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Mizuho Eyes Bigger Slice of U.S. Middle Market

The Deal

middle market for expansion and will continue to evaluate acquisitions following a pair of high-profile deals in the past two years. market is to be in the top 10,” said Michal Katz, head of the investment and corporate banking unit at Mizuho Americas LLC. “We Capstone, too, has a penchant for middle market deals.

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Debt Capital Market Update - Q3 2023

TKO Miller

TKO Miller Debt Capital Market Analysis Leverage multiples have pulled back significantly in M&A transactions from their 2021 peaks due to a tightening of the lending environment, Sr. Debt remains most available in the lower middle market sector. Debt / EBITDA, decreased from 4.0x in 2021 to 3.5x

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Private Equity Roundtable: State of the Lower Middle Market

SDR Ventures

Roundtable Overview During a recent virtual roundtable hosted by GF Data, SDR’s Scott Mitchell joined fellow M&A professionals to discuss the state of lower-middle market M&A and private capital markets. The post Private Equity Roundtable: State of the Lower Middle Market appeared first on SDR Ventures.

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Do middle-market businesses need an ESG strategy?

Focus Investment Banking

While measurement and reporting standards continue to evolve, every major developed capital market around the globe is focused on implementing some form of mandatory ESG reporting,” Grant Thornton said. The post Do middle-market businesses need an ESG strategy? Contact Anna at anna.brumbywhite@focusbankers.com.

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

Mergers and Inquisitions

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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Janney’s Journey to $1 Billion and Beyond

The Deal

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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FOCUS Investment Banking Welcomes New Managing Director, Expanding Technology Services & Telecom Industry Groups

Focus Investment Banking

Washington, DC, (February 7, 2024) – 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 a new managing director, Paul Carter, to its Technology Services and Telecom practices.