Washington, DC and Chicago, IL (December 10, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Steve Grotewold has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in its Chicago, IL, office.  Mr. Grotewold has over 15 years of investment banking and institutional equity sales experience. Read more...

Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2009) - FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Huntsville, Ala.-based Nextek, Inc. has entered into a $6,419,000 senior term and working capital loan facility to replace its previous banking and subordinated debt arrangements. Representing Nextek, FOCUS initiated the transaction, acted as financial advisor and assisted in the negotiations. Cole Taylor Bank was the lender. Read more...

Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA (November 12, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that assets from TouchStar Software Corporation have been acquired by Noble Systems Corporation.  FOCUS represented TouchStar in this transaction. Read more...

Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA (October 26, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Jim Stratigos has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in its Atlanta, GA office.  Mr. Stratigos is president of Broadband Strategies and is an active angel investor, mentor and advisor. Read more...

Washington, D.C.(September 14, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Pepperweed Advisors has been acquired by Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting, technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. FOCUS represented Pepperweed Advisors in this transaction.  Read more...

Washington, D.C. (September 11, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Steven Murphy has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Washington, DC office.  Mr. Murphy has a great deal of experience increasing shareholder value in the information technology industry.  Read more...

Washington, D.C. (August 24, 2009) -- FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Skip Lane has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in its Atlanta, GA office. Mr. Lane is a successful entrepreneur who currently serves as Managing Partner for Revenue Velocity, a business development and strategic M&A consulting firm.  Read more...

Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that Bob Beard has joined FOCUS’ Atlanta, Georgia office as a managing director.

According to Jonathan Wilfong, regional managing partner of FOCUS, “Bob has more than 25 years of merger and acquisition placement and financing experience.  He has structured over 50 transactions involving more than $700 million of capital.  He specializes in raising capital and this specialty will expand our business and provide a higher level of service to our clients.” Read more...

Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that Rich Pierce has joined FOCUS’ Washington, DC office as a managing director.  Read more...

Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that Gordon Treco joined the Washington, D.C. office as a managing director. Read more...

Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that William Contessa has joined FOCUS as a managing director.  He is located in New York City providing an important presence in that region. Read more...

Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that Jeff Hooke has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a managing director.  Hooke will head up the corporate valuations practice at FOCUS. Read more...

Washington (May 25, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Kevin Hogan has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Chicago, IL office.  Mr. Hogan brings over 40 years of experience in the Information Technology industry to the FOCUS team. Read more...

Washington, D.C. (May 11, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, is pleased to announce that Craig C. Custer has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a managing director. Read more...

Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2009) - FOCUS LLC, a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today its sponsorship of Intangible Insights (www.intangibleinsights.com), an online portal designed as an educational and collaborative vehicle for internet-reliant company leaders and related M&A service providers, including bankers, accountants and attorneys. Read more...

Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, CA (April 13, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Brent Costello has joined the Los Angeles office as a managing director. Mr. Costello has represented a wide range of clients in cross-border and domestic transactions, including small to mid-capitalization enterprises and public and private companies that also include family-owned entities. Read more...

Washington, DC (March 30 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces John Schmidt has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Chicago office. Mr. Schmidt brings over twenty years of experience as a senior executive with a proven record of accelerated sales and profitable growth, business turnaround and increased shareholder value.  His diverse background includes industry expertise in health sciences, aerospace and defense, and environmental services. Read more...

Washington, DC (March 24 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Dr. Bruce Holmes has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Washington, DC office. Dr. Holmes brings to FOCUS years of experience in the government, aerospace and defense industries. Read more...

Washington, DC (March 5, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that SunGard Public Sector’s K-12 Education business unit has acquired the business operations of Mechanicsburg, PA-based Performance Pathways, Inc.  FOCUS represented Performance Pathways as its exclusive advisor in this transaction. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more...

Washington (March 3, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Stephen Harlan has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Washington, DC office.  Mr. Harlan is a partner in Harlan Enterprises LLC, a specialized firm that invests in real estate. Read more...

Washington (February 9, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Newtek International, Inc., has been acquired by Zantech IT Services, Inc. FOCUS represented Newtek International in this transaction. Read more...

Washington (February 4, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces George M. Norton III has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Atlanta, GA office. Mr. Norton brings to FOCUS decades of experience in all phases of business combinations. As managing partner of his own consulting firm for the last 20 years, he focuses his efforts on assisting middle-market firms clarify their vision, accelerate their growth, and efficiently and profitably transfer ownership. His approach, which has been honed in over 50 successful transactions worth over one billion dollars, has been published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in the book, Valuation: Maximizing Corporate Value. Read more...

Washington (February 1, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Aerospace Products, S.E. (APSE) has been acquired by Acorn Growth Companies and Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC.  FOCUS represented APSE in this transaction, which closed in August, 2008. Read more...

Washington (February 1, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Global Software Corporation has been acquired by Harris Computer Systems, a division of Constellation Software, Inc.  FOCUS represented Global Software Corporation in this transaction. Read more...

Washington (January 29, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Gareth Clarke has joined FOCUS as a Senior Advisor in the Atlanta, GA office. Mr. Clarke is a seasoned, internationally experienced CEO with a diverse background in revolutionizing markets by commercializing breakthrough technology.  He has demonstrated the ability to grow businesses in sectors dominated by major competitors, particularly in the healthcare industry. Read more...

Washington, DC (January 15, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Allin Corporation’s Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments have been acquired by Dell.  FOCUS represented Allin Corporation in this transaction. Read more...

Washington, DC (January 5, 2009) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces that Keith Walz has joined the Midwest Chicago office as a managing director. Walz has more than 15 years experience in private equity investing, focusing on providing growth capital to privately held businesses in the Enterprise Software, Network Infrastructure, and technology-aided Manufacturing industries. Read more...