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.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 16, 2024

RKW Law Group served as legal counsel to Vetegrity. “The CCA team is grateful for the opportunity to work with Mark Feffer, Ken Foxton, and Sean Keller as they continue to build a powerful middle market company serving the Defense Information Systems Agency and the intelligence community overall,” O’Neill said.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Since joining the firm in 2017, Tim has proven instrumental to its continued growth and the exceptional service the area’s leading middle market companies have come to expect from CCA.

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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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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

JUNE 9, 2023

Washington, DC, (June 9, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking , a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Bob Bicksler has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor who will focus primarily on the photonics industry.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Washington, DC, (October 15, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Accutron Inc. has been acquired by Foxhole Group , a private investment firm focused on the industrial sector.

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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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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

SSATI was founded in 2003 by intelligence industry engineers who knew they wanted to work for a different kind of company. We offer our customers the very best: our team of dedicated, knowledgeable information technology professionals are passionate about staying at the top of their industry. The post Sensible Solutions and Technologies, Inc.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JANUARY 13, 2023

CCA’S investment banking team successfully completed five deal transactions across healthcare, engineering, and a variety of other industries.

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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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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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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 31, 2024

Further, National’s ability to collaborate with customer engineering teams during the design phase can help expedite the process of bringing new products to market and ensure leading product quality in terms of both performance and aesthetics.

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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.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Targeting sectors with rigorous technical specifications, regulatory compliance standards, and exacting quality requirements, MSK serves customers primarily in the medical, aerospace & defense and telecommunications end markets. Headquartered outside Fort Lauderdale in Tamarac, Florida, MSK operates a 35,000 square foot facility. “We

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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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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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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 7, 2024

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that Chenega Corporation (“Chenega”) has acquired SecuriGence LLC. FOCUS represented Chenega in this transaction.

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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.

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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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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

Second, in the past week, VCs arguably engineered this run on the bank by panicking on social media and telling their portfolio companies to withdraw funds. And the middle-market and boutique investment banks don’t have much presence in commercial lending anyway, so they’re not at risk of bank runs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

If you are making a “hard pivot” career change , such as engineering to investment banking, pre-MBA internships are very useful but not necessarily required. below the normal “ middle-market private equity ” cut-off). My general views are: If you are a URM , apply immediately for all the diversity programs you qualify for.

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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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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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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.”

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Bulge Bracket Banks vs Boutique, Middle Market, and Elite Boutique Banks In addition to the bulge bracket banks, there are other categories: middle market banks , regional boutiques , and elite boutiques. But in the distant future, sure, one or more of these firms might join this list.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 17, 2023

If you go even smaller, you’ll find names like Sumeru (Silver Lake’s middle-market firm), Banneker (founded by ex-Vista employees), Riverwood, and Leeds (with a “knowledge industries” focus). They still execute large deals but do fewer transactions in the $1+ billion range.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Think: Engineering, math, statistics, or something with elements of all these, such as “management science” or “operations research.” Smaller firms tend to be a bit slower, so you could find some middle-market and boutique openings, even if the bigger banks are done.

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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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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

DECEMBER 20, 2024

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

But it’s not necessarily required, and plenty of undergrads join these groups via internships without detailed knowledge of the engineering side. A few middle market and regional boutique names in the space include Canaccord Genuity, Maxit Capital, Cormark, Haywood Securities, and Eight Capital.

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