Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 28, 2024

Are you the owner of a Professional Services firm? Now, have you thought about how ownership stakes in privately held companies like yours get monetized? The younger partners turned down the plan due to the risks involved, so an opportunity opened up for an entity backed by private equity to acquire the business.

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Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you go out to market, your most likely buyer will be a private equity (PE) group. A solid long-term cash flow profile enables investors to make informed decisions that drive higher returns, such as rolling out a new product, investing in innovative technology or making a strategic hire.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

And will that mean that some of the privately held management consulting firms or other professional services companies will choose an IPO this year? It has been some time since a professional services firm chose a public offering as a liquidity strategy. It seems that the trend is to stay private.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 31, 2023

This article focuses on how medical practices are valued by private equity-backed groups, and to an extent, health systems and other strategic acquirers. Physician practices are almost always valued on a multiple of EBITDA basis in transactions with private equity groups or similar buyers. We explore each in turn below.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

That may be the case for private equity firms and other acquirers who have done numerous deals, but for practice owners who have never been through the process before – and probably never will again – that is not the case. The FOCUS healthcare team offers a process tailored to physician groups in private equity transactions.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 13, 2024

Over his 34-year career Mr. Gowisnock has led multiple global acquisitions and successful integrations of market-leading companies in technology, manufacturing, and professional services. Particularly in the private equity space, technology is a key determinant of investment opportunities.

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Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Solganick served as the exclusive advisor to Orlando, FL-based Pandera Systems , LLC (“Pandera Systems” or “Pandera”) in its strategic merger with Chicago, IL-based 66degrees (“66degrees”), backed by growth-oriented private equity firm Sunstone Partners. Founded in 2015, the firm has over $1.7 billion committed to its three funds.

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