November 23, 2009 -- Nextek, which is a manufacturing specialty company with about 125 employees, received the loan from Cole Taylor Bank through Focus, a national middle market investment banking firm. Focus initiated the transaction, acted as financial adviser and helped in the negotiations between Nextek and the bank. Read more...

November 18, 2009 -- "The electronic manufacturing services industry was significantly impacted in the past year, but FOCUS helped us present our business and financial results to highlight our strong track record even in this difficult recessionary environment," said Jim Trummer, co-founder, president and CEO of Nextek. "In today's extremely difficult lending environment, FOCUS' assistance was critical in closing this loan." Read more...

November 18, 2009 -- "This refinancing was a win-win for Nextek," said Manan K. Shah, partner and government, aerospace and defense team leader at FOCUS. "The banking services provided by Cole Taylor Bank will help Nextek to continue to grow, and will save a significant amount of operating expense by taking advantage of the favorable financing terms as compared with its prior financing arrangements." Read more...

November 18, 2009 -- “In the current environment, many companies like Nextek are facing the need for financial alternatives, arising from tightened lending standards and reduced credit availability in the banking industry and from the ongoing needs of businesses to fund growth or business transitions such as family buyouts,” said John Slater, partner and financial alternatives team leader at FOCUS. Read more...

September 17, 2009 -- George Shea and Manan Shah of Focus Investment Banking were first-time attendees of the venture fair. Focus helped close two deals in the Pittsburgh region in 2009, including the sale of Allin to Dell and Pepperweed Advisors to Cognizant. Read more...

Jonathan Wilfong, Southeast regional managing partner for FOCUS LLC -- whose company helps structure exit strategies by business owners, but also is increasingly engaged by "retired" professionals to get them back up and running -- said many boomers find it difficult to stay retired. Read more...

Fred Rock, a financial adviser with Focus LLC, Downtown, said he didn't believe that the average consumer was thinking about currency diversification because it is a more sophisticated investing strategy as opposed to more traditional assets such as mutual funds and individual stocks. Read more...

“Now in their 50s, and with the company poised to expand beyond its facility, they decide to sell,” said David Roberts, senior adviser at the San Francisco office of Focus LLC, which brokered the deal.
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“If you’re on the fence about when to exit your small- to medium-sized company — any business valued between $250,000 and $75 million — you might want to consider selling now,” says Marshall Graham, founder and chairman of FOCUS LLC.

Alpharetta-based software company Agentek, Inc. raised $8 million in working capital, according to an April 18 Securities and Exchange Commission filing…Local investment bank FOCUS LLC brokered the deal.

“The seller wanted to close quickly to avoid a 5% to 10% rise in capital gains tax,” said Manan Shah, who brokered the deal for Washington, D.C.-based investment bank Focus LLC. Read more...

FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced W. Robert Gold and Walter W. Nielsen have joined the firm's Chicago office as managing directors, and Robert A. Wagner has joined the Los Angeles office as a managing director. Read more...

FFocus LLC, investment banking service provider, has announced the acquisition of U.K. based Avialec by Kapco-Valtec, in a move aimed in part at expanding Kapco-Vatec’s marketing base. Read more...

FFocus LLC, investment banking service provider, has announced the acquisition of U.K. based Avialec by Kapco-Valtec, in a move aimed in part at expanding Kapco-Vatec’s marketing base. Read more...

FFocus LLC, investment banking service provider, has announced the acquisition of U.K. based Avialec by Kapco-Valtec, in a move aimed in part at expanding Kapco-Vatec’s marketing base. Read more...

Focus LLC in D.C. named Frank Slacik chief financial officer.
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Focus LLC of Washington has hired Jim Millar, 45, and Jim Pursiano, 47. Read more...

Today, FOCUS LLC, a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services to middle market companies, announces its title sponsorship of DealCast, a M&A advisory podcast series. Read more...

FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announces Agentek, Inc. has been recapitalized with $8 million in a Series A Participating Preferred Stock investment round.
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Middle-market investment firm Focus LLC has named Frank Slacik as its new chief financial officer. Read more...

FOCUS LLC, a Washington, D.C., mid-market investment bank, named Frank Slacik as its new chief financial officer.
The bank also announced the appointment of Jim Pursiano to a managing director slot in its San Francisco office. Read more...

