Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JANUARY 15, 2025

In addition, CCAs investment banking team included Director Katie Kieran who focused on day-to-day execution and Senior Analyst Miles Gally who provided financial modeling and deal execution support. Firelines offering also includes 24/7 fire alarm monitoring as well as industry leading engineering and design capabilities.

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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.

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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. Earlier in its journey, CMI Management had won a $400M BPA and supported DHS at 71 different sites across the continental U.S.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Baltimore, MD, May 7, 2024 – Chesapeake Corporate Advisors (CCA), a boutique investment banking and corporate advisory firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced that Timothy Brasel has been named a Managing Director in the firm’s investment banking group.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

SoftTech was acquired by Synergy ECP, a provider of software engineering, cybersecurity and systems engineering services, who is backed by Falfurrias Capital, based in Charlotte, NC. (“SoftTech Solutions”), a custom software development firm that specializes in serving the U.S. Intelligence Community. The post SoftTech Solutions, Inc.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“Their expertise in M&A, understanding of market dynamics, and extensive knowledge of government contracting were invaluable in ensuring the success of this process.” The CCA investment banking team on this transaction included Managing Director Marty O’Neill , Vice President Andy Spears, and Analyst Miles Galley.

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Solganick & Co.

AUGUST 14, 2023

Strong balance sheets and available capital from both financial and strategic acquirers has helped support deal activity and valuations, particularly for companies in the middle market and lower middle market. Solganick & Co.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The CCA investment banking team on this transaction included Managing Director Marty O’Neill and Vice President Andy Spears. SSATI was founded in 2003 by intelligence industry engineers who knew they wanted to work for a different kind of company. Together, we are positioned to accomplish great things.”

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JANUARY 13, 2023

In the video below, CCA Managing Partner, Charlie Maskell, Director, Tim Brasel, and Managing Director, Mike Zuidema break down the CCA team, investment banking, and corporate advisory highlights from 2022.

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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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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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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 11, 2024

Engineering and Construction: Engineering and Construction companies provide a variety of services including network planning and design, systems integration, installation and construction. Engineering and Construction The Engineering and Construction sub sector also enjoyed a second straight reporting period with a double-digit gain.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But AI is only as good as the information being poured into it, and to that end, most AI engines utilize data from a few years ago. The information that is manipulated by those engines, and therefore the output that is presented to humans, might not be current. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage now.

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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. He holds a BS in Finance and an MBA, both from Pennsylvania State University.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists. How Do You Apply for Pre-MBA Internships?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

First, they told all their portfolio companies to bank with SVB, creating a huge industry concentration risk: They also failed to look at SVB’s business and how its Balance Sheet was changing and kept encouraging startups to work with them – despite the risk this presented. But commercial banking is a different story.

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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. Our clients include startup, growth, middle-market and Fortune 500 companies. Solganick & Co.

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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. About Periculum Capital Company, LLC Periculum is a leading investment and merchant banking firm serving the corporate finance needs of middle market companies.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

Growth Equity vs. Venture Capital vs. Private Equity This section will focus on Strategy #1 (Late-Stage VC Investing) because Strategy #2 is nearly the same as what most middle-market private equity firms do, but with higher-growth companies. Also, you can get in more easily from a middle-market or boutique bank.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I did one ESOP where (the business) was $3 million in revenue and a classically challenging situation in that it was a very project-oriented, engineering business (that’s) very difficult to sell otherwise. And the trustee will get in the middle of that decision.” For more information, contact him at michael.mcgregor@focusbankers.com.

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InvestmentBank.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

One of the biggest struggles with selling in the middle to lower middle market is business valuation expectations. Sellers almost always feel their business is worth far more than what the market will bear. The owner/operator is reverse-engineering a valuation based on wants/needs, not on fair market value.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As another example, some argue that UBS should not be a bulge bracket bank because it has focused on wealth management and areas outside the capital markets. Deutsche Bank is a trickier case because it now generates less investment banking revenue than firms like Jefferies, Wells Fargo, and RBC.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 17, 2023

And just as tech and TMT investment banking have become the most desirable groups on the sell-side, tech private equity has reached a similar status on the buy-side. Having tech or TMT experience in investment banking helps, but it’s not essential if you have good technical skills and can confidently explain your deals.

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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

Metals & mining investment banking used to be a “sleepy” group. But let’s forget about the children temporarily and focus on the verticals, the drivers, deal examples, and the exit opportunities if you escape from the underground mines: What Is Metals & Mining Investment Banking?

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