and unwavering commitment to me was so much more than I ever expected to receive from an M&A advisor.”

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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

If you’ve read this site for a long time, you probably know that we focus on creating financial modeling courses and guides. The short version is that if you are the right person and can afford it , I recommend the WSMM coaching, which you can apply for here. If you are an international student applying to U.S.

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: In practice, most of this M&A activity consists of asset acquisitions because buying individual solar plants and wind farms is common. Some knowledge of solar and wind assets, batteries, etc.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. Many people viewed the sector as a short, poorly dressed cousin of oil & gas, but concentrated in places like Canada and Australia. For example, Capital IQ splits up the sector by metal type (aluminum, diversified, copper, gold, precious metals, silver, and steel).

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How2Exit

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Secret to PE Deal Origination in the Middle Market - Watch Here About the Guest(s): Brian Scanlon is the Managing Partner of DealGen Partners, a company specializing in deal origination primarily for private equity funds and their portfolio companies. No chance." "The

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MARCH 11, 2025

CCA recognizes that middle-market Business Services companies face formidable growth obstacles, including difficulty attracting top talent and keeping up with the technology and other resources required to remain competitive and grow market share. I simply could not have gotten there without the support of CCA.

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How2Exit

MAY 6, 2025

Summary: In this insightful episode of How2Exit , host Ron Skelton sits down with seasoned M&A advisor and author John Martinka, founder of Nokomis Advisory Services. Based in the Pacific Northwest, John runs Nokomis Advisory Services alongside his daughter, focusing on $5–15 million deals.

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