"Increasingly, there is more and more international work," said George M. Shea, Southeast regional manager of Focus Bank, a 25-year-old investment bank based in Washington, D.C. Shea says nine of the11 deals the Atlanta branch handled in the past year involved international buyers. Read more...

M&A Chicago asked Fred Floberg, a regional managing director at middle-market investment banking firm FOCUS for his thoughts. “I think you’re going to continue to see flats or declining levels. The middle market doesn’t have the volatility of the larger markets. We have lower highs and higher lows. Remember, we’re working from very high levels,” Floberg said. Read more...

FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, said that India-based Pradot Technologies has acquired GroupOne Healthsource, a full-service healthcare billing, technology and consulting company based in St. Louis, MO. Read more...

"That may revitalize the economy – a win-win, ‘dual-shore’ strategy,” said Doug Rodgers, CEO of the investment bank Focus. "Marginal deals won’t get done. Deals that make sense will still get done. This is especially so for smaller deals, in the sub-$300 million area.”
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Today, FOCUS, LLC, a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services to middle market companies, released its predictions for the 2008 middle market merger and acquisition (M&A) industry. Read more...

“We’re watching more public broadcasting and, of course, election news.” - Paul Richey, Southwest Region Managing Director, FOCUS Investment Bankers

Focus LLC, a national middle-market investment banking firm, has named Paul Rich southwest regional managing director at its Los Angeles office.

Despite recession rumors, we predict the U.S. middle market will continue to thrive, thanks to private equity firms offsetting the subprime credit meltdown, changing demographics and increasing foreign investments. Read more...

Some Americans express concern that foreign acquisitions could threaten national security. However, middle-market companies should embrace, not fear, international investors in 2008. Read more...

In my own firm, eight out of our last 11 transactions in 2007 involved Western European buyers and one involved an Indian company. Some Americans express concern that foreign acquisitions could threaten national security. However, middle-market companies should embrace, not fear, international investors in 2008. Read more...

What's driving middle market growth? Foreign deals, according to a 2008 forecast from middle market investment bank Focus LLC.
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FOCUS LLC promoted Paul Richey to southwest regional managing director, based in Los Angeles.

“Renewable suggests we use something with an infinite supply for energy – wind, solar, waves, etc. – whereas green could even involve the use of petroleum,” says Rodgers, CEO of FOCUS LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Washington, D.C.

Atlanta-based Advanced Control System Inc.’s sale to Portugal’s largest energy company was brokered by FOCUS, LLC’s local office.

"Ultimately, the market will decide what a client is worth," says George Shea, regional managing partner of Focus LLC, a national investment banking firm. Read more...

Napa investment banker John Simpson has been tapped by the Washington, D.C.-based firm Focus LLC to be a managing director. Mr. Simpson said he will work initially out of an office in San Francisco, but the company will likely open an office in Napa.

The transaction was handled by law firm King and Spalding LLP and FOCUS Investment Banking Inc. Read more...

ACS was advised in the transaction by FOCUS Investment Banking and Thompson Hine LLP. EFACEC was advised by King & Spalding LLP. Read more...

"L.A. is just a wonderful area for manufacturing, distribution and business services," Richey said. "In this market, the subprime crunch has not affected our activity too much."

Investment bank Focus LLC opened a Los Angeles office and added managing director Paul Richey to it, concentrating on manufacturing, distribution and business services.

Focus LLC, a middle market investment bank, is expanding its West Coast operations with the opening of a Los Angeles office and the hiring of two managing directors in California. Read more...

Investment bank Focus LLC has acquired merger and acquisition advisory services firms in Illinois and North Carolina to go along with its purchase last month of a Northern Virginia company. Read more...

George Shea, Focus' Southeast managing director, said the move is important for Focus to move into "the financial hub of the Southeast." Read more...

George Shea, Focus' Southeast managing director, said the move is important for Focus to move into "the financial hub of the Southeast." Read more...

Bringing these two businesses together is in line with FOCUS’ strategy of structural growth designed to ensure we are meeting the needs of mid-market companies,” said Doug Rodgers, CEO of FOCUS.
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