Focus Investment Banking

JULY 25, 2024

Washington, DC, (July 25, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to again be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q2 2024 by Axial.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 26, 2024

Washington, DC, (April 26, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services is honored to be named among the Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of Q1 2024 by Axial.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Below is his conversation with Robert Meyer, a Managing Director at The Peakstone Group, an investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions advisory and raising capital for middle market clients. Robert has over 20 years of investment banking and private equity. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

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GillAgency

AUGUST 30, 2023

When it comes to lower middle market businesses, a specific segment of the market emerges as the typical buyer. Private Equity Firms: One of the most common types of buyers for lower middle market businesses are private equity firms.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 27, 2023

Washington, DC, (July 27, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”) a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is thrilled to announce its exceptional achievement of being named #1 on Axial’s second quarter 2023 lower middle market investment bank league table.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 2, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is excited to be named among the Top 100 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks of 2023 by Axial.

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PE Hub

JANUARY 19, 2024

MMC 22 will focus on backing middle-market businesses. The post Bain Capital Credit raises over $1bn for mid-market credit fund appeared first on PE Hub.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, is honored to be named among the Top Lower Middle Market Investment Banks for the third quarter of 2023 by Axial.

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SDR Ventures

AUGUST 24, 2022

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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TM Capital

JULY 17, 2024

Ashton Gillespie has joined TM Capital as a Vice President on the firm’s Financial Sponsor Coverage team in New York. We are excited about Ashton joining TM Capital as we continue to grow our sell-side business with private equity sponsors. The post Ashton Gillespie joins TM Capital as a Vice President appeared first on TM Capital.

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PE Hub

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Monomoy Credit Opportunities Fund II is focused on first lien term loans and senior secured notes of lower-middle market and mid-market businesses in the secondary market. The post Monomoy Capital collects $300m for second credit opportunities fund appeared first on PE Hub.

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TKO Miller

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

APRIL 1, 2024

Corbion, a leading global ingredient solutions provider, and Kingswood Capital Management, LP (“Kingswood”), a middle-market private equity firm with significant experience in corporate carve-outs have completed the earlier announced sale of Corbion's emulsifiers business.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2023

Moreover, “a strong ESG proposition can enhance investment returns by allocating capital to more promising and more sustainable opportunities.” The post Do middle-market businesses need an ESG strategy? Required Regulation : To a greater degree, governments around the world are requiring companies to implement ESG standards.

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Benchmark International

JULY 21, 2023

EBITDA is used to evaluate a company’s profitability of its core operations by removing items dependent on capital structure, such as interest, Correctly calculating adjusted EBITDA is essential in an M&A transaction, and all parties must be familiar with the adjustments.

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PE Hub

MARCH 6, 2024

Manulife Capital Partners VII, L.P. will invest in junior credit capital in U.S. middle market companies. The post Manulife raises $752m for private credit fund appeared first on PE Hub.

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PE Hub

MARCH 6, 2024

Based in Houston, Rock Hill Capital invests in the lower middle market. The post Rock Hill and Cynosure invest in Service Truck Depot appeared first on PE Hub.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 15, 2023

June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MiddleGround Capital , an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in middle market manufacturing B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies globally, today announced it has acquired A.M. LEXINGTON, Ky., Castle & Co.

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 30, 2023

rn Visit [link] rn _ rn About The Guest(s): Jeffery Oboy is the founder of Paratus Capital, a search fund focused on acquiring and operating small to medium-sized businesses. rn Summary: Jeffery Oboy, founder of Paratus Capital, shares his journey in the search fund space and discusses the type of business he is looking to acquire.

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Benchmark International

JUNE 11, 2024

Benchmark is pleased to announce the transaction between Tygra Industries, LLC and Fugue Capital. The transaction represents a strategic expansion for Fugue Capital as they work to achieve scale through acquisitions. Since then, the company has experienced continued success and growth.

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How2Exit

JUNE 16, 2024

He is currently a key figure at GenX Capital Group, specializing in private equity and strategic roll-ups of lower market companies. Episode Summary: In this engaging episode of the How2Exit Podcast, host Ronald Skelton sits down with Roger Best, a multidisciplinary expert from GenX Capital Group.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 25, 2024

LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), an operations-focused middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Virginia Tile Company, LLC (“Virginia Tile”).

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Download this press release as a PDF The post FOCUS Investment Banking Represents SisTech Manufacturing in its Sale to LFM Capital appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

APRIL 11, 2024

DUBLIN, IRELAND, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ) - STERIS plc (NYSE: STE) (“STERIS” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its Dental segment to Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm, for $787.5 million (the “Transaction”).

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

AUGUST 7, 2024

NEW YORK and HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.,

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Intrepid Banker Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

Intrepid Investment Bankers Intrepid Expands Capital Advisory Group with Special Situations Veterans Lorie Beers and Kenneth Garnett Intrepid Investment Bankers today announced the expansion of the firm’s Capital Advisory Group and the establishment of its Special Situations practice.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 30, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Colin May has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Automotive Group.

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PE Hub

JULY 5, 2023

HCAP Partners invests in underserved, lower-middle market companies throughout California and the Western US Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Blackford Capital targets lower middle-market companies, with a focus on the manufacturing, industrial and distribution industries PACIV was founded in 1997 HCAP Partners has made an investment in San Juan, Puerto (..)

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 21, 2024

Washington, DC, (June 21, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, has been recognized as a leading M&A advisor in the industrials sector.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 17, 2023

All-in-all, for those with dry powder, we believe it is an excellent time to be deploying middle market private capital.' The post Churchill’s Anne Philpott: Businesses with these three factors can succeed in any economy appeared first on PE Hub.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

MARCH 7, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky.,

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The Deal

JUNE 15, 2023

Healthcare-focused growth equity firm River Cities Capital Funds , or RC Capital , has linked up with James River Cardiology and formed Aligned Cardiovascular Partners. and Cincinnati-based RC Capital tapped McDermott Will & Emery LLP for legal advice. RC Capital, which has offices in Cincinnati and Raleigh, N.C.,

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Intrepid Banker Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Intrepid Investment Bankers Intrepid Capital Advisory Update – A View From the Trenches Click here for the full report. Amidst public market volatility and economic uncertainty, private capital investment funds remain open for business, albeit with increased scrutiny and rigorous diligence on every deal.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 5, 2023

One of the most critical metrics to evaluate the financial health of a target business is its working capital, which measures the company’s operational liquidity. In M&A, working capital is often a significant area of negotiation between the buyer and the seller. What Is Working Capital?

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The Deal

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

BLK), Oaktree Capital Management LP and KKR & Co. KKR) have elected to combine affiliated BDCs, which they set up to invest in middle market companies. After the Fed embarked on an interest rate hike spree, business development companies being marked to market each quarter had to adjust. Bundling BDC Fees On Oct.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

GTCR: Moving to the Windy City, GTCR is one of the most well-known and established middle-market private equity funds in the world. However, similar to mega funds, it should be noted that upper middle market funds like GTCR also get worked pretty hard. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25 Best of luck!

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 16, 2024

3Q 2024 M&A Report : Despite economic headwinds and market uncertainty, Q3 2024 showcased the resilience of the middle market, with deal activity thriving, particularly in the business services sector.Download the full report here. The post Business Services 3Q 2024 M&A Report appeared first on FOCUS.

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