Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 6, 2023

Companies that can demonstrate strong ESG programs are more likely to command greater valuations when it comes to a sale. Adopting and implanting an ESG program is just one way small and medium-sized companies in the business services industry can enhance their performance and their market value once it comes time to sell.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 31, 2024

Market-wide deal volume declined due to a scarcity of both buyers and sellers, coupled with fluctuating valuations amid prevailing economic uncertainties. Encouragingly, the latter part of the year witnessed a positive shift, particularly in middle-market deals, where valuations averaged 7.5x Read the full report.

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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. One of the biggest problems with valuations is what I might call the Instagram , Whatsapp , OculusVR skew.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

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InvestmentBank.com

DECEMBER 1, 2020

M&A Beat – US Health Services Q2 2020 M&A Beat is a quarterly update for CEO’s, CFO’s, Owner, Founders of lower middle-market ($10M-$100M Rev) companies, offering relevant details on mergers and acquisitions deal value, volume, valuation multiples and trends in their respective industry and vertical. acquisition.

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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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Management Investment Banking Middle Market Boutique 52

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 12, 2023

Thriving US Middle Market Fundraising and Resilient Private Equity Regarding Global M&A Private Equity Trends, looking at the positive news, the US middle-market fundraising landscape remained stable throughout 2022, with 156 funds closing at an aggregate value of $133.5 While average valuations in the U.S.

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Solganick & Co.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Highlights of public valuation multiples include: The report covers public and private companies including public valuation tables for each subsector. Highlights of public valuation multiples include: The report covers public and private companies including public valuation tables for each subsector.

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Solganick & Co.

AUGUST 14, 2023

Here are the highlights of the report: Transaction volume and valuation multiples for technology services companies has remained solid during the first half of 2023, continuing to exceed pre-pandemic levels in aggregate. Download the full report here: Solganick Technology Services M&A Update- August 2023 About Solganick & Co.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 3, 2024

Axial is a private deal network that covers the lower middle market in the United States and Canada. Full disclosure, my firm FOCUS Investment Banking was just ranked No. 1 in Axial’s Top 25 Investment Banks for 2023 list.) It’s first interesting to see who the buyers in the lower middle market are.

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Solganick & Co.

MARCH 11, 2022

Following a record-setting 2021 for lower middle market software M&A, the Software Top 50 highlights the most active software-focused dealmakers on the Axial platform. “Public market software company valuations have been battered starting in November of 2021. March 11, 2022 – Solganick & Co.

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M&A Middle Market Valuation Private Equity 52

Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 20, 2024

While the persistent fog of market uncertainty among buyers – combined with higher interest rates and the threat of a recession – has resulted in flat deal multiples over the past several quarters, Q2 offered a bright spot. In the middle market, average purchase price multiples on completed deals in the second quarter reached 7.4x

Food 52

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

This family office relied on CCA for our deep expertise in developing sophisticated bank models, business valuations, and other tools to model the overall transaction and associated debt service,” said Stuart Knott , Managing Director. “We The CCA team made a huge difference in getting our deal over the finish line.”

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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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OfficeHours

JULY 4, 2023

Celebrating 5 Years of Placements (2020-2024) – Empowering Dreams and Unlocking Opportunities!

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Sale Private Equity Recruitment Equities 130

Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 25, 2023

Three years ago, I made a stab at ranking the various business segments that I typically run into when representing tire dealers in the lower-middle market. The chart accompanying this column represents my view of the relative market value of the different segments that you’ll see in the lower-middle market in privately held U.S.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, in the lower middle market (company value from $10mm-$250mm), most business owners do not get an audit prepared because of cost. If an issue surfaces, the seller can take time to correct the problem before going to market, or at least disclose it during due diligence. What is a Quality of Earnings?

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 3, 2024

Slee also lived in Charlotte and had an Investment Banking firm called Robertson & Foley. And that’s all it took to become an investment banker. Private Capital Markets is the first book to present a theory of how the private markets work at the lower end of the middle markets. Don’t wing it.

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Periculum Capital

APRIL 13, 2023

Periculum was engaged by the estate of the late Jim James to not only drive the highest valuation for both the operating business and associated real estate in one transaction, but also to preserve the strong 21st Amendment brand and significant community presence developed over the past 50 years with the ownership transition.

