Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023 was a bit of a slower year for middle market M&A, with deals taking far longer than what we’ve become accustomed to. To assemble the list of top investment banks in North America, Axial reviewed the deal-making activities of over 800 investment banks and M&A advisory firms for the full 2023 calendar year.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

These characteristics, coupled with bakery manufacturers’ ability to continually innovate and adapt to consumer trends, have attracted investors and boosted M&A activity in recent years. It’s no surprise that bakery is one of the food industry’s most dependable performers. The bakery category is also incredibly resilient.

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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

JUNE 1, 2023

The partnership continues M/C's commitment to investing in promising companies to drive growth and build long-term value. I am delighted with the M/C partnership and the new opportunities it will provide Celito and our outstanding team," said Sharat Nagaraj, Founder and President at Celito.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

As M&A advisors, we see literally billions of dollars of hard-earned owner equity at significant risk of vaporizing if owners don’t consider all of their options and devise a plan when they are faced with a consolidating industry scenario. DOWNLOAD THE FULL ARTICLE. If not, then it is time for some deep and honest reflection.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

When it came to finding an M&A firm to take us to market, we sorted through nearly 25 firms and landed on FOCUS, a firm we have known for over 15 years,” Abraham continued. Download this press release as a PDF The company has been recognized over the long term for delivering top-quality, personalized service with integrity.

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Solganick & Co.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

November 13, 2024 – Solganick has published its latest M&A update report on the Technology Services industry sector. We expect M&A deal volume to increase in the technology services sector for the remainder of 2024 and continue into 2025. The Average deal volume is 462 transactions from Q1 2021 to Q3 2024.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 14, 2023

I get the obsession with The Shiny New Thing, but if you’re a new hire in banking or another corporate finance role, boring old PowerPoint might be your highest-ROI skill. We make our recommended PowerPoint QAT freely available right here , so you should download it and follow the installation instructions.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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.

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