Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JANUARY 13, 2023

CCA’S investment banking team successfully completed five deal transactions across healthcare, engineering, and a variety of other industries.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 9, 2023

Washington, DC, (June 9, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking , a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Bob Bicksler has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor who will focus primarily on the photonics industry.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whether due to new technologies supplanting the old, overhyped valuations crashing to earth, errors in judgement, or lack of business acumen, the tech world is rife with the rise and fall of companies and careers. The information that is manipulated by those engines, and therefore the output that is presented to humans, might not be current.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 28, 2023

However, activity decelerated significantly during the latter half of the year, with larger deals experiencing a more pronounced decline compared to middle-market activity. To ensure continued success in this rapidly transforming market, industry leaders and executives must thoroughly evaluate their company portfolios.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 15, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Accutron Inc. has been acquired by Foxhole Group , a private investment firm focused on the industrial sector.

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Successful Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this role with Capstone’s team of Growth Engineers, Brian works side-by-side with clients through the deal making process to develop actionable transition strategies that maximize value and create generational wealth. Capstone Strategic, Inc. This work then led him to advising in private company mergers and acquisitions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

The Top Industrials Private Equity Firms Mega-Funds and “Large” Private Equity Firms Upper-Middle-Market (UMM) and Middle-Market (MM) Firms Special Situations, Stressed, and Distressed Firms Newer / Smaller PE Firms with Some Industrials Focus How Do Industrials Private Equity Deals Work?

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Our team greatly appreciated the opportunity to partner with SSATI and help this leading govcon business acquire a company that will greatly expand its capabilities and turbocharge its growth in the government contracting space,” Spears said. The law firm of Offit Kurman served as legal counsel to SSATI. Acquired DataSync Technologies, Inc.

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Periculum Capital

MARCH 8, 2024

Mark will join SAM as Vice President of Digital Engineering and all PrecisionPoint employees will have the opportunity to grow their careers at a 2022 Top Workplaces award winner. We knew Mark was a fantastic entrepreneur and knew right away we would love to work with him,” said Bill Harlow, Director of Business Development at Periculum.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

FOCUS is a leading national M&A firm for the lower middle market. indicate that the global aviation market will require 690,000 new mechanics over the next two decades to sustain the global fleet. Forecasts from AAR Corp.

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Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Pandera engineers, data scientists, and technologists build and run leading-edge technology solutions by leveraging cloud, design thinking, data, and analytics through collaborative relationships with partners and customers. “The Data and analytics are at the center of every business decision.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 20, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Bearing Distributors, Inc. Bearing Distributors, Inc.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Armed Forces Retirement Homes as well as to select commercial entities. I’ve known the Abrahams for nearly 15 years and it has been a privilege to represent them during the sale of their business,” said Eric Oganesoff, Managing Director of FOCUS.

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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. Recently, those figures began drifting downward.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 7, 2024

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Chenega Corporation (“Chenega”) has acquired SecuriGence LLC. FOCUS represented Chenega in this transaction.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Growth Equity Definition: In traditional growth equity, firms invest minority stakes in companies with proven business models that need the capital to expand; some firms also use “growth buyout” strategies, which are like traditional leveraged buyouts but with higher growth potential.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s estimated that 70% of private businesses in the U.S. The reasons for this have to do with the nature of these businesses. The reasons for this have to do with the nature of these businesses. If you are in the same geography as a larger version of you, a buyer may not even need nor want to purchase your business.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

To explain this point, we need to step back and explain the business model of commercial banks. Second, in the past week, VCs arguably engineered this run on the bank by panicking on social media and telling their portfolio companies to withdraw funds.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The full list changes over time because banks get acquired, go out of business, and change their focus – while other banks make acquisitions and grow organically. Bulge Bracket vs. Middle Market Banks: You’ll work on smaller deals, have more limited exit opportunities, and get less of a network and brand name at MM banks.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Think: Engineering, math, statistics, or something with elements of all these, such as “management science” or “operations research.” Join 1-2 student groups that will help you network into finance roles, such as the student investment club or the business frat. Avoid options like sociology, art history, gender studies, etc.,

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 17, 2023

revenue multiple: And this was not a high-growth business: historical growth rates were in the 15 – 25% range (solid but unremarkable for tech). If you go even smaller, you’ll find names like Sumeru (Silver Lake’s middle-market firm), Banneker (founded by ex-Vista employees), Riverwood, and Leeds (with a “knowledge industries” focus).

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 19, 2024

Factors such as limited range, charging infrastructure issues, and the overall higher cost of EVs compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles contribute to the challenges. We are seeing investments being made, including from some of Warren Buffett’s companies, in businesses closely tied to the internal combustion engine.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

But it’s not necessarily required, and plenty of undergrads join these groups via internships without detailed knowledge of the engineering side. Aside from that, banks look for the same criteria as always: a high GPA, a good university or business school , previous internships, and networking and interview preparation.

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