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Sale IT Advisory Corporate Finance 52

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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Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 66

Solganick & Co.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Despite that fact – and the lack of any significant recovery in the year’s back half – dealmakers are optimistic in the New Year, according to Aaron Solganick, chief executive of El Segundo-based investment bank Solganick & Co. “A For more information, please contact us.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

JUNE 26, 2024

This family office relied on CCA for our deep expertise in developing sophisticated bank models, business valuations, and other tools to model the overall transaction and associated debt service,” said Stuart Knott , Managing Director. “We The CCA team made a huge difference in getting our deal over the finish line.”

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Investment Banking Debt Corporation Advisory 40

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For more on this, please see our healthcare investment banking article. Mispriced Companies and Assets – Some mature healthcare firms trade at low valuation multiples , often because the market misunderstands their contracts, revenue, or track record. For example, in the U.S., in biology. Can you get in as an D.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In particular, companies in the logistics space likely will enjoy an enhancer to valuation if they utilize cutting edge technology. Nevertheless, owners are still holding out for what they perceive as the higher valuations of the previous few years. Contact Bill at William.snow@focusbankers.com.

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TM Capital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Meanwhile, barriers to entry due to capital requirements for equipment and skilled worker training haven’t stopped new investors as federal infrastructure funding and an abundance of dry powder have led PE into new investment categories. based Massey Asphalt Paving in its sale to Atlantic Southern in July.

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Capital Middle Market Business Private Equity 52

Tyton Partners

JANUARY 18, 2024

Tyton Partners Closes 2023 with Strong and Consistent Results and Focus on a Robust 2024 We are pleased to announce that Tyton Partners Investment Banking Division closed 2023 with a strong performance despite a global slowdown in M&A activity.

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Education Sale Middle Market Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

The deal enables Main Squeeze to enter new markets and accelerate growth, which is particularly timely given the growing consumer demand for better-for-you options at fast-casual concepts. While the uptick in M&A activity was a positive for 2023, some deals reflected adjusted expectations from sellers on valuations.

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Focus Investment Banking

MAY 22, 2023

Below are some key things that business owners should consider when divesting their business: Valuation : Try to have a realistic idea of the value of your business. Indeed, depending on how the deal is structured, a lower total valuation may still leave more net cash in your pocket.

Business 52

Business M&A Sale Valuation 52

Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whether due to new technologies supplanting the old, overhyped valuations crashing to earth, errors in judgement, or lack of business acumen, the tech world is rife with the rise and fall of companies and careers. The post Recap: 2023 West Coast M&A/Private Equity Forum appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity M&A Equities Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

On Sunday, the government did step in, with the FDIC, Treasury, and Federal Reserve guaranteeing uninsured deposits and creating a “Bank Term Funding Program” (BTFP) that will offer up to 1-year loans to banks that need it. Wait, Shouldn’t Regulations Have Prevented the Silicon Valley Bank Failure?

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The methodology shared here is to help restaurant owners better understand how investors typically arrive at a valuation. The EBITDA multiple method is what we see utilized almost exclusively in the lower middle market and what we discuss below. The other variable that goes into valuation is the multiple these buyers will use.

Private Equity 52

Private Equity Valuation Food Equities 52

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. Loose Monetary and Fiscal Policy – Zero and negative interest rates and massive money printing tend to inflate valuations the most for high-risk, high-growth companies.

Private Equity 64

Private Equity Equities Recruitment Funds 64

Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“I always say in an ESOP you should be able to get about 2x conservatively and generally expect 3x your EBITDA level in third-party bank debt,” says Beard, who adds that when a business has less debt on the books, more new debt can go directly to the owner in an ESOP. First, the valuation you get can be very fair,” says Beard.

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Debt Retail Business Private Equity 52

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

MAY 4, 2023

Private equity (PE) groups still have capital to deploy—and strategic acquirers, including large middle-market or public companies, are using their balance sheet s to finance deals. If you receive an unexpected offer to buy your company, you might assume you have a quick, easy deal.

Business 52

Business Mergers and Acquisitions Sale Corporation 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” is better for domestic funds. for a few years.

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Equities Recruitment Funds 94

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

The team structure varies widely, but upper-middle-market firms and mega-funds tend to have dedicated operations teams, while smaller firms combine their operations and deal teams. Private equity firms didn’t have to do much to “buy low and sell high” because they could count on valuation multiples increasing over time.

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Private Equity Equities Consulting Recruitment 105