Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 11, 2024

GrubMarket, a B2B food marketplace that primarily sells to retail grocers, has become one of the most active buyers in food distribution M&A. Why is GrubMarket, a technology company, buying up B2B food distributors? Those dual experiences shaped Xu’s vision of modernizing the food supply chain.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

Washington, DC, (August 15, 2023) – 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 two new managing directors, Mike McCraw and William R. Bill”) Snow.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Chicago, Illinois-based packaged food company tapped investment bank Centerview Partners to gauge interest in the […]

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Periculum Capital

MAY 21, 2024

Periculum Capital Company, LLC is pleased to announce it has advised Prairie Mills Products, LLC, an Indiana-based specialty corn milling company, in its sale to Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. Periculum was engaged to advise on the sale of the business by the owner, John Cory, due to Periculum’s extensive food and ag expertise.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Unlock the potential of the dairy market by embracing change and innovation in an evolving industry For business owners in the food and beverage industry, the dairy market presents both challenges and opportunities. The rise of plant-based alternatives has impacted traditional dairy sales, but the industry remains strong.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 13, 2024

Nutritics, an Irish-founded food service technology company, acquired Ten Kites, a UK-based menu publishing platform. Nutritics was founded in 2013 by brothers Damian and Ciarán O’Kelly after they spotted a gap in the market for a detailed and accessible database of food information. and Europe.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 14, 2024

It’s no surprise that bakery is one of the food industry’s most dependable performers. As a staple food, it’s insulated from fluctuations in household incomes and business cycles compared to the broader food and beverage industry. The bakery category is also incredibly resilient. The $75 billion U.S.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 5, 2024

With sales projected to pass a record-breaking $1 trillion this year, the outlook is cautiously optimistic for the restaurant industry in 2024. They almost always offer great food and consistently deliver value to their customers. Buyers want to see measurable increases in same-store sales growth.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 17, 2023

As economic headwinds continue to squeeze the food & beverage industry, business owners may feel inclined to hit pause on growth and maintain the status quo. While each company has its own unique circumstances, we often see business owners uncover growth opportunities within sales and marketing.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 24, 2023

Consumer products are goods sold to the end customer for personal use, including anything from food items to clothing to electronics. If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our Private Equity Course and Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 4, 2023

When a business owner is pursuing a sale, there are many elements out of his or her control. A sell-side QofE signals to a buyer that the seller has credible financials and is prepared for a sale -- qualities that support a clean and easier transaction process. The result?

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As the food service industry continues to attract strong investment activity, there are a number of opportunities available to owners considering buying, growing, or selling a restaurant or chain of restaurants. Operating metrics: Restaurants with strong operating metrics tend to be valued at higher multiples. Metrics can include.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Income Elasticity of Demand helps explain why there is a surge in luxury car sales during an economic boom and why budget-friendly stores attract consumers during recessions. In essence, areas where income elasticity of demand is significantly positive are often deemed lucrative for investment. How to Interpret YED Values?

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 10, 2023

The new edition of my book, “ Buy, Build, Fix, Sell: Mergers & Acquisitions for Tire & Service Dealers ,” is out and available for sale at Amazon.com. The post Why Membership Is Declining at Regional Tire Dealer Associations appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

My parents started a collision repair equipment company back in 1988, ended up not joining the family business right out of school, but went the investment banking route and sometime into that the family business came calling. They’re doing $3,000,000 in sales at a 10% EBITDA profitability margin. This is total BS.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 8, 2024

Tire sales district losing money? Hmm, let’s put higher prices in the point-of-sale system and tell salespeople they cannot — under any situation — change them. Company stores losing money? Hmm, let’s organize regular price increases across all regions. Hmm, let’s get those labor rates way higher.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2023

For Europe, the advancement of technology is not the only narrative that’s reshaping the market as stagnant volumes and liquidity also continue to redefine who is capable of sitting at the top of the financial food chain. From this snowballing trend the bank’s multi asset platform sales (MAPS) business was born.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 4, 2024

Article Link to be Hyperlinked For eg: Source: Price Ceiling (wallstreetmojo.com) Typically, such limits apply to staples, like energy and food products, when these products become unaffordable for regular consumers. You may also take a look at the useful articles below – Sales Price Variance Price Stability Market Mechanism

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 2, 2024

If you’re not familiar with it, the show follows several young graduates who start working in sales & trading and investment banking at JP Morgan Pierpoint & Co. The show also follows senior staff at Pierpoint, such as Eric Tao (sales MD), Bill Adler (Head of FICC ), and Rishi Ramdani (head execution trader).

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 20, 2024

The role of a senior advisor at FOCUS Investing Banking is to provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on various financial transactions. I advise them to be realistic about timetables, financial expectations, even the reality that after the sale, they won’t be directly overseeing their employees anymore.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 17, 2025

The Rise of Clean Label Foods Consumers are increasingly focusing on not only what goes into their food, but also how its produced. Underpinning this is the rise of the clean label movement, which emphasizes foods made with simplicity, transparency, and natural origins.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

OVERVIEW The Food and Beverage industry capped off 2024 with a steady volume of M&A activity, with a total of 412 transactions. Food and Beverage businesses remain attractive to buyers thanks to the industrys stability, resiliency, and opportunities for innovation. The main takeaway of 2024?

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With value comes options – like investment, growth, acquisitions, mergers, and sale. Private label sales: Europe leads the U.s. Private label sales: Europe leads the U.s. In Switzerland, over half of the sales value of grocery food and nonfood categories came from PL sales. retailers do, overall.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 31, 2025

Irish Dairy Gains in US Grocery Stores With $76 billion in annual sales, dairy is a category leader in US grocery retail and it is growing (15.4% Consider why the dairy case is in the back of US supermarkets: the high demand items draw shoppers through the aisles, encouraging additional sales. over the last three years).

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

FOCUS Food and Beverage Managing Directors Mike McCraw and Jim Sowers recently attended the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference , a top industry event that attracts restaurant owners, operators, and financial executives from across the U.S. Sales are improving from the lows of the summer months.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Pet food manufacturer Mars, for example, started acquiring larger veterinary organizations years ago. Its likely many of those organizations will seek acquisition opportunities now rather than later to expand their operations before a sale and attain a higher exit valuation. The theme is not entirely new, however.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 29, 2023

in February 2023, restaurants and food and beverage companies still face a tight labor market and rising costs. Increase sales, and labor and ingredients expenses increase. Investing in energy efficient new equipment requires, well, an investment. Price wisely and a business can maximize its enterprise value at a sale.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

We ordered food recently. Obeyed the machine messiah and tried to deliver food to the empty lot. If you want to sell, I reasoned when I later turned that idea into a presentation then a book, you need to be in contact with your targets, not fellow travelers in the sales game.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 19, 2025

We covered these points and the main verticals in the consumer retail investment banking article. Modest CapEx Requirements If you look at Damodarans data on capital intensity by sector , certain verticals were below the average 4 5% Net CapEx / Sales reported by U.S.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Its like fast food, it might feel good in the short term but there could be unintended consequences for the longer term health of the trading ecosystem. Non-bank providers One of the most spoken about names in this context is, of course, Optiver.

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