Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

Summary Private equity-backed Physician Practice Management (“PPM”) companies in the ENT & Allergy space continued a conservative growth trajectory during Q1 2024. Introduction Private equity groups began investing in the ear, nose, and throat and allergy space in 2018. Download the article.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 10, 2024

During the same time, private equity firms started betting on the sector, particularly in specialty segments. And private equity firms saw untapped growth potential in food distribution, especially in the produce segment. Financial : Private equity groups seeking to acquire a company as an investment. What’s Ahead?

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

General Mills acquired private equity-backed TNT Crust, a frozen pizza supplier, for $253 million. Many private equity firms have acquired bakeries and are pursuing companies to add to their platforms. Download the article here. Bakery industry challenges remain, and the market is increasingly competitive.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 28, 2024

Summary Private equity’s investments in ophthalmology are entering a new, more mature lifecycle phase. We also expect many platform recapitalizations once private equity groups and lenders become comfortable with the interest rate environment. Most ophthalmology PPM organizations are still with their founding private equity sponsor.

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

billion, and ranked #6 on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List (as of 10/11/23), Buffett is widely regarded as the most successful equity market investor of the past century. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. benchmark equity index, the S&P 500.

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FineMark

APRIL 13, 2023

The first quarter of 2023’s equity market performance (shown in Figure 1, below) exemplifies why such scenarios — and their accompanying dire reports — don’t necessarily beget lower market prices nor should they cause an overreaction. To best leverage AI, this investment theme will be implemented within our clients’ portfolios as appropriate.

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Software Equity Group

APRIL 24, 2024

However, private equity buyers have surged forward over the past two years, accounting for 54% in 2022 and 63% in 2023. Also, in 2023, QAD, already a leader in the industrial software space with various ERP, SCM, and CRM offerings, expanded its portfolio to include workforce management and collaboration SaaS with the purchase of Redzone.

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Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

Top Strategic Buyers Investing in SaaS Valsoft Corporation Valsoft is a holding company for a diverse portfolio of software and related technology services and currently employs 2,000 employees. Since its founding in 2012, the private-equity-backed company has made 69 investments.

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GillAgency

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Equity purchase Here you sell the equity of your business. It could be a 100% equity purchase or a minority or even a majority equity purchase. We are working on a template for a CIM that you can download shortly from our site for free. 15.4.3 Do not feel uncomfortable to push back. This is how you should screen.

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FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. What’s intriguing about the chart in Figure 2 is how differently equities, as measured by the S&P 500, performed under each period, returning a modest 5.7%

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FineMark

JULY 13, 2023

Equity markets are justifiably high risk investments, given the historically high returns they afford investors over long investment horizons. Walking a Narrow Path Toward Victory This quarter, equity markets continued their positive ascent, maintaining the trend established during the first quarter.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 20, 2023

CORE, a private equity firm focused on manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services, previously acquired GEM, a provider of precision deep-drawn metal components and mechanical assemblies, in February 2023. PMP”), a provider of specialty stamping and machining services. FOCUS represented CORE in this transaction.

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Solganick & Co.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Download the complete report here: Solganick Technology Services M&A Update Q3 2024 Here are the highlights: Transaction volume and valuation multiples for technology services companies has remained solid during the third quarter of 2024, continuing to exceed pre-pandemic levels in aggregate. of all transactions through YTD 2024.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else. Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting, Part 1: Who Should Care? Europe and the U.K.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

OVERVIEW Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in the baby care industry have seen various trends in recent years, reflecting shifting consumer demands, evolving market dynamics, and strategic efforts by companies to expand their product portfolios or enter new geographies. Download full article here.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 17, 2025

Recent years have produced several notable mergers and acquisitions, as larger food corporations look to expand their portfolios and capitalize on the growing demand for clean label food and beverage products. Private equity firms have also shown increasing interest, drawn to the segments high growth potential.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Specific to Q4, transactions in the agriculture products and services segment included mid-market private equity firm Granite Creek Capital acquiring Global Animal Products, a family-owned manufacturer of feed additives for beef, dairy, and poultry markets. The largest deals included Butterfly Equitys $1.95

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